Chapter 17 - Two Hearts. One Soul.


He drove into a parking spot, Khushi felt at ease, she had watched him stealing glances at her all throughout the journey. He looked much more comfortable now than all those other times she had seen him, more like what she remembered him as being. Bringing the car to a slow stop, he slowly turned his head to look her way and her eyes widened slightly as their eyes locked. He gave her another one of those small smiles and she looked down, away from his gaze. His smile widened at that and he kept looking at her for a few more seconds, "Shall we go then?" He asked, his voice light. She nodded in response looking back up at his face. He turned the engine off, took his key out then clicked the door open, Khushi did the same. They walked towards the lift of the hotel together, each footstep echoing across the silent chamber, and their heart beats increasing with each step.

Arnav pressed the button for the lift his fingers trembling slightly whilst Khushi fidgeted with the strap of her bag, gnawing at the edges, trying to keep her calm. Khushi stood, hesitating slightly, now suddenly unsure if she should have come, not sure she had the answers to his questions. He pressed the lift button several times again, irritated, "urgh looks like this lift has something against us. Pretty sure it's not coming today," he ranted, annoyed, looking towards her jokingly. She attempted to smile back but he caught onto the worry on her face immediately. "What's wrong Khushi?" His eyes looked at her with concern. "Nothing," she smiled back. He inspected her face for a few more seconds, and sighed heavily " you're not sure you should be here anymore are you?" She looked up at his face instantly, it had gone blank, as if he hadn't expected anything less from her. "No," she shook her head, slightly flustered. "Yes Khushi," he looked down at her accusingly, "you are having second thoughts and to be honest I'm not surprised, I don't even know what I was thinking putting my expectations so high." He sounded disappointed in a sense, his words more to the point. She looked down, knowing there was no point in trying to deny it. The lift chimed open, but he didn't move, instead the light from inside hovered across his face, clearly exhibiting his pain. "Khushi, don't you think I deserve to know why you left so abruptly? Don't you think you should have told me when you left?" He continued, the hurt clear in his voice. "And now that we've met after all of these year, all you want to do is keep running away," his tone accusing again. Her head snapped up at that, how dare he just continue to accuse her. "Excuse me, I'm just trying to save relationships?" Save relationships, what the hell are you talking about?" Anger was flaring out of his face, she was surprised at how abruptly his emotions seemed to change, almost scared at the sudden erruption of anger. "I'm talking about you! The person who seems to have moved on! The person who's supposed to be getting married! Why the hell are you after me?!" She shouted and started to turn around, to get away, when she felt a strong hand grab her arm with a grip that was sure to leave a mark. She squirmed in pain as he turned her back round to face him, his hot breath on her face. "Why the hell do you think it's appropriate for you to treat me like I have no feelings?! Move on? What else was I supposed to do? Did you leave me any other choice?" The words stung her, tears sprang to her eyes but he continued. "Do you know how much I tried to forget you? To actually move on? And then you come back, out of nowhere and I'm supposed to act normal? Do you think this is fair Khushi? Do you think it's fair that I'm suffering even when I don't know what my mistake was? Why are you doing this to me Khushi?!" He tightened his grip around her arm, his voice had changed from stern and hard to pained, pleading. She looked into his molten brown eyes, as pain seeped out of them, tears trailed down her face as she attempted to release herself from his grip. It hit him all of a sudden that she was crying, that he was hurting her and he let go, turned around and looked down. He turned his face round, slightly, "I'm sorry," he whispered, regret clear in his voice. That was enough to bring more tears to her eyes, she didn't know what she was doing anymore, her sobs came out louder as she completely broke down. He turned around completely, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry," he repeated, taking her arms once more, "I didn't mean to hurt you," he whispered. She threw his hands away and moved back, still crying, "don't touch me!" She shouted in between sobs. He glared at her, anger once again building up inside him, he grabbed her arms once more, pulling her closer to him, and she almost lost balance in the impact as his lips crushed into hers. She tried to release herself but his hold was too tight, his lips harsh against hers but she felt her heart slowly stutter then give into the desire, her lips moulded into his, more inviting as his lips softened, becoming gentler as his hands held her back. She let her hands linger towards his hair, their breaths ragged, their hearts both beating at the same break bone speed. Her lips then trembled, gave way to another sob as she broke down into his arms. "I'm sorry Arnav. I'm so sorry," she whispered, hoping that he would understand that she had no explanation for any of her actions. She had left him out of guilt, out of her own selfish need to put aside what she had done that night whilst her father had been fighting between life and death. Sometimes people made irrational decisions and that had been one such decision. Her cries were louder, but he held her, "it's okay Khushi, it's okay," he whispered back, hugging her tighter, her arms tightened around him too, yearning for the protection he offered more than ever. They didn't know how long they stood like that for, just lost in each others memories, that anticipation of a better future slowly seeping it's way back into their thoughts. After a few more minutes of silence, Khushi lifted her head up looking into his deep brown eyes, that emoted nothing but love, "what about Lavanya?" She questioned, her voice still broken from the tears. He gave a tiny laugh in return, almost relieved that they were back on normal terms. "I'm standing here hugging you like a maniac and all you can think of is Lavanya?" He feigned a disappointed face, looking down at her smirking. She smacked him lightly at his joking nature in the midst of any serious conversation. "What a way to ruin a moment Khushi," he continued to joke. "That's not an answer to my question," she frowned, the tears fading away. "Fuck Lavanya," he dismissed, rolling his eyes, she opened her mouth to reply when he silenced it with a kiss. She drowned in the passion as his tongue searched out for hers as he kissed her almost feverishly, letting his hands roam over her.


Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone
Or anything
I can hear your thoughts, I can see your dreams

I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I want to spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you.


She pulled away for a second, looking back at a very cheeky smile playing on his lips. "You are aware we are snogging away in the middle of a car park?" "And? It's a free country, I can snog anywhere I please," he retorted bringing his hand to her face. She rolled her eyes, "you rich men, think you can do whatever whenever." "That's right baby, glad you've caught on," he winked. "Someones become a bit too arrogant lately I see." "Haven't I always been like that?" He laughed lightly, gripping her waist. She rolled her eyes looking away, when she saw the lift chime down for what must have been the umpteenth time. "Arnav." "Hmmm," he moaned kissing her hair. "You are aware the lifts chimed down about a million times since we got here?" She said pushing him back slightly. "Oh," he looked back and smirked, "and we've missed a reservation by about an hour," he said pulling her into the lift with him and taking her in yet another embrace as he leaned against a corner of the lift and she lost herself in his scent...

The smell of your skin,
The taste of your kiss,
The way you whisper in the dark.
You hair all around me
Baby you surround me
Touch every place in my heart
And it feels like the first time
Every time.
I want to spend the whole night
In your eyes.

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Khushi leaned back against the small bench in front of her house that night revelling in a calm and joy that she hadn't experience in many years. The thought of his smirk, his words, his actions brought a smile to her face. She hadn't been able to contain her smile during dinner, not once but twice her buaji and mother had inquired what was wrong with her. Despite being fully aware that she was randomly grinning like an idiot, she hadn't let the smile fade once. She felt his embrace still around her, and in that warmth she knew she was once again complete.

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Khushi slowly made her way towards Raizada Mansion, her steps slower than usual, not sure if she should have just called in sick. She entered the house a little flustered, looking into an empty lounge. Where was Tina? She took her phone out to text when she felt a strong hand grab her and pull her back. She crashed into a solid chest to look up at a beaming Arnav. "Do you always grab your wedding organisers like this?" She laughed pushing him back. "No but my girlfriend thinks it's appropriate for her to organise her boyfriends wedding?" He questioned raising an eyebrow, still smiling. "And who is this jerk that's getting married to someone else, whilst he's going out with another?" She asked scrunching her face at him, making him laugh. He trailed his arms down to her waist, pulling her in closer as he brought his lips to hers. She quickly shoved him away, "Arnav go away I have work to do." "Oh god," he rolled his eyes and he yanked her towards him again. He slowly moved her hair back, his fingers brushing against her jaw as he moved his face into kiss her neck. She felt her face flush as his lips trailed her jaw line down to her neck. She was lost in her desire as she felt nails dig in to her shoulder and turn her around.

Lavanyas nostrils flared as she growled down at the audacity of the low class girl who had dared to make out with her to be fiance in front of her. Her hand lifted almost automatically, only to be stopped mid-strike by a strong hand. He turned her round towards him, anger flaring in his face. Khushi looked on with horror as Arnavs eyes darkened, turning to chips of black, every muscle visibly tensing in front of her, as he murderously glared down at Lavanya.

Lyrics credit: Amazed by Lonestar


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