Khushi Kumari Gupta was standing in Shantivan for celebrating Holi with Raizadas and her sister Payal. Payal was not only her sister but she was her best friend too. She got married to Akshay Singh Raizada two years ago. Khushi, who had been dreaming of her wedding for most of her life, moved forward and met her eyes with her prince, Arnav Singh Raizada. He was the one who she had given her heart since the annual fashion show where her designs won million hearts, including his. Since then, their journey had started working together in AR enterprises. She walked by him by whispering under her breath, "I am just a loser?... if I hadn't given my heart to this arrogant bachelor ..., I wouldn't be in this predicament. I had lost so many opportunities due to my tunnel vision on this subject over this LOSER for years...
She'd done her best to stay away from him over these years. Being in his inebriated sphere filled her heart with an unbearable ache. Because she knew better, she was running after a mirage. Wasn't she? Maybe she wasn't physically attached to him, but from an emotional standpoint, she'd been hanging off him for years. Perhaps it was time to move on. She couldn't bear watching him having fun with Lavanya any more and decided to be out there having some fun by herself.
A Fun that didn't include him! She was about to begin working on her mission when his voice halted her, "Hey, Ms. Gupta. How come you're sitting here by yourself, come and join us in dancing ?"
She looked back at him, "How wrong was she? She loved a guy who'd never given her importance more than a colleague or his brother's SIL. No ! this is the time to move on from him? In return, she taunts him while raising her eyes brows. "Why do you care? Go have fun with others."
Arnav shrugged his shoulders. "Hey, can't be rude among colleagues?
Khushi, in her disappointment, "Oh, great. So you are thinking of me as of your duty or another manners crap, "Thanks, but no thanks."
A pained expression crosses his face. "No. I wasn't insulting you. You could never be a duty. You're..." but his stammering and incomplete sentence made Khushi up in rage.
"I'm Ms. Gupta. Your colleague and your bother's SIL. Yeah, I know..."She moves forward, leaving him baffled without listening further.
Her running feet stopped at the glass of Bhang, which was offered by Lavanya Kashup..."Yeah, right, she thinks I am on her way to Raizada. Who cares? let her enjoy this inebriated journey..."
With this, she gulped down every drop. She ducked her head and continued under her breath. "Finally. Maybe he was out of my brain." while sliding herself in a lonely corner without seeing him squatting down in front of her.
Poor guy wasn't used to be ignored by anyone before. Well, Khushi was the one who grew a backbone and started a new trend of his life, among other strange things which his di was busy spotting out these days. Arnav's hands took control, and no matter how hard she tried to come out of this grip, he wasn't in a mood to let go.
Khushi annoyingly, "What's with you? Let me go. "
With a gasp, he got up, making her stand on her feet, realizing her state, keeping his stronghold over her waist...calling her name first time with huskiness, "Khushi, give it up. Wasn't I referring to you? And why are you here alone, anyway? I haven't seen you without someone either. Let's say NK."
She looked at him with hurtful eyes while delivering innermost feelings, "NK, Yeah, because I couldn't deal with your ego thinking of me as a ...single and drooling over you ...So I came closer to him. Juvenile, Yes! But it had been effective. "
Arnav's smirk grew more prominent, being triumphant...but; still, he had to reach her heart. Khushi tried to pull herself out of his clutch but in vain. Her drink and his strokes over her waist with his thumb were making her numb. She doubted he was even aware of his actions, but he knew all the right moves unconsciously, which were causing her to draw her breath without gasping.
"So, is he the reason I've seen you around me more than ever? "
Khushi effectively broke his hold on her. "Again, why are you after me today? Did your brother or my Jiji send you after me? I'm a grown-up woman and...and ... don't need you or anyone getting into my business?"
Suddenly he was looming over her. "This has nothing to do with anyone sending me for you. Just answer the question. Are you with NK to make me jealous?
Planting her palms against his chest, she pushes him out of her way, but he twirls her around, making her back hitting his chest."Answer me, Damn it!" with clenching jaws while breathing over her, he was in no mood for her childish acts.
"Back Off... Mr. Raizada !!! " Khushi in her defensive mode ...but his hold over her got tighter, and in one go, he twirled her to face him and pinned her back against the wall and uses his body to press her into it. " Now, answer me! Were you using NK to make me jealous?"
Khushi stubbornly. "As I said, why do you care? It's none of your business Mr. Raizada?"
Arnav was losing his control over her and his anger. He grabbed her hands and pinned them over her head."Khushi Kumari Gupta, today I'm making it my business then. Maybe if you'd answer my question or not had this goofball NK around you, we would be here making this deal as my business in a friendly way, now I will still make it my way as you wish."
Khushi's with a victory dance in her mind blinked violently, "So He was jealous! ASR, who always had a grip on his emotions and creating scenes, isn't his forte...At least until now." But the very next moment, his crashing lips over hers created an electrifying jolt to her core, and she responded with the same apprehension. Both break apart, gasping for air without losing eye contact.
He pulled her closer by her waist while sucking her lower lip gently this time, which made her gasped, and his tongue started exploring the warm sweetness of her mouth.
She didn't hesitate either in exploring his muscles during this hustle of control. He remained busy, letting her aware of his desires while pushing into her more with his weight.
By looking into his molten brown eyes, she asked, "tell me why the answer was so important that you had to use brute force for making it your business ."
He sucked in a sharp breath. "Brute force? I would never..." feeling guilty, he quickly stepped back, releasing her from his cage.
"Khushi, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to, but you made me angry. Did I hurt you?"
She moved towards him and cupped his face. "Arnav! It's always you.No one else can rule my heart. Just listen !!! " she put his hand over her heart, clasping in between hers ...
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Now answer the question. Why was my answer so crucial to you?"
With a sigh, he settles back against her by cupping her cheeks. "Because you are the only one who rules my heart Khushi ...no one else... but I didn't realize how much until I saw you with NK. And today, you gave me no choice but to have this deal out here among these colors. "
Khushi in her disbelief with tearful eyes, putting her hand over his, kept looking at him smilingly. Arnav pulled her closer, pressing his lips over hers once again, but soft and seductively and sealed this inebriated deal for eternity.
"I love you, Khushi, only you..."
It was a great feeling while it lasted — the warmth of his cheek next to mine. His soft hand was brushing my face with his cheeky laugh in my ear; it was great to be loved by the one your heart yearned the most. My cheeks were on fire, feeling his hands caressing my bare skin and his lips over my nape.
All sorts of colors were flaunting in me the same way as those were flying in the air, making every soul ecstatic as I was feeling right now. I couldn't hold myself anymore and answered him back huskily.
"Love you more than ever, I could imagine."
She had no idea when she slipped through a moment being inebriated, but he scooped her up in his arms securely. Walking among all his heart was at peace after years.
Folks, I wrote this many years ago and found it today in my flash drive which I don't use anymore.LOL, Just posting it. Happy Holi in advance. In our Arshi Case, we don't need any occasion to celebrate. We just do.