Before entering the room, khushi said: hey devi maaiya raksha karna.. zakhmi sher aur humse pareshan arnavji dono ek barabar hai!! Raksha karna devi maaiya!! (oh God help me...a wounded tiger and arnavji when he is troubled by me are alike)
She stepped in the room and as expected arnav gave her a cold stare.
Khushi smiled nervously and said: aa..arnavji aa..aaj mausam ki..kitna achha hai na... Chandni raat..khuli khuli hawa...(the weather is so nice today...moonlit night.. and the nice wind..)
Arnav kept an angry face and said by gritting his teeth: yeah right!!
Khushi fidgeted with her dupattaa and tried to gauge his mood and said: waise nanheji bohot khush ho gaye they jab aapne unhe..(nanheji was very happy when you..)
She stopped as arnav threw another angry look.
Khushi muttered: devi maaiya lagta hai aj humey kachcha chaba jayenge...(seems like he will eat me up)
She then walked upto him held his hand and said: arnavji agar hamari wajah se aap gussey mein hai to hum aapse maafi mangtey hai..woh kya hai na nanheji bohot achhe hai..aur hum sabse unka kafi lagaw hai...hum jantey hai ki aap kabhi kisike samne aapney jazbaat nehi rakhtey lekin agar hamari thodi is koshish kisiko itni saari khushiyan deti hai to usmein kuch burai to nehi hai na...(if you are angry because of me then I am very sorry...nanheji is very good..and he is very attached to all of us...I know you never express your feelings but if a little gesture from us can give us happiness then I guess that is not bad)
Arnav quietly listened to everything and his lips curved up in a smile. Instead of yelling at her, he kissed her on her forehead. Khushi was taken aback. She looked up surprised.
Arnav: khushi main mazak kar raha tha...I know nk bohot achha hai...infact agar mere aisa karne se he was happy then I guess I am happy as well! (khushi I was joking..infact if nk was happy because of this then I guess I am happy as well)
Khushi jumped up and said: sach arnavji!! Iska matlab aap gussa nehi hai! (really? That means you are not angry?)
Arnav nodded his head and said no. He then asked: but khushi mujhe yeh baat samajh mein nehi aati ki itni chhoti is baat se kisiko fark kaise par sakta hai...I mean how does it make someone happy? (but I don't understand how can one be affected by such a small thing... I mean how does it make someone happy?)
Khushi put her arms round his neck and said: aapko pata hai kabhi kabhi kiski ek chhoti is muskaan bhi kisi ke liye bohot khaas ho sakti hai!(you know sometimes even a little smile from someone becomes very special)
Arnav raised his eyebrows and said: oh really?
Khushi: ji haan!!humne jab peheli bar aapko muskuratey huye dekha tha woh lamha hamarey liye bohoti khaas ban gaya tha..(yes! When I first saw you smiling that moment became very special for me)
Arnav hugged her and said: mom dad ke jaaney ke baad jo kuch hua...he became emotional and paused and then added: khushi you know at times I just can't believe ki main kisiki zindagi ke liye itna important ho sakta hoon!I mean..(after all that happened when mom and dad passed away....
Khushi I can't believe I can be so important for someone's life)
Khushi: arey aap kaise khaas nehi...aap to sab ke liye khaas hai... Naniji,mamaji, mamiji, di, jiji, jijaji,nanheji...aur hamarey liye...lekin dekhna aap sabse zyada khaas honge apne bachche ke liye...(who said you are not important...you are important to everyone..and you will be the most important person in your children's life)
Arnav held her hand and said: khushi hum dono ne hi bachpan mein aapne mom dad ko khoya hai...issey pehele ki hum unke pyaar ko samajh paatey woh....(we lost our parents in our childhood...even before we could understand their love)
He turned around and wiped his tears and said: woh humey akela chhor ke chaley gaye....(they left us)
He again looked at her and said: hum dono ne bachpan se bohot dukh dekhe..promise me khushi hum aapne bachcho ko saari khushiyan denge....(we have seen a lot of pain since our childhood...promise me khushi that we would give a lot of happiness to our kids)
I hope ki main ek achha dad ban pau (I hope I become a good dad)
Khushi touched his cheek and said: banenge...aap zarur is duniya ke sabse achhe papa banenge...(you will be the best dad in the world)
He kissed her hand and she wiped his tears and hugged each other.
Khushi kept her eyes closed and suddenly chuckled. Arnav looked down at his chest and said softly: kya hua?
Khushi smiled and said: jab hum aapse pehelibar miley they tab agar koi humse keheta ki hum arnav singh raizada ki patni banenge to hum to usey zarur pagal samajhtey...aur ab dekhiye hum aapne bachcho ki baat kar rahe hai...wohi aap, wohi hum...lekin hamari apni chhoti is duniya..(when I met you for the first time, if someone had said that I will be your wife one day, I would have thought he is mad...and see now we are talking about our kids...the same you and me but in our own little world)
Arnav smiled at her innocence and then thought of teasing her: khushi..sirf bachcho ki baat karne ke ilava bhi hum bohot kuch kar saktey hai..(khushi we can do a lot of things besides talking about our kid)
Khushi looked up and saw his naughty smirk and immediately understood what it meant.
Her ears and cheeks became red and she turned around and quickly tried to escape. She went and stood at the edge of the bed but he closed in and trailed his fingers on her back lazily and said: kya hua khushi...darr gayi? He smirked (what happened? Are you scared?)
Khushi: ne...nehi! (no..no)
Arnav pushed her 'pallu' down from the back and pulled open her choli string and said while exploring her body: mujhe aisa kyun lag raha hai tum bohot dari hui ho..tabhi to aise kaap rahi ho!(why do I have a feeling that you are scared and so you are shivering)
Khushi closed her eyes under the pleasure of his touch and said: aa...arnavji...
He slid his hand on her bare waist while she rested her back on his chest. He again whispered in her ears and said: khushi tumne bataya nehi tum mujhse itna darti kyun ho...main tumhe kha thodi jaunga...(khushi you didn't say why you are scared...I won't eat you up)
He teased her again. Khushi didn't have any answer. Arnav always succeeded in shutting her up in such moments and he so enjoyed that. She just moved in his arms trying to get a grip on herself but failing miserably everytime and strengthening her grip on him more and more.
He placed her on the bed and as his kisses became too much for khushi to handle, arnav smiled naughtily and said: khushi kumari gupta singh raizada...you are really scared...tabhi to tum....
Till now khushi was only succumbing to him but as he said this, she held his head and rolled on him and said: Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada hum aapse bilkul nehi dartey..samjhe aap? (I am not scared...you get that)
Arnav lied down on his elbow and smirked: aww.. prove it then!!
And the cat and mouse game began...one moment one ruled and the very next moment the other took over...and it all ended with a smile! That was Mr. and Mrs. Raizada and their strange love as they called it.
It was anjali's engagement day. Everyone was busy with the preparations. Nk was running around with a bunch of flowers for the decorations. He was moving backwards while talking to khushi and said: khushiji yeh phool kitne khubshuruwat hai na...(these flowers are so beautiful)
And he banged against someone and all the flowers went flying in the air and landed up on their head. A familiar voice said: its khubsurat nk!
Nk looked at lavanya who looked beautiful. Nk smiled at her and said in his way: khubsuraaat!
Khushi and payal exchanged a smile.
Khushi: lavanyaji!! Andar aaiye...(lavanyaji come in)
Waise aap humse yeh shikayat nehi kar sakti ki humne aapka swagat thik se nehi ki..dekhiye hamarey dewarji ne khud phoolon se aapka swagat kiya hai! (now you can't complain that we didn't welcome you properly..my brother-inlaw just showered some flowers on you) . She giggled)
Lavanya got embarrassed a bit and hugged khushi saying: chamkili tum bhi na..
Waise di kaha hai?(where is di?)
Khushi: di apne kamrey mein hai..(she is in her room)
Lavanya: thik hai main milke aati hoon (I'll go meet her)
Nk: main bhi..(me too...)
Lavanya: what? Tum? Lekin tum to...(you? But you...)
Nk: haan lavanya bohot der ho gaya main di se mila nehi!(it's been a long time since I met her)
Khushi and lavanya exchanged a look and bursted out laughing.
Lavanya continued laughing and said: nk kam se kam excuses to thik se banao...(nk..atleast make proper excuses)
Khushi: lavanyaji yeh ladke zara hotey hi hai buddhu....(these boys are all fools)
'Excuse me?'
Khushi turned to see arnav raising his eyebrow.
Arnav: Tumne abhi abhi kya kaha?(what did you say right now?)
Khushi: kya??(what??)
Arnav: abhi tumne jo bhi lavanya se kaha woh repeat karo! (repeat what you said to lavanya)
Khushi: aaplogo ko apni tarif sun ne ka itna shoq hai?? To suniye humne kaha ki ladke buddhu hotey hai! (are you that interested to hear your praises? Then listen I said boys are all fools)
Arnav: really??
Khushi: ji haan! Aaplogo ko na thik se pyaar jatana aata hai..nahi chhupana..(yes! You people neither know how to express your feelings..nor how to hide it)
Nk looked away scratching his head.
Arnav: jaise tumhe aata hai? (like you know it?)
Khushi: haan (yes)
Arnav smirked and said: thik hai dekhenge! (we'll see)
Khushi: dekh lijiyega! Achhe se! (yes please do..properly)