In the morning,

It was bright , sweet and , little shy morning for the Nandini who was driving to reach her destination , cause of all shyness and blush .  Last night she couldn't sleep properly because the thoughts of someone special had surrounded her mind and heart completely.  But inspite of being sleepy she was all excited and nervous to meet him today.

Her happiness has no bound today because it was first time for her . She thought  'kahi khud ki hi na nazar lag jaaye' and chuckled. With lots of thoughts she reached at his door nd entered inside.

"Good morningggg ..... Malhotra's " she entered with chirpy and joyful mood. Looking at the entrance Neyonika jumped into happiness and instantly hugged her frnd .

"Good morning.....Baccha" she said lovingly and observed Nandini's never ending smile and cheeks adored with slight red hue.

"Ur looking different today" she commented.

"Ohh really.....So am I looking good or bad " she asked hopefully.

"Off course good.....But something is different today I don't know" she shrugged her shoulders.

"Is it ?"

"Hmm"

"Now come have ur milk Bourn vita " Neyonika said and she nodded. Both of them settled on their respective chair.

"Where is Manik?"

"He should have come here till now......But I guess he must be sleeping...... Nowadays he wakes up early but don't know why he is late today.... May be he slept late " Neyonika said while serving breakfast for herself and forgot to noticed more addition of red colour nd smile on Nandini's face. She thought he must be thinking about their umm umm and drank her whole milk in one go.

"I will go after completing my breakfast..... Today I can't wait for Manik .... I have meeting so need to do some preparations after breakfast , before leaving....I should tell someone to wake him up " Neyonika spoke in hurry.

"Okay relax.....I will wake him up don't worry..... Today I will wake him up in my style " winking at Neyonika , Nandini stood up from her chair.

"I am excited already.....But don't make him angry" Neyonika chuckled.

Picking up one green chilly from kitchen she went towards his room. Blushing Nandini was long forgotten girl now and here she was old Nandini who met him few months back.

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"Driver drive fast ..... I can't wait to see my son"  getting out of airport and after sitting in his car ,Shrikant said impatiently .

"Yeah sure sir ......If traffic won't be there then we will be there in half hour" driver who came to pick him up from Malhotra industries , said calmly.

"Try to find effective ways with less traffic " Shrikant again said bluntly and driver nodded.

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Nandini climbed on his bed and saw his beautiful nd gorgeous morning face which was shining under delicate sun rays. Her gaze shifted to his temptating lips . Those pink , thin lips has became her addiction from yesterday . She already became very possessive about her possession his lips.

After staring st his lips  for secs mins she bend down and she rubbed his lower lip with her finger , feeling sensations over his lips he frowned in the sleep. Then slowly she started rubbing half part of chilly which she had cutted from middle. She just touched that spicy side of chilly on his lips and instantly removed back .

And then she started punching his bare torso not so roughly but not so softly. He woke up slowly and looked at her for few seconds and after confirming she is real and not his sweet nightmare , he held her hands nd shifted slightly towards her.

"Why r u here ? .......And why r u hitting m...? his sentence left incomplete as soon as his tongue touched his lower lip and he felt his lips nd tongue r burning because of spicy chilly . He looked up and found Nandini laughing.

"So u did this ?...... May I know why you did this ?" he asked furiously , anger was clearly visible.

"Woo.....wo yesterday....u....u kiss-ed me without asking me na  ..... That's why " she stammered little bit by seeing his frustrated look.

Hearing her he smirked and before she could say or do anything . He pulled her under him and instantly caged her small figure under him. His lips were burning and her face was so close to him that they were sharing same air for inhaling and exhaling.

"Didn't u enjoyed......Umm our kiss" his forefinger roamed sensually on her face , tracing her forehead , eye , cheek , jaw and finally it rested on her lower lip.

"I will bring ice or something sweet.....Ur lips must be burning..... so move " controlling her raising harmones she spoke.

"Aaa....aah....Shh ......U don't need to go anywhere " he said in his husky morning voice and kept his finger on her lips. His damn sexy morning voice was so arousing for her and his bare finger and half bare body was adding more fuel to her already burning body. His gaze was so intimating that each cell on her body surrendered to him automatically . Every desire of her were screaming his name and in the anticipation of his burning lips she closed her eyes, asking him to melt with her.

His burning lips met with her icy sweet lips. And they melted with each other leaving stream of evaporation in the atmosphere after getting fuesd with each other.

After completing his thrust he slowly and lazily left her lips "I must say Bourn vita is really very sweet" he whispered on her lips and she opened her eyes and was still lost in his brown intense eyes. "I should taste it daily.... like this..... What's say " this time he whispered in her ears and she came back to her senses.

"U know should drink it daily for me too " he winked at her and started laughing on her startled face . Gathering herself she pushed him slightly.

"U.....U bad ass....U kissed me without brushing ur teeths euu" saying this she stood up from his bed nd hurried towards exit but she was blushing mess.

"But still I taste heavenly I know.....U can blush all day.....I love red colour" he screamed crazily and she without turning back ran from there.

Her heart was total crazy today because of his torturous actions with savage comments . She lost the count of summersaults her stomach did in last few mins. She forgot the actual size of her cheeks because it started paining from constant blushing but red hue didn't left them and also it caught attention of Neyonika who was watching her each move when she was descending down from stairs.

"U asked me na how r u looking today.....So I am telling u know.....Ur looking totally drenched in the colour of my Manik's charm..... Ur cheeks are also screaming his fav colour red" Neyonika's comment made Nandini shocked and she blinked her eyes several times like doll.

"umm....Umm .....How?" Nandini was bewildered after listening her remark. And she could just ask how does she know.

"Yes my dear I can see how u entered in his silent life and made it chaotic after so many years ..... He started living his life as before , all happy and carefree" she affectionately caressed Nandini's cheek  .

"I wish he remains same like this and live happily with you " Nandini added with a genuine smile.

"And with u too " Nandini blushed.

"Nandu just take him away from his past ..... This is secret key of his happy life.....U taught him living in present, try to keep him away from his past memories.....Never mess up with his past's related people .... okay" Neyonika asked hopefully because she knows may be Nandini is the one for her baby boy.

"I like his smile " she winked at Neyonika saying indirectly that she will never let him lose that smile on his face. And Neyonika chuckled.

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Nandini thought of waiting for him outside so she moved from there and reached at parking and started roaming around his bikes. She affectionately started checking his all bikes with her hands . There was small smile on her face imagining how handsome nd dashing he looks while riding them.

Neyonika saw her lost son , so she thought of bringing him back to earth. He was so engrossed in his own sweet thoughts that his concentration on breakfast was nowhere to be seen. He was just eating absentmindly

"Ahem ....Ahem"

"Haan " he said without looking at her .

"How this happened?"

"What mom?"

"That little minion of urs entered in ur life by breaking ur all walls ......As far as I know u were toh far away from these things from last 8 years.....Then how did u allowed her ?...haan?" Neyonika teased him but it was true that he has restricted himself from girls and all emotions. He was calm , there was no any nervousness on his face.

"I never allowed her mom.....She has her own ways.....She entered like a mad soothing breeze of air in my life , she is like a air which u need for living and suddenly she became involuntary movement of my body , me .... Which doesn't need permission but is important for living" he sounded totally whipped by her and also by her beautiful thoughts. Today Neyonika met two teenagers and shook her head in disbelief as how they get lost in each other's thoughts .

"Haaye .....Kisi ki najar na lage" she said affectionately while giving blessings to him .

"Aaah ....Ouuch " Nandini's scream caught their attention and they moved towards parking.

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What Manik saw in front of his eyes was enough to boil his blood , he saw Nandini on floor and a man helping her. The presence of unwanted man in his life made his beautiful morning awful.

"Beta be careful ......Come on get up" Shrikant said and made Nandini stand properly on her fit by holding her elbows.

She was so shocked to see him after months . She don't know how to react so she just said "Thank you" and smiled slightly. She knows Manik hates him and may be he is not correct person , but she can't behave rudely without any excuse.

"Why are you here ?" Manik roared and strolled towards Shrikant .

"I came here to see you.....I heard u were injured" he replied looking straight into his eyes.

"It's none of ur concern stay away from me and my life" Manik was angry.

Shrikant moved more close and determinedly said "It is my concern ......Because u r my son "

"Ohh please cut ur drama and leave from here " Manik said straightforwardly.

"By the way who is this beautiful girl ...... I think I have seen u before...... Ohh I remember , I saw u during Deshmukh's wedding , right ?.......Is she ur girlfriend Manik? " he smirked at Manik and asked him innocently.

Finally Manik  looked at Nandini who was rubbing her elbow softly , and he remembered she was on floor when he came.
"So u did this with her , aren't u ?" ignoring his previous remark Manik questioned him showing Nandini's elbow and he himself started blowing air on her slight little cut .

"What r u saying..... I didn't do anything of that sort" he defended himself.

"I am sure .....U only did this " saying this Manik moved very close to his father . He was trying very hard to control his anger and not to punch that man. Because still that man is his father . Seeing his raising anger she hold his hand.

"Manik he didn't..... Instead he helped me....I myself stumbled on floor ..... Please leave him and let's go....We r getting late" she tried to cool him down .

"See ur girlfriend is also saying that I am not at fault " his father shrugged his shoulders.

"Nandini u go ..... I am not coming today " he said sternly.

"But Manik...."

"Nandini I said go " he greeted his teeth in anger and went inside his house without turning back. He behaved rudely with her in front of Shrikant because he wanted to keep her away from his father. He don't want her to come across Mr Malhotra.

Nandini was hurt little bit but still she was more concerned about him so she left but before that she  just passed small smile to Neyonika who was sad and helpless .

Shrikant and Neyonika followed Manik .
"I think I got answer of my previous question....So she is ur girlfriend" Shrikant said after entering inside the Malhotra mansion.

"Noo ..... She is not my girlfriend .....And u please get the hell out of here  " Manik tried to throwing him away.

"Neyonika I told u to handle him..... Didn't I ?..... And Manik still this house belongs to me .....U can't throw me out " Shrikant said sternly.

"Okay fine ...... U stay here.....I am going" saying this angry Manik moved out of the door and Neyonika grabbing her things left behind him but not before glaring at Shrikant.

"Manik stop......Manik I need ur help ......There is an important meeting and I am late ...... Please help me , today I am under prepared and I can't do revision because I am already late..... Please help" Neyonika pleaded in front of him.

"U don't need to plead mom..... And I know u r fully prepared because ur my mom " saying this he settled on driver seat and Neyonika also settled on passenger seat. He knew she was trying to distract him and nothing is more important than his mom for him .

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A whole day went in a tension for Nandini. She couldn't thought of anything other than Manik. She was worried for him because she knew his anger has no bound but again she was less worried because she knew Neyonika will handle him.

But curious she couldn't held her for so long and eventually ended up calling Neyonika at night because Manik's phone was switched off for whole day. He was upset and angry but he shifted his all concentration on work and grabbed a best deal for company. She asked her about Manik but  Neyonika told her that his father is staying there , so after coming back from company and without having his dinner he is sleeping in his room and she was helpless that she can't help Nandini to contact him . Because she already forced him to stay with his father in same mansion. He wanted to leave that home but he couldn't because it was gift from his beloved people and he can't broke their promise otherwise he would have left this house years ago with his mom.

From last half hour Nandini was thinking so much but now she made a final decision and grabbing her phone and purse she left from her house.

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Opening his window he saw expected person "What r u doing here ?......And how did you came this time?" He asked strictly folding his hands on his chest.

"I am here to take u out with me and yes I came here with the help of same ladder.....Ur servents r very helpful that they didn't moved this ladder from here since then " she smiled sheepishly.

"I should cut their salary for their careless attitude" he gritted his teeth .

"You won't do that ......And please stop being 50yrs old grumpy man ......And come down.... choice is urs u can use this ladder or ur stairs.....I am waiting for u so please hurry and ha bring ur bike keys with u " leaving no option for him she descended from ladder , and having no option he also followed her orders and used same ladder for the first time for going out of his own house.

"Seriously Nandini u want me to ride bike at this hour......You r impossible.......I thought u might be having sleep walking habit that u keep sneaking into my house whenever u want " he was irritated but was helpless so he started bike when she settled behind him comfortably.

After getting lots of cursing and scolding she showed him way towards her favourite shop and asked him to stop.

"Now what u want to do in the middle of night?" He asked after climbing down from bike.

"I don't want to.....But u need to.....U have to eat this Egg Bhurji Paav...... It's a very famous street food here in this area" she said and brought one for him . And holding his hand she took him into the park , near that area . They both settled on grass floor.

But he being grumpy didn't eat and sit there motionless. And after lots of attempts she forcefully feed him one bite and he pouted "Awww.....U look cute Manik" she pulled his cheeks and he glared at her . She started laughing and eventually he also smiled little , being engrossed in her smile.

She fed him each bite with same care and affection . "Finally done with feeding grumpy kid....Must say it was difficult task though" she said being dramatic and finally he chuckled .

He was staring at her constantly but didn't said a word to her . So she raised her eyebrows and asked  "What?" .

"Why u did so much?"

"Because I don't want you to starve for night"

"It was just a night.....And I am used to it , there were days when I used to starved for whole day and night" He said so casually but his statement pinched her heart that he starved for days.

"But now I am here ...... I can't see you starving......Not even for a single time of day" she said cupping his cheeks and her eyes were gloomy.

"Why r u so concerned for me?...... What u get from this ?" He asked with heavy voice because in past years , after Neyonika he never saw anyone caring for him so much.

"Ur rudeness.....Just like the way u behaved in the morning " she taunted him , he chuckled and she pouted .

"I just wanted to keep u away from my .... Umm Mr Malhotra " he blurted out and looked at the stars filled sky.

"Why?"

"Nandini promise me ....... Promise me that u will stay away away from that man ......U won't fall for any of his tricks.....U may thought he is good man......But he it a good or bad u will stay from him " his insecurities were screaming that he can't afford to lose her.

"Promise " she hold his hands in her hands. There were so much questions into her mind about his family but she wasn't that strong to see him vulnerable or angry today , again. She was selfish for his happiness and peace so she kept mum.

"U know ur my 'DhruvvaTaara' (North Star /pole star) ?" He said looking straight into her eyes.

" 'DhruvvaTaara' ??...... Elaborate please?"

"My Dadi used to tell me the story of DhruvvBaal a small 5 year old kid.....His father was a king and once he was sitting on his lap but then his stepmother came there and pushed him down from his father's lap , saying Dhruvv doesn't belongs here.... Because of her Dhruvv's mother means king's first wife and Dhruvv used to live in jungle in small cottage.....She never allows Dhruvv to come to Rajmahal.....She insulted him alot ..... Small Dhruvv cried alot and went to his mother in their cottage and told her everything.....And that time she told him to achieve a place for urself that no one would be able to move u from there or insult u .....She told him the way of  asceticism (tapascharya) ...... Then determined Dhruvv did meditation for months.....And got his fruit when God gave him blessing that he and his mom will stay there in the North side of sky ....And no one can snatched that position from him .....And from that day to today his position is constant......He helps people to find their way .......He shines for people to give them direction.....And for me u r my shining star who keep shining all the time in my life showing me correct direction always " he confessed last lines by cupping her nape and directly looking into her eyes deeply.

"Then u r wrong Mister....... Because  u r like that small determined DhruvvBaal who have achieved his position all by himself. U r that North Star who shines brightest among all. And I am like that sky who is occupied by the galaxy of stars , who looks extremely beautiful when stars shines bright but it looks completely dark in the absence of them......And that's me , I looked beautiful with ur presence otherwise I am just a night of 'New Moon' (Amavasya) " her words literally made sense to his life and he realised that his life somehow is also like that DhruvTara and he with help of his mother achieved position for them in society .

But when he understood the depth of her feelings for him , he just couldn't explained his emotions through words and so that's why he captured her lips , he kissed her madly like there is no tomorrow and tried to gobble her both lips in his mouth but mad him failed doing so , that's why like a stubborn child he kept chewing and sucking her lips showing her that she belongs to him and only him . And her lips are his . This time he entered inside her mouth but she was so astonished that she didn't responded when his tongue entered inside her mouth. Finding her not responding he slowly left her lips and when he looked at her she was just shocked.

"What?" He asked shaking her lightly.

"U had thrusted ur toungue also in my mouth ...... Who does that ?" In the state of shocked she said innocently and pouted. She was looking so cute and adorable that he just pecked her lips and chuckled at her.

"Why r u laughing , say something?"

"U know what u r just a baby...... I wonder how u ended up in acting field ?" He said.

"What do you mean?"

"U r not pro kisser that's what I can say..... U need to learn more " saying this he laid on the grass floor.

"Aww ..... U monster?" She punched him on his stomach and he chuckled. She made angry pout he pulled her and made her laid down beside him .

She smiled and shifted her head on her personal pillow his chest and he smiled . Caressing her hair and pecking her head , he said "sleep now". He felt extremely proud of himself for having her in his life.

Both souls slept under the stars filled sky. Light of shining moon , was falling onto them showering tremendous love upon glowing couple under the sky.

They slept peacefully, unknown of the upcoming storm .........

............. End.............

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How was the chap?

............ Aish ❣️.............