Birthday

 

“You can’t force someone to celebrate their birthday! You can’t force someone to cut a cake! I don’t want all this, this cake, that bag, I don’t want all these materialistic things! I wanted something that was personal, filled with love. All I wanted was a simple happy birthday. But you’re Arnav Singh Raizada. How can such a simple, unglamorous phrase leave your mouth. But thank you, for your 2 lakhs bag, this cake, all these decorations anyway.”

 

Turning away angrily, Khushi stormed back into their bedroom, leaving her presents and her slightly defeated husband behind.

Arnav recalled what she had said when he’d gifted her the bag, the way she’d questioned whether it was really from him if he hadn’t even picked it out. And he realised she had a point. Khushi had never been about materialistic things and that’s all he had done today. He’d showered her with materialistic stuff when he knew all she wanted was a simple wish.

After everything that had happened between them, after the kidnapping, after her wanting to leave, he should’ve used this opportunity to make her birthday special, to shower her with love, to try and win her back. Instead he’d tried to buy her back.

Mentally kicking himself, Arnav looked at the clock. Her birthday wasn’t yet over, there was still time to put all this right.

 

*****

 

When Arnav returned from his mamas garden, Khushi was already in bed and she appeared to be asleep. There was 10 minutes or so of her birthday left.
Sitting down beside her, Arnav placed the rose he had brought back on Khushi’s pillow before leaning in to place a kiss on her forehead.

 

“Happy birthday Khushi. I wish you all the happiness in the world.”

 

He’d screwed up, and he knew it. It was so easy to wish her, why couldn’t he do it when she was awake. He could have made her day. Instead he had ruined it.
Wiping a tear that had gathered in his eye, Arnav got off the bed but was stopped by the feeling of a small hand on his wrist.

Turning around, he looked to see Khushi lying in bed, her eyes open with tears flowing down her cheeks, holding onto him.

 

“Khushi you’re…”

“Arnav ji…”

 

Arnav felt slightly thrown. She was awake and she heard what he had said. He may as well just try to make things right while he had the chance.

 

“I… Happy birthday Khushi.”

“Thank you.”

“You’re not asleep yet?”

 

Shaking her head, Khushi sat up, picking the rose up from beside her. She looked at it intently before smiling and putting it on her bedside table.

 

“I love it, thank you. It’s my favourite present.”

“I’m sorry that I ruined your day. That I forgot your birthday to begin with and then shouted at you. I’m… I…”

“Shh…”

 

Pressing her finger to his lips, Khushi shuffled closer to Arnav. Shaking her head, she slowly lowered her finger, placed her hand on his chest.

 

“What’s done is done. You’ve made up for it now, it doesn’t matter any more.”

“It should! I’m your husband, I should’ve remembered and I should’ve…”

 

Wrapping his arms around her, Arnav pulled Khushi close to himself.

 

“I should’ve known you didn’t want me wasting my time on materialistic things. I should’ve known you just wanted my attention and my wishes.”

 

Breaking the hug, Arnav realised what he should do to make her birthday special. What he wanted to do to make her birthday memorable.

Looking at the clock, he saw that there was still a few minutes of her birthday left. Arnav moved away from Khushi slightly as he pulled his jumper off. Moving back towards Khushi, he took her face in his hands and inched towards her.

 

“Arnav ji…”

“Sh… We need to make the most of your birthday.”

“Lekin…”

 

But what she wanted to say after that was gone. All thoughts were gone as he moved closer to her, closing the distance between them, his lips inches away from hers.

 

“Happy birthday Khushi.”

 

Before she could respond, his lips were on hers. Khushi’s eyes widened before they fluttered shut. His fingers caressed her cheek, while he used the other hand to hold her neck. Khushi’s hand that had been resting on his chest, moved to his collar as she held onto him for dear life, while her other hand moved up to his face, holding his stubbled jaw.
Their kiss started off slow as Arnav eased Khushi into it. His lips gently tugged on hers while she attempted to mimic his actions.

He had wanted to kiss her like this for so long. Since before Diwali actually. And after getting so close to kissing her on Dilwali, he couldn’t stop thinking about her lips and how much he wanted to take them between his own. He thought about how close they had come in that hut that night…

Now, after a stupid long time, he finally had her where he wanted her. In his arms, on his bed, her lips fused to his. As he moved his hands away from her face and down to her neck, Arnav realised this wasn’t enough any more. He wanted more, he wanted to give her more.

Khushi’s hands too had moved away from his face and were exploring his body. She’d untucked his shirt and had let her hands wonder under his shirt as she felt his muscular back. She wanted more.

Biting down on her lip slightly, Khushi’s parted her lips in shock and Arnav took the opportunity to slip his tongue between her lips.

This may have been a step too far too soon, as Khushi broke the kiss and jumped away from Arnav. He watched as she slowly raised her hand to her lips.

 

“Khushi…”

“Aapne…”

 

Scooting closer to Khushi, Arnav placed his hand on her arm. He stroked her bare arm, making circles on her skin with his thumb as he slowly unbuttoned his shirt.

 

“Yeh aap…”

 

Moving towards her once more, he placed a light kiss on her cheek before whispering in her ear.

 

“If you’re so shocked to have my tongue in your mouth, how will you manage when we try to take things further?”

 

Smirking, he moved back, taking in her wide eyes, her cheeks starting to turn pink. Arnav moved back towards her, hand on the side of her neck while the other rested on her waist, pushing her down against the bed slightly.

 

“C… Contract…”

 

This stopped Arnav in his tracks. She was still thinking about the damn contract. But it wasn’t her fault. He’d reminded her, used it against her to try and keep her. Moving back, he ran his hand through his hair.

 

“The contract doesn’t mean anything to me. Maybe it never did. I only brought it up again because… Because I… I was scared you were going to leave me and I couldn’t think of anything else. I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean it! The contract means nothing to me. You, me, this, us… This is what matters, how we feel about each other.”

“And how do we feel about each other?”

 

Arnav hadn’t been expected to be asked this question. He thought his feelings for her were obvious, but maybe she just needed some reassurance. Cupping her face, Arnav leaned close to her, placing a light kiss on her lips before pulling away.

 

“I… I… I lo… I love you Khushi. More than anyone else in this world.”

 

The way he was looking at her, the impact of his words, realising that she hadn’t been mistaken, Khushi felt a surge of happiness course through her body. When he had said it on the phone, she’d been ecstatic, but later when she realised it could have just been so that she knew he was in trouble… It had shattered her slightly. She thought maybe he didn’t mean it, but just wanted to alert her. But now… Him saying it now, here, when there was no pressure… She knew it was real.

 

“I don’t know about you, but I really love you dammit.”

 

Feeling as though she could fly, Khushi wrapped her arms around Arnav, resting her face in his neck.

 

“Hum bhi aapse bohot pyaar karti hoon.”

 

He knew this, but hearing her actually say it, it changed everything. She loved him. She really loved him. Maybe she’d always loved it?

Pulling back once more, Arnav placed his hands on either side of her neck and pulled her back towards him for a kiss.

Tonight, he surely was going to make her birthday night memorable…

 

*****

 

Awaking the next morning, Khushi smiled as she felt the heat of Arnav’s body on her back. Nestling closer to her sleeping husband, Khushi blushed as she recalled the events of the night before.

After they had expressed their love for each other, things heated up fast. Their lips met in urgent, almost frantic kisses, as their hands grasped for the other. When had they actually undressed each other was still a mystery to her. One moment they were both fully clothed, the next she was lying below him, his hands on her naked waist while his lips were trailing down her neck.

The bottom line was, they had done it. They had become one. They’d made love to each other, promised themselves to each other in a way she never thought they would when they initially got married.

Despite all of their challenges and misunderstandings, their love had won.

Turning in his arms, Khushi smiled as she took in the face of her slumbering husband. Holding the sheets close to herself, she propped herself up on her elbow and pressed a kiss on his cheek before sweeping his hair out of his eyes.

 

“Hm, good morning.”

“Good morning.”

 

Opening his eyes and stretching, Arnav smiled when his eyes met Khushi’s. Laying back in his arms, Khushi snuggled close to him, hiding her face in his exposed chest.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

Arnav felt a little nod against his chest. Running a hand along her naked arms, Arnav smiled as he recalled their night of passion.

 

“So Mrs Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada, on a scale of 1 to 10, what would you rate your birthday night?”

 

Blushing, Khushi looked up and met his eyes.

 

“My birthday night was off the scale Mr Raizada. Best birthday night ever.”

 

Smiling, Khushi tucked herself back into her husbands arms.

Best birthday ever.

 

*****

 

Author’s Note: 

Hey guys! How are you all doing? I hope you enjoyed this little shot. As it’s my birthday, I wanted to put together something for you guys, so here it is! 

Let me know what you thought in the comments and I’ll be back soon with the next instalment of Fifty Shades. If you aren’t caught up with Fifty Shades, please do go give it a read. We’re nearing the end now but I still have so much coming. 

Furthermore, I would highly recommend everyone keep a close eye on my blog. As we’re nearing the end of the year, I do have a lot of content which I want to post before the end of the year. Also, as we’re almost at a million hits, I will be posting something big for you guys when we reach that milestone! 

Also, I will soon be notifying you all on scheduling changes for 2018, so that’s something to stay tuned for. All in all, there’s a lot to come! So please be sure to keep a close eye! 

Thank you all for your time and love and I’ll see you all again soon x