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He removed his winter layers and came in his normal white shirt and jeans, in that warm cozy room. She pulled her bag and saw what all Elsa had packed for her. She couldn't even take the clothes out. The bag was full of thermal wear, jackets, coats, gloves, hats ....! She dug her hand deep and took out a night gown and immediately hid it in the bag looking at its transparency. Arnav was staring at her.

She frowned and said. "What are you looking at? Turn your face!" he obeyed, smirking. She opened another bag and was happy to see her dress which she wore while boarding the flight and then in the flight she had changed to winter wear. She shuffled the bag and looked at neatly folded read saree she had hidden in the bag at the last minute without the knowledge of Elsa. She smiled and took it out and went behind the partition to change. "She is still shy!" thought Arnav. He waited for her.

He heard movement behind the partition and khushi's face appeared. Arnav turned and looked at her. "Turn around!" she said. He did. She came out wearing the red saree with sleeves less blouse. He turned around and stood there mesmerized. He moved towards her like a hypnotized person. She blushed and avoided his gaze. He held her by shoulders and sat on a sofa in front of the fire place and pulled her on his laps. She hid her face in his shoulder. . He removed her hairband, running his fingers in her hair. He tickled her with his fingers, removing her pallu from her shoulder. "Stop it!" she giggled pulling his hair burying her face.

“Khushi…!”He couldn't control kissing her. She turned her face away. His force melted her resistance. She moaned arching her back. He gazed at her giving her goose bumps. She closed her eyes.   The fire crackled merrily giving the warming up couple the booster dose of romantic warmth. He couldn't take his eyes off her face and his hand did not leave her waist. He took her pallu and covered her face. She looked at him through her red pallu. He kissed her lips over it and she garlanded him with her arms tightly. His kisses deepened exploring new areas. She didn’t know how her body responded  when he removed the hurdles between them. 

"Khushi?" he stared at her and she moaned closing her eyes "hmm!" He carried her to the bed.  He folded her in his embrace… “Arnav ji…!” she gave herself to him, unconditionally, unknowingly,  responding to his deep kisses.  She was in his arms, secure, safe and desirous. She tried to unbutton his shirt with her shaky fingers and that hint was enough for him.

Groaning like a hungry animal he came on to her with force like a storm.  She embraced him filling herself with pleasurable pain…! She had him…Nothing else she wanted in her life..!!  
They broke apart, panting, breathing heavily exhaling hard and completely exhausted. She had closed her eyes. He turned on his side and looked at her. She opened her eyes and turned to face him.

"Khushi..?" he had a question in his eyes. Khushi's lips parted and the ridge of her bright teeth gave him the answer, but the furrow on her forehead gave him the hint of her pain.

“Was it painful?” he asked her embracing..! She kissed his bare shoulder and dug her teeth moaning…! He smiled satisfied…! She was happy with the heavenly experience on this paradise of earth! 

He folded her again in his arms, asking “One more time?”

"Laad Governer!" she snuggled in his arms closing her eyes again.


"Khushi.. Wake up!" Arnav was sitting on the bed with hot coffee mug. She did not want to open her eyes. He kept the mug on the side table and tried to pull the layers of blankets. She curled up inside like a sleepy cat and Arnav could not resist himself from pulling the blankets over his head, embracing her.

She rolled over and he could hear a faint moan.. “Khushi? Are you ok?” he asked concerned.  “Humm..!” she replied unconvincingly. He closed his eyes hugging her.  “Did it hurt?” he asked her gently.  She turned her face but pressed herself against his frame longingly. They slept over forgetting their plans for the sleigh ride.

They only went out to eat and came back to their room for the next few days, opening new horizons of desire and gratification,  never wanting any crowd around them.

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"Khushi..! Let us go for site seeing!" he proposed. She refused “No siteseeing..!”

 "What? Where do you want to go?" He asked her bemused. She mocked being thoughtful.
"Umm.. Swiss Bank!" she said.

"What?" he was shocked...

"Umm I mean... they say those who have lot of money,  keep their money in this bank! I want to see that building!" she said innocently.

"Pagal! Crazy!!" he smiled at her. He gave her another option.

"Shopping?" he had asked her. She shook her head refusing. "What do you want, Khushi?" he wanted to give her something special, something of her choice. He caressed her face pulling her closer.

"A promise!" she said lifting her face to look into his eyes.
"What?" he asked bemused.
"A promise that you will never leave me again!" She said looking at him intently. He couldn't control his emotions.
He buried his face on her shoulder and whispered. "Khushi, you still have that fear? I promise, I will never ever do that again!"
"And you promise me, you will never leave me!" he asked her parting away.
"When did I leave you?" she asked him in surprise.
"Oh yeah? Who left me after that night?" he asked her getting irritated.
"Did I really leave you that night?" she asked him placing her hand on his heart. He pulled her closer. “But your thought did torment me, Khushi!” He said brushing his lips on her earlobe. 
She shivered in his arms…”And you have to pay for that…!” his grip tightened… “With interest..!” his kisses deepened.  “Vasuli…!” he took over her lips deepening his kiss till she went breathless.

They were standing in a glass enclosed balcony in their room ready to go out for a sledge ride. The snow fall was mesmerizing…!

"Khushi, promise me, you will always stand by me!" his voice cracked. She cupped his face and said "I promise.. Only death can part us!" she was serious. Arnav got emotional and pressed his fingers on her lips. "Khushi.. Don’t say that again! Even death will not part us!!" She lost herself in his hug.

"Now, if the promise, promise game is over, we have to go for the ride!" she said moving away from him, after a while.

"Khushi, do you really want to have that ride?" he asked her looking at her intently.

"Of course I want to have that ride!" she said thrusting her hands on her hips and looking at him suspiciously with narrow eyes.

"Why?" she asked him.
"Nothing! " He said smirking and inadvertently resting his palms on his hips. She was confused and he was smirking.

"Let me see, how long you go Khushi...!" he thought to himself and turned to leave.

Once again they were at the top of the hill with the help of a cable car. There were sleigh boards and the safety officials were giving the instructions. This time it was a set path and lot of bends and turns. It was like a snowy, slippery road. The sleighs started moving one after another. There were sleighs for one, two, four, six people. They chose for two.

"Khushi.. Are you sure you want to experience this?" he asked her again sitting on the sledge and gesturing her to sit back and hold on to him. She had seen people sleighing, bending and heard them scream in excitement. "Yes, Arnavji, why are you asking me again and again? I mean this is simpler, isn't it? No risk of falling, right?" she asked  holding on to him around his waist, spreading her legs! "Yes, of course!" he smirked.

"Ready?" he asked her. She was and said "Yes!" ready to get that fabulous experience.
They started sliding down the bumpy, slippery road. She screamed in excitement first tightening her grip on him and then slowly started feeling the bumps, the rough road, the nauseating bends and turns. She sometimes screamed in pain when a  particularly rough path gave her nasty bumps on her bums. Arnav was laughing like a villain, tossing his head back. He too was getting the jerks but he had already padded himself well. Her screams increased gradually with bouts of pain.

"Stop... Stop it Arnav ji! I cannot bear it anymore!" she screamed losing her grip on him. He held her hands tightly around him and screamed back, "No way, Khushi, we have to complete this!"

“No….!” she groaned in pain.  He slowed down considerably"

"Arnav ji, what do I do now? She was clearly in pain. He was maneuvering the sledge nicely over the bends. They were half way through.

“Khushi…! Piggyback!” he gave her the solution and she grinned in that excruciating pain.  "Yeah..! Good idea!"  She lifted herself holding around his shoulders, locking her legs around his stomach and that worked as shock absorbers. She smiled and kissed his ear. "Thank you!" she said holding on to him tightly.

"Am I going to be a piggyback, always?” She thought for a moment and then brushing the thought aside, Kissed him hard on his cheek.  “Who cares?” she said smiling broadly.

“What?” he asked turning his face.  “Nothing..! Laad Governor! Ride the sleigh…And the bumps..!” she said grinning, tightening her grip.  "Suna Maine...!" He looked back at her and she blushed.

“Be with me like this, always…!” he looked ahead concentrating the next dangerous bend...
“Carry me like this… !” she suddenly got emotional…

They reached the destination. He helped her get up. She had motion sickness and felt like vomiting.

"Easy... Khushi!" his head too was spinning. They tried to be steady with the help of each other panting and grinning at the same time.

"How was it?" he asked her huffing, after a while. She looked at him angrily. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?' she asked him furiously.

"What? Did you not enjoy the bumps?" he asked her grinning. She was clutching her hips contorting her face in pain and anger. He couldn't control his laughter.

"Khushi, you are the only one who make me laugh like crazy!" he said. He lifted her in his arms and brought her down at the exit. She was still sulking and groaning with pain and he was grinning at her.

"I think, I will not be able to sit properly for the next couple of months!" she said still moaning in pain.

"Oh! No Khushi.. Don’t worry, your pain will vanish in minutes with this pain killer.
“Come on! I will give you a nice hot water shower…!” He pulled her hand..

“No..! No need! I will manage…!” she said angrily and dashed to the bathroom..!
 He smiled taking out his cushioning pads.

“What? What is that?” she had come back to pick up her dress..! She looked at the pads and came on to him like a wild cat. "You.. You .. did it on purpose!" she hissed hitting him on his chest. He couldn't control his laughter.

She went to take shower sulkily. The painkiller and hot water shower really played the magic. Her pain vanished. She came out. He was ready with hot chocolate mugs.