In Murthy Mansion

Nandini's Bedroom

Nandini's POV

Life is something that we can never predict. For the past 23 years of my life, I was a girl who lived in London with only 1 aim and that was to unite my family. But I never thought that while uniting my family, I would find my Prince too, my Love..My everything. He stood by me in my ups and downs..He protected me from every evil which dared to come in my life. He loved me like no one could even think of loving someone to this extent. Moreover, he became the reason for my DJ's change of behavior. He never showed his emotions to anyone but with Manik, it changed. I still remember the moment when Viren Bhayyu told me how DJ cried after hearing Manik's plead to meet me once. Well, I still remember the way he scolded me after I gained consciousness..

Flashback

Soon after Nandini got her consciousness back, she was taken into a private room. Her Bhayyus didn't leave her alone, they took care of her like a mother pampers her little baby. Shekhar and Shamishti were amazed to see the love that Murthy brothers have for their little sister. The elder Murthys were just pampering her, this accident actually took their breathe away that they thought they lost their daughter even before taking care of her, giving her the ample of love that she deserves.

While, her eyes were on Manik who was just standing simply without uttering anything. She knew he is still in a shock. She wanted to talk to him but in front of her family, she just can't. This was noticed by Cabir. He signaled Dhruv who understood it..

Dhruv ( whispered ): Rudr, kya tum Nandu ko thode der keliye akela chod sakthe ho..? I think they both wanted to have a conversation..

He pointed at Nandini and Manik who were just staring at each other. Rudr can do anything for his sister's happiness. he just nodded at him with a smile and messaged his brothers for which they gave a thumbs up..

Rithvik: Chalo, aap sab fresh hokar aaiye..

Mallika: Aise kaise..Pari ko akela nahi chod sakthe hum..

Asad: Arey Filmy Mumma, hum hai yaha..pehle aap fresh hokar aayiye..uske baad hum jayenge..

Before they could interrupt, Sid started pushing them out off the room..

Karan ( teased ): Okay Love birds..ab apna kaam shuru hojaiye..

He took his brothers and Malhotra younger clan with him and went out while Nandini smiled at her Bhayyus when they winked at her..

Nandini ( softly ): Manik..

He stared at her and then walked towards her and sat beside her..

Nandini ( held his hand ): Dikhoge bhi nahi..?

That was it, Manik hugged her tightly and cried in her arms while she patted his back. His hug was so tight that it stated hurting her, but her priority was to soothe him so she just kept quiet..

Manik ( in tears ): Tumhe patha bhi hai ki mein kithna darr gaya tha..oopar se tum mujhe chodke jaane ke plan bhi bana rahi thi..Do you even have any idea how much I cried to get you back..?

Nandini ( in tears ): I am sorry Mani..I won't do it again..i promise..Uss wakt mujhe bas mere Appa aur Mumma ki chehra yaad aayi aur mein..I am sorry..

He broke the hug..

Manik ( angry ): Tho..tumhe mere yaad nahi thi kya..? Mera kya hoga..? Agar Nandini nahi tho Manik bhi nahi..

She held her ears and muttered sorry for innumerable times which melted his heart..He hugged her and kissed her forehead..

Manik ( softly ): Never, do such stunts on me, Miss Nandini Murthy..I wouldn't be able to live without you..

She just placed her lips on his as her answer. He responded to her kiss softly, keeping in mind that she was still weak. they broke the kiss and she snuggled in his arms..

Nandini ( smiled ): I promise, Nandini would be alive as long as Manik will be..

He smiled and kissed her temple and they stayed in the same position till others come back..

Flashback ends..

Baaraath Aagayi..

My breathe hitched and those 2 words broke my trance. I looked into the mirror only to see myself blushing but also very nervous. Mumma says, its common to get nervous as even she felt it when she got married to my Appa, though it was a common temple marriage but still she felt something heavy on her shoulders the moment she became Mrs. Shamishti Murthy. This feeling is something different..Today, my responsibility is going to be more..I am going to be someone's wife..someone's daughter-in-law..Will I be able to become a better wife and a daughter-in-law of that house..

End of Nandini's POV

Manik's POV

Well, I agree I am damn happy. You could call that I am literally dancing inside my heart due to the happiness. Why wouldn't I..? After all, I am going to make my baby girl Mine, forever..Her name is going to get joined with mine..The feeling of making her Mine is something that I can't define.

But now, I am in a problem and that is this ELEPHANT. Oh yes, you heard it right..I just said Elephant. Because, I am sitting on it. Every girl would wish to see her groom sitting like a king on his horse, but I just forgot my girl is different from any other girl and that's why she wished to see me on an Elephant cause that's her fantasy since the moment she has seen it in a movie where a groom sitting on Elephant to get his bride. I do agree, some people prefer Elephants instead of horses. And, I don't have any problem with Elephant but this one is a bit weird. Seems like, he didn't like me and so he is just making me uncomfortable with his steps..He is walking like he needs to do some cat walks..Huff, its okay..Anything for her..

( Soon, Manik was stood on his feet in front of Shamishti who did his tilak and pinched his nose as per the ritual..He was taken inside and made to sit in the Mandap..)

I was waiting for her, actually this wait is killing me..I haven't seen her for the past 24 hours, as per the ritual..

( On the other hand, Shamishti along with her Bhabis walked to Nandini's bedroom and saw their daughter sitting in front of the mirror with a nervous smile on her face..They sighed and stood around her making her smile. She got up and hugged each of them..They kissed her forehead and assured her that her nervousness will soon have an end..

Shamishti ( in tears ): Shona, you are looking beautiful..

Nandini ( smiled ): I am your daughter, so I shouldn't look bad..right Maa..?

And, all her Mummas nodded at her while Shamishti slapped her arms lightly making her chuckle..They took her hand and started moving. Once she reached the staircase, she could see the entire family and guests staring at her, in awe..She saw her Appa who was smiling at her with tears in her eyes. She smiled at him and moved downstairs with her Mummas..Soon after she got downstairs, she was pulled into Shekhar's chest who kissed her head time to time saying his daughter is the most beautiful gift of God for him..they broke the hug and she hugged all of her Papas and DJ..Her brothers took her hand and made her face the Mandap, that was when her eyes met with his, who was totally lost in her..)

The hall went silent which meant she was here. I turned my head to left onto see her back since she was hugging her Appa. They broke the hug only for me to get lost in her.. She looked breathtakingly beautiful..Her eyes met with mine and I could find myself floating in them. i swear, if there is something much beautiful than anything in the world, then that's her eyes..

She walked towards me with her brothers, by her side. They made her sit beside me. She looked at me and that was when I understood that I am seeing my dream come true..She is going to be Mine, forever..

End of Manik's POV )

Soon, the marriage rituals have started..The Kanyadan was done by Shekhar and his brothers and Mukti and Navya tied Nandini's dupatta with a shawl and kept it on Manik's shoulder. They took the seven rounds and settled down. The priest chanted some mantras again and he asked Manik to tie the Mangalsutra which he gladly did..Manik took Kumkum in his hand and put it on her Maang for which she closed her eyes with a beautiful smile on her face. Seeing her content and happy face, Manik just kissed the same place where he put Kumkum which widened her smile..

Priest: Vivah sampan hua..Aaj se aap dono Pathi Pathni hue hai..

Manik held her hand and they stared at each other with never ending smile on their faces..

Manik ( smiled ): Welcome to my world, Mrs. Nandini Manik Malhotra..

Nandini ( smiled ): I would love to explore your world, Mr. Manik Malhotra..

They shared a smile and got up and took blessings from the elders..Soon, they had their food with lots of teasing and Masti with the family.

It was Nandini's Vidaai..

She cried thinking that she was leaving her family but she knew Manik would never let her feel sad and so she would be allowed to stay with her family whenever she feels..

Soon, she was in the car weeping on Manik's shoulder while her brothers pushed the car til the gate and the Malhotras have taken the Murthys' Princess along with them..

In Malhotras' Mansion

Manik and Nandini entered the Mansion and completed the after marriage rituals..

Raj ( teased ): Ab Nandu ko kamre mein jaana chahiye..

Rishi ( smirked ): Arey par jayegi kaise..?

Rohit ( chuckled ): Uskeliye tho apna vehicle samne hai..

They looked at Manik while MaNan were confused..

Nyonika ( giggled ): Manik, wo tumhare bare mein bath kar rahe hai..Its a part of ritual, that the groom will take his bride in his arms till he reach their bedroom..

Manik smirked while Nandini's mouth went wide..

Cabir ( smirked ): Ab kya karega Bhai..

Manik was never seen as a romeo so everyone were having a gala time in teasing him. But much to the shock if everyone, Manik picked Nandini up in his arms and started walking upstairs..he stopped in the middle and turned back to see his family standing in shock..

Manik ( chuckled ): Manik Malhotra isn't the same, when he is with Nandini Manik Malhotra..

The younger clan made a puppy face while others chuckled..Mukti and Navya just ran upstairs and stood in front of the bedroom before MaNan could enter..

Manik ( annoyed ): Ab kya hai..?

Mukti ( smirked ): Ithni bhi jaldhi kya hai, Bhai..Bhabi kahi nahi jaegi..

While, Nandini was chuckling in Manik's arms..

Manik ( scowled ): You know me well..

Navya ( giggled ): Shanth..shanth Bhai..actually..ye bhi ritual hai..

Mnaik ( whined ): Ab konsa ritual hai..

Mukti ( coolly ): Yahi ki, aapko hame paise dena hai..

Mnaik: Aur wo kyu..?

Navya: Agar aapko, apni beewi sahiba ko lekar kamre mein jaana hai tho paise dena hia..

Mukti ( smirked ): Warna, Bhabi hamare saath soegi aaj..

Manik glared at her but then showed his pocket..

Manik: Lo, nikalo mere wallet isse..

Mukti took his wallet and gave it to him..

Manik: You take it from the wallet..

Navya ( shocked ): What..? Are you going to give the whole wallet to us..?

Manik pushed the girls from the door and made Nanidni to open the door and they both entered the room..

Manik ( smirked ): Aaj mere paas isse bhi keemthi cheez hai, so you can keep it with you..

He closed the door with his foot while the girls just got shocked but then decided to party with his money as its a rare scene to see Manik Mlahotra giving more money without a reason..

In MaNan's Bedroom

Manik dropped her on the bed and hovered above her and kissed her which did shock her..She responded to the kiss but he was very wild today..They broke the kiss only to capture her lips again once she got her breathe back..

Nandini ( panting ): You are so wild today..

Manik ( panting ): Its the punishment for staying away form me, for 24 hours..

She smiled and kissed him pouring all her love in it..

Manik ( huskily ): Baby, I want you..Can I make you Mine..Can we complete it which we always keep incomplete..?

She smiled widely seeing his respect for her. He is her husband and so nobody will ask him anything if he make love to her but he still wanted her consent to make her his..

Nandini ( smiled ): If I say it, maybe you will get the answer..

He looked at her with a frown. She breathed on his lips..

Nandini ( whispered ): I LOVE YOU, MANI..

She fused her lips with his while he was too shocked to respond since he was hearing those 3 words from her mouth for the first time..She broke the kiss and smiled at him..

Nandini: It wasn't a dream..

That did it, he fused her lips with her's and kissed her like a hungry lion..He poured his emotions in that kiss..He didn't leave her skin. He left soft kisses from her cheeks to her neck and to her throat.

He bit her throat and sucked there to soothe the pain. While she was moaning to the loudest since his desires were at its peak, today.

He unpinned her saree and threw it somewhere around the room.

Nandini: Mani..

He looked at her when he saw her smiling at him and blinked her eyes which was more than enough for him to understand. He made love to her. There was no lust in his eyes which showed he never lusted her but only loved..

He never wanted her body. He always found her the most beautiful but that doesn't mean, he would just take her. He waited until she could get comfortable with him and once she did. He was ready to love her body as much as he loves her heart.

He worshipped her skin with pure admiration for her without taking his eyes from her eyes. He still had his eyes locked with hers and she looked more beautiful to him, now.

He bent and kissed her forehead gently.

Nandini: Mani..

He nodded while looking at her and she simply smiled at him.

Nandini: Lets make a family..I don't want anyone in between us but having a family would do for me. I want a big family with you. What do you have to say about it?

He took her lips in his for a soft kiss.

Manik: With you, everything is beautiful. Having a family would mean nothing but pure bliss to me. How about having a cricket team, Mrs. Malhotra?

She giggled hearing him.

Nandini: Don't keep your expectations so high, Mr. Malhotra. I said a family not a team.

Manik: What's bad in it? I wouldn't need any one else to trouble you, then.

Nandini: As if I'll let you team with someone to trouble me. Tum khud hi kaafi ho uskeliye.

Manik: I know, phir bhi mujhe cricket team chahiye.

Nandini: Tumhara kuch nahi ho saktha.

Manik: Waise, should we sleep?

Nandini: Lets stay like this, Mani..I am feeling so peaceful..

He smiled and took her in his arms..

Manik: You need to sleep baby..

Nandini ( smiled ): You made me feel complete, Mani..

Manik ( smiled ): And, you made me feel beyond happy..

They smiled at each other and soon they fell in deep slumber..

Days passed by and Manik and Nandini's relationship became strong day by day..Nandini became a daughter and a sister of Malhotra's family members. Its been 9 months since MaNan got married..

It was one day when Nandini and Manik were invited for a party in Murthy's Mansion, as Shekhar hosted it by Manik's wish..

Nandini was having a conversation with her friends when suddenly a spotlight fell on her..She stared at herself and then a figure who was walking towards her..

Nandini( smiled ): Mani..

Manik came and stood in front of her..

Nandini ( frowned ): Mani, ye sab kya..

Before she could complete, she saw him kneeling down in front of her..

Nandini ( gasped ): Mani..

Manik ( smiled ): Shh..aaj mujhe baath karne do, will you ( she nodded ) Well..aaj ka din thoda special hai, isiliye mene socha why don't I say it today as I always wanted to make this moment special..You have already poured your feelings out through those simple yet magical 3 words but today, I feel like expressing my emotions. Today is the most beautiful day of my life. If we ask someone, which is the most special day of your life, they they might say, their wedding day or birthday mostly, but for me this is the day..You know why..? ( she frowned and nodded in No ) because, today I got the most beautiful gift from God, today was the day when I saw you for the first time..Remember our first fight..?

She got surprised, she did remember the day when they became friends, when they got intimate with each other for the first time but remembering their first day when they met each other for the first time, she couldn't because it wasn't a good phase because they were busy in fighting with each other.

Manik ( smiled ): I know, you remember our fight but you don't remember the date because you were busy in saving that little kid's life whom you don't even know, you were busy in shouting at me for my reckless behavior..And you are a person who keeps memories of only good things but it was a good thing for me..Because, that was the day when I met those eyes for the first time other than my dream ( she got confused ) You wouldn't believe but trust me..

Nandini ( interrupted ): I trust you..

Manik ( grinned ): I know, I have seen your eyes for the first time in my dream ( she stood shocked ) Oh yes, its the truth..Your eyes and your lips..Don't ask more..That's something private ( she widened her eyes hearing the word ' private ' ) I will tell you once we get alone in our bedroom ( others chuckled while Nandini was blushing ) So, when I saw you on the road for the first time, I was the one who got shocked..I considered those eyes and lips as my dream girl's, so seeing you with those same eyes was like a bomb for me..But, we ended up in fighting. But then we met in the dhaba and that incident taught me that you aren't bad but a sweet Angel and you could be that dream girl of mine..Gradually, I started falling for you..How, when, why..? Don't ask me cause I don't have an answer..I couldn't realize my feelings for you until I heard your brothers speaking about your marriage. The thought of you belonging to someone just brought a rage in me..I felt like destroying the whole world if that would be enough to win you..My brother who is just like a friend always stood by me and even that time he stood by me, Cabir, he made me understand that you weren't just a crush or a like but you were my LOVE..Manik Malhotra who never bowed in front of anyone other than his family bowed to you which clearly showed that you were the queen of my heart just like how a King could bow in front of his Queen but not anyone..But, you never asked me to confess my feelings because you could read my eyes..you read mine and I read yours and we knew what we feel for each other..You made my day and night beautiful just with a smile of yours by being close to me, just like how you snuggle in my arms..You became my peace, my everything..I can never see you in pain. If there would be some pain then it has to cross me to reach you..I know we are already married so I can neither propose you for being my girlfriend nor for marriage..I, Manik Malhotra is madly, deeply and crazily in love with you..Yes, I LOVE YOU..I LOVE YOU SO MUCH..Will you go for our honeymoon with me to Hawaii..?

By that time, she was standing in tears. Those tears were of happiness, thinking how much he loves her. Maybe, even she can't love him more than he loves her..She knelt down in front of him..

Nandini ( smiled ): I never knew the meaning of Love,except my brother's and a parent's. All I knew about Love was how a prince comes to get his girl by riding a horse, that was something I read in fairy tales. While growing up, even that thought was removed cause I didn't have time for thinking about Love, relationships and marriage..But, when you came to my life..I forgot the world for some moments..Like, I belong here..( she pointed at his heart ) I have a place here which is reserved only for me, not anyone..You always stood by me..If my brothers are my support, my parents are my happiness then you are my strength..There won't be a single thing in my life that I could do without you in my life as you became the strength of mine..You made me smile even if I was crying a moment back..You made me feel something different that I would never feel with anyone..I promise, if we are destined to live with each other then I wouldn't let any pain come to us to separate us..I have confessed it days back, but I want to confess it in front of these many people..I LOVE YOU, MANIK MALHOTRA..I LOVE YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART..AND YES, I would go for our honeymoon with you, only you hold that right..

Now, it was Manik's turn to hold his tears back in his eyes..Now, he knew how much she loved him..He never needed words to understand the depth of her love but now when he heard it from her mouth, he has a doubt..can she love him anymore, maybe not..It feels like, nobody can love a person more than how much Nandini could love Manik..

While their family and friends too had tears in their eyes,on seeing such pure love in front of them. Their parents too fell in love but this love was something that they can't imagine. Maybe, even they couldn't love their partners to this extent..

She crashed into his arms who hugged her tightly and he kissed her temple and whispered..

Manik: Should I thank you for this confession..

Nandini ( smiled ): I don't want you to thank me if its for my Love for you..

Manik ( smirked ): Well, I can show it, in Hawaii..you know..how I can..Don't you..?

She blushed but then smacked his arms and hugged him again who chuckled and hugged her back..

" I love you "