Thanks for all appreciation in last chapter , there is surprise for u all in the end of this chapter 😉😉.

Next day ,

It's been 24hrs and Vikky was still unconscious , Lakshmi is waiting eagerly for him to open his eyes because half hour before doctor have told her he can gain consciousness anytime . She saw some movements, he stirred in his sleep, struggled to open his eyes and finally her wait is over.

"How r u ? " Lakshmi asked him. When he was completely in his senses.

"I'm fine "

"How this happened?"

"I lost control over my bike nd then I am here " he said casually but it's not funny.

"Shut up , u jerk ....... U scared me ..... Never do this again with me ....... I have no one, except you " finally he managed to see tears in her eyes for him , he don't know he should be happy that he is seeing love in her eyes or he should be sad to make her cry .

"I love you" he whispered in overwhelming tone and this time she melted and nodded.

"I love you too" she whispered on his lips and pecked his lips . This wasn't her first time to say such words but for the first time he felt her words are true and he is no more insecured.

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It was late evening when Murthy family entered inside the Malhotra mansion for the first time all together as family.  Their equation wasn't very casual like before, there was awkwardness in the surrounding but still some comfort was there in air .

"U all r here ...... Please come in " Neyonika greeted them with small smile on her lips and they also smiled back , but still they weren't okay and real to themselves .

"Yeah ...... Can't we skip this awkwardness? ...... And let's start new beginning ...... I am tired of this " Ishita said after entering inside and tried to clear unnecessary tension in the atmosphere.

"Actually we can ...... Haina Nandini and Mr. Murthy ?" Neyonika asked hopefully because these two were the most affected persons though they weren't related to Shrikant or Anita like others.

"Neyo " Nandini slowly whispered her name and emotionally hugged her , it's been too long that they have behaved like a friends because whatever happened in this period of time their friendship also suffered.

"I tried to meet you in the beginning but just couldn't...... But I am sorry for not trying hard and let you suffer alone ..... I am sorry"  Neyonika too cried in that hug .

"And I am sorry because I wasn't with you, last night must have been hard for you too ...... It's not easy  ...... I am sorry u needed me " after breaking the hug , Nandini too apologized.

"U were right , last night was tough but to be honest yesterday I slept peacefully, without any burden of unwanted relation ...... And I want to start my life from the start without any hard feelings and grudges on someone ...... I have accepted whatever happened was a lesson for me ..... I am free and I will find my happiness ..... My Manik is with me and I still need u in my life , Nandini " holding her hands Neyonika cleared her heart in front of everyone.

"I wish to live life along with you " Nandini nodded and again hugged her more tightly than before , it was first time that they felt importance of each other in their lives, till today somewhere they were connected by Manik but now they are just each other's friends, not third person is involved and here their bond became stronger than before.

"I promise the same " she smiled , not everytime she will have to lose her friend or friendship.

"I thought we r here for food too " hearing Raman's voice they broke the hug . He is still grumpy man , well it's not easy for him because all his life he made sure his princess is safe , he tried to keep her away from all the pain nd cruelty.

"Sure" Manik came forward , it's his first time too , that he is trying to get in Raman's good books . He won't let anything come between he and his Nandini.

Ishita looked at Manik who was showing way to them towards the kitchen , Raman moved ahead and Manik looked back at Ishita who was looking at him with guilty tears in her eyes, she mouthed 'Sorry' he accepted by blinking his eyes , he mouthed back ' I am sry too' by holding his one ear and she smiled at him , now they are okay.

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"Neyonika food is amazing " Ishita praised the food after eating .

"Credit goes to cooks ....... Umm sry I can't cook much food , I am really a bad cook , I can cook just few things ..... That's why dinner is made by cooks" Neyonika said biting her lips and everyone chuckled at her. 

"She cooks best Misal ...... Mom , dad u should taste" Nandini took her side . This was happening after long time and Manik was the happiest among all of them , he always have admired their bond. 

" Sure ......... Whenever she invites us for breakfast "

"Yeah off course....... I will " .

Dinner went well at least it was better than what they had thought . Raman and Ishita were behaving nicely like they used to, even Nandini and Neyonika were good but with MaNan it was strange , they are confused  they don't know how to react , except few eyelocks they haven't shared anything. Knowing the need of privacy Neyonika just helped her friend by throwing a spoon filled with ice cream on Nandini's frock .

"Oops ...... I am sry Nandu ..... It happened accidentally " Neyonika apologized sincerely but Nandini knows how innocent she is .

"Off course ...... It was ACCIDENT ...... I will clean it " she said with lip tight smile and Neyonika smirked at her . Nandini went upstairs.

"I will come back...... Have some important work " Manik too stood up after she left , and now all knows what his important work is , but they do understand MaNan haven't talked from yesterday, they need to time .

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She came upstairs, inside her temporary room in Malhotra Mansion, he too followed her inside washroom . She was standing in front of the wash basin, he came and stood behind her .

"Manik what r u doing ?" She scolded him when he pulled the corner of her frock up , for cleaning , just like innocent kid .

"Cleaning ur dress " she tried to push down his hand but his hold was firm.

"Stop doing that ..... I have seen everything, already ....... I know the every detail of u " he said casually in his husky voice and jerking her hand away , he cleaned her dress. She was silently adjusting with his proximity.

"I missed u" he slightly pushed her on the mirror behind her and locked her in between him and mirror wall . His fingers were traveling on her bare arms, sensually.

"I missed u too" closing her eyes and taking deep breath, she moaned these words igniting fire between their cold bodies. His thumb rubbed her lower lip , her breath hitched and fingers curled into fist .

"Manikkk" she moaned , "Shhh" he kept his finger between their lips, who were just finger away from touching each other.  Removing that finger he moved to enclosed that remaining distance between there lips but he saw her eyes were tightly closed, she was holding on her breath , there was uncertain fear on her face and for the first time she looked uncomfortable under his influence , remembering the reason behind her feelings, immediately he backed off.

"I am sorry" he turned his back and leaned on to basin , he was guilty and regret was visible in his eyes not for this but for what he had done before.

"I am sorry too " she opened her eyes , she knew it's her fault too , whatever he did was  his reflexes to her previous actions.

"Don't be ..... And trust me I haven't kissed anyone neither I touched them romantically ...... It ..... It was nothing but random ..... " he hesitated, he regretted and he was guilty but he wanted to be honest with her , only he knows how he is saying this.

"Manik I understand....... And trust me I am not someone who will compare love with sex...... I know it's just a physical need without no feelings ....... Love is beyond sex ...... But still it's not easy to forget everything ....... I shouldn't be angry with you because we were over that time and I myself have said u should moved on , but still I am angry on u for doing that ...... Trust me I am not hurt or not even feeling little bit bad for whatever u have done in ur past years back , because that was ur past , I wasn't there ...... But this time it's hurting more than it should hurt because I was in ur life" in the end she is just a normal girl.

"Honestly speaking that was nothing for me and I don't even remember anything, I used to be drunk till I lose my senses....... But if it's hurting u then punish me the way u want " he surrendered himself.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah"

"Okay then , You won't love me for next 6 ...."

"6 Seconds ?...... Okay done "

"Noo...... It's 6 ..."

"6minutes ?"

"No "

"6 hrs is too much but okay I will manage "

"No ..... It's...."

"What ? .... Six days? ....... How I can stay that long ?"

"It's 6 months"

"Whattt?....... Don't u think it's impossible "

"Should we change the punishment ?"

"Yes please "

"U can do whatever you want but before that I will also go on random ....." He kept his finger on her lips.

"I am ready to live life without sex but don't go there "

"Why ? ....... It will hurt you?" She teased him.

"No ...... It will kill me ...... Call me self centred or selfish or anything but I am like this ...... And besides that I don't want you to be like me ....... I am lost " once again he is vulnerable, emotions are not in his control and even she felt bad . They both are sailing on same boat.

"I am lost too ...... We will find each other" he looked at her , hopefully and she assured him blinking her eyes. He hugged her by cupping her nape  and she let her tears fall silently in the flow of moment along with his flow of emotions.

"Manikkk ...... Come down...... Lakshmi is here " Neyonika screamed loudly from living room and MaNan broke the hug .

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"What are you doing here ?" Manik was angry, it was first time she is in front of him after that day even while shooting his extra shots he did that with dummy of Lakshmi .

"I am here to apologise " she said slowly, she was scared.

"Get out " he roared.

"No Manik ..... I am guilty and I have realised what sin I did when I saw my love of life going away from me and last night was really scary when he was in ICU ..... Nandini I am sorry for everything, I was jealous with you for no reason and due to my own inferiority complex I did that ..... I am not heartless but due to my ego I forgot humanity that day .... And I am sorry because of me u guys were seperated, I shouldn't have done that " after hearing her confession Nandini felt bad and even others felt little bad for her but still they are angry on her .

"Aahh" Nandini slapped her.

"No ..... We didn't drifted apart because of u ...... It was my mistake too that I let you play with my mind and circumstances were like that ...... So u were not reason behind our seperation ...... And I slapped you because you chose ur inhuman side over ur good side , u didn't thought about our baby who wasn't at fault ...... This slap will remind you that don't let ur demons control ur good side , and before becoming or copying anyone try to be a human first ...... It's easy and life is simple that way " Nandini's maturity stunned her and she realised that she can never be like Nandini .

"Thank you for slap " out of emotions she hugged Nandini .

"It's okay and remember one thing ...... U r best, the way u r , u don't need to be someone ...... Let go of pretendence because being original is real beauty " Nandini patted her shoulders , Lakshmi is really very happy and positive after meeting Nandini.

"Manik ..... Ur choice ie best " she affectionately kissed Nandini's cheek .

"I know" he accepted proudly.

"She is soft too ..... Her skin is so smooth" girls will always be girls. 

"She is straight and she is mine" Manik will be Manik , everyone chuckled at him .

"Best luck for ur further life ...... I wish your togetherness forever ..... Good Bye " she went away by giving her blessings to them , she got her closure. After going back to hospital she posted her picture with Vikky and made official announcement of them being together, she revealed her hidden relationship with Vikky in detail , she also cleared many rumours about her and Manik , she stated that they were always good friends and nothing was there ,she wasn't reason for a MaNan seperation as there were many news in market after Nandini's birthday.

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"So princess, what u have thought about ur further life?" Raman asked suggestively.

"I don't want to do acting ...... I don't like industry and side effects of being there  ....... He can continue his career ...... And as u know I am still weak at business , so if Manik is ready to give me tutions whenever he is free then I will be happy student" within minutes she planned for their future.

"What about us ? ...... Please elaborate in detail " he is seriously discussing their love life in front of everyone. 

"Let's start with start Manik...... Let's fall for each other, again ..... As we explores variety of characters in different stories while acting let's try it in real life where we two will be protagonist and stories will be different ...... Let's try office romance" in the end she winked at him and he is excited. Industry is not that bad actually it's a best teacher because u do learn many things that too practically , while struggling to be someone whom world will recognise.

"And no matter how story ends but we will be together ...... I am ready for this office romance babe" he too winked at her and now she is little embarrassed . She glared at him first and then got drown in his deep brown eyes , who are so welcoming and charming that u won't wish to look anywhere else .

"Ahem ahem " Ishita coughed and Neyonika laughed , it wasn't new for her, she has seen more romantic scenes.

"Come Nandini ...... We should leave now , it's late ...... And u won't be staying here " Raman declared this , he is still not ready to take risk again after all have had happened . This time he will take care of her safety.

"Bye" it felt they just met second before and now they are drifting apart again after spending only second with each other . They r starving for each other's presence.

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In London ,

"Emaaaa" Vihaan screamed her name after entering inside her house and she came out of her room . They were standing at distance and were looking at each other with longing in their eyes.

"I lost the battle of my revenge infront of ur love ........ Ur love won over my hatred " she ran into his arms , she was waiting for this moment because she had faith on her love , she knew her love will come back .

"I knew u will come back " she confessed and he kept caressing her head .

"I have realised one thing , I can't stay away from you ...... I love you" he too confessed it honestly and she looked at him , overwhelmingly.

"I love you too" she kissed him and that kiss was a pure bliss for both of them.

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In Murthy Mansion,

It was the middle of night , sleep was far away from her eyes, she was trying to sleep by changing sides then suddenly she heard the sound of her balcony door opening and now she is not worried about her sleep.

"Why are you here ?" She sat on the bed.

"To be with you" he jumped on her bed and landed his head on her lap .

"Manik u should be at ur place " she caressed his hair. He hugged her stomach from inside of her shirt.

"U r my home " he snuggled more into her tummy, peppered many sloppy kisses there on her bare stomach , making her feel jittery and after few minutes she found wetness on her stomach because he was crying silently . That was the same place where symbol of their love was blooming, months back.

"Manikkk" she called him softly, holding her tears back.

"Who?" He slightly looked up and asked in his tears .

"Girl ...... Our da... Daughter" she stammered losing control over her tears.

"I am sorry ...... I am sry ...... I couldn't protect you both ..... I am sry " he cried, hugging her stomach more tightly .

"It was my fault ...... I couldn't take care of her "

"We will make our family again " this line broke her and she is helpless.

" Manik ...... I can't conceive ..... With her I lost the chance of being mother " she gulped down her saliva and spoke her heart out , his world crushed down in seconds with this news. He was numb for minutes.

"I will make sure that you will be the mother of my child, again ..... I will do whatever it takes..... U have my words " he sealed his words by kissing her forehead . She don't know how he is going to fulfill his promise but she believed him without second thought .

"Nandini" After a silence of minute he called her name .

"Hmm" she replied while caressing his hair.

"How this happened? ...... U didn't said a word about ur trauma to anyone" taking her hand in his he asked her and she went numb.

"I am here with you ..... Your not alone " he kissed her palm assuring her that he won't leave her again .

"After u said we should take a break that time I was hurt, very hurt though I knew that wasn't our end but still I was hurt nd worried for our baby ...... So much was going there on my mind , this heartbreak thing nd sudden pregnancy both were unexpected nd new for me ...... I just couldn't hold on myself that night u were going to switzerland and all I felt that u r going away far away from me , I just wanted to erase this fear nd pain so I drank out of my limit of sanity , I didn't thought about reverse effects of drinks on our baby and it all happened because of my stupidity ...... I lost our baby , I lost the hope of living life , I could do nothing but blame myself for our loss ...... That was the time when I needed u most , I wanted you to hold me or blame me or cry with me but I just wanted to be in ur arms , I knew u will forget everything nd will run into my arms after knowing my current situation but u didn't came nd that was the time I lost my battle , with u my soul left my body and I became numb , I believed u ran away because I was in set of mind where my baby left me and my love left me too ...... " Her lips wobbled up.

"Ur exit from my life hurted me the most , may be I loved u more than anyone and when I got to know that I have lost a chance to be mother , that time whatever was left everything broke down ..... From that day I didn't cared about anyone be it u , ur mother or my parents ..... I was just living because I didn't died nd I don't wanted to be with anyone who will make me feel anything ..... I wanted to die alone with time" he wasn't there but it was like he saw all the scenario in front of his eyes with her description he felt powerless nd helpless , how their mistakes led them to this heartbreak . She was crying in pain nd agony while telling him , she relived all the things nd it became drastically painful again. 

"I am sorry ..... I couldn't be with u ...... I am sorry u have to go through it alone ..... I am sorry for making u feel like this ...... Forgive me ...... I can't undo our past ..... But I will make our present nd future okay , just be with me ....... We will make our family " hiding her in his chest , he let her cry and he also cried with her. He kept caressing her hair , they both needed this moment.

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In other side of London ,

"Shrikant , Vihaan called me ...... He and Emma are together again...... I am so happy for them " Anita told him, her conversation with Vihaan over the phone call.

"Finally they are together...... I am happy that he chose this way and I will make sure he will continue to do so ....... I will try to make things better for us , I will give him proper attention and love " Shrikant has realised his mistake and he will work on it.

"I know u will ...... Don't worry about Manik , he will be fine too and never hide ur emotions from me ...... I know you love him and he deserves ur love " she knew Manik can never left his heart and mind , no matter how he tries to cover it .

"Thank you" he simply kissed her forehead.

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After crying their heart out, both of them were silently soaking in the each other's warmth . He never for second left her tummy and she kept caressing his hair , it was peaceful .

"Nandini "

"Haan"

"U want to marry me ?"

"Do you believe in marriage ?"

"No ...... It's like a social obligation for me which forces two people to live together , any relationship is failed without love ...... So I believe in feelings "he shared his feelings and this time he hates the marriage because it's topic was one of the reason behind their seperation.

"I don't want to marry " she made her descion.

"It was ur dream"

"This reality of being urs is more beautiful than any dream , Manik " she kissed his forehead, he closed his eyes to feel her touch and this kiss of hers directly touched his soul. 

"Manik " he looked up .

"Hmm" he sat on bed .

"I was wondering what if someone will write our story?" she asked , he started unbuttoning his shirt.

" Soo ..... What is ur main concern?"

"Will anyone love that story ...... Our love story?" He stopped for a moment and thought about it .

"I don't know ...... Our story is real life story ........ Where life is unpredictable and not in the hands of writer ...... We r the players of destiny , we reacts like a human , we make mistakes , we learn from them  and we r not the characters of writer who will be righteous persons to deserve the happily ever after like fairytales " . He stated the fact .

"Not all the stories are like that " she objected , he unbuttoned last button of his shirt.

"But most of the readers loves them only " he said casually.

"Yeah because they can't see their favourites unhappy or suffering ....... U know we always thinks that story belongs to writer and he/she can do whatever he/she wants and readers don't have right to argue just because story is writer's ....... But I think this is partially true because yes story belongs to writer but readers are the one who adopts the characters of story, they got connected to them and they starts loving them ...... So it's just that they can't handle some things when their loved ones suffers and therefore they loves stories with happy end..... Like fairytale " she gave proper reason , which is true.

"Hey what are you doing ? " She said when he removed his shirt .

"Don't worry I remember my punishment ..... And u know I can't sleep with shirt ..... Now lay down and don't behave as if u don't like my bare chest " he teased her and pulled her on his chest , she slightly slapped his chest . He asked her to continue .

"So tell me , How will be our story if someone penned it down ?" She questioned.

"May be beautiful love story turned into tragic story and again bloomed like a flower in spring ....... Sometimes I feel our story resembles seasons , our starting was like a spring where our love started blooming pleasantly and during summer it started shining with heat of our hot desires , like a soft drizzles of rain in the monsoon we shared each other's tears , after a rainy season like autumn we were at peace for sometime before the storm destroyed it bruitely, in the pre winter we started falling apart like a leaves and flowers from the tree, eventually we were broken mess and like winter we shared our cold hearts who didn't feared before freezing each other's vulnerable emotions ....... So the conclusion is our love is never ending, it may go through tough times but it will never fade away and will come back to each other , everytime...... Because seasons are circle of nature so the our love is circle of our lives " he was very thoughtful and he also remembered his fanmeet of that last night.

"Manik , how beautifully u think ....... And I think you should write our book , no one would hate it " .

"Noo ...... I think our fans should write a book on us because they will make sure no one will hate us because they loves us so much to bear anyone's hatred ..... And I am sure they will make our flaws look beautiful too with their words and emotions , no one can love us selflessly and unconditionally like a fan " she agreed to this , she also remembered her fanmeet and he is absolutely right.

"Actually Manik u r right ....... But what will be name of our book ?" She asked very imp question and he pulled her more into himself.

"We have went through so much and we were extremist, be it in good way or bad way ...... We have seen each other's best and worst version in all these phases ...... We made mistakes, we changed for good nd bad , many things happened but only our love was constant and we are together after painful seperation just because of our love ...... So name should be LOVE ❣️ IS WHAT MATTERS THE MOST " he explained and she realised he is saying truth . She snuggled in his chest and he engulfed her in him , inside the blanket. She affectionately kissed on his heart and whispered,

"LOVE❣️IS WHAT MATTERS THE MOST..."

..........THE END.........

Let me know if you found any mistake in whole story.

How was the story?
(If u have any query ask me).

YES STORY ENDS HERE (it's not sudden , it was decided) , (THERE WILL BE EPILOGUES).

First of all thanks to each and everyone who have read this story.
This story is special for me and I have wrote it with a motive ,  some situations in this story somewhere resembles to the couple whom I love, those two people are very close to my heart . Their story somehow started with fights but then it turned into beautifulllllllll love story, a story everyone will admire if they will know the depth of their emotions. But their story ended on bad note , destiny separated them . But that was always incomplete story for me , so that's why, to give that a desirable forever of their togetherness, I wrote this story, I wanted to show that no mistake is above ur love , no relation is sacred as the relation between hearts and nothing matters more than love, love should always win. Please don't ask me who r they .

(I am not supporting any inappropriate content , but just love .
There is thin line between what I have written in the name of love and what is happening in real life , and I have tried to maintain that line.  But if I have hurted anyone's emotions unintentionally then I am sorry) .

........... Aish ❣️..............