Craving You- ARSHI

Part Twelve

"Arnav, im home" Khushi called

"Arnav" she stopped, her stomach churning

Something was wrong, Arnav always came to see her when she came home, maybe he had gone to work?

She rounded the corner, her hand resting on her chest, she laughed quietly at her silly fear

There he was, sleeping, she had worried for nothing

She stepped forward, kissing him on the cheek, ruffling his hair as she passed him

He startled awake quickly, his eyes dark with concern, he patted his chest, wiping the sweat of his brow with the back of his hand

"Khushi, you're here, how did the meeting go" he asked, swallowing thickly

"Yeah, went good, he won't be partaking in the deal with us anymore, are you okay, did you have a nightmare" she undid the lid of her bottle, taking a sip as she eyed him curiously

He looked up, shaking his head "No, a dream, I" he looked down at his ring, exhaling in relief when he saw he still had it on

"You want to talk about it" she asked, sitting next to him

He frowned "We had an argument when you got home, I showed you my scars"

"The ones on your back" she queried, rubbing his arm, she was yet to see those scars, but she wasn't going to push him to show her

He nodded "Yeah, then you asked me to tell you that I loved you"

Her heart dropped, her face now slightly paler "Did you"

"I did, then we went to bed, and we, well we tried to you know and I couldnt, but then we did"

There was something beautiful about the fact that although Arnav was not ready to make love to her, he still dreamed about it

"Then, I left you a note and my ring, told you that you needed strength to read it, then I woke up"

"You're not uh, not thinking of leaving me are you" she felt weak for even asking, but everyday was a new day and things could change in moments, she knew that

He bit into his cheek, he really had no idea what to reply.
He didnt want to leave her, but he was so sure she could do better, that sometimes he wished he wasnt so selfish

He didnt answer for a while, making her stand up, walking towards the bedroom, she couldn't focus on her fears right now, her eyes burnt with unshed tears at just the thought of him leaving her

He watched as she walked away, he had no idea why he had found it so hard to express how he felt

He threw his head back, there he went again, breaking her heart

XXX

Arnav watched as Khushi packed herself some lunch, she made sure to look down as she passed him

"When will you be back" he questioned

"I have to practice, then the competition is tonight, so, I have no idea, I may just stay at Lavanya's rather than disturb you by coming back late"

"Okay, have fun"

"Thanks" she walked out of the door, sitting in her car, she waited a while before driving away

She knew she should be used to him shutting down, but it seemed they had come so far that she just wasnt expecting it anymore

Arnav watched from the window as she started the car and drove off, he really could not put his finger on what was bothering him