Prompts Challenge, ArShi Style

Prompt 2: Just pretend to be my date!

"Khushi I need to see you for a minute." Arnav hung up the phone without waiting for a reply, knowing his new secretary would be in his cabin within moments. Hearing the door opening, he looked up from the contract he was looking over and watched her approaching.

Since the time he saw her at the interview four months ago, he had been mesmerized by this girl from Lucknow. Her waist length hair begged for his fingers to run through it, her eyes captivated him and her mouth looked so soft it haunted his dreams, begging for his kisses.

He snapped out of his thoughts when he heard her soft voice. "You needed to see me Mr. Raizada?"

"Yes Khushi," Arnav spoke up, trying not to show he was nervous. He was ASR dammit, he couldn't show how much he cared about her answer to his request. "I need to ask you a favor."

"A favor?" she questioned, doing an adorable slow blink while raising her eyebrows in confusion.

"My Di is throwing a party tonight at our manor and I need a date. As I am not dating anyone at the moment, I was wondering if you could pretend to be my date for the evening." Arnav requested, watching her reaction closely.

Khushi kept staring at him, truly not understanding the request. "But...why me sir? I mean the company is full of models and staff and surely you have friends you could-"

"No." Arnav cut her off. He couldn't ask anyone else, he had decided to pursue his secretary and this was his first step in romancing her. He would not allow her to refuse. "Di knows all the models and I don't have any female friends. She made me promise to bring a date."

He neglected to mention that Anjali had actually threatened to not speak to him for a week if he didn't listen to her. He didn't want his sister to stop talking to him, the last time he had done something that caused her to be this mad he had to go to temples with her just to get her to talk to him again.

"But...sir-"

He cut off her protests again, this time by standing up from his chair and rounding his table towards her. He watched amused as she backed up the closer he moved until finally her back touched the wall. Leaning in towards her blushing face, he raised his arm and placed his palm on the wall right by her head. Staring into her doe eyes, he smirked at her.

"Khushi, please. I need your help with this. Just pretend to be my date. Please?" He requested, his low voice sending shivers up her spine.

Hesitantly, she nodded as she looked up at him, her protests dying in her throat. 'It was only for one night, to appease his family. It meant nothing.' she thought to herself, refusing to acknowledge the twinge of sadness the thought brought her.

"Alright, I will have an outfit delivered to your apartment by 5." Seeing her opening her mouth to protest further no doubt, he placed his finger on her lips, instantly silencing her. 

"Shhhh, this is not up for discussion. I will pick you up at 6 alright?" He chided gently, amused when she bobbed her head in response. His finger still against her lips, he longed to feel the same softness against his mouth but he fought for control. All in due time.

Leaning over, he pressed his lips against her cheek, feeling the rush of heat igniting the skin beneath his lips as he chastely kissed her. "Thank you, I'll see you tonight."

Backing away slightly, he watched amused as she practically ran away from his cabin. 'Soon.' he thought to himself. He was Arnav Singh Raizada, what he wanted, he always got. And his sights were firmly set on one Khushi Kumari Gupta.

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Quick note: A lot of the prompts are kind of tied together so some of these dabbles will be in the same 'universe' if you will. The ones tied together will be indicated at the start of each chapter.