In the morning,

It was 5am when Neyonika knocked on MaNan's door . They were in deep sleep after hard love making as they slept just 3hrs back , still being responsible man Manik woke up and opened the door.

"What happened mom ?" He asked while rubbing his eyes.

"Mum mum .... Mumma" Nirav spoke in his toddler voice.

"This happened...... U r son is hungry and he is not eating anything ...... So take him to his mother" Neyonika handed Nirav to Manik and left the room after kissing Nirav's cheeks.

"Ohh so my baby is hungry ....... Tell me, what you want to eat? " Manik sat back on bed.

"Mum mum " he cribbed again , usually he is very understanding but sometimes he becomes cranky.

"Baby Mumma is sleeping ..... I will give you milk bourn vita" he said caressing her hair who is in deep sleep.

"Aah no .... Mum mum.... Mum  " he is just like his father , stubborn head.

"Nandini wake up he is hungry " he shook her.

"U feed him ...... I am sleeping, now don't trouble me" she pulled down comforter till her waist and slept again.

"Uff both loves to trouble me "Manik sighed and opened three buttons of her shirt . She is very caring and responsible mother but when Manik is around she becomes his little minion.

"Now drink ur mum mum " he said lovingly to Nirav . He made him sleep between them and gave her one nipple in Nirav's mouth and he being good boy didn't troubled her and silently drank the milk and slept while drinking , subconsciously she engulfed him in her arms. Manik kissed their heads and slept again by hugging them.

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"Nandini wakeee uppp " he screamed her name for nth time but got no response. It's 9 am and still she is sleeping, Nirav nd he got up two hours back they two had bath together then had breakfast and now Nirav is out in the park with his granny.  He let her sleep as she was tired yesterday otherwise she is morning bird.

"Good Morning Manik" she yawned.

"Morning sleepy head ..... Now go nd take bath " he kissed her forehead and moved towards cupboard for taking out her clothes.

"I won't take bath it's too cold today " she said firmly and sat on bed .

"Come on it's 9am nd not 4am " he mocked her .

"Still u won't get it , it's too cold Manik" she is stubborn , he kept her towel nd clothes on bed .

"It's Mumbai nd not Kashmir ....... And don't be dirty mommy my mini minion loves cleanliness " not giving any fuck to her protest he scooped her in his arms nd directly stopped inside the bathroom.

"Aaah .....I am not gonna have bath..... Please na  " .

"U will" he threw her inside the bathtub .

"Manikkk " she yelled at him , she is angry now.

"I would have given u bath but I am not in mood to have morning sex so hurry up we have appointment for ur monthly check up" he kissed her angry pout and came outside making her more angry.

"Uff mature nd bath freak boyfriend sucks "she huffed after cursing Manik for 1minute then again she was loving him for the way he had set her bath tub  with hot water and baby ducks of Nirav as she too loves having bath while playing with ducks and foam.

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"Nandini hurry up we r getting late" Manik said when he came back to room and saw her getting ready.

"Let's go I am ready" she turned to see him and his mouth was wide opened after seeing her . She smirked , it's time for revenge.

(Nandini's attire
Imagine her breasts are peeping out from shirt more than necessary , making her more sexy. )

"No u r not ...... Ur buttons are not closed properly  " he marched towards her and tried to buttoned her shirt but she slapped his hand. She never wears this much revealing clothes but now she found a way to irritate him.

"What r u doing ...... This is my outfit don't ruin it " .

"Aren't you feeling cold now? " he said pointing towards her short nd revealing dress.

"No ..... U only said na it's Mumbai nd not Kashmir " now he got it , that she is punishing him for bathtub stunt.

"Okay I am sry ...... Now change it " he instantly apologized . Never mess with ur woman .

"No I won't " .

"What Nirav will think ? ...... I think, he... won't... like... it " he said making faces while shaking his neck frantically.

"Nirav will think his mom is sexy but I think his dad is not liking it " she said seductively , he controlled himself and without saying word he stripped of her shirt and made her wear a long woolen top. She gave him angry  'Fuck you ' look and take off her skirt.

"U can fuck Nirav's dad later but for now it's best outfit for, Nirav's mother , cold weather and for pregnant woman ...... Also for me " he murmured last line to himself , off course he won't let her wear that hot , sexy shirt nd skirt . He never objected on her clothes before , may be he grew older now . She pretended to be angry on him but from inside she was happy seeing him still being possessive for her even after two kids.

(Instead of black pant imagine those black  high boots)

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"I don't know anything papa ...... I just want tasty food that's it " Nandini cribbed in front of her dad , she is frustrated for no specific reason . Her parents came to Malhotra mansion as she called them hour before as she wants to eat food made by her mom. This time her pregnancy harmones are high and she is behaving weirdly insane. She is four months pregnant.

"Raman please asked what she wants to eat ..... Ask her dish name" Ishita was annoyed with Nandini's demand as she was asking for tasty food but she is not telling specific dish.

"Papa see she is scolding me ..... I am not doing it deliberately , I seriously don't want any specific dish but I want something tasty 😭😭" she started crying and now three men are worried (Raman , Manik and Nirav) .

"Princess don't worry ur papa is here baby , I will make tasty food /Come minion we will go for lunch date / Mum mumma don't tly (cry) " three men said it at same time and she smiled seeing their care .

"Ohh my baby" she kissed Nirav's face lovingly who is in Neyonika's arms. And like a Mumma's boy he wiped her tears.

"Manik come we will go out and papa tell these two ladies I will only eat food made by u " she said pointing towards Neyonika nd Ishita , she is upset with them . But Neyonika is less worried as she already don't know much cooking and her friend can't be mad at her for long time.

MaNan left the house and Ishita started making Nandini's favourite food as she knows her daughter loves food made by her only , and Raman was helping her in food making or kitchen romance. Neyonika was busy with Nirav and also she did some office work on laptop.

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"Stopp the car ...... I want to flirt with young boys, Manik ,and it's not me it's this baby who is demanding" she said as their car was passing through same college where they have spent one month for outdoor practical, years ago.

"Ohh really my mini minion can't demand such things okay" he said firmly after stopping car.

"And I don't understand how r u so sure it's a mini minion and not mini monster? " she is really surprised with his visualisations.

"I am the father so I know it ...... Don't give pressure on ur small brain  " he winked at her .

"U self obsessed male bitch ...... I am going outside u keep sulking here " she stomped out of the car .

"Hey wait ...... Flirt with me , if you want to flirt " he said holding her wrist and he pulled her back.

"I said young boys Malhotra " she traced his jaw teasingly and freed herself from his hold . She hurted his male ego , it's true that he is 35+ now but still he looks like he is in his late 20s.

She hunted for hot and handsome boys almost for 20 minutes but she got students doing post graduation or PhD in college she couldn't grabbed attention of teenagers. She is beautiful and looks too young for her real age but still she don't look like a bubbly teenager.

She started her harmless flirting with a guy of age 25 but surprisingly he anticipated in a way that she has to run away from him. He was a handsome, studios guy who asked her directly for marriage within 1yr as he wants to get settled after PhD .

After lots of hard work she managed to escape without hurting that boy and came running to ground only to hear group of teenagers gushing over Greek god , girls in 20's planning to woo that Greek god and she turned to see young teachers flirting with that handsome hunk who is supposed to be her man .

'Like seriously Aayiappa ..... Like why ?.... Why u made him so handsome that he manages to get attention from every girl of any age without even trying ? " She was busy cursing Aayiappa in her mind that time one girl tapped her shoulder and she turned to see her.

"Instead of praying u should try in practical on that hunk " that girl suggested.

"Why would I do that?" Nandini asked with tight smile.

"Can't you see how sexy he looks ...... That we'll toned muscular body ...... His tall height ...... His beautiful face and sharp features ...... And that manly attitude which makes him more desirable ..... Everyone is trying on him " that girl was drooling over her man but she felt proud on herself for taking care of his eating habits and his gym maintenance , she makes sure that he will work out like a beast in gym and eat like Manik only .

"U know what ..... Let them try  ...... I don't need to,  because he is already my man " she spoke with a attitude and girl laughed on her.

"U must be kidding "

"Just wait for five minutes and see urself ...... He will come running to m....." Her words died in his mouth who kissed her suddenly for 10-15secs , letting world know that he is her's. She was irritated with unwanted attention when he was finding her then suddenly he saw her on ground and came running to her .

"Now u guys believe me ...... I am sry but I am taken ...... I am her man " he apologized and left from there by holding her hand . She turned back to give 'told u bitch , he is mine' look to that girl .

"I would also have looked sexy if u wouldn't have changed my earlier outfit ..... Why u changed?" She said after sitting in car , she was grumpy for not getting enough attention.

"Call me selfish but I don't want anyone to fantasies over what's mine ...... Even in this clothes u look so ravishing that I won't think twice before stopping car and claiming u right here inside the car " she turned into tomato because of red hue on her cheeks after hearing his shameless comment , she couldn't replied back.

"Nandini " after sometime he called.

"Hmm"

"U can wear anything u want to ...... I know I am possessive freak but I don't want to control u ..... Umm sry for morning " he realised now that unknowingly he was controlling her.

"It's okay ...... And u know no one can control me ..... I wasn't willing to wear that dress outside, I wore that just to tease u " she accepted sheepishly and he rolled his eyes . He stopped the car in front of hospital.

They did her regular check up , doctor said everything is fine for now but there is possibility of having complications after 5th month. Manik was happy with Nirav but still he was feeling incomplete, he always wanted to have small daughter . So just after a year of Nirav's 1st birthday they approached doctor for another baby , making her pregnant wasn't difficult but doctor already warned her about complications still she agreed to see that proud father of her daughter . She is not sure they are going to have another boy or girl but he is more than sure that this is girl . And he gives her logic that his guesses are always right as he had guessed about Nirav too nd it was true , he is such a item in family when it comes to his babies.

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Four years later,

In London,

"Manik come with me ...... I need you to help me " groom of the day came to living room of his house where all his family members were sitting.

"Sry Vihaan, he is helping me " Nandini said casually.

"No Nandini ...... Manik is helping his mother ...... His choices are best " Neyonika too participated in war.

"I am the groom " he has a point.

"But I can't get ready without him " Nandini too pouted .

"I also need him to select accessories" Neyonika said.

"So he will help me " they three said at same time and Manik realised he is stuck . He was thinking how to save his ass from this mess and at that time only he felt tug on his pant , he looked down and found his solution, smiling sheepishly at him . He picked up that bundle of cuteness in his arms and left from there.

"No he will come with me "

"No "

"Yes he will help me " forgetting the world behind they all were busy fighting that they didn't even realised Manik is not there . Nirav is big boy now and he is enjoying the show with imaginery popcorns.

"Aai ...... Glanny (Granny) ...... Untle ( uncle) ..... How I am looting (looking) " a very sweet bubly voice brought them back from their fighting world and they saw little angel of their house looking like a princess in that little gown .

"Vely beautifulllllllll ..... NIYARA " they three screamed together and kissed her cheeks.

"But when u got ready?"

"When u guys were busy fighting"  Manik said and they realised he was standing behind her .

"U little smart ass " they looked at Niyara accusingly and she gave most innocent smile to them. She is just 3 nd half years old but she rules house like a queen , her looks and attitude is just like Manik.

"Uncle ur gf just called me and I described her this scenario ...... So she asked me to deliver her msg that if u won't be there in church after a hour then no need to come nd see her kissing another guy in church " Nirav delivered Emma's msg and Nandini rolled her eyes at his boldness. She glared  Manik for spoiling him but he shrugged his shoulders , even Neyonika was cool. Out of them Vihaan was really scared.

"Ohh God hurry up guy's ...... I toh can come in this vest nd shorts too ..... Chalo we should leave now" he was getting hyper.

"Papa won't telp(help) " before anyone could ask Manik's help , Niyara said stubbornly. They used to think that Nirav is possessive for his father but Niyara proved them highly wrong . She is so possessive nd clingy to Manik that she always wants him to pamper her , sometimes Nandini really get jealous of her .

"Shut up uncle and granny u help him ...... Nd Aai u come with me I will help u ...... Nd papa u stay here with ur 'mini minion' " Nirav ordered and everyone agreed. He is man of the house.

"Now u r looking handsome " Neyonika adjusted bow around Vihaan's collar .

"Thanks "

"Aunty thank you for everything ...... Thank you for making me part of ur family " he said with tears in his eyes, he was overwhelmed by her constant love from years.

"U don't need to ...... And I just hope ur parents will be happy for you by seeing you from heaven ...... I hope I haven't disappointed them " .

"U didn't , instead u were very beautiful person, today I am technically orphan but I don't feel like one ..... Because now I have family " He shed one drop of tear , his insides were missing his parents badly . Knowing his feelings she hugged him .

"It's ur day my boy ..... So smile " . She kissed his forehead giving him blessings for today.

"Thank you" he kissed her cheek and left from there.

"Now say , why u braught me here ?" Shrikant asked after sitting on bench in the park . In the evening he was feeling better so Neyonika braught him for very important talk.

"Last night u were asking about forgiveness na ...... So I forgive you with my will and not out of sympathy " she said looking at him .

"Really?" He asked with sparkling eyes.

"Hmm ...... U know that time whatever u did to me was like a sin ..... Still cheating is a sin for me ..... But when I think of it now , I have realised u were right , u chose ur love over everything ...... It's true love is selfish and I am happy u didn't betrayed ur heart ..... Things got messed up and that's why our lives are fucked up , it's not only ur fault we all were at fault we could have handled situation in better way " she said truely.

"U r right love is selfish" he remembered Anita.

"U know I loved u but I think that wasn't true love , I mean my feelings were true but if I would have options and chance to fell in love then may be u wouldn't have been that person ..... I never had chance to make my choice we were bounded by marriage so I think my love for u was arranged love just like our arranged marriage ...... But u loved Anita by all ur heart and u chose her over everything, even when u had options , so that was true love ..... I am no one to keep u in guilt for something I should cherish ...... If I wouldn't have been ur ex wife I would have shipped u , u guys should have told me " at the end of her statement he chuckled.

"I wish I could have invested my time in knowing you ..... May be things were different today....... We must have been best friends just like u nd Anita were " he wished for something.

"We can still be friends ...... Shrikant I want to tell you something" she hesitated a bit.

"Say it , u only said we r friends ....... I won't judge you "

"Umm okay ....... U r my friend nd ex husband so I think u should know this when we got divorced then just after few months in this same park ...... I met with one man who was in his early 50's ...... He was rich , alone and tired man , he spent all his life in freedom, he lived without any restrictions and any bound , life was beautiful till he was young but then he started feeling loneliness ...... He used to visit this park to find someone at least a friend and at one evening we met ...... We started meeting at every evening ..... I don't know what relation we shares , I don't know what love feels like but life would give me chance to fall in love then it would be him , we are not lovers and we are not friends too ..... But we share that special bond which doesn't need social acceptance , any romance nor even need 24hrs of togetherness ...... Just presence in each other's lives nd some moments in few hours is enough for us to fill that void in each other's heart " without any worry of acceptance she spoke her heart out .

"I am very happy for u and this is love ....... Trust me it's beautiful ...... Love is limitless , it's not bounded by age or anything ...... U fall in love almost after half of ur life...... U r lucky ur experiencing it ..... Thanks for telling me this, I am at peace " he kissed Neyonika's forehead and it was first time he did this with all his heart and will. Her heart filled with the warmth of his acceptance. She made him met with that man in her life and both the men were happy after meeting each other.

"Neyonika can u promise me something?" Shrikant asked while returning to their home.

"What is it?"

"See we all know I am not going to be here in this world for long time ..... I am not worried about Manik because I know he have u ...... But my Vihaan is going to lose his both parents , he is not so expressive but I know he is already broken from inside ..... So will you try to be his guardian ? ...... I won't ask you to accept him as son ...... But please try to give him little place in ur family , don't let him feel orphan ...... I know I am being selfish here but I am just a helpless father " he begged holding her hands and she assured him by slightly pressing his hands and blinking her eyes.

"I kept ur promise Shrikant, nd Anita I hope u r happy " she said looking upward and she remembered her last meeting with Shrikant.

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"U may kiss the bride" priest in the church of London said it loudly in front of the people who were attending Vihaan nd Emma's wedding . They have lived in a London since their childhood so white wedding was their dream and they thought of completing it after getting news of her two months pregnancy , they are well settled in their lives , now they just want share all hours of day with each other.

Manik pecked Nandini's lips without anyone's notice and bride nd groom too kissed each other. This is MaNan inspite of having stubborn nd possessive kids they managed to steal moments with each other, it's a blissful . They do fight with each other but also at the end of the day they sleeps in each other's arms only .

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In the night ,

Manik has organised grand party for his big brother and sister in law in one of the best hotel of London . This party is a wedding gift from him to his brother.

Vihaan and Emma cutted their wedding cake, everyone clapped and tossed their Champagne . In between the happiness Vihaan shedded two tears for his parents , he missed them , it was their dream too but Emma fed him first bite and assured him through her eyes that his parents are happy.

"Papa fleed (feed) me cake " after cake cutting Niyara came running to him .

"Baby careful " he picked her up instantly before she could fall here or there .

"So my baby wants cake , aa?" he pinched her nose and she laughed.

"Yes yes ..... I want biggel (bigger) bite " she is so small in size but she eats like Manik. Their tastes are also same .

He put her on one of the decorated table and he sat on the chair across the table . He started feeding her cake and she ate her first bite happily.

"Now ul turn" she forwarded spoon to his mouth and he ate that overwhelmingly , she cares about him so much.

He kept feeding her and in between cake eating she also made his suit dirty , even he cleaned her face by his shirt and this Manik Malhotra is unknown to world , this side of him is only limited for his family.

Nandini saw her father watching the ongoing scene between Manik and Niyara with tears in his eyes , he was missing his daughter.

"Aww dad " he turned to see his daughter and took her in side hug.

"He is perfect family man ...... He and Niyara reminds me about us " he said.

"Yes u r my super dad  ....... And he is best dad " she had tears in her eyes remembering their worse time.

After the fifth month of her pregnancy , she really had some complications . Her womb was weak to carry second child , god gave them one was their luck . But this time they played with destiny and it was difficult, everyone took best care of her but after six months she started having pain anytime anywhere. Still she survived but after completing her 7th month , once in night she started having labour pain , her water broke . Manik took her to the hospital instantly , team of doctors took her in emergency room . Doctor told him she nd baby both r in danger , their survival is difficult if she will go through delivery safely then she is out of danger and if not then .... He  regretted , he regretted for the first time for asking her  second child, and he cried hysterically for regretting that but what will he do , he can't imagine to lose his love nor he can afford loosing his unborn child again . He cursed his fate for always being ruthless to his daughters.

After hours he received the news for which he waited for months , she gave birth to the girl and doctor saved both of them, but Nandini was unconscious. He is already a father of one child but this time also felt like his first time but this time he couldn't hold his daughter in his hands because she was in NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) as she was premature baby .

They got discharged after few days but Nandini was very weak , even she couldn't breastfeed baby properly and baby was extra sensitive which demands for extra attention.  Manik left the world aside and become completely family man he used to take care Nandini's small small things like her eating , sleeping , medicine , bath ,etc. She used to feel very bad after seeing him awake whole night for baby just because she was unable to stop sleep after heavy dose of medicines , he used to cry while feeding baby from her breast she was very week and milk capacity was low that he used to pressed her hard to fill baby's stomach . He was so strong even in his worst time just for his family . She used to took him in her embrace whenever he used to feel low , he was a man who is emotionally weak and she is his sanity nd peace . He can fight with the world but can't see his loved ones in pain .

After few months their conditions were much better . This one year was worse period of their lives , but they survived that together . Neyonika and Ishita used to do other works for Nandini , her father used to be worried . But Manik was the one who suffered most nd Nirav was too small but he was very understanding baby he used to stay with Neyonika all the time , in that small age also he didn't complaint, he didn't troubled Manik much for attention but still Manik manages to give him little time. He is exact replica of Manik in looks but his nature is just like Nandini , he used to be Manik's peace whenever his mind used to be disturbed his small hands and baby talks used to took away Manik's stress in those few moments.

When she said her first word 'papa' sky felt small in front of his joy and he couldn't count how much tears he dropped . She is daddy's girl but she loves her mother too . Don't know from where she learnt but she called Nandini as a 'Aai' for first time and that was best moment for Nandini. Even Nirav started calling her Aai . Her both kids are pure souls just like their parents and that's why Manik gave name NIRAV ( peace or calmness) NIYARA (Beautiful soul) to their children.

"Not only he but my daughter is best mother" Raman kissed her forehead , she still behaves like baby but she takes best care of their babies . She loves them so much .

"I think our babies r best ...... They r so understanding even at this age ...... They r the best combination of our best genes ..... I mean see both of them exactly looks like Manik , they r so beautiful just like him ..... But Nirav is just like me in nature and Niyara she toh have same nature as Manik but still she is soft hearted like me " she praised them nd their kids.

"I didn't know when my baby girl became this much mature ....... U grew older so soon ...... When u were at the age of Niyara since then I was scared about ur marriage ..... Ur mother used to laughed at me whenever I used to cry with the thought u will leave our house even when u were just 5 yrs older ...... U grew older , u became our world and during this period I made up my mind I will never let u get marry so that u won't be leaving our house ..... But then that day came and u left our house since then it's incomplete , our family is incomplete ....... I feel emptiness whenever I come home and u don't crib around me , u don't ask what I brought for u whenever I come back from trips , me nd ur mother don't like having dinner at ur fav restaurant without u ...... And now I am scared I don't want to passed away in ur absence" she kept her palm on his mouth and nodded no while crying .  Raman cried his heart out , his emotions were high today. What he will do father inside him is not liking her staying at other place and not in their house , why girls have to leave their own house and accept someone's else as their he loathe this reality.

"Dad please stay with us ...... I have whole new family but still my family is incomplete without my parents ...... U never treated me like a normal girl u always loved me , treated me as ur child ...... So let me take ur responsibility , as I deserved ur love since childhood in the similar way I deserved to be with you in ur old age ...... I know Manik is like son to u and he also treats u with same respect but I want you to come with me , with ur daughter in her house with all ur rights . I want to take best care of u two , it's my right as a child " he hugged her tightly and felt proud on her . He understands her point and it's not easy to accept but he can't deny her rights too.

"I will think" he caressed her hair and she smiled.

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"Aai please sing slong (song) for me " Niyara demanded from Nandini when they all four were sleeping in one hotel room after dinner. They decided to spend family night.

"Haa Aai please " Nirav too hugged Nandini from other side. Nirav is sleeping near to wall side of bed ,  Nandini is next to him , Niyara is sleeping next to Nandini in between her parents.

"Yes pleach ..... But before that night kissy" Manik too became child . He pulled Niyara on his chest, he pulled Nirav in between Nandini nd him then he hugged Nandini from her waist. They were sleeping in cosy cuddling position.

She kissed their cheeks but Manik being Manik he pecked her lips and their babies are used to this pda , because their father is extra loving nd mother is so irresistible.

"निंबोणीच्या झाडामागे चंद्र झोपला गं बाई
आज माझ्या पाडसाला झोप का गं येत नाही

गाय झोपली गोठयात, घरटयात चिऊताई
परसात वेलीवर झोपल्या गं जाई जुई
मिट पाकळ्या डोळ्यांच्या, गाते तुला मी अंगाई

देवकी नसे मी बाळा, भाग्य यशोदेचे भाळी
तुझे दुःख घेण्यासाठी, केली पदराची झोळी
जगावेगळी ही ममता, जगावेगळी अंगाई

रित्या पाळण्याची दोरी उरे आज माझ्या हाती
स्वप्न एक उधळून गेले माय लेकराची नाती
हुंदका गळ्याशी येता गाऊं कशी मी अंगाई.........."

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(It's not ended , there is one more epilogue . Don't Miss That one  )

Let me know if you found any mistake .

How was the epilogue ?
(Epilogues r boring?? )

One question , please answer honestly ,
Should I write another book on Manan ?
(U can say no too )

...............Aish ❣️...........