Malhotra Mansion
Mumbai

Next morning everyone was sitting on the breakfast table eating silently while Nandini was serving them.

Harsh- bethja ab tu bhe puttar (beta).

Nandini- dadu mein baad mein khalungi.

Ranveer- kya baad mein. Aap betho sath mein humare.

Mukti- haa bhabi betho.

Nandini looked at Manik who was eating, busy with his phone and sat beside him. Mukti then placed a parantha in her plate but Nandini spoke

Nandini- Mukti parantha nae I'll have scrambled egg. Itna heavy morning mein digest nae hoga mujhe.

Mukti nodded and placed the parantha back. The plate of eggs was on the other side near Harsh'a plate so Nandini called Manik and asked him to pass her the eggs. He took the plate and placed in front of her and again got busy with his work. Nandini felt bad that he did not look at him but she knew she cannot fall weak and give up so easily.

Manik's POV
I'm sorry Nandini. I know you must be feeling bad but if I look at you I won't be able to control myself and I don't want to ruin everything.
POV Ends

After breakfast everyone retired to their respective works. Nandini instructed the butler about the lunch and then left for hospital. From today Fab5 had to start with their practice.

On the other hand Harshad tried his best to contact Nandini and play his tricks but to his bad luck he could not reach her. The day passed in a jiffy. Nandini tried talking to Abhimanyu but he was way too busy in his work. Seeing him running around like manic, she stepped back.

At night, everyone was sitting for dinner except for Manik as he went to Malhotra Industries. He had to manage both the sides; business and as well as music which was quite hectic. He had asked Mukti to make sure Nandini eats as he won't be present there.

Mukti- bhabi aap bhe khalo na, bhai ko aate late hojaega.

Nandini- it's okk Mukti I'll wait.

They tried their best but Nandini was adamant not to eat.

Ranveer- bhabi, bhai naa jaane kitna late aae. Aapko sona bhe toh hoga na so aap please dinner krlo jaake.

Nandini- he would be hungry when he'll be back. Don't worry mein jgi hu. Agar mein sogae na toh vo aake khali peet he sojaenge and I can't afford that. Tum room mein chalo mein dadu ko dudh deke aati hu aur Mukti ko bhe bula lena. I'll give you both head massage today.

Ranveer half heartedly left. He went to room and tried calling Manik. The phone was ringing but nobody was taking the call. Nandini entered the same time. She saw the phone in Ranveer's hand and understood the matter.

Nandini- Veer (she spoke sternly)....

Ranveer gulped hearing her voice. He turned to her giving her a nervous smile.

Ranveer- bha... bhabi... aap itni jldi aagae....

Nandini- mein toh aagae pr tum kya krrae thay???

She spoke looking at the phone in his hand.

Ranveer- mein.... mein... mein toh bs check krra tha ke koe call yaa message na ho.

She glared at him and spoke

Nandini- meine mnah kiya tha na. I did not eat and I'll be waiting for him yhi btane ke lia phone krrae thay na.... Meine mnah kiya na RV phir bhe....

Ranveer- phir aap khalo na...

Nandini- meine mna kaha kiya. It's just I'll eat with him. Agar tumne dubara phone kiya na toh mein baat nae krungi tumse smjhe. Yeh baat aap pr bhe laagu hoti hai Ms. Malhotra. Aajao andr drvaaze pr khade hokr sunne ka koe phaida nae hai.

Mukti entered smiling sheepishly.

Mukti- bhabi aapko kese pta??

Nandini- all thanks to the mirror. Ab betho tum dono, mein oil lgati hu.

Ranveer- pehle mein...

Mukti- nae pehle mein....

Ranveer- bunny mein bara hu na so pehle mein

Mukti- arre.... mein choti hu islia pehle mein.

Nandini- stop it you both. Kya bachoon ke tarah ldrae ho.

Ranveer/Mukti- he/she started.

They spoke together and glared at each other. They we're about to argue again when Ranveer's phone ringed with Dhruv' name flashing on the screen. He grumpily got up and took the call while Mukti grinned and thanked Dhruv in her mind. She sat on the floor and made Nandini sit on the bed. Nandini started massaging her head. Soon Ranveer came back and started sulking

Ranveer- yeh galat baat hai bunny, mujhe pehle malish krvaani thi.

Mukti showed him her tongue while he sat on the bed sulking. Nandini chuckled and signalled him towards her lap. As she was sitting with crossed legs, Ranveer placed his head in her lap happily. Till the time she completed, Mukti was half sleeping. She shook her and asked her to go to her room. She patted Ranveer's shoulder and asked him to sit on the floor. She then massaged his head. Later dimming the lights of his room, she left kissing his forehead. She then went to Mukti's room and chuckled seeing her sleeping position. The duvet was half on the floor and her teddy was under her. She with great difficulty adjusted her properly on the bed and covered her with duvet. She then came down and sat on the couch huffing. She looked at the clock which was striking 12. She closed her eyes n slept unknowingly. At 1, Manik came back all tired. He straight away went to his room. As the lights we're dim, he could not see Nandini half lying on the couch. He placed his laptop on the table in his room and removed his coat. He loosened his tie and folding his sleeves he first went to Mukti's room to check on her followed by Ranveer and dadu. Finally he went to Nandini's room but she was not there. He checked the washroom and closet but she was not there. He frowned and came down. He felt a figure lying on the couch. He moved forward and saw Nandini sleeping there in an uncomfortable position. He was about to take her in her arms when suddenly she opened her eyes. She gasped seeing Manik standing there.

Nansini- geez..... you scared me.

Manik- room mein jaake sojao.

Saying this he started walking back towards the stairs.

Nandini- Manik....

He stopped hearing her calling him.

Nandini- dinner????

Manik- I'm not hungry....

Nandini- okk.

Manik- did you eat??

He asked still facing his back to her.

Nandini- h... haa.... I ate with others. I'll heat the milk for you.

Manik- heat the food. I'll change n come.

He went away without turning. She smiled and went to the kitchen to heat the food. She was filling his plate when he held her hand. Her eyed welled up feeling his touch after almost two days. She placed the scoop back and looked at him. He gestured her to sit. She sat next to him and he filled her plate. He took the spoon full of rice and bought near her lips. She looked at him. He gestured her to eat and she took the bite. Rest of the dinner went in silence. Manik was about to go when Nandini spoke

Nandini- Manik I'm sorry.

Manik- go to bed Nandini, it's late.

Saying this he went away. Nandini sniffed seeing his retreating figure. She got up and started clearing the dinning table. Manik reached him room when his phone rang.

Conversation
Manik- Abhi acha hua tuune call kiya. Mein tujhe he call krne vaala tha.

Abhimanyu- naa hii na hello sidha he shuru hogya. Kheer chod, bol kya hua??

Manik- yrr it's very difficult to ignore her when she's near me. Usse rote dekh ke I feel the worse.

Abhimanyu- mein janta hu Manik but we need to do it. Let her put some efforts. Usse samajhne de ke hrr baat ka solution rona nae hai. Vo hafta roege, two halfta roege pr samajh jaege. Let her get up on her own.

Manik- saale teen mahino baad shaadi hai mere.

Abhimanyu- haa toh??? Teen mahine hai abhi shanti rakh aur jo jesa chl raha hai chlne de.

Manik sighed and muttered an ok. They hung up and went to the balcony of his room.

The coming days the same routine continued. Nandini would wake up early and prepared breakfast for everyone. Later at night she would wait for Manik to return.

Random day
Manik- you don't need to wait for me daily. Eat with everyone and sleep on time.

He spoke before going to his room but stopped on his tracks hearing her.

Nandini- I wanna eat with you not with everyone. It's my right to wait for you and you can't take away that from me. Maana aap gussa hai pr I do not waiting for anyone, I wait for my fiancee Mr. Malhotra.

Manik smiled hearing her words and went to his room. Nandini was in the kitchen mumering harmless abuses to him.

Nandini's POV
smajhte kya hai khudko. Naraz hai toh rae. Mna rae hu na mein. " You don't need to wait for me" huh.... baate aae. Thodi na kisi aur ke lia wait krti hu. Akro kahike. Itne bhe kya narazgi. Saara din muh phulakr ghumte rehte hai pta ne office mein sb kese jhelte honge. Monster Monkey Malhotra.
POV Ends

She was bladdering unknown to the fact that someone was hearing her bladderings. It was none other than Manik. He came back to inform her about everyone meeting at the studio tomorrow but stopped hearing her. He was smiling with his lower lip between his teeth. He again made a poker face and cleared his throat. Nandini's eyes widened. She slowly turned back praying to her ayiappa.

Manik- what we're you bladdering about me???

From nowhere an energy came in her and she fired back

Nandini- aapse mtlb???

Manik- yea right. Mujhe kyu mtlb hone lga. ... I was here to inform you about tomorrow's meeting at the studio.

Nandini- Manik i did not mean that.

Manik- it's alright Nandini aadat hogae hai ab toh.

He smiled sadly. This time actually her words hurt him though she spoke it casually. He turned and started walking. Nandini held his wrist and stopped him.

Nandini- I'm sorry Manik. Mera vo mtlb nae tha. Mein bs mzaak mein bol diya tha, I did not mean to hurt you.

Manik- it's alright. Sojao jaake kafi late hogya hai.

Nandini- kbtk ese chalta rahega Manik??? I'm really sorry. Aaj ek hafta hogya uss baat ko, please bhul jaea na. Mein koe baat nae chupaungi aapse.

Manik- meine usdin bhe kaha tha Nandini, aaj phir keh raha hu mein tumhare baat chupane se naraz nae hu. You still think mein tumse isslia baat nae krra??? I'm not angry Nandini, I'm hurt ke tum phir se same trap mein girrpdi. Manta hu move on krna aasan nae hai, pr hum try krrae thay and we had climbed many steps pr phir vaapis murkr kyu dekhna. I know in a pool of emotions it's not easy to think straight pr kya ek baar bhe vo sb sochte hue tumhe hummein se kisi ka khayal nae aaya??? Bs ek baat ka answer dedo Nandini. Kya humsb itne parae thay tumhare kia ke tumne ek choti se try bhe nae ki, akele he sae kuch toh krti.

He spoke in a tired tone.

Manik- jis din tumhe sach mein apni galti ka ehsaas hoga na Nandini, I promise I'll seal Manan forever. Inn sb mein yeh mt bhulna ke I still love you. Love you alot. Tum mere jaan thi, ho aur hamesha rahogi. Tum ab bhe mere vhi kitten ho jisse meine pyaar kiya hai. This time it's in your hand Nandini to save our hamesha. Iss baat tumhe efforts dalne honge.

She went to him and hugged him from back and started sobbing.

Nandini- I promise Manik I'll put all the efforts, pr please don't ignore me. I can't survive your ignorance.

Manik- abhi toh ignore krna shuru nae kiya Nandini. Yeh mere ignorance nae hai. My ignorance means the person is nothing to me aur tumhe mein chahkr bhe ignore nae krskta because you're my everything. I tried pr I could not. Ek baat aur don't waste these precious pearls. They do nothing but make me feel miserable.

He pulled her forward and wiped her tears. He then kissed her forehead. His lips lingered there for a long time than usual.

Manik- go sleep. It's late.

He spoke softly tucking a few strands of her hair which we're falling on her face again n again.

Next Day
Fab5's Studio

Everyone was sitting in the cabin including Karan and Gaurav.

Gaurav- so guys kesa chl raha hai sb???

Manik- we are almost done with the song.

Dhruv- ek baar song ready hojae then we'll(He and Ranveer)deal with the dancers.

Ranveer- the best part is Harshad Saxena has accepted our proposal. He'll be coming as a guest in our event.

Karan- pr ab agla svaal. Event hoga kaha???

Cabir- leave it to me Karan, vo mein manage krlunga.

Abhimanyu- inn sb mein hum yeh bhuul gae ke 2din baad 31st hai.

Manik- 31st se yaad aaya mom, dad kl vaapis aarae hai.

Mukti- 31st means New Year's party.

Alya- that means many guests.

Gaurav- and that means danger. I'll make sure koe bhe insaan bina checking ke andr na aae, security karak hogi so befikr raho.

Manik- chlo great. Let's get going then, teyariyaan shuru krte hai.

All the girls decided to go to MUKALYA. The boys started with the decoration and other stuff. It was evening when the girls returned to Malhotra Mansion.

Alya- sirf dresses choose krte thak gae aaj toh.

Mukti- seriously yrr. Pr tumsb ne ditch krdiya mujhe. You know I'm not comfortable in that stupid thing, phir bhe you all opted for it.

Alya- ohh common Mukti. Didn't you see how sexy those we're. Those we're the exclusive collection.

Mukti- thiik ee maan lia pr I'm not comfortable with it.

Nandini- acha bs kro ab tum dono. Coffee piaga koe??? I'm craving for it since noon.

Navya- Nandini tum pregnant ho kya???

"What???" Came a loud sound from the entrance. All the boys we're standing there with shocked faces. Manik was the first one to come out of shock. He moved towards the girls followed by others. He was looking at Nandini with open mouth.

Cabir- wahhh...Manik tu toh bullet train se bhe fast nikla. Abhi shaadi hue ne aur pehle he uss bichari ko pregnant krdiya tuune.

Abhimanyu- saale tuune mere behen ko itni jldi pregnant krdiya??? Thoda sbr nae hota tujhse.

Ranveer- haiiii!!!! Mein chachu bnne vaala hu. Yippee!!!!!

Manik- shut up you idiots.

He then turned to Nandini and spoke

Manik- Nandini tum pregnant kese hoskti h???Arre we toh did not do anything till now. Aur process bhe toh lmba hota hai.

On this statement of Manik, Nandini turned red.

Nandini- Manik at least think before you speak. Sb yhi pe hai aur mein pregnant nae hu.

He took a sigh of relief but again frowned.

Manik- phir madhubala ne kyu bola you are pregnant??

Navya- arre usne kaha ke uska dupher se coffee peene ka mn hai toh hummein lga vo pregnant hai. Vese bhe tum uske saath chipke rehte ho.

Nandini was finding places to hide her face.

Manik- pagl jese baate mt kiya kro madhubala aur Cabir ke sngat se door raha kro.

Cabir- mujhe kyu bich mein ghasiit raha hai bay???

Manik- kyunki tere biwi hai.

Ranveer- arre aap dono ldna bnd kro. Mein kitna khush tha. Mera toh dil tuut gya.

Manik- veer apni bakvaas bnd kr.

Alya- vese Manik humme koe dikkat nae hai. Nandini koe bhe koe problem nae hogi. Haina. Nandini!!!!

Nandini blushed and hid herself behind Manik. Manik wrapped his arm around her taking her in a side hug.

Mukti- aww bhabi look at your face.....

The others laughed while Manik glared at them.

Manik- Alya agar tumhe itni jldi hai toh Dhruv ko bolo na. He'll help you. Hum toh abhi married nae hai. Tumdono toh ho and Dhruv will the happiest person. Kyu dhruv???

Now it was Dhrulya's turn to blush. They enjoyed teasing each other, pulling each other's leg, laughing and offcourse coffee.

Hey!!!! I know this part was nothing special. But I just wrote it anyhow.

Finally's everything falling at it's place.

Upcoming;-)
; New Year's Celebration.
; Bold+ jealous+drunk Nandini.
;Show down for Harshad.
;Fab5 going for world tour. A judai of 1 n 1/2 month.

Ignore grammatic errors. Incline votes and comments.

Happy reading lovelies
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