Laxmi Nagar..

Khushi laid on bed and looked at Payal lost in thoughts, "Jiji.."

"Hmm.." Payal looked at her startled.

"Are you thinking about Akash ji?" Khushi asked smiling.

Payal nodded blushing, "You know today he tucked my hair behind my ear for the first time!"

Khushi hiccupped thinking what all Arnav has done to her for the first time!

"Just that?" Khushi faked a smile.

"Yes.." Payal giggled shyly. Khushi gulped, Akash is starting so gently and lovingly his relationship with Payal, and that Laad governor of hers jumped directly to kisses!

"Good night Khushi.." Payal kissed her forehead and went to lay at her side of the bed.

Khushi took Arnav's watch and sat staring at it: What is happening to me? I was never so possessive about you like this.. Why did I got jealous on hearing Chandini's name attached to yours? Why didn't I got angry that you stole my first kiss? Why did I let have rights over me?

Tujhe Paaya Nahi Hai Phir Bhi Khone Se Darr Raha Hoo
I have not got you yet But I am afraid to lose you

Chuup Chuup Ke Tujh Se Tera Chehra Mai Padh Raha Hoo
silently without getting caught I am reading your face
Thode Aansoon Thodi Yaadein Thodi Chahat Thode Vaade
Little bit of tears, memories, desires and promises

Mujhmein Baaki Ab Talak Kyun Tere Jazbaat Hain yeh
Til now why your feelings are still left within me

Yeh Pyaar Nahi To Kya Hai
If this is not love then what it is

Yeh Pyaar Nahi To Kya Hai
If this is not love then what it is

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Shantivan..

Arnav laid on bed thinking about all that happened between him and Khushi tonight.

"Are you happy Ma? I finally found my happiness.. In this dark world, I finally found my light.. The first day she stepped in my life, I felt something in my heart.. She was going to change my life.. and she did.. Never ever in my life I thought I would be having a roller coaster of several different emotions in me towards one girl.. I don't know.. If this is the so called love you had for that man (his father), if this is the same love Di has for Jija ji and Akash for Payal.. All I know is that I want Khushi all for me! And for me trust is more important than the so called love, I do trust Khushi a lot.."

Hai Tujhi Se Vaasta Bas Gair Saara Jahaan
I am interested only in you whole world is alien to me
I am related with you only whole world is unknown to me

Tu Mile Bas Tu Mile Aur Kuch Bhi Chahu Naa
I find you, I get you I dont wish to get anything else
I find you, I get you I dont have any other desires

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Next day..
At office..

"Good morning.." Khushi greeted smiling all her colleagues. She kept her things and sat on her cubicle, shying to go in front of Arnav.

"Ma'am.. Sir is calling you upstairs!" a peon called her and left from there.

Khushi bit her nails, "You think of Devil, and he calls you!"

She breathed in and out, and went upstairs. Reaching on his cabin, she knocked it once.

"Come in.." Arnav's authoritative voice reached to her ears.

She opened the door and got inside, walking shyly towards the table.

"Good morning Sir!" she greeted him.

"It's Arnav ji for you Khushi!" he reminded her gritting his teeth.

"Okay.." Khushi gulped staring at him getting angry, "Why do you get angry so easily?"

"That's because you do things that make me angry.. Just because last night, I said I'm yours and you said you're mine and we shared a kiss, doesn't mean the next day I will become Sir for you and you start behaving as if nothing happened between us!" Arnav frowned.

"I was just shy to talk with you after all that.." she confessed, "I haven't forgotten anything and you're still Arnav ji for me only!" she ended with low and shy tone.

"There's nothing to be shy about!" Arnav said standing up from his chair.

"Arnav ji nahin.." Khushi took a step back, "You better stop with your shameless acts, you know Akash ji hasn't even kissed Jiji on her forehead and you already reached on my.." she pouted, "I won't let you kiss me without my permission today" she kept her palm on her mouth.

Arnav smirked walking towards her, "Oh really?"

Khushi removed her hand from her mouth, "Yes!"

"I didn't want to kiss you too!" he said.

Khushi stare at him embarrassed for thinking bad about him.

Arnav pecked her cheek, "You reminded me now!"

Khushi's eyes widened, "Arnav jiiiiii" she whined and walked to leave.

Arnav chuckled at her reaction, he held her hand and pulled her to his chest in one move making Khushi gasp.

Both kept staring at each other forgetting about whole world.

Rabba vee.. Rabba vee..

"I want to give these kisses a meaning!" Arnav whispered huskily to her.

"Matlab? (Means?)" Khushi asked confused with his statement.

"I want to give a name to our relationship Khushi.." he said in serious-husky tone.

Khushi looked at him surprised and dumbfounded.

"Now I can't keep saying that you're mine and treat you like my employee or my friend.. I can't kiss you and behave like there's nothing between us.. We do share something more than friendship, boss-employees type of relationship!" Arnav said.

"Haan, even I don't feel right about this kissing-vissing before marriage!" Khushi pouted.

"What the.. I will kiss you before marriage too woman!" Arnav said horrified.

"Arnav ji!" Khushi looked at him sternly.

"I will.." he said stubbornly, "First night we can leave for after marriage, but kisses no!"

"We're talking about marriage Arnav ji!" Khushi reminded him suddenly feeling strange sharing about marriage with him.

"Haan toh?" he shrugged, "We will reach there too!"

Khushi gasped, "Will.. will you really marry me? Are you talking seriously about this?"

"Khushi you seriously think I'm joking about this!" Arnav said annoyed.

Khushi nodded sideways with tears of happiness brimming in her eyes.

"I can't even believe you are talking with me about marriage.." Khushi said still feeling the necessity of someone pinching her so that she can be sure if this is true or not.

"Will you be my girlfriend?" he asked.

"Girlfriend!" she looked at him amused.

Arnav nodded.

"But Buaji, Amma, Bauji, Nani ji, don't like all this.." Khushi said.

"Khushi I don't want to know about them, I'm not asking them to be my girlfriend.. I'm asking you dammit.. I want to know what you want.." he said getting angry.

"You know it's not easy for me.. as soon as everyone gets to know that I'm your girlfriend.. they will point fingers at my character.. and accuse me for being with you just for money.. you and me belong to different world Arnav ji.. for you all this girlfriend-boyfriend thing is normal, but not for me.." Khushi said with moist eyes.

"Again you're thinking about the damn society!" he gritted his teeth, "And this girlfriend-boyfriend thing you're thinking it's normal for me, it's just with you that I'm trying this okay! Anyways, I got your answer.. You can go back to work now!"

Khushi bit her lips and stood there thinking for a while. She walked near him, Arnav looked away.

She tip toed on her feet and tried to make her lips reach his cheek but he glared at her, "Why are you making fish's mouth to me now?"

Khushi slapped his shoulder, "I want to give kisshy to you!" she said 'kiss' in baby language to him.

"Isn't it a sin to kiss before marriage?" he asked sarcastically.

"When it's with you, it's not a sin for me!" Khushi said resting her forehead on his shoulder.

Arnav is rarely impressed with what people say to him, today after so long her words touched his heart.

"Yes, I will be your girlfriend.." Khushi said to him.

"I will be happy if you're comfortable with me Khushi.. even though you are accepting to be my girlfriend, it's somewhere against your morals, and I know how much your respect your parents, Buaji and the society you live in rules.."

"Nahin Arnav ji.." Khushi nodded sideways.

Arnav dropped a kiss on her forehead, "I will make you officially mine then.. Let's get engaged!"

Khushi stare at him overwhelmed, tears of happiness flowing from her eyes for getting such an understanding man like Arnav in her life, she threw herself on his arms hugging him tightly.

Lavanya opened the cabin's door and found both in each other arms, she angrily asked: What's going on here?

Khushi and Arnav broke the hug and looked at her side.

"Lavanya don't you have manners to knock the door before coming in?" Arnav gritted his teeth.

"ASR I did knock once but guess you both were too lost in the hug!" Lavanya said then looked at Khushi, "Do you want come here to work or to hug your boss?"

"I'm not her boss only Lavanya.. I'm her boyfriend and soon to be fiance!" Arnav said gritting his teeth, "And YOU are just an employee here, so keep your mouth shut and concentrate on your work rather than interfering on your boss's personal life!"

Lavanya stare at him with moist eyes, "What?"

"Just leave Lavanya!" Arnav said showing her the door.

Lavanya took step back with tears slipping from her eyes and went from there running and crying on the way.

Khushi looked at Arnav, "Why did you say to her that we're getting engaged?"

"Shouldn't I say the truth?" Arnav asked.

"Hamari Khushi ko buri nazar lag sati hai (Someone can cast an evil eye on our happiness)" Khushi pouted.

"Tum Nani ki tarah baat kyun karti ho? (Why do you talk like Nani?)" he asked rolling his eyes, "Dekho main kitna handsome hoon, agar dekha jaye toh mujhe kitne buri nazaar lagi hogi ab tak, mujhe kuch hua hai? Nahin na.. (Look I'm so handsome, if seen properly then many people cast their evil eyes on me, did something happen with me? No, right?)

"Arnav ji don't make fun of it.. It's really true, people really cast an evil eyes on our happiness.. but God is there to protect us always.." Khushi said.

"Lavanya won't harm our happiness.. I will never let someone destroy our happiness.." Arnav said, then decided to tease her, "I will buy lemons and chillies to protect us from evil eyes, what say?"

Khushi just shook her head at him, Arnav pulled her closer to him, wrapping his arms around her waist. Khushi rested her head on his chest, playing with his shirt buttons not even believing this is really happening, wasn't she the one who said that she and Arnav can never be boyfriend and girlfriend??

"Will we tell our family about this?" Khushi asked.

"Engagement kaise hoga phir Buddho?(How will we get engagement then?)" he shook his head in disbelief.

Khushi bit her tongue, "I mean.. when?"

"Today itself.. now.. lunch time.. dinner time.. Anytime Khushi.. You decide when you're prepared!" he said.

Khushi looked up at him, "Arnav ji you're really super fast!"

"ASR doesn't waste time!" Arnav smirked.

"Oh really?" she raised her eyebrows.

"Yes.. I was just giving you time to understand that you too have feelings for me.. Didn't want to ask you to be my girlfriend when you're confused about your own feelings!" Arnav said.

A knock on the door and Arshi had to pull apart again to receive Akash.

"Bhai.." Akash smiled excitedly, "Payal said yes for a dinner date with me!"

"Congrats!" Arnav slow-clapped at him.

"Don't make fun of my brother in law, agar app chopper hai, toh voh train hai.. but dono manzil tak zaroor poonchte hain (If you're a chopper, then he's a train.. but both surely reach their destination)" Khushi said glaring at Arnav.

"You're not understanding Khushi.. if this continues like this, then at time we both will be having our first baby, they would be saying I love you to each other still!" Arnav whispered to Khushi.

"You know what.. I will come to drop Payal at the restaurant.." Arnav said.

"Why?" Akash and Khushi asked confused.

"I need to have a talk with her!" Arnav said.

"But Bhai.. I will take her because we will spend time together na!" Akash whined.

"As if you will do something productive! Other than glancing at her through mirror what else you want to do?" Arnav asked making Akash hell embarrassed.

"Okay.. You bring her to the restaurant!" saying this Akash left Arnav's cabin knowing very well that Arnav wouldn't spare him.

Once Akash left, Arnav glanced at his wrist watch.

"It's 8:45 am.." Khushi said staring at the wrist watch on her wrist. It was the one he gifted to her.

"I too have ASR's watch!" she flaunted her watch to him.

Arnav's lips curved into a small smile, he rested his forehead on hers, "I've a meeting now.."

Khushi nodded smiling with eyes closed, "Okay.."