Heyya!!! So soon ;') Well y'all deserve it for you have bestowed me with such lovely comments! Trust me I thought you'll find it too simple to spare a read but such immense love contradicted my belief. Iss khushi mein, it'll be updated tomorrow also ;) I am so good na? 😭😂
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And don't forget to check their engagement rings in last chapter, I uploaded them!

Also my stories are generally more on reality front, henceforth pace is thoda dheere... So please manage😅
But I won't bore you, okay?

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The Next Morning..

"Good Morning Daima." Nandini wished Pallavi as she walked into the kitchen.

"Good Morning Beta, tum toh bohot jaldi uth gayi." Pallavi spoke, lovingly as Nandini bowed a bit and blessed her.

"Bohot khoobsurat lag rahi ho. Bhagwaan tumhe har buri nazar se bachaye, Sadaa Suhagan Raho." She blessed her, lovingly.

And Nandini really did in her simple ivory orange colored salwar kameez.

"Jee, aadat hai. Layein main aapki help kar deti hoon naashta bannane mein." Nandini offered to help, for the preparations to breakfast were on as servants worked.

"Aree Nahi, main kar lungi. Aur Phir mulazim bhi toh hain, aaj tumhara iss Ghar mein pehla din hai.", Pallavi replied.

"Daima, ab aap yeh keh kar mujhe paraaya kar rahi hain. Yeh ab se Mera bhi Ghar Hai aur meri jagah Mukti hoti toh aap usse bhi manaa karti kya?", Nandini replied, smiling.

"Aaja, mera baccha." Pallavi beckoned her lovingly and let her help as Nandini beamed.

Pallavi adoringly noticed as to how she learned to make Manik's favorite blueberry pancakes and even made his type of coffee. Nandini was very eager to learn and Pallavi let out a prayer to the almighty for blessing her Manik and them with her.

Mukti walked in yawning and gave a sleepy good morning+hugs to both Pallavi and Nandini.

"Mmm..Yummy! Aaj ka breakfast toh bohot hi delicious hone wala hai..!!" Mukti sniffed the delicious aroma.

"Kyunki aaj Nandini ne bhi breakfast bannane mein bohot help ki." Pallavi added.

"Really? Then I'll quickly shower and change kyunki mujhe bohot bhook lagi hai..!!" Mukti spoke, eagerly.

"And boo, I'm not gonna call you Bhabhi because bhale hi tumhari shaadi Manik Bhai se huyi hai but for me, you're still my bestest friend." She added, holding her best friend's hand.

And why should she? They both were of same age, 21 and had a history of friendship.

Nandini nodded, smiling as she kept a hand over hers.

They have just sat down to breakfast with Pallavi telling Nandini about Manik and Mukti's childhood. It turned out that both siblings were naughty to T!

"Manik jo abhi tumhe itna sanjeeda dikhta haina? Utna hi bachpan mein woh shaitaan tha!", Pallavi was telling her with inputs from Mukti when Manik walked in wishing Good Morning and took his seat just in front of her.

"Aaj subah subah meri buraayi?", He laughed looking at Daima and his sister.

"Main Nandini ko tumhare baare mein bataa rahi thi. Aur jaante ho, aaj tumhari coffee tumhari biwi ne bannayi hai.", Pallavi spoke up.

"Really? Then I have to take a sip of coffee first!", Manik replied, smiling as got hold of his coffee mug and took a sip while Mukti served him his pancakes.

He had to admit that it was exactly how he liked. Strong with less sugar and brewed 2 times.

It was appreciative as to how she learned it so fast when she just came to terms with his likes, this morning and came into his life just last night.

He could see her, looking at him with anticipation when he gave a nod of satisfaction finally.

"This is delicious. Just how I love. Thank you, Mrs. Malhotra.", He spoke huskily, smiling at her and she gave him a soft smile.

"Nandini Beta, tumhe bataun ek baar kya hua ki Manik ki mummy tumhari saas, yaani Nayonika Bhabhi ko parlour jaana tha. Toh Manik uss waqt sirf 4 saal ka tha, and issne toh zid pakkad li saath jaane ki. Uske baad, yeh janaab gaye bhi aur waapas aaye toh nailpaint lagaa kar!", Pallavi told them laughing.

Mukti and Nandini laughed while Manik rolled his eyes at Pallavi for he didn't expect her to let out such an embarrassing fact about his childhood but his eyes wandered over to Nandini who laughed beautifully and suddenly he didn't mind Pallavi sharing the little secret too.

Ah! The smile she had, looked like the stars sparkled in her pretty eyes!!

Nandini looked at him as she could feel his eyes on her and yes, his deep walnut orbs were intact on her as a small smile graced his lips. She smiled back at him, but blushed a bit due to his intent gaze which Manik noticed and found very adorable.

Manik laughed shaking his head and Nandini let out a sweet embarrassed smile tucking her hair behind her ear for she didn't knew if he laughed at her blush or on his childhood.

Five Days Later..

Nandini woke up early, as she blinked her eyes and tried to stress her memory as to where was she when her eyelids opened to the soft sunlight.

Guess, she still needed time to settle down more.

Her memory responded that instant as she looked over to her side to found Manik sleeping peacefully.

She giggled a bit for he snored lightly and his hair crowned adorably on his forehead. The tips of her fingers wanted to touch those locks and see if they were as soft as they looked.

Before she could stop herself, her fingers already were gently combing through his hairs and yes! They were even more softer than they looked.

Who would say that the ace fashion photographer Manik Malhotra snored in his sleep and slept peacefully like a baby?

Her hands seemed to have a will of their own as her fingers wandered over to his face. Caressing his skin and each bone structure, as if she wanted to memorize every bit of this handsome face.

Her fingers circled the small mole just above his lips, that fascinated her the instant she saw him.

Her thumb brushed over the cut below his chin and she made a mental note, to ask him about it sometime.

Nandini pulled back her hand, before it wandered over to other places and would end up being embarrassing for both.

Tying up her hair in a lose bun, she got up quietly not disturbing his peaceful slumber.

Somewhat, half an hour later Manik's slumber was broken by a tantalizing fragrance of peach bodywash. He wondered for a minute what it could be, when he heard the shower going on in the bathroom and found the bed beside him empty.

Nandini was in the shower and the fragrance of peach thickened in the air of the room.

It's been quite a while, that he had grown so accustomed to a woman's perfume in his room. Actually let's say,it's been forever since he had been accustomed to such a feminine fragrance in his room.

He took in a long whiff, letting the fragrance wash over his senses.

A smile graced his lips thinking that since the last few days, it was a ritual in the morning to wake up to such feminine fragrances.

Nandini walked out of the bathroom draping that silk bathrobe on her. She had been confused about which one was hers from the two bathrobes hanging from the holder but one of them smelled heavily of Amber Cologne and she guessed it to Manik's so she chose the second one which was silk in the beautiful color of rose pink and of course more feminine.

She walked into her own walk in closet which Manik has told her about, last night. The carpet under her feet was so soft that it felt like stepping on a cloud. The different sections and the finery amazed her.

The back of the closet which was made of glass overlooked the beautiful view of the in house pool.

There wasn't a thing that was missing. Gorgeous glamorous dresses hung in one section from the costliest labels. Nandini guessed it to be outfits which were meant to be worn on some outings. She saw a beautiful silk dress in Royal Blue which had no back and cascaded beautifully down to her length with a sultry slit in the middle. Uh, Correction! This was meant to be worn on a personal outing like a romantic candle light dinner with Manik.

The mere thought of his reaction seeing her in this dress made blood pound in her veins.

Really? What was she even thinking?

They just got married, five days ago!

Shaking her head, she looked through the other section which consisted of ethnic wears and that made her face lit up.

She skimmed through gorgeous Anarkalis and Salwar Kameez's and finally settled for this beautiful dress.

(A/N I suck at dress description, samajh jao please😭)

There was a separate section for her footwear which consisted of gorgeous heels and equally beautiful flats. Another section for her jewelry and Nandini was amazed at the beautiful selection for the earrings.

A separate drawer was for her makeup and perfumes, all in international brands. She had to read applications for some products for she didn't know how to use them.

She pulled out another drawer and her cheeks flushed. This was her Lingerie Section, and again the brands selected left her amazed.

Though the selection was very tasteful and again a very raunchy question popped up in her mind.

Had Manik selected all of this?

She could feel the warmth rising up her cheek and shook her head to get rid of such thoughts.

Nandini was thankful to the family and ofc Manik to get her a whole new wardrobe. For Reema being the devil, she had refused to send over her bags of clothes. This was her petty way of payback when she couldn't do anything.

Manik had just been dozing when the slight jingle of bangles broke his slumber again. He managed to push his eyelids to find Nandini standing in front of the life size mirror and brushing her long damp hair.

The fragrance of peach bodywash had now been replaced by her Turkish Rose and Almond scent.

He couldn't stop himself from taking a long whiff as the sultry fragrance washed over him. It's been five days already, and he was already waking up to her feminine scent every morning. To be honest, it was sensual as to how her whole fragrance washed down his senses and she was innocently in oblivion.

Manik watched her wear her earrings while she was unaware that he was lying awake in bed. Her gorgeous ebony locks lay scattered on one shoulder which had begun drying up a bit and revealed the deep stringed back of her kurti and Manik could swear that he gulped a bit.

What was it? He couldn't pinpoint it as well. Attraction? But they're too new to spark any of it.

But it's baffling the way, her scent affects him so much. It's like the warmth that washes over him every morning, making him loose his senses bit by bit.

When he walked to breakfast that morning wishing his ladies, Mukti was already tugged into her plate and reason was visible clearly for it was her favorite pasta for breakfast.

Nandini was surely surprised when he came and took a seat beside her. She looked at him, for a full minute, her beautiful doe shaped eyes mildly questioning to which he had just shrugged.

Though he could see Pallavi and Mukti giving each other the coy looks.

Nandini served him his breakfast but he noticed that she was busy removing olives from his plate and transferring them to her plate.

He didn't like olives, alright. But the fact that amused him was she knew so much about him in just a span of 5 days!

Mukti was fond of olives, so it was compulsory for them to be present in her favorite pasta or spaghetti but he didn't and it was equally cute as to how she was removing them from his plate.

"Manik Bhai, you're hell lucky.", Mukti spoke up her mouth full, as he tucked into his breakfast.

"I know.", He winked at his sister and then looked at his wife, who just gave them a sweet smile and flushed much to Manik and Mukti's laughter.

Manik finished that last swig of his coffee and quickly got up from the table picking up his bag and adjusting his DSLR camera case on his shoulder.

He gave a peck on cheek each to Pallavi and Mukti, bidding his goodbyes and was about to move out when when Nandini called him from behind.

"Your cellphone. Aap table par bhool gaye the.", She spoke up softly, handing him his phone.

"Uh Thanks! Mushkil ho jaati iske bagair.", He smiled, thanking her as he shoved it into the folds of his jeans.

He noticed Pallavi and Mukti walking away to kitchen under work pretense. Really?

"Um, Aap lunch par ghar aayenge?", She asked him, after gathering all her courage.

"Aaj I have an outdoor shoot for Vouge so lunch main crew ke saath kar lunga. Tum Daima aur Mukti ke saath lunch kar lena. But yes, I can be back for evening tea.", He replied, smiling.

"That's perfect. Main aaj blueberry cheesecake bannane ka soch rahi thi.", She spoke up, softly.

"I LOVE Blueberry Cheesecake!!", Manik replied excited, with that boyish glint in his walnut orbs.

"I know. Main aapka intezaar karungi.", She laughed, softly.

"I'll be back in the evening." He smiled at her and almost unknowingly his fingers went ahead to touch her gorgeous ebony tresses.

He watched her drying them in the golden sunlight every morning but it would be the first time that he would be experiencing their softness on his fingertips, and they were luxuriously soft.

Nandini's grip tightened on the edge of her dupatta.

"You look beautiful, this morning.", He complimented her huskily and she couldn't even let out a proper thank you as her cheeks beautifully turned crimson.

With that he left smiling!

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