Honeymoon continues...

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It seemed that the island just didn't have a lagoon but beautiful wilderness and a waterfall too, and that's why Nandini was quite surprised when Manik shared his plan to camp beside it.

"What is this place? It's looks like I've stepped into one of Steven Spielberg movies!" Nandini exclaimed cutely as they walked in through the opening after making it clear from the dense forest hazel.

It really looked as if they stepped into a different world as a rippling water fall with it's two branches fell into a huge lake of crystal clear blue water as a reflection of the sky.

The white contrast of the waterfall, against the blue of the lake was beautiful with the wilderness embracing it like silk.

"Let's just say, humans haven't been able to reach here." Manik chuckled, pulling her closer to him.

"Thank God, for that. It's so ethereal!" Nandini replied, her hazel eyes shining with happiness and mystique. Keeping their bags down, Manik busied himself in putting up the tent while she took out the supplies to stock them up. But she found herself to be a hell lot distracted as her shameless eyes sailed over him. Her Man was apparently hammering a piece of wood wedge to tie up one side of the tent, but God Damn those muscles!

Those biceps flexed as thin rivulets of sweat flowed down his arms making her gulp. Manik wasn't shirtless rather wearing a black vest with white denims. He didn't seem to care that the forest floor was spoiling his jeans or the sun was enough to tan him brown, he wasn't the kind of the man who would care about vanity and ask Nandini, she would say that this was his sexiest quality!

She could feel a sigh escaping her lips as after tying up the end, he took a deep relaxing breath running a hand through that gorgeous manhair.

Manik had just finished tying up the fourth corner of the tent when Nandini gently threw the short floral summer dress she was wearing towards him making him look up.

"You're coming for a skinny dip, Baby?" She asked as she walked into the lake turning to look at him.

"Hang on there, Mrs. Malhotra!" Manik replied cutely eager making Nandini chuckle as he stripped out of his jeans and vest. Both swam towards each other as his hands go around her bare waist and her around his strong shoulders. The eyelock they shared was enough to usher a strange tingling in her skin, which was amusing because it wasn't that they hadn't been this intimate before or the fact that they were bare but still, this man had the power to make her breathless with just a look.

It seemed as if in those few moments their eyes made an agreement, and hearts followed. Quietly, Manik picked her up in his arms and walked out.

The sun had started setting in, and their ears were blessed with the melodious chirping of the birds that were returning to their abode.

He lowered her down to the camp bed, as she saw the flicker of lightning and then heard the deep rumble of thunder.

Her breath was already unsteady as she let her fingers curl over his bare shoulders, she found strength there. The same strength which tied her to him, made him stand up for her even when they were complete strangers.

His walnut orbs never left her as she touched him, though the force of need curled tight deep down in his stomach but he'd let her set the pace this time.

Her fingers were soft on his skin, they ran down his arms moving over his chest and back until desire was taut as a bow poised for firing. The sound of rain drummed in his head, as his eyes drink in her face in the pale light intoxicating him more.

Nandini could feel his skin quivering under her touch, and all this while he watched her with a passion so fierce that it would've terrified her if she hadn't been so dazed with her own need. Unable to keep up anymore, she touched her mouth to his.

The softness of his lips were a stunning contrast to the rough brush of his stubble. Well, she loved the clean shaved Manik Malhotra but her man had grown stubbly in these last two weeks caring less to shave because as he would love to put, I'm allowed to be lazy when on honeymoon with my wife!

"Make Love To Me.." Her voice was soft yet uneven as he broke the kiss to look at her. Those hazel eyes were as the sky was now, Dark and Cloudy.

"More than gladly.." He had whispered huskily, and kissed her again. The kiss was so gentle that it drugged every cell of her body, and his rugged surprisingly warm hands played over her bare skin as if he wanted to memorize every curve of her body till eternity.

His body felt so strong against her, so solid and her hands seeked those muscles greedily. He sighed when she touched him, so she touched again wanting to give pleasure as it was given to her.

Nandini could taste hunger on his lips but he had held it in check, afraid that he may end up hurting her. Pleasure bubbled up inside her, rippled through her lips as she urged him to deepen the kiss.

His lips on her bosoms had the need leaping up to insatiable heights, yet Manik didn't hurry even when she arched against him. His tongue flicked, sucked the water droplets tasting that honey skin and his teeth nibbled until he could feel desire vibrating through her.

Her mind was clouded with him, and Manik knew it as he struggled to hold the reins of his passion. She'd have more, She'd take all and so by God, would he.

When Nandini struggled with the wet fabric of his boxer briefs, he let her have her way. He wanted to be flesh to flesh with her, body to body without barriers. Not that they haven't been before but still the need both awakened in each other was far from being satisfied. Her long ebony locks were cool and wet, Her skin smooth and fragrant. Spring Flowers and Summer Rain, the scents raced through him as her hands became more urgent.

Her breathing was ragged as she pushed out the fabric down his legs recognizing strength, power and control. Wherever she could reach, she touched, tasted wallowing in pleasure each time she heard his breath tremble.

The last lacy barrier was pulled down effortlessly by Manik from her body. With his lips, he journeyed down, down her body so gently that the bristle of his stubble awakened every pore. He heard her gasp when his mouth discovered her velvety sweetness. And in a heartbeat, Nandini was lost in a morass of sensations, too deep, too blazing to understand.

Manik felt her explode and the power sang through him. He heard her cry out his name, and the greed to listen it again almost drove him mad.

Bracing himself over her, his mouth swooped down to her. The kiss was the first one to be hard, urgent almost brutal with the force of passion finally unleashed. Nandini shuddered when he plunged into her as her hands fell to the sides on the soft earth marking her surrender, Manik moved making her moan as he held her delicately making them both trip over the edge of reason again and again.

"I love you.." Nandini whispered holding his face in her palm.

"I love you more.." Manik whispered back, sealing his lips with hers.

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Six Weeks Later

Nandini looked at the four pregnancy test strips that were kept in front of her, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes. All of the were positive with two deep purple bars revealing the answer.

A week long nausea and morning sickness had compelled her to take the test, and her heart jumped with unconstrained happiness when the first test had came out to be positive but then fearing that pregnancy test strips can be faulty, her innocent self had taken four tests one after the other and all of them had been the same. She will be blessed with the boon of motherhood, didn't she want it with all her heart?

Closing her eyes, Nandini let out a silent prayer to the supreme power above thanking him. Pallavi and Mukti would go ballistic hearing it, but before that she wanted to tell the man who was her world, the man whose essence was breathing in her womb, a little soul whom they have created together. But the question is, how to tell Manik about it?

Taking a deep breath, Nandini walked up to the dressing room mirror. She had to do it, and he deserved to know about it before anyone else.

"Um.. okay! Concentrate Nandini, you have to tell him anyways.” She spoke up cutely, playing with the solitaire ring on her finger.

"Hmm.. Umm.. Manik, mera khatta khaane ko dil chah raha hai. " She tried, facing the mirror.

"Really? It's too cheesy! And I don't feel like eating sour anyways!" Nandini added, making a face.

"Um.. Manik? Main aapke baache ki maa banne wali hoon!" She tried again.

"I don't believe myself!! It's so pathetically filmy! He would definitely get the shock of his life!" Nandini added, rubbing her eyes.

"Okay.. how about this..? Manik, I'm pregnant." She spoke up, looking at the mirror with a smile.

"Too Direct!" Nandini mused, making a face unknown to the fact that Manik had just turned the knob of the door.

"I'll try it again, Manik.. I'm.. I'm pregnant." She spoke up just as he entered the room.

He wasn't sure of what he'd heard for Nandini just looked at his reflection in the mirror sheepishly.

"You're WHAT?" Manik asked her, his walnut orbs cutely wide.

Nandini turned around cutely, playing with the solitaire in her finger.

"Manik, I'm.. I'm pregnant. I.. took four pregnancy tests to be.. sure." She spoke up, cutely fumbling handing him all the positive test strips.

He looked at all of them chuckling at her innocence and the next moment picked her up, twirling her around in joy!

Nandini squealed in happiness, holding him tightly by the shoulders as she asked him to put her down.

Putting her down gently, Manik tucked a few scattered locks behind her ears gently before closing his mouth over hers. The kiss was gentle, loving as if she felt herself walking on a bed of clouds. Passion soared and through it she could sense the hints of confusion, nervousness which was normal for a man going to experience fatherhood for the first time and a plethora of happiness. Touched, she let him take what he wanted.

He rested his forehead on hers, smiling as her hands went around him.

"I'm.. I'm.. I don't know what to say. Damn. I'm going to be a dad! Nandini, you just made me the happiest man in the whole universe. Thank you so much! I'm.. I'm going to be a dad!" Manik spoke up, his voice a little heavy and his eyes filled with little tears as he rubbed his face.

Nandini smiled brushing away those tears with her thumb but couldn't stop her own eyes from filling up.

"I'm a little nervous Manik." She confessed cutely, smiling through her tears.

"I'm nervous too, but hey we're in this together! It's our baby, so responsibilities will be ours too." He assured her and she touched her lips to his, as if thanking him.

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I hope you liked it!

Media credit :mehaklovely ❤️

There was a dialogue "Manik it's been a year" in last to last update,many were confused... It was related to kids, which they wished to have and finally they are blessed!

I know many have lost their interest with my irregularities, not your fault I completely understand.... I would suggest, in your free time you can read the story in a go after completion, you'll get the real essence,what I wanted to portray.

2 more updates to go, lying in drafts... Updating soon! Finishing by this weekend.

Stay blessed❤️