FROZEN . . . PART 2 (Conclusion) REBOOTED

Climbing closer, he held her body tightly against his…

Her arms gripped around his arms, squeezing.

Her breaths came more rapidly as Arnav lifted her hospital shirt over her head…

He moved her backwards as he kissed her…

As her back touched the bed, her hands hung on tight…

"Khushi, I'm not going anywhere…"

Holding her wrists, he braced her arms on either side of her head and looked down towards her chest…

Her eyes slammed shut, "I look so horri-"

"Don't you DARE complete that sentence!"

The power in his voice hushed her completely…

Keeping a firm hold on her arms, he lowered his head and gently pressed his tongue against her nipples, moving from one side to the next, until she was panting and squirming beneath him…

Releasing her hands, he held her torso as his mouth coasted down from the tip of her breast over the warmed skin of her belly.

Her breath stuttered when his lips reached the tender skin above her sex.

Carefully, his fingers pulled at her underwear…

He threw them over his shoulder and with his strong hands, he forced her legs to open to him.

 “No...no...Arnavji...you can't...i'm...” She was staring at him, her expression stricken with fear and embarrassment. “I’m...I'm... "

The look on his face was sincere and concerned, "You're what sweetheart?"

"I'm…I'm wet.”

 Her words were pained, barely audible.

It must have cost her the Earth to utter them.

Her innocence only heightened his possessiveness...

The fact that she was unaware of what her body was doing made him all the more determined to protect and claim her...

 “Khushi…" he paused, as her scent suddenly reached him…

Growling, he continued, "Khushi, that's supposed to happen... shhhhhh...”

"Just lay back…breathe…and let me love you…"

And his fingers touched her…

She gasped as he parted her soft, pink flesh…

Leaning in, he licked her from her dripping centre to her sensitive firming clitoris....

She shook, emitting a high keening sound.

Bewildered.

Aroused.

Shocked.

Her hips jerked, her back coming clear off the bed.

Arnav stayed with her, steadying her hips firmly in his hands as he licked, tongued and sucked her until she was moaning incoherently, her head thrashing against the pillow.

Hips, slim and giving, demanded, cajoled, pled for satisfaction, his arms pushed her legs wider, granting him full access to her swollen, wet heat.

He pleasured her with long languid strokes before catching the sensitive nub at the hood of her sex between his lips.

He saturated it with his tongue and then enclosed it in his mouth.

Khushi's moans became louder and somewhat afraid...

He stopped instantly and looked up at her..."Khushi...? Khushi talk to me, are you okay?"

Her palpitating heart made her voice raspy..."I...I...something is ...happening....I don't...know what...It is...I'm...I'm worried..."

His eyes held hers..."Khushi...don't be afraid...I will NEVER hurt you...just relax...let the feeling take over...I won't let anything bad happen to you..."

Her chest heaved, "But you…"

"I LOVE you…only you…"

Slowly, she closed her eyes…

Staring hungrily at her sex, he suckled her once more.

Firmly…

He suctioned his mouth to her, unrelenting on the pressure …

Khushi submerged  into a paroxysm of pleasure.

Her cry, high and plaintive, sounded as if it had been ripped from her throat.

Her back bowed tight before she let out a shuddering deep moan...

He kept his mouth on her clit until the last pulse swam through her...

She went limp beneath him, satiated and spent.

"My God you are glorious…"

Arnav surged with pride that he was the only one who would ever make her feel like that…

He wanted to watch her come again.

He wanted to be inside her when she did. 

But he wasn't going to push her…

He placed one last kiss on her damp centre and she whimpered, her hips undulating in response…

As he came up over her, he saw her tears…

"Khushi?" his worry escalated…"Khushi…talk to me…what's-"

"please…" she interrupted…"I don't want anyone else to be my first...i only want you...you frighten me, yet you protect me...you hate me, yet you love me...you're rough with me, yet you're the gentlest man i've ever known...please..."

Arnav stopped her...pressing his lips to hers...

His heart  hurt hearing her two-sided perception of him...

He became determined to change that...

With tears filling his eyes, he said, "I love you...I only want to love you...always..."

He forced himself to go slow, kissing her cheeks, and slowly moving to her neck…

"Your body is so beautiful Khushi…I have always thought so…"

His mouth moved to her chest…

He gently slid the length of his tongue along her sensitive nipples.

“Oh God... Arnavji...”

Arnav ran his tongue from her breasts to her mouth and her lips parted...

He gently slid his tongue inside her mouth...

She could taste her own musky scent on his tongue…

Their passion became frantic…

His lips slathered her neck with hot kisses...

He caught her nipples between his lips...never using his teeth...

Arnav was so hard that he hurt.

"Khushi…Khushi look at me…"

Her eyes locked onto his, but what she felt next made her gasp...

Hard.

Firm.

He dragged his hardness over her wet folds and her eyes fluttered.

What he saw in them froze him in place.

Bloody hell, he didn’t want to scare her more...

Looking at her intently, he spoke softly..."Khushi...I...I will never hurt you...I'm...I'm so in love with you...Please...Please don't be frightened of me..."

Tears moistened her eyes...."I...I..."

Guilt swamped his heart…"I am so sorry…I have made you feel this way…I will stop......nothing has to happen...i'm not going to scare you anymore..."

Khushi held onto him with all her strength when she felt him starting to move away...

"no.....no....don't... Please..."

"khushi...I don't want to force you..."

"Do…do you really…" her voice drifted off...

"Do I really what?"

She seemed nervous to speak, so he gently lifted his hand to her face, "Khushi, you can ask me anything…I'm yours…all of me…"

Her lips parted…

He waited…

"Do you really love me?"

That's what she's worried about!? Do I LOVE her?!

He held her down and stared deep into her eyes..."I promise you, with all my heart…that I love you more than I ever thought I could love anyone…"

Seeing his sincerity made her heart weep...

He held his concrete erection still against her soft female flesh...

“then…take my nightmares away...please Arnavji...” she whispered tearfully…

Arnav prisoned his aching member between her legs, snug up against her mound.

His arms trembled, but not from physical strain...

He thought he had lost her...

He thought he would never be able to express his love to her...

And yet here her was…

Arnav was now about to make love to his wife…

His desperation became urgent.

He felt her fingers on his neck as her arms held him tight…

He felt her panting breaths against his neck…

He didn’t need her touch him to excite him...

She merely had to be in the same room and his body would pulse with electricity...

His mouth came down onto hers in a soft kiss of husbandly possession...

"Khushi...this will hurt for a moment...I won't continue until you say..."

Her eyes opened to gaze into his..."I don't want to be someone elses...make me yours...p...pl...please..."

He coudln't take it anymore…

He thrust hard into her, breaking her vigrin centre and filling her deeply till he was fully encased in her slick heat.

Arnav felt his heart get stabbed when he heard her shrill cry of pain…

Her body went rigid, her fingernails digging into his neck…

She was so tight...

He gritted his teeth as he strived for control.

Remaining motionless inside her,  he let her become accustomed to his size…

"It's okay...It's okay...I won't continue till you want me to...shhhh..."...he held her gently

Her small cries were breaking his heart…

He kissed her trembling lips..."i love you...it's okay...i love you..."

"Hurts…" she whimpered…

"Shhh…just breathe…"

When her muscles started to relax and her hands started to loosen their grip, he gazed into her eyes…

"Keep your eyes on mine…"

His exit was excruciatingly slow , as he wanted to savor the feel of her, memorize the way her muscles contracted around him.

His reentry was swift and jolting.

She gasped, her pupils dilating further, her face was a picture of ecstasy and pain...

Her hair a silken black tangle on white bed sheets.

He continued his slow penetrations, as her pelvis soon became accustomed to his movements...

Arnav eyes watched her closely…

The was she slowly blinked…

The way her lips parted as she let out an involuntary moan, making Arnav twitch harder inside her…

As their eyes searched each other's, Arnav voice spoke shakily... "i...i love you...so much..."

Khushi absorbed his honest, heartfelt words as he made love to her...

His mind released its control to his hips as he moved faster inside her.

Their mouths met in hot, wet kisses...

Their lips brushed each others everytime he shook her with his thrusts...

He heard her quickening breaths, felt her small gasps, drank in her moans...

He registered the tremors of her release…

"Arn…Arnav…Arnavji…I'm…"

"Come for me sweetheart…"

Instantly, her muscles contracted strong and hard around him…

Arnav gathered her quaking body closer, whispering his love for her against her lips as he continued to penetrate her slowly ...

Khushi's cries of pleasure started igniting once more…

Her hands now lay on the bed beside her as her inner  muscles began contracting as a second orgasm violently shattered through her…

The reality of the moment hit him...

Khushi was alive...

Khushi was his wife...

Khushi was ...his...

He became utterly and completely undone, giving himself up to an orgasm that wracked his body inside out, wringing him dry.

Making love to Khushi had  touched every one of his senses ...

This had not been just sex. ..

Their bodies became one...they belonged to each other...

It took several minutes for them to recover...

"Arnavji..."

He lifted head to face and saw her trying to say something...

"i love you...so damn much...i'm not leaving you...i was never going to leave you... And now...after this... There is no way in hell ANYONE can separate us...you're mine Khushi..."

"I…I always wanted to be yours…"

Her words humbled him, "Khushi…" he lowered his eyes, "Forgive me…please…I can't live with what I have done to you…"

She let out a tired yawn, "I… I have already forgiven you…because…be…because…I love you…"

Tears filled his eyes…"Oh God…I love you…"

Arnav slowly kissed her...

His heart burst with love as he felt her surrendering to his kiss...

Her fear evaporated…

Her mind solely on fixed on her husband…

Arnav's thoughts were repeating the same thing..."Please don't let this feeling leave her...let her remember this each time she's afraid..."

The kiss broke naturally and their eyes opened to see daylight pouring into the room...

He saw her beautifully flushed face...her messed up hair...her reddened lips...her glassy eyes...

She was the perfect picture of a thoroughly loved woman and his whole body surged with pride...

Arnav started to move off her, but her hands tightened around his neck, fear resurfacing in her eyes...

"I'm not going anywhere..." he whispered as he softly kissed her...

He kept nipping her lips with his...letting their breath mingle…

"Breathe…" he whispered, and he felt her cringe with discomfort as he withdrew from inside her…

He rolled his body partially off her and placed his hand flat on her abdomen..."you'll probably feel a bit tender there today...if you need something...anything...please don't be the 'crazy, I-can-do-anything' Khushi...please ask me..."

Khushi smiled slightly and nodded...

Arnav lay beside her with his head propped up on one arm, his hand still laying gently on her belly...

"Arnavji?'

His eyes looked into hers, and he arched his brow in inquiry...

"w...what... Happened...to me? After you found me?" Her voice was sleepy and still somewhat afraid...

Arnav's mind flashed with memories from the past few days...

His eyes filled with tears as he brought his hand up to cup her face...

"why don't you try to sleep for a bit...i know you're tired..."

"P..please tell me?"...

His eyes held immense amounts of pain..."I...I thought i had lost you..."

"How did you... find me?"

"Khushi...i...I can't talk about this now...and i know it's not good for you to get stressed...so please...please listen to me...I will tell you everything...once i take you home...once you're well...i promise..."

Khushi was too emotionally exhausted to push anymore...she just nodded...

"I promise...i will tell you..."

Her head spiked up again..."Wait…Oh no! My family? Are they?...do they know?"

Moving closer, he tried to calm her, "Shhh, they know you're alright...i have been calling them, letting them know how you are..."

She sighed..."thankyou..." ....but almost instantly after she said it, she gasped in horror...

Arnav quickly moved closer leaning over her..."What? Are you okay? Khushi talk to me...!"

She grabbed his arm..."Anjaliji!? Is she? Oh my god...is she okay? I need to talk to her...i need to apologize..."

Khushi tried desperately to sit up only to clutch her stomach and let out a stinging cry of pain…

"No!.....Khushi.....stop!...." 

Arnav was now sitting up holding her against his chest, his arms wound tight around her..."Di knows...yes she is okay...she is hurting for what...for what's happened...but she is fine...Nani is with her..."

Khushi began to cry on Arnav's shoulder..."I didn't know....i didn't know I swear! I didn't know he was......"

Arnav closed his eyes tightly clenching his jaw...."sshhh....don't say anything...you are NOT at fault here...please shhhhh..."

Her shoulders shook...

She could no longer suppress her tears..."I...I can't...stop...months of sadness… rejection… secrecy… Arn...Arnavji...I can't...I can't..."

Arnav held her fragile  body close to his…

His protective hand held her neck as her head fell back, her eyes blurred with tears…

The moment he saw the pain there he started shaking his head..."no....no please.....no I've NEVER been able to cope seeing your tears...please sweetheart...stop...crying..."

Her voice, now completely choked with sobs, gently rasped out the words..."I'm sorry..." as her body collapsed in his arms...

He knew her emotions were still in deep trauma from what happened, but seeing her faint as he held her, broke him.

Pulling, her body close, he wept into her hair…

........

An hour or so later, the room's phone started to ring, signalling that the doctor was on his way...

Arnav lay Khushi down and kissed her tearstained cheeks...

He quickly answered the phone…

The doctor told him he'd be coming in 10 minutes…

Arnav turned back to Khushi…

He quickly pulled on sweatpants and a shirt and waited for the doctor…

Khushi started to moan again, mumbling the word "no"...

Arnav felt instant fury spread through him..."is she dreaming that Shyam...?...No way in hell..!!!..."

He rushed to Khushi's side and pulled her up against him, pressing his lips firmly to hers...

She instantly stilled, woken by his kiss.

Breathing in his scent, she opened her eyes slowly and he pulled back to look at her...

"y...you..." Khushi stammered...

Arnav remained quiet...

She breathed out the words... "you...st...stopped him..."

Relief swept through him..."you bet i bloody well did..."

"How did you...how did you know?"

"You were dreaming...i heard you cry...there is no damn way that i will let him win...you are MINE...and I will try to destroy any fears you have....."

She blinked slowly...registering the power and supremacy of her husband…

"Now, let me help you get dressed, the doctor will be here soon…"

Lifting the white top over her head, he carefully threaded her arms through and let the material slide down over her…

He let his eyes catch a glimpse of her breasts and he snarled with pride…

"You are so gorgeous…"

"…really?"

There was a brief knock on the door as the doctor swiped his I.D card and entered the room...

Khushi didn't even flinch...all her attention was on Arnav...

When the Doctor finally approached she looked over calmly...

Arnav slowly released her and greeted him...

"this won't take long...i'll just check her pulse, temperature, blood pressure etcetera ...why don't you go and shower while I assess your wife...you look quite tired...and i'm sure it will help you..."

"no...no i'm staying...I won't lea..." His voice stopped when he felt Khushi's hand squeeze his...

"Arnavji...go...please look after yourself...you said yourself that you don't want to stress me...i will be worried if you don't look after yourself...please..."

"No, I don't want to leave you…"

"Please…I am worried about you…"

The tone of her voice showed her concern and Arnav  reluctantly nodded…

He looked back at Khushi one more time before taking the fastest shower on record…

He dressed even faster and came out to find her bed empty…

His heart started to race..."I BLOODY KNEW IT! KHUSHI!??!!" he ran to the door about to leave when he heard his name…

"Mr. Raizada?"

Arnav  turned ...

He saw Khushi and the doctor both standing on the opposite side of the room...

He rushed  to her and lifted her in his arms..."What the hell are you making her do!?!?!"

"Arnavji...shhhh...."

His voice stilled....

"Sir...i needed to see how Mrs. Raizada's body is healing from the hypothermia...we just went for a small walk around the room...her balance is still a bit off, but she's doing very well...her temperature is normal...there are no signs of any organ damage...no signs of pneumonia...her blood pressure is still a bit low so she shouldn't walk for long periods of time...but she is doing well..."

Arnav turned to look at Khushi...he exhaled and leaned his forehead against hers...

"I'm sorry for worrying you" the doctor continued..."...but i thought you'd take longer...."

Arnav kissed Khushi's forehead and walked back to the bed...placing her down gently...

"Sir, may i speak with you privately for a moment...?"

Arnav's mind stood at attention...he softly ran his fingers through Khushi's hair..."I'll be back in a minute..."

She smiled softly and nodded…

Turning, he walked anxiously to hear what the doctor wanted to say...

"She is doing well...her body is recovering quite fast...you being here with her has had a dramatically positive effect on her recovery...her mental state though...she told me she's been having nightmares...is she easily calmed once she wakes???"

"Sometimes...i've tried not to talk about too much with her..."

"well..it can be helpful for her to talk about some things....you should be aware though, it's normal to experience flashbacks...and sometimes they can appear very real...so be patient with her..."

"absolutely...I...I do need to tell you something though..."

"Sir...the most effective approach is love...the way you love her is definitely helping her recover...there is no need to explain anything to me...her heartbeat is strong, her color is very healthy…"

Arnav looked down and smiled..."thankyou...and i am sorry for my..."

"Mr. Raizada... Your situation is delicate...there is no need to apologize...please excuse me now, i'll be back in another hour..."

.........

Arnav went to sit back down next to Khushi...

He  lifted his hand and stroked her cheek with his knuckle.

"Are you okay sweetheart?"

Khushi looked up at Arnav…

She was about to respond when she saw movement…

She looked past him and her eyes suddenly grew large with fright...

Arnav saw her fear and quickly gripped her shoulder..."Khushi? Khushi what's wrong?"

She couldn't speak…

She stared... at the hospital door…

Arnav shook her, "Khushi!"

He quickly turned round to see where her gaze was...

On the door.

He turned back to her..."Khushi...Khushi what's wrong?"

She brought her frightened gaze to his eyes..."he...he...he was there...Ar...Arnavji..he...Shyamji was ...was there!"

Arnav stood up and ran to the door...

Unlocking it, he swung it open and his eyes  searched the hallways...not once leaving the doorway to Khushi's room...

No one.

He relocked the door and came back to Khushi's side, and while holding her close, he got out his phone and called hospital security..."Has ANYONE other than the doctor been up to this floor?"

"no sir, the elevators haven't moved since the head doctor left and we have guards on all entries and exits...no one has been in or out..."

Arnav saw Khushi's hands shaking and he hung up...

Taking her hands in his he brought them up to his lips, bringing warmth to her trembling fingers...

"Khushi...security has said that no one has been up here...so please don't worry..."

Her bloodshot eyes darted up to his..."I saw him...I...I did...I know...I saw him..."

Her tears were flowing and her cries got louder...

Arnav despised Shyam for causing her so much pain, so much distress...

He tried to soothe her, but she pulled back...

Before he could stop her, she swiftly tried to get up out of the bed...

"Khushi?! What's wrong? Khushi!?"

"He was there! I saw him! I..I.."

She was desperate to prove her point...

Arnav stood up ready to stop her

The instant Khushi stood up, she felt light headed...

The color leached from her face as her knees buckled beneath her..."Arnavji....."

“I have you Khushi...shhhhh”  ...Arnav caught her easily in his arms

Helping her back onto the bed , he lay her down, leaning over her caressing her face... 

“I'm so sorry...If i had not been so stupid...if i had not been such a dictator...if I had not left you alone so much or at least made sure you knew how very much I love you, then all this would not have happened...” 

“You… you loved me even then? But you...you never said that before.”

“I should have,” he said remorsefully…“I should have told you a hundred times a day how I felt.   I love you, Khushi...”  

Arnav lowered his head and kissed her, softly at first and then with such fierce intensity he could feel her quivering against his own trembling body.  

“I love you…and I won't stop telling you…” he whispered, repeating the words over and over…

He slanted his mouth over hers and kissed her harder....

His lips warm and insistent...

His tongue gliding smoothly over hers...

His harsh breathing...

Her throaty moans of pleasure and the rasp of clothing were the only sounds in the humid space.

The ravenous kiss slowed.

Arnav murmured against her damp skin, trailing kisses down her neck to the swell of her breasts.

His fingertips swept her hair from her face, drifting down her jawline to stroke the pulse beating in her throat. ..

Her pulse...

His mind flashed back to the silence of when her heart stopped...

Arnav felt like he'd been struck hard with pain...

"Khushi..." his voice breaking ..."I almost lost you...I WILL NOT  let anything or anyone hurt you...EVER...please...please believe me..."

Khushi looked up at him...

"I. ..believe you...I just...I..."

 His heart exploded with love for this precious and fragile woman...

“Shhhh” he whispered, caressing her face, and kissed her more fully, tasting her sweet breath, dipping into the soft recesses of her mouth. ..

Arnav lifted Khushi’s hands around his neck, circling him...

Pulling him onto her body he pressed himself into her grinding his hips against hers, acutely aware that she felt so right in his arms, fit so perfectly, and wondered  how he ever lived before her...

His hands slipped beneath her clothes, covering her ribcage, and moving slowly up, until his fingers brushed lightly against the hardened nubs of her breasts...

Khushi involuntary arched her back, but still let out a small hiss of pain...

 Arnav slipped his hands out and easily lifted her torso up...pulling them into a sitting position...he stood up and pulled the large screen in front of them...blocking their view from anyone...

He positioned himself in front of her again and pushed the garment from her shoulders, gazing down at the lush fullness of her breasts...

Khushi tried to cover herself but Arnav gently held her hands away shaking is head...

"Arnavji...I have bruises everywh..."

He looked straight up at her whispering..."shhhhhh sweetheart..."

Arnav kept his eyes on hers...

Slowly, carefully, he lifted his hand, let his palm graze her breast on a whisper.

Khushi moaned, unthinkingly breathing in lifting her breasts, seeking his touch...

His fingers closing around the pliable mound, his thumb brushing delicately across the turgid nipple.

Khushi’s eyes fluttered shut...

Her head lolled back as he moved his hand over and around her breast.

Her breath was coming quicker now and his erection was throbbing against the prison of his boxers.

Yet as much as he wanted her, as much as he wanted to be deep inside her, he wanted to prolong the moment for as long as he could, to admire, with all due reverence, this beautiful woman in all her dazzling glory...the woman who he had come to love more than anyone or anything.

Arnav’s heart was pounding like a drum now.

“Do you know how much i love you?” he whispered. “When I look at you, I ...I...”

He encircled her in his arms as he lowered her to the bed... his mouth landed on her breasts...licking gently...desperate to consume her...

Every fiber of him filled with her scent...

His lips tasted her fragrance, and his groin somersaulted in one giant, sensuous leap.

Rain was now beating a steady rhythm to the passion mounting in him...

Coarse desire mixed with tender feelings of devotion, the likes of which he had never felt in all his life, shot through his heart...

The tumult of emotions within him drove him only became more thunderous when he heard her say... “Is...is this what it is ...to feel love?”

If only she knew...

If only she knew how his love for her bore down so deeply in his conscience that it had grafted to his heart...

There was now no room for the past.

Only the future.    

"Loving you is all i know now...You're my life Khushi..."

............

In a dark corner of the hospital...there was a lone figure...

Watching...

Waiting...

He knew Khushi had seen him...

Now he would wait...

Wait for just the right moment...

Today...he would take her...

......

For Arnav and Khushi...the world outside ceased to exist.

The only thing that was coming between them was the air that they both breathed...

Arnav had lowered his boxers  and gently pulled Khushi's pants carefully away from her...

His electricity filled shaft quivered at the entrance to her body.

Arnav paused and gazed into her eyes..."Khushi...please don't be afraid..."

“I....I’m not afraid when...when you're with me...”

Adoration for her poured through him...

He lowered his mouth and kissed her at the same time he pushed his fullness deep inside her.

His gentle passion enchanted her.

“Khushi...” He uttered her name as a reverent sigh.

His hands gripped her hips, tilting her pelvis for the deepest penetration.

The second he did that, a long deep moan resounded from Khushi's throat...

Feeling Arnav inside her body, skin-to-skin, soul-to-soul, man-to-woman, sent a massive rush of emotions through her...

She inhaled his masculine scent and filled her lungs with it.  

Her hand moved apprehensively across his chest and started trembling as his bare flesh shuddered beneath the feathery touch of her finger tips.

“I love you Khushi...” he whispered hoarsely...

A heady sense of triumph surged through him when a low, needy moan vibrated in Khushi’s chest...

Arnav's heart ached…

This precious woman , who he loved more than anything, had been deprived of devotion and affection for far too long.  

He made love to her so thoroughly that he became aware of every single part of her body, aware of every sensitive, sensual part of her skin... 

She was intoxicating...

The sounds he was able to coax from her...

Sighs, Cries and throaty moans that excited him and made his pulse thunderously speed up....  

Khushi arched her back as  he lifted her hips, driving himself even deeper and shattering what little was left of his self restraint.

Arnav rocked back and forth inside her...

Gently yet firmly thrusting within the loins of the woman he loved.

The friction of him sliding in and out of her body was dragging back and forth across her G-spot, causing her to shake...

From the second he thought he lost her, Arnav's whole demeanour had changed...

He was more powerful in showing his love...

More demanding of her complete response and her utter surrender...

More Determined to satisfy and protect her fully...

His whole being was conveying to her that things had changed, she was now his possession, his responsibility...that she now need not fear anyone or anything...

Arnav began to continuously thrust deeply inside her…

He could feel her body humming like a live wire…

His slick long heat filled her over and over until the heavy coiling in her abdomen was so taut she thought she would explode.  

This… this was the passion she deserved...the passion he wanted to give her... the passion he had longed to set free in himself...  

Khushi writhed beneath him, welcoming the unending penetrations even as her feverish body ached to be released from this exquisite torture.  

Her heart slammed into her ribs as his mouth descended on hers.

It was Arnav’s searing kiss that finally sent her tumbling over the edge.  

One devastating, bone melting kiss, and the muscles in her abdomen clenched then spasmed, the waves of pleasure thundering through her like an avalanche.

Khushi's cries were short and sharp against Arnav's lips...

He was in awe of her innocence...she was so intensely unaware of her own sensuality and the power she possessed to drive him wild....

Her face was flushed...her eyes closed tight...

He kept his open mouth on hers and revelled in every moan that echoed from her lips...

Finally as her orgasm started to subside, she breathed his name and he felt her give her heart over to him...

 "Khushi...” he ground out with a violent shudder.

Arnav  buried his face in her neck, his breath billowing in and out as the tremors continued to slice through of every muscle in his body.  

His mind wasn’t faring much better, and it was quite some time before the fog began to lift and he was able to pull his disjointed thoughts together.  

Arnav pressed his lips to her neck and kissed his way back to her mouth, possessing it with all the love and tenderness in his heart.  

This woman, the one who had gone wild in his arms and taken his emotions to heights he’d never known before, she was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.  

Until that moment, Arnav thought he couldn’t have been more in love with his wife, but the depths of his feelings now went beyond that, beyond anything he could ever have imagined.

As she fell asleep in his arms, he vowed to keep her safe...

.....

Khushi slept through the next Doctor visit...

"She's doing absolutely fine...She can actually go home tomorrow..."

Arnav's eyes lit up..."really? What...are you...thankyou!"

"You're welcome...here is some pain medicine for when she wakes...how are her nightmares coming?"

"she said she saw the man who attacked her outside the door here..."

"That can be normal...from the trauma of an attack...are you sure you don't want  a break and we can get a nurse to sit with her..."

"no way...i'm staying..." and Arnav took the medicine and nodded goodbye to the doctor...

.....

Arnav's thoughts raced..."tomorrow...i can take her home...where it's safe...i may never let her leave my sight again..."

"A..Ar..Arnavji..."

Her voice immediately grabbed his attention...

Sitting down gently beside her he saw she was still asleep...

He began to caress her face...her hair...her arms...

Her external bruises were fading...and hearing her call his name, without fear, in her sleep, made him hopeful that her internal bruises were healing as well...

When she opened her eyes, she blinked slowly upon seeing him...

"You…you're still here?" Her voice came out as a whisper...

Arnav bent down and kissed her on her forehead..."Where was I to go? Every step away from you slows my breathing...I NEED to be near you..."

Khushi smiled mildly...

He traced her lips with his fingers...

Sighing he said..."come, sit up...take these..."

Khushi swallowed her medicine and gazed back at her husband..."You...you have stayed this whole time..."

Arnav just nodded...

Her eyes caught a shadow that passed by the door...her  flooded with fear...

Quickly Sliding forwards, Arnav held her face in his hands..."Khushi...? Talk to me sweetheart..."

Khushi's voice splintered as she sobbed out her words..."he...he's here...Shyam...he was ...he was outside that door...he...he WAS..."

Arnav held her tightly against him..."Shhh...."

She pushed back and started at him in mortification..."You don't believe me...do you?"

"Khushi just breathe and..."

"NO!" Her eyes were flashing in anger..."I know what i saw Arnavji!"

Arnav tried to settle her but the second her eyes hit the door again, she saw him...

His face.

Smirking at her.

"There!!!!!" Khushi screamed and pointed...

Arnav turned, but Shyam was gone...

..............

Arnav turned back to Khushi...

Terror filled her eyes…

Her whole body was shaking...

"I saw him...Ar...Arnavji...I did...please believe me..." tears dripped from her eyes...

He stood up and pulled the large screen across...hiding them from any eyes that looked into their room...

As he sat back down on the bed besides her , she placed her shaky hands on his shoulders...

"I did see him...I know I did!!!!"

"Khushi..."

She stilled hearing how gently he said her name...

"I...I saw him..." her voice now barely audible...

"sweetheart...Do YOU trust ME?" he asked pulling her closer...

Her gaze clung to his...

Something different was in his eyes...they held a quiet power that she'd never seen before...

Khushi opened her mouth to speak but Arnav lifted his fingers to her lips...

A tiny sound came from her mouth and Arnav lifted his brows and shook his head...

"we're safe...we're together...trust me...please..."

Khushi finally nodded...

Arnav leaned over to the table near the bed and brought over a drink of water for her...

Along with some medicine..."the doctor left this for you..."

Khushi quietly took the medicine as Arnav fed her the water...

Once she finished he dropped the cup to the floor...

Arnav moved in fast...he slid instantly over to her and brought his mouth intimately close to hers...

She braced herself for a hard kiss...

What she felt though, was his breath on her lips as he pulled their bodies tightly together...

"I am here with you..."

All fear left her...and she closed the distance between their lips...

.......

The darkened corridors of the hospital held one eerie sound...

Breathing...

A freakish whisper resounded through the air...

"Home today? I don't think so Arnav...I may not be able to get through that locked door, but you have to unlock it to leave...I may not be able to see past that screen you put up, but i know what you've been doing to MY woman...I won't spare either of you...home today? ? ?...." an evil smile etched over his face...

......

Arnav and Khushi leisurely kissed...their tongues tangled...their breath mingled...and amidst the quiet passion he lay her back onto the bed...

Her hands were clinging tightly to his shirt...her lips were firm and her brow furrowed...

Arnav's hands circled her hips as he gently coaxed her lips to soften, to respond to his sweet heat.

Khushi slowly yielded to him.

Their breath mingled while warm, tender flesh brushed across warm, tender flesh.

He canted her head and her mouth opened fully for his kiss.

Her heart thudded madly as he swamped her senses with the delicious, erotic ways he used his tongue.

He explored patiently, all the while, his hands moved over her body.

Her blood pulsed.

The scent of aroused male surrounded her; heat from his remarkably firm body burned her from the inside out.

Her dizzy moan of pleasure turned into a surprised gasp when he broke the kiss and looked into her eyes...

He saw Khushi's eyes wild with desire...he saw her pupils dilating ...

"Ar..Arnavji..."

"I love you...you're safe with me..."

Arnav captured her mouth in a wet kiss that sucked all lucid thoughts from her head.

He touched her, floating his hands up her stomach, caressing her ribcage, cupping her breasts softly with his wide palms.

The ripples of pleasure  were making a mockery of anything she’d felt before.

She melted into him while his mouth continued to destroy her.

Dizzy and aching, he pushed his pelvis forward, wishing all barriers between them were gone and they were skin to skin. Man to woman.

But right now it was not about making love... it was about making her feel love...

It was about protecting her...

As the kiss slowed he saw that the different tablets were starting to take effect...

"Arn...Arnavji..." her voice went groggy..."wh...what is...happening...

Arnav hated to do this to her...but he had to protect her at any cost...

He whispered against her lips..."Don't worry...please trust me...Sleep sweetheart...I love you, so much…"

And with that ...Khushi fell asleep...

Arnav stood up slowly...making sure she was comfortable...

He turned towards the hospital door...

His eyes burning with fury, hatred, and rage...

Immense amounts of anger  ripped through him...

Pure hatred spliced within his booming heart...

Because for the last 24 hours...Arnav knew.

For 24 horrendous hours he knew that Shyam WAS outside the room...lurking...

He never doubted Khushi...

His emotions tugged at him...her fear...her tears...every sob, every cry would pain him...

When the doctor had visited him last, Khushi had been asleep...

He had told him of the breach of security and asked immediately for all surveillance footage to be sent to his laptop...

There he had seen it.

Shyam had been lurking the entire time.

From the moment they arrived at the hospital...

He had seen her die...

He had seen her come back to life...

He had heard Arnav ask for a secure room...

Shyam had infiltrated the private floor of the hospital before they even went up there...

Arnav knew they were safe and secure in the room...

He also knew that the guards were stopping anyone but Khushi's doctor coming up, so Shyam wouldn't be able to escape...

*flashback*

Arnav's eyes turned red with rage...he tried to maintain his self control when he spoke..."Doctor... I want the surveillance in the hallways doubled..."

"Ofcourse Mr. Raizada, but there has been no one else come up other than me..."

"Are all the rooms empty on this floor? I mean, is there ANY medical equipment up here at all? Supply cupboards?"

"No sir...the entire floor has been cleared..."

"okay...and one more thing..."

Arnav paused...he hated to this to her...

Her trust in him was severely important...but...

Her life...

Her life held more importance to him than anything else...

He didn't want her subjected to any more mental torture...

Reluctantly he spoke..."Doctor...Khushi has still been having many disturbed nights...Is there a medicine I could give Khushi to take that would make her sleep...I am worried about her panic attacks..."

"Certainly..."

The doctor gave 3 small sedatives to Arnav...

"just give her these with some water and within 10 or so minutes she will not be able to stay awake...at least she'll have some proper rest..."

Arnav nodded...His heart hurting that he had to deceive Khushi...

*end of flashback*

Arnav stood facing the door.

He had to lure him out...

Arnav quickly pulled all the screens around Khushi...

Blocking her sleeping state from what was about to happen...

"Your sick obsession with MY wife ends today..."

Arnav felt his heart harden...

He strapping body stiffened...

Prepared to strike...

Prepared to defend...

A horrific smile stretched across his face...

His voice was low and terrifying..."You ready come out and Play Shyam...?"

Arnav keyed in the security code to unlock the door...

He swung the door open and stepped back...

Arnav stood directly in front of Khushi blocking her from any harm...

Since there was no medical equipment on their level, he knew Shyam had no weapons...

But it didn't matter if he did, because 'Arnav' had fled from his body...taken over by a cunning beast ready to fight to the death to protect what belonged to him...

......

Arnav waited…

5 minutes...

10 minutes...

20 minutes...

Finally...

Arnav heard someone approach...

And not a second later...he saw Shyam appear before him...

Leaning against the doorway, stood the man who caused it all...

"saale Saab..." he said smiling...his voice quiet and eerie...

Arnav stayed motionless...

Arms crossed...

Staring murderously at his target...

"Nothing to say Arnav...? Knowing that I've been here from the start?"

Shyam now stood straight...

Arnav still didn't move.

"Knowing that I almost succeeded...I heard her heart stop too you know..."

Undefinable amounts of pain jabbed at Arnav's heart but still, he didn't move...

"I'm sure you were told of what i did to her...just letting you know that her breasts...feel...divine...too bad that she woke up when she did...because i would have loved to have taken it further...i finally held her in my arms...had my hands on her..."

Arnav's jaw started to clench…

His fists turning white from the pressure…

"I had my hands all over her...squeezing those tiny nipples till they bled slightly..."

Arnav flinched, barely holding back the beast inside him…

Shyam's sordid words were fueling the volcano of rage that was boiling inside Arnav…

"She started waking just when i was parting her legs..." Shyam paused...staring in disbelief...."Not even a word of fury? From the great Arnav Singh Raizada...? I could have claimed YOUR wife as my own had she not regained consciousness..."

Arnav didn't move.

Shyam began to laugh..."Oh you're making this too easy Saale Saab!..." Shyam took a step forward...

Arnav's heart picked up speed…

His reflexes alert and prepared…

"Is that my Khushi laying behind those screens? Can she hear me? Does she know that i'm finally here to end this for her?" Shyam stepped in further...

Arnav's brutality was roaring to break free...his mind kept repeating one thing..."just walk in and shut the door..."

Shyam was getting disturbed by Arnav's silence...so he stepped in further..."Well Arnav, since you seem to be in a trance...i shall go and take what's mine..."

Shyam strode in, slamming the door behind him...

A deafening siren began to blare outside the room...

Several loud clicks resounded...

A stunned Shyam spun around to see that he was locked inside the room...with a man who was long past his point of control...

Shyam turned back to face Arnav..

Arms no longer crossed...stance no longer stiff and rigid...Arnav boiled forth with Fury...Rage...

A Savage voice growled from Arnav's throat......"Time...to...play... There are no cameras in here..."

Shyam was starting to realize his predicament..."I only need a few seconds to end you...then end her..." and with that he walked towards Khushi...

There was no holding back now...Arnav was overtaken with wrath...

Stepping in front of Shyam, Arnav pushed him forcefully backwards knocking him to the ground..."You will NEVER get close to her again...EVER...you'll have to get past me first...and that is never going to fucking happen!!!"

Shyam grunted feeling the sting of the fall splice through him...

Arnav had one hand behind his back as Shyam lurched towards him...

"I will NOT spare you for what you've done!!!!! You think I'll just LET you walk past me and touch my wife...? After what you put her through?"

Shyam approached...his sick smile only pushing Arnav's anger further..."oh there's no way you will stop me...I'll fight you...She WILL be mine..."

Arnav's voice gone...a barbaric creature's snarl burst forth..."NO BLOODY WAY IN HELL!"

Unrestrained rage surged forth…

Arnav lifted something heavy from behind him and furiously struck Shyam…

Shyam flew backwards so hard that he hit the wall...then tumbled to the floor shaking violently...

Arnav had electrocuted him with a defibrillator...

He paced towards Shyam...standing powerfully beside him...

Shyam was groaning...jolts of pain slicing his insides...

"DID IT HURT?!" Arnav roared as he yanked him to his feet...Shyam was still twitching from the effect of the voltage...

"DID IT HURT ENOUGH FOR YOU TO REALIZE!?"

Arnav clamped the electrodes on Shyam once more and shot him though the heart...

Seeing his wife's molester now laying on the ground before him made Arnav erupt once again...

Fists flew through the air as they began to fight...

The upper hand was with Arnav...

He jerked Shyam's body around.

One arm wrapped around his neck another against the side of his head.

A single move, and  it would all be over. ….Shyam would finally be gone.

Arnav's ferocious scream pierced the air... he couldn’t do it.

Furious with himself, he applied just the right amount of pressure for unconsciousness.

When Shyam went limp, he let him drop to the ground...

Hell Exploded inside Arnav yet again...

He lifted his foot, and stomped it down hard, the brunt of the force landing  in Shyam's gut..."You will NEVER, EVER go near her again...DO YOU UNDERSTAND!??!"

Savage brutality now commanded his entire being...

He punched and hit Shyam's unconscious body until  the police  entered the room...

"STOP SIR!!! ENOUGH!!!"

Arnav's eyes were wide...the animal inside him had gone wild...

Arnav staggered backwards breathing the words..."never again..."

"Mr. Raizada, we saw the footage of him entering this room...we have the facts from the hospital staff...now we just need a statement from you now..."

Arnav was hardly aware of anything...

The fear and desperation of the last few days had been the most traumatic of his life...

Ignoring the police, he dashed past the screens to Khushi's side...

His shaking fingers lightly caressed her sleeping face..."Kh...Khushhhii...It's over sweetheart...he won't hurt you again...EVER...ever..."

The policemen left Arnav alone for a moment as emergency crews burst into the room taking Shyam's body out on a stretcher...

……….

The next few hours went by in a blur...

Arnav sat beside Khushi holding her hand...

He heard bits and pieces of conversations...

Constant questions...

Shyam being in a critical condition...

More questions...

Arnav's voice was robotic... He heard his voice answering ...but his heart was concentrating on Khushi...

When the final person left the room, Arnav wearily got up to shut and lock the door...

Stricken with emotion Arnav slumped against the door...

Holding his head in his hands, his heart's agony spilt free...

His back slid down and he fell to the ground...

His guttural moans bled forth as he wept for all the pain he felt... for all the pain she felt...

Soft cries halted his thoughts...ripping his mind away from the killing grief that was engulfing him...

Khushi's sleepy voice called out to him..."Arn...Arnavji..."

Arnav heard Khushi's voice and speedily approach her...

"Arnavji...?

Sitting beside her, he took her hand in his...caressing it softly...

He looked completely spent...his eyes were red, his body still shaking from the impact of his emotions...

"A...Arnavji?..."

She looked up into his grim face...

He was trying desperately to gather together all the things he wanted to say…

All the apologies he needed to make…

All the feelings surging inside him that he wanted to express....but he couldn’t control the tears that flooded his eyes, rolling down his face.

"Khushi...I..." sobs tore through him.

Emotions he’d held in check swamped his soul.

He now came face to face with the fact that he almost lost her...

Arnav pressed soft kisses on her hand. “Everything’s fine... He won't ever  hurt you again... ”

Tears formed in her eyes...

"No...no no...Shhhhhh" he lifted her and held her close as she cried...

Her doelike eyes glistened as she looked up at him, and her rosy lips beckoned with a need he hadn't the strength to fight.

Arnav lowered his mouth to hers and took his fill of her sweetness.

The kiss was incredibly soft and nurturing ...their tongues entwined rhythmically around each others... hearts united as one...

Arnav continued to kiss her softly, tentatively...tracing the soft contours of her mouth…

He felt her start to tremble and, for a moment, feared her response…

"Khushi..." he whispered...her lips were a warm breath from his...

"w...what....what happened...?" her soft inquiring eyes met his...

"It's over...The police caught Shyam...He WILL NOT come near you again..."

She let out a short gasps of pain and relief..."he...he won't try to hurt you?"

Arnav cried internally at her concern for him instead of herself...he gently shook his head..."He won't come near me, and more importantly, he won't come near you..."

Holding her closer, he continued..."sweetheart...the doctor said I can take you home soon..."

She froze...alarm began to splutter through her…

"Home?" she thought..."the place where he yells, where he abuses, where he hates me...if i leave here...he won't love me anymore..."

Feeling scared about the upcoming change she blurted out..."I don't want to go anywhere with you..."

Stunned to silence, Arnav disengaged her arms from him and moved back carefully to look at her...

"Wh...what did you say?"

She stared up at him, all the old doubts rushing back to coil their clammy tendrils about her heart...

She held her chest as her heart began to ache...

Seeing her sudden onset of fear and uncertaintly, he held her face  gently and lifted her eyes to his...

"Khushi? ...talk to me..." he said as terror started to build within him...

"You ... You won't..." nerves stopped her from voicing her anxiety...

"I won't what sweetheart..." his face was revealing his immense concern ...

"If I...If I go back to your...your house...you won't... love me anymore..."

It hit him...

He realized her fear...

Her memories...

His yelling...

His threatening...

His anger...

His fury...

His hatred...

There was not a doubt in his mind of his ardent love for her....

"You...you think I won't...Khushi...I...I..." ...Promptly climbing on top of her, he straddled her hips as she fell back onto the bed...

His breath rasped hard and heavy now...

“Khushi..."

She turned her eyes away...

"Khushi...” he breathed on a sigh. . . “Look in my eyes..."

Nervously she gazed up...

"Calm your fears sweetheart... I’m not fool enough to think I could ever deny my feelings for you again...MY heart would stop beating if I didn't have you..."

Overcome with desire for her....his mouth slanted over hers with demanding mastery.

For a moment, she remained unresponsive, frozen in his arms...

But as his hands moved firmly and lovingly over her skin...she began to melt...

With a shudder, her lips began to move against his.  

As he deepened the kiss, she relaxed  and wrapped her previously rigid arms warmly around his neck...

Arnav's mouth simply…overtook hers...

The kiss knocked her sideways, even as he pressed his body into her...

When he broke free from her mouth, Khushi gasped for breath...

He whispered, “You undo me. You have from the second you I saw you.”

He brutally took her mouth for another hard kiss...

"there is no way I could ever stop loving you..."

As she was going to respond, Arnav swooped in and fiercely kissed her again...

"there is no way I could EVER give you up...or stop protecting or wanting or needing you..."

"Arnavji I..."

Holding her shoulders, he lifted her upper body a few inches up from the bed...

Khushi's head fell back bearing her neck...and her hands came up to cling tightly on Arnav sinewed  arms...

He leaned in and began to boorishly suck, lick and kiss her neck ...

Every sound he made vibrated along her skin making her pulse with pleasure...

He kissed a path up to her ear and held her tightly against his chest..."YOU....ARE...MY...ONE...AND...ONLY...LOVE..."

Releasing her, her back hit the bed and she exhaled in shock...

Her eyes flew open...

Her lips parted in surprise...

Instantly, his mouth opened, and he kissed her with a firm, suctioning pressure...moving to change angles every few seconds without once breaking contact with her. ..

The ache inside her heart vanished...to be replaced by a throbbing ache between her legs...

Determined to convince her, he kissed her with all of the pent up passion he'd been holding in his heart for her....

With steady fingers, he slid his hands down the length of her body...

He took his time, lighty showering her with kisses along her salty tear-stained cheeks... 

His strong hand closed over her breast.

Soft moans escaped her throat.

She let the pleasure take her...

She was his...

She was safe...

His attention to her safety had brought her back to life...

His attention to her emotions had begun healing her heart...

And his attention to hers needs brought their bodies together as one...

Just when she thought she wouldn't be able to handle any more, he brought himself up over her and slowly pushed inside her.

She trembled with the intense pleasure of being filled.

His low groan of pleasure heated her blood as she moved with him.

He gripped her hips as his mouth found hers and he drove herself deeper and deeper. ..

She cried out again and again …

It didn’t take long before the fire between her legs surged around his phallus…

Screaning his name over and over,  the walls of her most intimate of places quivered in release as she tumbled over the edge.

Colors exploded behind her closed lids as she felt Arnav hold her closer...

As Khushi's pulses exploded around him, Arnav felt his whole body tense up…

He saw pain momentarily flash across her face….

Holding her still, her body clenched down on him tight…

It was impossible to hold onto his control when deep inside his wife, but he waited….

"Khushi…?"

Her eyes opened slowly and he saw her emotions slowly cracking…

"Talk to me…"

Her quivering lips parted…"I…I have loved you for so long…but…"

Shaking his head, he rushed to stop her, "No…not but…I love you…and I'm sorry…I'm sorry Khushi…"

He brushed aside his concerns and began to thrust up into her once more, stroking long and slow, watching her face as he moved against her.

Bracing his hands beside her head for better leverage, he thrust harder, using shorter strokes.

"You are so beautiful...I…I love you…" A sigh escaped him, guilt burrowing deep in his gut. "I'm sorry."

Biting her lip, tears filling her eyes, she panted as ecstasy and grief welled up inside...

Wrapping his arms around her, he held her close, rocking into her more slowly, filling her completely before sliding back out to rock back in again.

Her skin was warm, breath ghosting over his.

A bead of sweat slipped down her temple racing a tear as she sucked in a shuddering breath.

"It's my fault." Her eyes closed, as if she couldn't bear to look at him any longer, and he felt daggers of pain slice his hear.

Trying desperately to remain calm, he tenderly held her cheeks, brushing his thumbs over her tear tracks.

"No Khushi…NO. No you are NOT to blame…" he bit out, rocking faster, feeling the rich friction of her squeezing muscles clenching around him, holding him inside her.

She was barely moving anymore.

"It's not your fault, Khushi…Don't you EVER say that again…"

Pressing a hard kiss to her lips, he whispered, "I love you…"

Sighing heavily, she breathed out and seemed to let go...

Her eyes opened and focused on his, brown to brown, body beginning to move again…

She panted, straining to move, but Arnav wouldn't allow it…

Another orgasm was building up fast inside her, and he could see the emotions returning…"My fault, my fault," she whispered over and over again, "God, it's all my fault."

Unable to stand the pain and hurt in her voice, to see it in her face, he pushed an arm beneath her lower back and pulled, arching her body…

With is other hand, he gripped the back of her head and held her tight, keeping their eyes locked…

Dropping his body weight onto her, he began to impale her deeply, wanting to replace the guilt with pleasure.

"It is NOT your fault Khushi! I KNOW who's fault it is! And I will not allow you to think this anymore!!! Enough!!!"

She started to clench on him, her body jerking as he held her down…

Tight around me… so tight.

"I…I..I'm…I feel it…I…"

Arnav lost it, plunging into her recklessly, wildly, hips bucking into hers, burying his face in her hair, letting himself fall with her…

With a broken scream, Khushi's climax ripped through her and tore her apart, leaving her limp and shuddering.

She would have wept with the glory of it, but Arnav pressed their trembling bodies together even tighter...

With a howl of ecstasy, he continued to hold his climax back …

Pleasure shot through him, straight to his erection, surrounded by her silky warmth, still fluttering constantly around him.

"Stay with me…" he begged, shoving harder into her, grunting as he restrained, "I love you…I want you…more than anyone…anything…"

She heard him, even though her blood was pumping loud, even though her breathing was harsh, even though every nerve inside her was humming with electricity…

Her trembling hands lifted to his face…

There wasn't a word on her lips, but there was forgiveness in her kiss.

The moment her mouth touched his, his body tautened.

Her hands held his face gently as he drove deeper into her, burying himself in her forgiveness, seed spurting into her, guilt pouring free.

His roar as he came filled Khushi with hope…

Hot, sharp shooting semen struck inside her igniting her aftershock…

His hands sought hers and fingers intertwined as he found her mouth again.

“...Come back to OUR home with me...please Khushi…” he whispered against her lips...

Her heart screamed her answer....

Lifting her eyes to him, she nodded...

Arnav felt as if his heart would combust... "Khushi...I...I promise you. Things WILL BE different! I promise! Please trust me...I love you..."

She could do nothing but hold on to him, her only anchor in the storm...

Arnav's emotions swirled his thoughts as he felt her cling to him...

"She's so tiny...fairy like...but yet...so strong...how? After all that I put her through...?"

He circled his arms tighter around her...

He had a grotesque slap into reality when he couldn't find her...

The memory of her shivering, pale body in the boat made  his world become a chaotic blur...

Then when her heart stopped, His whole reason for living vanished...

Her fear made the reality of the situation slam into him...

Her surrender to him...this...THIS was what cemented his already unending love for her...

That through her fear, through her pain, through her hurt...she gave of herself...fully becoming his...

"You have nothing to fear anymore…Just sleep now Khushi…"

He was worried that he had pushed her too far, but as she lay beneath him, the pleasure on her face was something he was never going to be sorry for…

"You are so beautiful…shhh, let your body pulse…I'm holding you…"

Kissing her damp forehead, he held her close until she fell asleep in his arms…

His wife.

His Khushi.

She had brought HIS heart back to life…

A heart that once was frozen…

.............................

EPILOGUE...

"Arnavji please?”  Khushi whined softly

Khushi hated to whine, but she’d do what she had to. 

Arnav had just helped her out of the shower, helped her redress,  and now she sat on the bed, dressed in light pink, playing with her wet hair... 

“No."

Khushi lifted her face to her handsome husband..."Oh come on...Please...."

He almost gave in seeing her gorgeous glistening hair and big beautiful eyes...

He propped his hands on his hips and stood by the edge of the bed staring down at her...his voice came out steady, with a quiet power...“What part of 'no' didn’t you understand?”

Khushi rolled her eyes, and smacked her hands firmly down on the bed... “I am fine.”

“You just got home two days ago, on the agreement you’d stay in bed.”  He leaned down until his face was right in hers.  “And in bed you’ll stay.”

She changed tactics...pressing her nose to his, she whispered..."and what did you do to MAKE me agree to stay in bed!?”

Memories of the teasing sexual escapade in the hospital shower flashed in his head…

But he wasn't going to give in…

"I remember...and the answer is still no..."

Angrily, She reached up to grab his shirt and pull him to her, but he fisted his hand over hers and simply stared.

That tactic didn’t work either.

"Please...” She stared deep into her eyes...

He only held her stare, didn’t budge an inch. “No.”

Khushi frowned..."Fine...”

Pleased to hear her response, he moved in ready to kiss her when her voice made him jump..."WAIT!!!!  Couldn't I sit on the couch downstairs!? At least I'd be around everyone...." she blinked slowly, making Arnav's heart jump at her cuteness..."please Arnavji...."

His eyes slid closed, and his sigh wafted against her lips. 

“Please?” she whispered again...  “I won’t even walk if that worries you.” 

She felt edgy and tense not doing anything...and needed out of this damn bed...

"Khushi, the doctors told you not to push it, to take it easy…and I'm going to make sure you do! With the amount of shock to your system-"

"I'm healing extremely well…and you are looking after me so caringly…"

"CARINGLY?! I love you so fucking much and I WILL do whatever it takes to keep you safe and well…"

“Arnavji, I promise to relax...It's just a couch...I'll be reclining there...and the added benefit is, I won’t complain there,” she tried again, lifting her hand to his cheek letting her palm rest there....

His eyes opened and one brow arched.

Arnav had been hovering over her ever since she came home, rarely leaving her side, and watched her constantly. 

She liked him being there, knowing he was there, but his hawk gaze missed little.  

“Come on, please? You can carry me.  I know it makes you feel manly.  Besides, I’ll rest later.  I’m hungry and I hate to eat in bed,” she smiled...

His loud sigh told her that he'd given in...but it also told her how frustrated he was.

“Khushi...I swear if I see you doing ANYTHING but resting ...” he said, gently lifting her against him... 

Khushi wrapped her arms around his neck and settled her head on his shoulder. 

His aftershave, strong this morning, filled her senses. 

She could practically taste the spicy scent, leaning up a bit, she kissed his neck... 

“Khushi...don't push me, it's time for you to REST.” he said with a warning…

A muscle in his jaw started to tick...

Once downstairs, the sounds of breakfast drifted from the kitchen, voices floating on the air. 

The entire family was in there... 

Arnav tried to avoid their gazes...

As soon as Arnav had brought her home, Anjali, Payal and Nani had taken over...

The amount of crying, chatting, and hugging that went on almost made him jealous, but after seeing how happy they all made her, he reigned in his feelings and just watched Khushi's beautiful smile...

Arnav set her down on the couch with extreme care....

Khushi inwardly sighed...

"Honestly, Arnavji, you act as if I’ll break if you move too quickly.”

He didn’t comment, but she saw the edge of his mouth tighten...

Once she was comfortable, Arnav knelt down on his haunches beside her... 

He wanted to scold her as badly as he wanted to kiss her...“You drive me crazy Khushi...and right now I want to do nothing more than fill your body with mine, but I NEED to make sure you recover…”

He smoothed a finger down her cheek as they silently spoke with their eyes…"I love you Arnavji…"

Just as he was about to respond, he was interrupted by a loud yell.

"Khushi! You're up! And you're down here!?" Payal rushed over

Standing abruptly, he tried to speak…“She said she was hungry...."

Arnav could hardly get a sentence out…

"DI! Khushi is down here!"

Anjali rushed in, "Khushiji! Oh I'm so pleased Chote brought you down..."

Arnav tried to speak again..."I brought her down on the proviso that she doesn't..."

"Now Khushiji...please don't strain yourself...If you need anything you MUST call one of us..."

“I still think you should be in bed.” Arnav said, but his statement went unheard...

Feeling annoyed, he raised his voice...."FOOD! NOW!"

Khushi would have jumped off the couch and gotten it herself, but figured he’d fall over with panic...

Anjali shook her head, "Chote, you've had Khushiji to yourself for weeks...Try to understand that we are only trying to..."

"I understand Di...I...I'm..."

Payal walked over to him..."Everyone's emotions are high right now...no one need apologize..."

Khushi finally spoke up..."ENOUGH! I get it! Everyone here loves me!...and everyone is sorry!....now can we please try to get life back to normal!?"

All eyes widened...

All voices stopped...

Arnav smirked slightly saying, "And She's back..."

Her eyes lifted to his, and heat and love spread spread like wildfire through his thawed heart…