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Arnav woke up around noon and found himself lying on her lap. He found her sleeping leaning on to the wall with her hands on his chest. He sat on the sofa and checked the time.

"Sh*t, I was sleeping on her lap for all these hours." Arnav called her and she got up from her sleep.

"Why didn't you call me baby?" He asked her with concern.

"You were sleeping so peacefully so I thought not to disturb you. Don't worry I'm strong enough to have you on my lap." She pulled his cheek and smiled.

"I'm hate this beard on your face it's like I have to press my lips harder to kiss you." She pulled the hair on his chin making him wince in pain.

"Then don't kiss me on my cheek try my lips baby." He teased her.

"You are such an opportunist."

"That's I'm baby. Let me rectify my angel's compliant now." Saying this he sealed her lips with his lips kissing her hard. They pull apart from the kiss and looked at eachother.

"I'm feeling hungry Arnav."

"Even I'm feeling hungry too baby." He said with a dirty smirk on his face

"It's not the hunger you meant."

"Even I meant the se hunger you meant."

"No, you meant that hunger. I know that laadgovernor."

"What's this 'that hunger'? I meant I'm hungry for food. Did you meant some other hunger? What it must be?" Arnav asked acting like trying to think hard.

"Nothing leave it. Now let's order something for us." Khushi is about to get up when Arnav pulled her to his lap.

"Did you really meant something else baby? Something which mess up the bed may be the sofa?" He teased her.

"No, it was in your mind. Only a shameless man can imagine all that."

"But one former innocent girl like these shameless acts very much. She even gets lost when the shameless act gets at its peak."

"Are you trying to starve me Laadgovernor I need food now. One more thing you are the shameless man who had that wicked thought not me."
Arnav smiled at her and lean forward to kiss her. She placed her hand in between their lips restricting him from kissing her.

"First food then kiss..."

"If that is what you want my tigress." Arnav ordered the food while wrapping her arms around her.

"Can we have the lunch under the trees?" She asked him.

"Sure let me go and grab a blanket."

"Till then I will go and grab water and other stuffs." Saying this she moved towards the kitchen. Arnav spread the carpet under the tree shade. Khushi brought water and other stuffs there.
She sat down on the carpet while arranging the stuffs. He got the food delivered from the boy. They sat down next to each other and started to have their lunch.

"This is so romantic Arnav. You and me under this tree shade with all these birds chirping." She said looking around the beautiful nature around her.

"If only the birds don't poops on our head." Arnav said causally.

'You are the most unromantic boyfriend in this world."

"Baby I was stating the fact."

"Laadgovernor keep your fact with yourself and have the food." Arnav wiped a morsel of rice near to her lips and had it.

"Baby the most romantic thing is having you besides me. That's the important thing." Khushi blushed and smiled at him.

"You are not that unromantic." Khushi said flickering his nose with her nose.
They had their food and laid down on the carpet next to each other.

Arnav took hold of her hand and kissed it.
"Baby why don't you want to know anything about my past?"

"I didn't mean that I don't want to know about your past. I want you to tell me whenever you are comfortable. I'm ready to wait." She let him know.

Arnav pulled her closer to him wrapping his arms around her. Khushi laid down her head on his chest listening to his heart beat.

After a few minutes Arnav called her.

"Baby..."

"Hmmm...."

"I don't want you to feel cheated in future by not revealing my past. You may not be able to digest everything. Even if you hate me after this I'm not going to let you go." He stated.

"Why are you saying all these Arnav? I can never hate you." Arnav didn't care to answer that. Khushi laid down on his chest wrapping his arms around him.

"When my maa was in college both their families decided the marriage without their consent." Khushi heard him speaking to her. She looked up and saw him looking at the tree.

"It was like a business deal. My maa foolishly fell in love with that man and got married to him. He did the marriage just for the advantage of his business.
My parents were not like yours." He glance at her and continued.

"They don't have the close bonding I saw between your parents. I think he tried to be a good husband and a father when I was small. When I was around 10 or 11 year old they started arguing a lot. He used to stay away from house and maa used to be waiting for him. She would have hoped that he would come back to her. Slowly she became silent. She used to be cheerful in front of me but I felt that to be mechanical. Whenever I ask about it she used to change the subject." He squeezed his hand lightly.

"I was in eighth standard, one day I was doing my assignment after coming back from my football practice. She came to my room and strokes my hair. She placed a kiss on my forehead. I don't know what happened, but she was really happy at that moment. She asked me to be a good boy and to study well. She told me that I have to live happily in that house even if she is not there. I asked her where she is going. She told me that she is going to see her distance cousin and will be back on two days. She hugged me and patted my shoulder. At that time I couldn't understand what was she trying to say.
Then..." Arnav couldn't speak further and become silent. Khushi sat on the carpet and and cupped his face.

"Arnav you don't have to say anything."
It's okay, I can understand it. Don't push yourself." He sat on the carpet and hugged her.

"Just relax Arnav... I'm just your Khushi."
Khushi said to him as she sensed his heartbeats getting faster. Arnav disentangled from the hug and took hold of her hand. He look at their entwined hands and continued.

"I don't know why I felt something was wrong. I went to her room and knocked.
She didn't open the room and I could hear noise coming from the room.
I opened the window and...." Khushi can feel his grip getting tighter on her hand. He took few deep breaths before continuing.

"I found her hanging on a rope, struggling for her breathe." Arnav said with a plain expression on his face. Khushi got shocked to know that he got to witness his mother hanged to death.

"I shouted and screamed. Hearing it our house help came there. We tried to open the door, but couldn't. I could only watch her dying slowly in front of me. I don't know what happened after that, when I woke up I was in the hospital room." Khushi disentangled her hand from his hold and cupped his face. She feathered kisses all over his face. He sat there holding her on his lap.

"Arnav thanks for trusting me. I won't let you regret it. You don't have to say anything now Arnav. We can take it slowly." Arnav nodded his head and buried his face onto her neck. Khushi stroked his hair as he placed a kiss on her neck.

"Do you want to move inside now?" Khushi asked him. He wiped her tears and lighting pecked her lips.

"Don't be a crybaby. I'm not going to let you cry over this thing. Come let's go inside." He said and they get inside the house. Khushi sat on the sofa thinking about how to divert him from those painful memories.

"Baby what are you thinking?"

"Hmm can we watch any movie?"

"Sure." Arnav switched on the tv and browsed through the channel.

"Arnav stop. Play the previous channel."
Khushi told him and Arnav changed the channel.

"This is one of my favourite hindi song." Saying this she leaned onto his shoulder and started to sing along.

hawaa ke jhonke aaj mauson se rooth gaye

gulon ki shokhiyaan jo bhanwre aa ke loot gaye

badal rahi hai aaj Zindagi ki chaal Zaraa

isee bahaane main bhi kyoon naa dil ka haal Zaraa

sanwaar loon haye sanwaar loon

Gusts of wind got upset with the weather today..

As the bumblebees looted the brilliance of flowers

today the way of life has changed little bit

Taking that as an excuse why I too not make my heart feel better

Why shouldn't I too pamper my heart..

She snuggled into his arms as the song progressed. She looked at him and pulled his cheek as she hummed the second
stanza. Arnav smiled at her and kept watching her. She kept humming along with moving her hands.

"Should I pamper you now?? Arnav asked holding her tight when the song came to an end.

"You always pamper me,  ask me this when you stop pampering me."

"Will you do something if I ask you to do?" Arnav asked her.

"Sure I will do it." Arnav get up and stood in front of her. He forwarded his hand while she sat there in confusion.

"Dance with me." Arnav said as the song started to play in the background. Khushi smiled and placed her hand on his hand.
He held her close as they sway to the song played next in the TV.

allah mujhe dard ke

kaabil bana diya

toofan ko hi kashti ka

saahil bana diya

O God you made me

capable of bearing with pain.

you have made the storm itself

the shore of this boat (of mine).

bechainiyan seT ke

saare jahaan ki

jab kuch na ban saka to

mera dil bana diya

collecting the restlessness

of the whole world

when nothing else could be made with it

you made my heart.

o saathi tere bina..

saahil dhuaan dhuaan

O my companion without you

my shore is unclear.

It was like his confession towards her.
Khushi giggled as he stole kisses in between the songs. He felt that the song is written for him from his perspective.
It's true that she is the only one who can destroy him within a second. She don't know that she is the one who have immense power between them. She isn't aware about the power she have on him.
When the song ce to an end Arnav placed his lips on her lips. They kissed each other pouring out their love. They broke apart and Khushi hugged him lying her head on his chest.

"You are a very good dancer Arnav."

"Only if I have an angel to dance with me." He replied.

"Awww sometimes you are quite romantic." Arnav smiled and lifted her.
He made her sit on the sofa. Khushi changed the channel and came across a Harry Potter and chamber of secrets.

"Let's watch this. Are you a Harry Potter fan?" Khushi asked him.

"No I haven't watched any movie or read any books in this series."

"Arnav are you serious??? This channel plays this series a million times in a month. Why didnt you tell me about it?" She asked as if he have done a great crime.

"Baby, you are talking as if I have done a crime."

"Come on let's watch it laadgovernor. No more talk and concentrate on the film." She told him.

"But I don't know anything about the movie baby."

"Hmmm just watch it now. I will describe you the about the story during the breaks." Arnav asked doubts in between the movie which annoyed her. In between the breaks Khushi told him the previous story which he listened carefully while watching her different expressions.

"Why this voldemort boy doesn't have any nose? Did this Harry or his parents cut it off by any chance?" Khushi shook her head and gave him a stern look.

"I ate his nose." She replied.

"Ohhhh sorry I didn't knew that you were into cannibalism... Your choice I can't do anything with it."

"Urgh, you laadgovernor...It's writers creativity. Nobody cut of his nose for your information. Do you have any other crazy doubts?" She asked him.

"For now I don't have any." They continue to watch the movie and the next series too. It was around evening when they finished the two movies.

At the end of the movie Khushi found Arnav smiling and chuckling.

"Arnav why are you suppressing your laughter? What is it?"

"Nothing baby."

"There is something tell me Arnav."

"I was just imagine what this voldemort do when he gets fever. It must be really hard for him to manage." Khushi stared at him for a moment and started laughing.

"Arnav did you really thought that? Well I dont have any idea about it. You seems to be a voldemort fan. Don't you like Harry and his friends?"

"Yeah I like them but this noseless guy seems interesting." Khushi rolled her eyes at him in reply.

"Baby beasts like evilness."

"And a beast claims to like an angel too."
Khushi teased him

"That's an exception, have any doubt in that?" Arnav asked her while cornering her to the end of the sofa.

"I don't have any doubt in it, my beast."
Arnav kissed her passionately.

"Lets go and make some black coffee for us." Khushi told him while hugging him.
He lifted Khushi and took her to the kitchen. He made her sit on the chair and took the pan to boil the water.

Arnav took the packet of biscuit and started to arrange it on a plate. Khushi had a wicked thought and walked up to him. She ducked through his hands and stood in front of him as he placed the biscuits on the plate.

"Seems like someone can't resist me?"

"What can a poor girl do when such an handsome hunk prepare drink for her?
That too shirtless." She said wrapping her arms around him while looking at him. Arnav halted his work and held her by waist.

"So are you going to stay like this for now?" He tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

"Do you have any problem if I stay like this?"

"If I get some remuneration for my service I won't mind it." He winked at her.

'So my boy want some remuneration for being handsome?" She raised both her eyebrows at him.

"For being handsome and shirtless too"
Arnav told her.

"Well....do you mind having a biscuit with me?" She took a biscuit from the plate.

'I will have anything with you." He said with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Okay here have this." Khushi brought a biscuit near to his mouth. When he was about to take a bite she pulled backed her hand. Arnav gave her a teasing look.

"So my laadgovernor have your biscuit now." She held the biscuit by her mouth and stood in front of him.

"This biscuit is going to be so sweet." Arnav bite the other end of the biscuit and slowly their lips met eachbother.
They got lost in that kiss and pulled away after a some seconds. When Arnav looked at the pan half of the water got evaporated.

"Baby this is what happens when you distracts a sexy man." Arnav said pouring water into the pan.

"Who told you to get distracted? I only asked you to have the biscuit not to kiss me." She blamed him for loading control.

"You shouldn't get distracted like this.
It's really bad laadgovernor." She said tracing the tattoo on his biceps. Arnav smiled at her and put coffee powder into the water while she stood in between his hands.

"Well there is only one thing that can distract me in this world." He said to her.

"What is it?m?" Khushi asked as he turn off the stove.

"Do you really want to know?" He asked pulling her closer to him. Khushi nodded her head even though she sensed something wrong.

"So from where should I start my description? Top to bottom or bottom to top?" Khushi gulped saliva and shook her head.

"Baby you asked for it." Khushi tried to escape from his hold as he added sugar into the coffee.

"Baby if you try to move from here it is going to be a visually aided description."
Khushi understood that she got trapped in her web itself.

"Why are you not hugging me? Hug me baby." Khushi pouted at him and hugged him while he poured the coffee
into mugs. Arnav hugged her back with a smirk.

"Should I start my description?"

"Can we have our coffee? I'm very thirsty." She tried to distract him.

Arnav loosened his grip and Khushi came out of the hug. She took the mug and sat on the chair. He watched this with a smirk and sat opposite to her. She acted like she is concentrating very much into her coffee.

"Baby don't you want biscuits?" She started to cough hearing his question.

"Baby drink slowly. I know that you are thirsty but that doesn't mean that you should drink the coffee in a hurry. Here have your biscuit." Saying this he sat next to her.

Khushi was about take a biscuit when he caught hold of her hand.

"Baby you are very thirsty. First have your coffee, let me feed you the biscuit." He paused for a moment and asked in his husky voice.
"Do you want it wet?" Again Khushi coughed hearing his question.

Arnav rubbed her back as he teased her with his fingers.

"Drink slowly Khushi. You know I like it wet." Arnav whispered into her ear which made her blush. Arnav sat there enjoying her actions.

"Let me make it wet." Khushi closed her eyes for a moment.

"Open your mouth baby." Arnav asked her, bringing the biscuit near to her mouth after dipping it in the coffee. Khushi had an embarrassed expression and opened her mouth. Arnav fed her the biscuit and stared at her

"Getting it wet is too good, isn't it?" Khushi nodded her head and sipped her coffee.

"Baby, don't you want to know about that person?"

"What person???" She asked nervously.

"That person who have the power to distract me." He asked her.

"I'm quite intelligent, so I know who it is." Khushi tried to escape from his naughty way. She know that he is going to say some shameless things to her

"That's good, it will make my job easy."

"What job?"

"I'm going to describe about that person. As you know about that person, you have to tell me if my description matches to that person or not." He explained.

"What is the need for that Arnav?"

"So that we can confirm about that person."

"I don't need confirmation Arnav."

"No baby, I'm going to do this."

"No laadgovernor, you don't have to do that."

"So where should I start?" He intensely stared at her.

"I'm going from here." Khushi get up, but he pulled her on his lap.

"Arnav, I'm sorry for teasing you. I won't ever do it. Now stop this please." Arnav placed a kiss on her cheeks and started speaking.

"You know there is a nymph who distracts my sleep. She gets into my dreams and make it x-rated, which triggers my poor little buddy. Almost everyday he has to suffer a lot because of that nymph. She also distract me from my sadness with her adorable smile and passionate moans. She is so bad that she distract my evilness with her goodness.
With her trust on me she distract me from all those hardships. Arnav saw tears forming in her eyes. Finally the most cruel thing, with her tears she distract my happiness too." Arnav wiped her tears and hugged her closer.

Khushi smiled while tear rolled down from her eyes. Everyday he makes her feel that she is the most lucky girl on this planet. Every time he leaves her astonished with the amount of love he have for her. Arnav stroked her hair and left a kiss on her head.

"So baby, you can always distract me." Khushi nodded her head in approval and smiled.

"I'm going to distract you a lot by all means except the last one." She replied with a big smile.

"You are always welcome to do that." They stayed in each other arms for few minutes.

"Arnav, I want a candle."

"Why do you need a candle now?"

"I want to pray, can you get me a candle while I take a shower." Arnav nodded his head.

Khushi went for shower while he searched for a candle. Khushi came out wearing a long top and a shawl. Khushi came to the hall with the holy book Torah.

"Arnav, did you get the candle?"

"Yes, is this okay?" He asked her showing the long candles.

"This is okay."

"You can use the other room to pray." Khushi smiled at him and went to that room while he sat there on the hall.

Khushi lit the candle and put the shawl over her head. She started to pray for Ratna's soul and for him.

The human soul is a light from God. May it be your will that the soul of Ratna enjoy eternal life, along with the souls of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, and the rest of the righteous that are in Garden of Eden. Amen.

Neir Adonai Nishmat Adam. Yehi Ratzon Milfanecha, Adonai Eloheinu Veilohei Avoteinu, Shetehei Nishmat Ratna Tzerurah betzeror hachayim, im nishmot Abvraham Yitzchak ve’Ya’akov, Sarah Rivkah, Rachel VeLeah. Tehi Menutchatah kavod, Selah.

Arnav saw Khushi deeply engrossed in her prayer as he passed the room. Arnav don't know why that one hour felt an eternity to him. Several time he had the urge to call her and he resisted the feeling knowing how important it is for Khushi. Khushi came out after an hour and went to the hall. She didn't find him there and then moved to the backyard.

As soon as Arnav saw her, he came and hugged her tight.
"What happened Arnav?"

"Nothing baby, I'm just hugging my girlfriend." For a moment Khushi saw that 13 year old boy who craves for love.

His eyes held a longing for something. Khushi stroked his hair and kissed his neck.
"I'm here Arnav, just for you." Khushi pecked his lip and hugged him placing her head on his chest.

"Lets have our dinner baby."

"It's only half past seven Arnav."

"I want us to have dinner now, so that I can have my time with my girl."

"Okay let's go then." Khushi said forwarding both of her hands towards him gesturing him to lift her. Arnav smiled at her and lifted her in his arms.

"You have made me lazy laadgovernor, now I don't want to walk at all. Khushi said snuggling into his chest.

Arnav made her sit on the chair. Arnav have already set up there dinner on the table. Arnav sat next to her and soon he found her on his lap. Arnav gave her a knowing smile.

"It's my place and I can sit on it anytime." Khushi said to him and took the plate.

She started feeding him and Arnav brought his hand to fed her. Khushi pushed his hands away, started talking

"For now just hold me tight and let me feed you. I will also have food along with you." Saying this she started to feed him and herself.

They had their dinner and went to their room after locking the main doors. Arnav switched on the light and she got surprised to see the arrangements.

"When did you arrange this? I didn't saw it earlier today."

"I was planning to arrange it next week, but you came here today. So I just arranged it when you went for

prayer."

"It's so beautiful Arnav." She looked at the fairy lights around the bed which created a good ambiance.

Arnav made her sit on the bed and turned on the AC. He laid down next to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Khushi snuggled into his chest, wrapping her arms around him. They laid down silently for some minutes. She laid down thinking about everything happened today. On the other hand, Arnav got lost in deep thought.

After a few minutes, Arnav broken the silence that engulfed them.

"Baby..." Khushi looked up to him and he turned around facing her.

"What is it Arnav?" Khushi asked placing her hand on his bearded cheek.

"I want to tell you something. This will force you to think about relationship, but you must know that I'm not letting you out of it."

"I don't want to get out of it either. We belongs to each other Arnav."

"Are you sure?" He asked with uncertainty.

"I'm very much sure Arnav."

"Even if I tell you that I was under the treatment of a psychiatrist." Khushi didn't expect this revelation. She looked at his emotionless face and saw him staring at her.

"Baby, you are dating a person who had some mental illness." Arnav said smiling at her.

"Isn't it scary?" Arnav asked her and Khushi shook her head in denial.

She cupped his face and replied
"I'm in the most safest place I can ever be and with the person whom I trust a lot."

"Your trust may go wrong baby. The demons inside my mind are capable of hurting you in future." He warned her.

"Can you tell me about it?"she asked wanting to know more about his problem.

Arnav nodded his head and continued.
"After maa's suicide, I was diagnosed with Acute stress disorder which gradually turned into post traumatic stress syndrome. I couldn't sleep at night, those memories haunted me. I felt helpless...helpless that I couldn't save my maa. I become extremely silent and aggressive. It was like I got totally ditched from everything. I used to scream at night and destroyed everything around me. For several days, my mother's family had to tie me to the bed at night. I was angry at everything and everyone. I scared away my cousins with my behaviour. During day times, I used to be silent but at nights those events haunted me. It felt like my maa was hanging in front of me. I became so weak and got admitted in hospital. At that time, my Nani and mamaji used to take care of me." He narrated.

"What about your father?" Khushi asked him.

"He was with that lady, at that time Nirav was just 2 months old. One day, I got so violent when I was in the hospital. My doctor referred me to a psychiatrist.
Nani and Mamaji were against his opinion. After a month, we went to my house and I happened to go near the room where my mom had committed suicide. It triggered something in my mind and I ran into my room. Nani and Mamaji were searching for me and heard some sound from my room. They saw me stabbing the picture of my mother with a knife. What horrified them was the rope tied over my bedroom ceiling. At that time I felt that my mother was calling me. Nani and Mamaji along with some people broken into the room and I started shouting. The next thing I remember is waking up in an hospital."
Khushi got shocked knowing about his suicide attempt.

"Arnav, did you try to kill yourself?" Khushi asked cupping his face and Arnav nodded his head.

"It was like someone told me to do so."
Tears roll down from her eyes and he wiped her tears.

"Nani decided to consult with a psychiatrist. For two years, I was under the treatment of a psychiatrist."

"What about your school?" She asked him.

"I skipped one year and because of my family influence nobody came to know about my condition. One year after that when I got hold on myself, I started to attend the school." Saying this Arnav turned around, facing opposite to Khushi to give her time to absorb everything.

For a moment, Arnav wished to turn the clock an make everything right. He don't know how will Khushi see him after knowing about his bitter past. He don't know if he can tolerate to see her being scared or disgusted by him. He is afraid that he will turned into a monster and have to forcefully keep her in this relationship if she feels to walk out of this relationship. Nobody have influenced him this much after the death of his mother.

Khushi laid down on the bed looking at his back. Silent tears rolled down from her eyes. For a moment she felt angry towards Ratna for doing that to Arnav. If she would have been stronger, Arnav wouldn't have gone through all these.
She understood that after his mother's death he was like a wanderer in search of a meaning for his life. She thought about the time when she was fighting with depression. At that time, it was her parents who helped her to overcome that. Here, all his sufferings are because of his parents. She have fallen in love with this man deeply. She know that she is going to take a big risk by being with him, but she can't never do what his parents have done to him.

Arnav felt her arm wrapping around his waist along with her head resting on his head.

"This is not going to change what I feel for you. You are still my Arnav, my laadgovernor." Khushi said making him smile as she called him laadgovernor.

"Thanks for sharing your past with me, I know how hard for you to share it with me. Always remember this, you are my laadgovernor and I'm your angel; nothing else matters." Arnav took her hand and kissed it.

Khushi laid back on the bed and he turned around to face her. Khushi cupped his face and kissed his forehead.

"Did you get afraid that I won't accept your past?"

"It's not a silly thing baby, I can't guarantee you anything about my inner demons."

"We will fight with your inner demons together, you don't have to do that alone anymore." She stroked her bearded cheeks.

"I may hurt you, even after knowing that I'm unable to let you go away from me." He confessed his dilemma.

"You can only hurt me by leaving me. Other than that nothing matters. I know that if I get hurt, it will pain here more than me." Khushi said placing her hand on his chest.

Arnav placed his hand above her hand. "What if I become a monster? At that time I can't control my mind."

"Still you won't hurt me, because of this." She pressed her hand on his chest. Khushi hugged him by waist, laying her head on his chest.

"Arnav, you don't have to worry about it. I'm strong enough to handle my laadgovernor." Arnav smiled and hugged her tight.

"Arnav, sit on the bed now." Khushi ordered him.

"What is it baby?"

"Just do it Arnav." As soon as he sat on the bed, Khushi straddled him. She hugged him placing her head on the his shoulder.

"This is one perfect hug." Khushi said running her fingers on his scalp and back. Arnav felt like holding a real angel in his arms. Khushi stroked his bearded cheek.

"Can you tell me about those days when you were under treatment?" She asked wrapping her arms around him.

"You want to know about it?" Khushi nodded her head in approval.

"Mr Sharma was a good psychiatrist. It was hard for me to open up to anyone. It took him two months to make me agree to talk to him. He encouraged me to play football along with medicines. Soon I started to get sleep without nightmares. My violence subsided to a level. I used to hate my mother for what she did, it got changed. Slowly I got normal, but I was not the old Arnav. I talked less and interacted less. Slowly I evolved into the ASR everyone knows."

"When did you start staying with them?"
Khushi asked about his father.

"That man filed a petition for my custody. Nani was not ready to let me go, but I decided to go to Shantivan."

"Why?" Khushi asked him.

"That house is where my mother grown up, my nanaji gifted it to my mother when she got married. When I was born, he transferred it to my name along with my parents. That house holds a lot of memories. In addition to thag, my mamiji was not happy with me. She got insecure seeing mamaji's concern for me. Even
though she didn't show it, I understood it. I don't want to snatch my cousin's father from them. So I decided to move with that man." He told her.

"You know you are really a good person, I'm very proud of you Arnav."

"I'm far away from being a good man baby." He said with a smile.

"Every human retaliates when something or someone intrude their space. Every human have different way of doing it." She tried out some light into his mind.

"You are so philosophical, do you know that?"

"Let it be, I just want to say that don't consider yourself as a bad person." Arnav just kissed her forehead without giving a reply to her.

"So you went to your house and stayed with them?" She questioned.

"Yes, Nani was against this decision, somehow I made her agree to it."

"It must have been very difficult for you to live there with them."

"It was not that difficult, with that time I was emotionally ditched from everything. Our househelp Hari kakka was there, he used to take care of my things."

"Did they tried to talk to you? You know your father and his wife?"

"They tried and I didn't paid any attention to them. Later they understood that I'm not at all interested in them."

"What about Nirav?"

Arnav smiled lightly thinking about Nirav.
"He was two and half year old when I went to say with them. As you know, I used to hate him like a pest. On other hand, he was very fond of me. Everytime he used to get enthusiastic whenever her saw me and I didn't pay any attention at all. One day I saw him trying to put his finger on the electronic plug. That was the first time, I held him."

"Then what happened?"

"I loosened up a little towards him. Hari kakka used to bring him to me whenever he had some works. Nirav was a neglected child. That lady used to leave Nirav at home for parties and parlours."

"So you used to take care of him?"

"Not really, I used to stay outside most of the time I usually met him at night. When he was three, he use to knock at my door at night."

"He wanted to sleep with you???"

"Yeah and I used to ask him to go back to his room. But that guy never heard anything, he just ran towards my bed and climb on it."

"You know, both of you have something similar in nature?"

"What is it?"

"Both of you ask me numerous questions." Khushi slapped his shoulder and pulled his beard.

"I don't ask so many questions laadgovernor."

"Yeah, you just act like Nirav." Arnav kissed her cheeks and traced her lip with his finger. Khushi lean closer to him and their lips met for a passionate kiss.  Khushi roamed her hands all over his body and went downward.  Arnav pulled back from the kiss and held her hand. 

"No baby..." He said shaking his head.

"Why?"

"I know what you are trying to do, but I don't want you to use your body to comfort me.  We will have sex when we want to, not thinking that the other one 
need it.

"I want you Arnav."

"Nothing is going to happen today baby."

"You sure??? Even if I want you." She asked him.

"Even if you want me."

"Okay, let's see then." Saying this Khushi take off her long top and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Still you dont want me?" 

"I must say that this lingerie is damn sexy, but still you are not getting any hope baby."

"Don't you find me attractive in it?" Khushi asked with an fallen face. 

Arnav wrapped his arms around her naked waist and cupped her cheek. 
"Baby, you look damn hot in it. If it were any other situation, these  things would have been lying on the floor by now. You may planned this to comfort me, but I don't want the comfort through your body. So don't push this matter."

Khushi disentangled from him and laid down on the bed.  Arnav laid down next to her and hugged her.

"Baby, I promise you that tomorrow I will give you whatever you want  with interest." Khushi blushed hearing his promise. 

"Don't worry, I will make sure that I will tear off these beautiful piece of clothes."
Khushi blushed while hiding her face on his chest. 

"Are you shying now?" Arnav pulled back and looked at her face. 

"Just now you were asking me to have sex with you and now your are blushing. " Khushi slapped his chest lightly. 

"What can I do when you talk like that?" She said dreamily.

"What happens when I talk to you like that?" He raised his one eyebrow at her

"It's just...all my courage and control goes out of my hand at that moment." Saying this Khushi hugged him wrapping her arm around him.  Arnav smiled and placed a kiss on head. 

"Just a minute baby." Saying this Arnav get up and took a shirt from the shelf. 

"Here wear this."

"Why? Can't you control yourself from me." Khushi asked teasing him. 

"It's for your control baby, what if I accidentally touches you anywhere 
and gets you turned on. Won't it be frustrating? You are quite sensitive on your tummy and breast. So it's for your 
safety."

"Shameless man." Khushi said making an annoying expression. 

"At least I have a pant on my lower body and you are the one in two piece. So who's the shameless one here?" He teased her. Khushi throw a pillow at him and Arnav caught it. 

"We can play volleyball tomorrow baby, for now wear this."

"Why should I wear it myself? You were the one who spoiled me, now make me wear it." Arnav took the shirt and made her wear it. 

"What about my leg?" Arnav started to remove the prosthetic while she stared at him. 

"Arnav, I want to ask you something."

"What is it baby?"

"Have you ever cried for losing maa?"
Arnav moved his gaze from her leg to her face.

"No." Arnav replied without much change in his expression. 

"Not even once till now?"

"Never. Lets sleep now baby. Arnav said placing her prosthetic near to the 
bed. Both of them lie down on the bed. 

"Arnav kiss me." Khushi said lying on her back. Arnav hovered over her and kissed her lips while she ran her fingers  through his hair. He pulled back from the kiss and she pulled him for a kiss again. 

"Do you still think that you are alone in this world?"

"I know that I have an angel for myself."
Khushi smiled at him and pecked his lips. Arnav laid back on the bed hugging her close to him. 

"Arnav, do you want to star gaze now?"

"Right now, I would like to be on bed with you."

"Don't you want to say something to maa?" Arnav didn't reply anything. Khushi sat on the bed while he too sat next to her. 

"Take me to the window Arnav."

 "Baby, you don't have to...."

"Laadgovernor, you can't restrict me from talking with maa. Now take 
me to the window." Arnav lifted her and went near to the window. Khushi opened the window and started to find out the brightest star. She pointed at the bright star and held his hand. 

"Don't you have anything to say to maa?" 
Khushi asked him and he looked at her, then turned his gaze towards the star. 

"It's just us Arnav, you know you can say anything."

"Maa, I miss you... Miss you a lot in my life." Khushi hugged him and stroked his back. BArnav looked at the bright star and buried his face on to her neck.  He held her close while his face was devoid of emotions. Khushi disentangled from the hug and lean onto him. 

"You know, you the best son one can ever have. I'm sure that maa must be very proud of you...seeing the man you have become."

"Baby...."

"Shhh... Don't start telling me that you are bad. I know that you are good person." Khushi turned to look at the star. 

"Maa, thanks for making him such a good person.  Even though he annoys me a lot, he is my laadgovernor with a pinch of anger on his nose. Give me strength of handle this laadgovernor and his anger."
Khushi said pulling his nose making him smile at her antics. 

Arnav lean forward to kiss and got pushed away by her. 
"What kind of son are you? How can you kiss me in front of maa? What will she think about us?"

"Baby, she know that her son is 23 year old. So all these are bound to happen." Arnav held her by waist and lean closer. 

"Laadgovernor, have some shame for now." Arnav shook his head and closed the window. He held her by waist and made her lean on to the wall as he kissed her passionately.  Khushi garlanded her arms around his neck and asked his to take her back to the bed. He made her lie on the bed and settled close to her. 

"You are so warm Arnav, my own snuggly bear." Khushi said snuggling close to him as Arnav stroked her hair. 

"Baby, I want you to promise something." He said after a few minutes.

"What is it Arnav?"

"If something goes wrong in the future and I lose myself, then save yourself from me. Don't let me hurt me. I want you to promise me that." He said as a precautionary measure.

"Arnav..."

"Don't say anything, just promise me that you will stay safe by being away from me." He asked wanting her to be safe. Her eyes got teary realising the depth of his feeling for her. He is a possessive man and now he is asking her to save herself from him if something goes wrong. With misty eyes she looked at him and swallowed the lump in her throat.

"I promise you that I will save myself from you." She choked on her words and he kissed her forehead.

"Sleep baby." He said wrapping his arms around her. Khushi snuggled into his embrace as tears spilled from her eyes.

"Don't cry baby, it is just a precautionary measure." He said wiping her tears after a few seconds.

"I won't leave you alone to fight your battle." She said kissing his forehead.

"I know. Now just sleep, enough of tears." He said making her sleep. Slowly both of them slept finding solace in each other arms.

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Precap

Khushi walked to the kitchen in the shirt, angrily scolding him. 

"Laadgovernor, you...." Words got struck in her mouth as she saw a woman with a piece of cloth tied around her forehead stood in front of her. 

"Hai re nandkishore..." Maudhumati Gupta stared at the girl standing in 
front of her in a shirt. 

'Who is this girl? Did this girl forget to wear her pant? What happened 
to her leg? What here relationship with Arnav sir? ' Several questions popped out in Madhu's mind 

"Madhumatiji???" Khushi asked with a confusing.  Madhu nodded her head and resumed cooking. 

"Hmm..I'm Khushi." Thats when Arnav came there after his workout.  

"You woke up baby?"

'Baby? I didn't find any baby here.' Madhumati asked herself. 

"Baby this is madhumatiji and madhuji, this is my girlfriend Khushi.  You can leave after preparing the lunch madhuji, I don't want to be disturbed. Come on baby." Saying this he lifted Khushi in his hand and walked  towards their room. 

"Arnav, put me down... I said put me down. Ohhhh yehweh, how will I ever face her now? You stripped me off my dignity laadgovernor."

"No baby, I am going to strip you soon." Saying this he winked at her.