Arnav strode into the house and made his way to his room, he was five minutes late and he was sure he would receive an hour long lecture from his Mrs. because of it. He opened the door to find Khushi sat on the bed with her head low, she looked up at him and flashed a brief smile before she stood up and ran over to him. She flung her arms around him and Arnav hesitated for a moment, after which he wrapped his arms around Khushi.
"Khushi, what's wrong?" He asked, assuming by her strange behaviour something must be up. She looked up at him, her eyes were now beginning to turn red as she fought hard not to cry.
"Woh kya hai nah, main kuch khaas pehna chaathi thi aaj, lekin woh weight ki vaaje se kuch fit toh karhi nai tah. So I found this and it was red and I know how much you love red, so I put it on and zipped it up...lekin....lekin....zipper stuck hogaya tah aur abh main issi baand nahi kaarsakti...aur hum bahaar nahi jaasakte!" Khushi wailed dramatically and Arnav had to hide his laughter. She was crying because the zipper to her anarkali was stuck....only Khushi. He pulled her from himself and smiled as he noted how beautiful she was looking in her anarkali.
"Let me look Khushi." He said as he began to turn her slightly when she smacked his hands away.
"Nahi! Main abh moti hogi, tum jaon naa, apni patli patli, gori gori models ke paas jaa na! Poore din unke ssath hote hain, jaane kyun tum vapaas yahaan athe hai, apni mothi biwi ke paas? Who would want to come home to a fat whale like me-eeeee!" Khushi said as she began to cry again, this girl is too ridiculous for words Arnav thought to himself. She wasn't even fat, sure she'd swell up as the baby grew but that was expected. Arnav ignored her and turned her around...just like he thought. Khushi sniffed.
"Kya hua, apne dekha main kitne mot-" Khushi was interrupted as she felt Arnav slide the zipper up. Khushi turned to him shocked, after he'd finished and Arnav smiled. "Yeh, tumne kaise kiya?" She asked and Arnav's grin grew.
"Khushi the material got stuck in the zipper, you are not fat and you fit into this dress perfectly, abh chale?" He asked and Khushi shook her head, he pulled his arm around her waist, looked down at her and smiled. "Oh yeah, aaj aap kafi uchi lagti hai."He said, she'd gone through all this melodrama for him, it was the least he could do.
They got to the restaurant, Arnav had them open up a VIP section for them which was secluded and away from the crowds of tables where everyone else was. Khushi smiled as he pulled her chair out for him and they sat down. Khushi opened the menu and began to read it when her face fell. There was nothing here she particularly wanted to eat. What she felt like was todha samosa, todha chaane, todhi si paneer. Khushi's stomach rumbled at the idea of it. Oh and for dessert Kheer and Jalebis. That was what she really wanted. Not this Italian food, she was sure it was tasty but Khushi really fancied some Desi style khaana.
"Khushi." Arnav said and Khushi snapped out of her food dream. "I said are you ready to order, main waiter ko bhula deta hoon." Arnav said and Khushi gave a strange half smile which let Arnav know something was up.
"What's wrong now?" He asked and Khushi became even stranger.
"Nahi, kuch nahi, kuch nahi wrong. Tum order karo naa, hum kaate hai, tumhari problem kya hai?" She jibed back and Arnav made a face at her.
"Mera problem? I'm not the one behaving so strangely. Kyun tumhe Italian food pasaand nahi?" He asked and Khushi frowned. Of course she didn't, she grew up on dahl and puris not pasta. She needed to comfort eat not try these weird foreign foods. Arnav narrowed his eyes. "Tik hai, we'll go home." He said and he got up. Khushi made a face, great she'd ruined the one time Arnav had made the effort to take her out. Oh god, he was going to be angry now wasn't he? Khushi could feel the upcoming freeze out she'd get from Arnav. She began to get up, when Arnav placed his hand towards her and lifted her up once she placed her hand in his. He held her hand as they walked out of the restaurant. They got into the car and Arnav began to drive, when something caught Khushi's eyes.
"DHABBA!" Khushi squealed and Arnav braked not having fully comprehended what she'd said. "Arnav, dhabba, chalo nah, bohut din hogaye dhabba gaye nahi." She pleaded as she pulled on his arm.
"No way Khushi, its in the middle of nowhere, probably doesn't even pass a basic hygine code. No, no way am I letting you eat that crap its bad for our baby." He said sternly and Khushi rolled her eyes.
"Maine apni life main kohi assi dhabba par nahi gaye jaha mera tabiyaat kraab hua, toh aap meherbaani karke chup hoja aur chalo." She said and Khushi got out of the car. Arnav groaned, parked up and went to go follow Khushi.
They sat down and Khushi ordered everything she'd wanted previously and Arnav just asked for a bottle of water. Khushi rolled her eyes at him and then when Arnav needed to attend to a call she asked the guy who had served them to get Arnav the same as what Khushi had ordered. Arnav sat down and found a plate of puris, paaneer and dahl in front of him. Khushi smiled at him and wiggled her eyebrows.
"Uchi kushboo arri na?" She asked and Arnav shook his head but his stomach growled and betrayed him. Khushi laughed. "Look your stomach is saying something, you should listen to it Mr. Raizada." She said and then dug into her food. Arnav looked in wonder at her, she was a tiny thing with the hunger of ten men. He had to admit it though, the food looked pretty good and he was starving and so he dug in also. Arnav had cleared the taal clean and Khushi looked at him proudly, Arnav looked up at her and Khushi smiled as she leant across the table and wiped a little paneer from his mouth and Arnav looked away embarrassed.
"Okay if you're quite done?" He said and Khushi sat down. "Chale abh?" He asked and Khushi smiled as she nodded and got up. They got into the car and Khushi looked too smug for Arnav's liking.
"You know you wont always get your way Khushi." He said and Khsuhi turned to him with a suspicious expression. "Just wait until my princess arrives, everything will go her way and she'll be just like her pappa." He said confidently and Khushi scoffed.
"I wouldn't be too sure, when my son gets here everything will go his way and he'll be just like his mamma." She said with matched confidence. Arnav rolled his eyes.
"We'll see in six months then." He said and Khushi turned to him with a look of arrogance on her face.
"Yes, we will see."
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