Connaught Place, Delhi.

Payal waved at Aman as his car left her apartment.

She turned to find her father with his walking aid looking at her and she smiled at him.

"When are you going to acknowledge that you love Aman and so does he? " Shashi asked sternly shocking Payal. "Don't loved shocked because I have never seen your eyes twinkle for any man like it does with him...... If I had been okay then I wouldn't have let you marry Akash because I know it not really love that made you marry him but because of society and their taunts........ You did it to make them stop calling you names which was wrong and now you see the consequences......... Sometimes I feel I failed at raising you Payal. " Shashi said and a crying Payal was about to retort but he raised his hand stopping her. "You became weak after your wedding got called off and I know deep down even if you didn't say it out loud, you did blame Khushi for it....... The same Khushi that did everything to make you happy including enduring Arnav's abuse towards her just for you but look she forgave you despite you totally abandoning her at the Raizada house....... Forgive yourself Payal and move on........ I know you would be an amazing single mother if you chose to but don't deprive yourself and Aadijay of a happy ending with Aman. "

Shashi turned back and walked up to the elevator straight to their apartment leaving Payal behind.

"Only if you knew Aman could lose his life if I gave him a chance....... Akash will definitely kill him because that man is a monster in disguise. " Payal thought as she cried and she wiped her tears seeing the neighbors staring at her.

Ooty.

Khushi came out of her walked in closet in a night gown and laid on the bed.

She then took out a picture of Arnav she downloaded from the internet and made it into a frame and run her hand over it.

"Our lives would have been so different if only you trusted me from the beginning....... I understand why you did it but it hurts so much knowing you doubted me....... You would have been here to hear our baby's first heart beat, first kick and all the joy if it but you can't. " Khushi cried out as tears streamed down her cheeks. She then felt her baby kick and smiled through her tears. "I will never forget the night you were conceived...... I was the most magical moment ever and it was the night I finally understood you father. "

Flashback.

Khushi and Arnav managed to escape from the goons into the forest.

They walked for hours and finally found a hut.

Arnav opened the door and let Khushi in and both sat on the hay in the hut nervous and fidgeting for nearly half an hour.

"Am sorry Khushi. " Arnav said out of the blue and Khushi looked at him. "I should have believed you........ I just didn't want to because I was scared you might be in love with Shyam. " Arnav said and looked down in shame. "I fell in love for the first time and didn't know how to react to it........ When I saw Shyam and you on the terrace, it brought back horrible flashbacks and I felt so betrayed. "

"So you did the worse by forcing me into marriage and torturing me mentally and emotionally just to prove to Shyam you have me right!? " Khushi uttered with her voice laced in anger and Arnav lifted his head with widened eyes and shook his head.

"Yes and no........ I mean yes....... I did marry but not to proof to Shyam you are mine. " Khushi frown at his reply. "I didn't want to lose you that's why I married you but think about it......... If I really did that then you and Shyam would have had more chance to be together,Nani is always out with friends,Di is always lost in her ridiculous prayers and Mami with her gossip friends........ It would be a perfect opportunity for you and him to be together and am not that stupid."

"Then why the hell did you not confront me......... Why did you torture me so much?........ Don't I deserve a little drop of your trust!?" Khushi questioned him hurt by everything he did to her.

"I tried Khushi......... I tried so much. " Arnav cried out. "But Shyam always created situations for me to doubt you and my insecurities always over powered me,the past didn't let me think straight each time I see Anjali....... Khushi I married you because I will rather have you beside me in a one sided love that see you go far away from me. "

"I am bound to leave after the contract ends anyways. " Khushi reminded him about the contract and Arnav sighed knowing it was time for her to know the truth.

"Khushi......We are legally married...... The papers you sighed was not a contract but our marriage certificate. " Arnav revealed shocking Khushi but it turned to anger. "We are legally married Khushi and am sorry for all that I did to you....... I was scared Anjali would kill herself like my mother did. " Khushi's anger subsided and was replaced by shock. "Fifteen years ago during Di's marriage, my mother found out my father was having not one but numerous affairs....... It broke her that night and without thinking she run into her room....... I followed her not knowing what had happened only to find her with a gun to her head........ I was shocked and begged her not to do it but she didn't and looked right into my eyes and pulled the trigger. " Khushi gasped in shock finally knowing the truth behind his mother's death and wondered how a woman could do this to his own son. "After she died my uncle revealed the truth behind her suicide and Di's marriage was called off and the coward who couldn't stand the humiliation also killed himself that day........ The next day, their last rites was performed and taking advantage of it, my uncle kicked I and di out ......... We lived on the streets for three days until Nani and uncle found us....... I became a stone after that and hated love and anything to do with it........ I started studying hard and got scholarships to school and Harvard and after that I started AR and forgone anything that had to do with love until you came into my life....... That day you fell in my arms, my heart beat in ways it has never beaten and remembering how my mother also felt when she told me how she felt when she fell in love with him, I was anger and did the despicable to you....... I did everything to make you go away from me thinking it will pipe down my racing heart but it didn't........ I finally realized you were worth my love and I didn't curb it beating anymore that's why I started being nice to you and I was going to confess my love for you when I saw you with Shyam and I snapped....... Am sorry Khushi....... Am so sorry........ Please give me another chance to show how much I love you. " Arnav cried out and bowed his head.

Khushi was now crying hearing the story of his life and finally understanding him and his coldness.

She moved closer to him an lifted his head and looked straight into his eyes and hugged him as both cried.

She broke the hug and wiped his tears.

"I understand Arnav but it hurts so much....... I need some time. " Khushi said and Arnav nodded.

She looked around and shivered and looked around and became conscious about the dark.

Arnav saw it and stood up and Khushi hoedown his hand and shook his head.

"Don't worry...... I would be right back. " Arnav said with a smile and she let him go.

After a few minutes, Arnav came back and kneeled in front of her.

He the handed her a little clay pot and motioned a confused Khushi to open it.

She smiled widely seeing the fireflies in the little pot and seeing Khushi smile so freely and genuinely warmed his heart and he also smiled.

The fireflies flew out of the pot luminating the hut and creating a magical moment.

Arnav looked stood Khushi and saw her torn dress.

She looked at him and saw him look away shyly which confused her and she looked at her shoulder and saw her torn dress.

She covered up and looked away and that was when Arnav saw a few dresses in the corner.

He stood up and picked it up and handed them to her.

He them made a little barrier for her to change.

Khushi changed and pushed back the cloth Arnav used for the barrier and Arnav lifted his head and seeing her looking so beautiful, he couldn't resist and stood up and moved robotically towards her.

Khushi moved backwards like always until her back hit the wall behind her.

He caresses her golden , hazel ,silky locks tenderly just like he always does in her admiration.

He leans by closing his eyes towards her neck and kisses on her shoulder. His hot breath and soft touch of his lips maked her shiver.

She shuts her eyes with ignited feelings and then inhaled his musky sandalwood scent which intoxicated her.

He bend downa and picked her up in his arms,lays her down gently on the bed of hay as Khushi looked down shyly.

Arnav looked at her asking with his eyes if she wanted him to continue.

Khushi slid her hand and lifted his singlet and that was all the permission he needed to go go ahead.

After taking off his singlet, Khushi run her delicate fingers over his hard discovered and to his abs.

She looked up and found Arnav smirking at her and stopped but he held her hand and kissed it.

He then slowly loosen the saree and kissed her all over worshiping every each of her body.

Pleasurable moans and groans from Khushi made Arnav know he was doing a very good job.

Both we so lost in there pleasure that they didn't know when they both ended up naked.

Arnav kissed her navel and straight to her womanhood and Khushi arched her back as the pleasure of Arnav's mouth on her core hit her making her feel woozy.

He stop and Khushi opened her eyes and saw him ready to enter.

"Khushi are you ready?" He asked and she nodded unable to speak and Arnav entered her slowly.

She grabbed on his shoulders as tears streamed sideways of her cheeks.

"Khushi look at me. " And she opened he eyes and looked straight into his. "Do you want me to stop? "  She shook her head no.

He then started slowly as Khushi got used to his size and after a few thrust both could no longer control themselves and Arnav thrusted into her as she arched to meet his thrust.

Moans and groans felled the midnight air as the moon witnessed the oneness of the couple and it smiled at the seed that was planted that day.

Flashback ends.

Khushi rubbed her big belly as she remembered the day she gave herself to him and him to her.

"I never wanted that night to end but it had to and we had come back to the reality of our relationship....... Which was like walking on egg shells....... Who would have thought we had to seperate again because of me........ Your papa was ready to go hell for me but I needed time....... I needed to get out of that toxic environment for some time and I think it enough now........ Tomorrow I will call your papa and he would be here with us....... I just hope he won't be mad at me because he would be for hiding your existence from him......... I miss him so much and I know he misses us too....... Do you miss Papa. " Khushi said to her baby and it kicked as if it understood what Khushi said and she smiled.

Delhi.

Nani stood on the balcony of their apartment, where they have been leaving since their own stupidity and mistrust cost them Arnav, Payal, Manohar and their livelihood watching a drunk Akash staggering towards that apartment with the neighbors throwing disgusted looks at Akash who didn't care and kept on drinking.

"If only we had trusted Khushi and chote........ If only I hadn't been biased in my attention and affection for Anjali then we would have been a happy family but I help ruin it and now we are all suffering for it. "

Mami who heard her left silently in tears as she also contributed to the downfall of the family especially her son whom she no longer recognizes.

To be continued.

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