Nandini's sleep broke as she felt manik was not beside her..she opened her eyes and looked around to see manik was not in the room..manik came out of the washroom just then..he was shirtless and was wearing a black trouser only..

Nandini smiled looking at him with sleepy eyes..

Nandini: goodmorning!

Manik came and lied down beside her and hugged her from behind..

Manik: no goodmorning! Sleep its just 9..

Nandini: manik i should wake up..sab uth gaye honge..

Manik: no one did nandini! Sleep please!

Nandini moved a bit back..her bare back touched his bare chest..

Nandini: manik you are so cold..

Manik pulled her backwards and moved his leg above her..

Manik: we will be warm soon..

Manik nuzzled his nose on her hair to which nandini giggled and they soon slept again..

After 2 hours-

Nandini woke up and looked at the clock..it was 11.. Nandini tried to move but manik held around her very tightly..she slowly moved his leg down and turned around looking at him..

Nandini rubbed his cheek with her thumb and then kissed his forehead to which manik pulled her more closer and snuggled his face on the crook of her neck making her giggle..

Nandini whispered: manik..goodmorning..

Manik: no nandini...

Nandini smiled and kissed his cheek..

Nandini: acha u sleep..let me go..

Manik: no..

Nandini: please manik..i have to take a shower..pleasee..

Manik kissed her neck and then turned around lieing down on his stomach..nandini smiled and then went to the washroom and straight to take a shower..she took a hot shower and blushed and smiled like crazy remembering all that happened last night! For the first time they did it and nandini felt completely his..her blush couldnot just get off of her face..she wiped her body with a towel and then wrapped the towel from her chest,covering upto her thighs, and went out of the shower cabinet..

There was a big mirror in their washroom and nandini stood infront of that mirror and looked at herself..her face was glowing but her eyes looked pale...she looked at her neck,shoulder and chest to see marks..not visible very clearly but there and she smiled seeing them.. Nandini started searching for a hair dryer in the drawers but she couldnt find one..she opened the door of the washroom and standing inside called manik..

Manik: hmm..

Nandini: where is the hair-dryer..

Manik: idk..

Nandini: manik bolo na..

Manik: waha hi hain..check karo..

Nandini: yaha nehi hain manik..

Manik: its there..

Nandini: lazy monster manik..come and give me the hair-dryer..

Manik: nandini if i find it there you are dead..

Nandini: okay khud ake dekhlo yaha nehi hain..

Manik got out of the bed and walked towards her stomping his feet..he came inside and opened a drawer which was below all the other drawers and took out a hair-dryer and looked at nandini..

Nandini shocked: woh..thats a drawer..doesnt look like one..get proper drawers made na manik..

Manik: acha?

Nandini smiling took the hair-dryer from him and nodded in a yes.. She stood beside him plugging the dryer when manik held her arm and pulled her towards him facing him..

Manik: you forget everything very easily..punishment time remember?
Manik moved closer to her lips saying this when nandini moved her hands to his chest holding him back..

Nandini: mr.malhotra lagta hain u forgot that the night is over..abhi we have to go down because everyone must be waiting for us so please...

Manik moved his hand to her waist and pulled her with a jerk..

Manik: night is surely over but it surely awakened all my hormones and now it just wont control..

Nandini laughing his his chest playfully while her cheeks turned the darkest shade of red..manik kissed her cheek and whispered on her ear: these cheeks mrs.malhotra..keeps getting flushed with your blood..

Nandini smiled as manik kissed her ear and then her neck..he moved his fingers on her collarbone and then bent down giving soft kisses on the love bites he had given last night..
Nandini closed her eyes and moved her hand to his neck to hold him tight..
Manik moved his hand to the towel just when nandini opened her eyes and pushed him back..

Nandini breathing heavily: manik malhotra dont distract me..go now..

Manik stood there with a naughty smirk on his face and nandini held his arms and pushed him out..she locked the door and closed her eyes breathing heavily..

Manik laughed and then again lied down on his stomach..nandini dried her hair and then wore her blouse and peticoat and came out..manik was still sleeping..nandini quickly wore her saree (media box) and then applied eyeliner,mascara and pink lipstick..
She then wore some light blue bangles...

Nandini: manik get up i am ready..

Manik turned from one side to another and hugged a pillow..
Nandini picked up the clothes from the floor and then started folding them.. The sound of her bangles broke manik's sleep and he looked at nandini opening his eyes a little..

Manik: goodmorning..

Nandini: goodmorning..

Manik sat up on the bed and stretched his hands.. Nandini sat infront of him with manik facing her back and started folding her dupatta..

Nandini: so lazy manik..how can someone sleep so much..

Manik moved his hand around her stomach and pulled her up in the bed on his lap..

Nandini shouts: manikk...

Manik: what were u saying?

Nandini: my sari..omg manik..

Nandini got busy fixing her sari and manik moved the hair strands from her shoulder...he placed his chin on her shoulder..

Nandini: choro mujhe..i have to fix my sari now..

Nandini placed her hand above his one trying to move it but all her attempts went in vain..

Manik: why are u even trying?

Nandini making a grumpy face looked sideways and manik kisse her cheek from the back..

Manik: nandini last night...

Nandini's face went red immediately..
And manik jut knew how to tease her..he moved his nose rubbing her cheeks and holding around her stomach tightly..

Nandini: what?

Manik: last night was amazing...

Nandini closed her eyes and then again looked at him from her side..

Nandini: hmmm..

Manik smiled seeing her condition and then kissed her cheek again.. Just then someone knocked on the door..manik moved his hand away and nandini slowly got down from the bed and fixed her sari and then opened the door.. Manik stood up and opened his wardrobe..

Dadiji: wow meri bahu ready bhi hogayi..woh bhi in a beautiful sari..

Nandini smiling: woh chachi gave me this sari...

Dadiji smiling: its beautiful! Jaldi aa jao niche sab eksaath breakfast karte hain?

Nandini: haan..

Chachi left and nandini closed and locked the door again..

Nandini: ouch...

Manik looked at her: what?

Nandini: my waist..it hurts so much..

Manik came and stood infront of her and moved his hands to her waist.. He slowly started massaging and nandini smiled looking at him..

Nandini: its okay manik..i will have a medicine after breafast tum jao and take a shower..
Manik massaged for a bit long and then moves forward kissing her forehead..

Nandini smiling went down and then greeted everyone..she went and sat with her friends..

Navya: wow look at you! Glowing so much

Nandini: navya shuru maat ho jao tum..

Everyone laughed..

Dadiji: okay nandini..what do u want to make for all of us?

Nandini: i have to make something meetha right?

Dadiji: yess..

All her friends together: payasam..

Nandini looked at them and laughed..

Dadiji: looks like tum famous ho for making payasam..

Navya: haan dadi...its so tasty matlab so tasty..

Dadiji: okay then done! After beeakfast?

Nandini: ofcourse..

Manik came down wearing a white tshirt with black trouser..he sat beside cabir..

Manik: goodmorning everyone

Aryamam: ofcourse its good for u

Manik laughed..

Just then the door bell rang anf dadiji went and opened the door..amms,chacha,chachi and rishabh came..

Nandini got a big smile on her face and she ran and hugged them..
Nandini hugged rishabh and kissed his cheek..

Nandini: thik ho na rishabh?

Rishabh: haan di i am fine..

Nandini: i missed you soo muchh..

Nandini hugged rishabh from side..manik came and hugged chacha and chachi and then hugged rishabh..

They sat together talking for a while and then had breakfast!

At the drawing room-

Chachi: chaliye amms aab hum jate hain..

Manik's bua: aise kaise..nandini toh aab hum e kuch mitha banake khilayegi to complete her first rasoi rasam..

Dadiji: haan..tum log kahi nehi ja rahe ho..

Nandini smiling went to the kitchen..there were 5 servants to help her..

Kaka: bitiya tumhari first time hain iss kitchen mein..tum baas order karo yeh sab kuch kardenge..

Nandini: kaka mein karlungi..aap baas mujhe batayiye sabkuch kaha rakha hain bol dijiye..aur tum sab jao aur kuch kam ho toh dekhlo..

The seevants looked at each other confused..

Kaka: bitiya tumhe kam karne ki...

Nandini: please kaka..its my first time mein ache se karna chahti hoon..

Kaka smiling: acha thik hain..tum sab jao..

Nandini told kaka all the ingredients she needed and kaka got them all out and placed beside thestove..he then went outside and nandini started with her work..

Manik came to the kitchen laughing and nandini looked at him..she was stirring the milk..

Nandini: kya hua?

Manik: woh cabir was telling a joke..

Manik opened the fridge and got a bottle of water out..he went beside nandini..

Manik: glass kaha hain.. (Shouts) babuuuu

Nandini: ohho manik..chillao mat..

Manik: kaha margaya ye babu..
He opened his mouth to shout again when nandini placed her hand on his mouth stopping him..

Nandini: kya hain? I asked them to go from kitchen..

Manik looked at her and nandini moved her hand away..

Manik opened the bottle and started drinking from it..

Nandini: yeh hui na smart idea..

Manik smiled..he slowly moved and stood behind her..

Nandini: manik i am cooking now..dont disturb..

Manik: i am not even doing anything..

Nandini started stirring the milk again..just then manik rubbed the cold water bottle with nandini's bare stomach making her shiver..nandini turned around immediately and looked at him shocked..manik started laughing..

Nandini: very funny manik! Aab tum jaoo please

Manik: if i dont?

Nandini: mein dadi ko boldungi..

Manik moved his hand to her waist and pulled her closer..

Manik: acha? Kyu bologi?

Nandini stammering: that you are disturbing..

Manik: how?

Nandini: manikk..

Manik smiling moved forward towards her lips..nandini smiled and moved her lips kissing his cheek..

Manik smiled and then looked at her..

Manik: waise tumhe toh kuch yaad nehi rehta hain but you had to take medicines remember?

Manik took out a pill from his pocket and gave it to nandini.. Nandini had the medicine and then started cooking again as manik went outside and sat with everyone talking..

Everyone had the yummy payasam made by her and they loved it alot! Nandini was showered with praises and she was very happy! Amms and everyone left after sometime and nandini spent some more time with manik's family as they were to leave..

At 6pm-

The servants got all the luggages gown and everyone came down at the living room..

Dadiji hugged manik

Dadiji: take care of yourself and nandini..

Manik: you take care too dadi.. Will come to meet u all soon..

Dadiji smiled and kissed his forehead..she then hugged manik..

Dadiji: take care of manik..we will all be tension free now that u r with him! Take care..

Nandini smiling: you too..mein aapko bohot miss karungi..

Dadiji: everyday subeh skype karenge hum dono..

Everyone laughed and nandini hugged her again..

Raj hugged nandini and manik together..

Raj: take care both of you! Koi bhi problem ho toh let me know! And i know i never have to worry about manik now that he has nandini..i am proud to see my son not repeating the mistakes i made...

Nandini smiled looking at manik but he had a serious face on..

Everyone left after the final goodbye and now it was just them..
They sat together drinking tea an talking about all the marriage functions..

At 11 pm-

Nandini came back to her room to see manik not there..she quickly changed wearing a white pajama with a light-pink sweater..

Nandini went downstairs and took a bottle of drink..she didnt have much idea about drinks so she just took one and then went upstairs to the terrace..manik was there sitting and playing the guitar..

Nandini slowly went and sat behind him and moved her hands forward covering his eyes..

Manik stopped playing..

Manik: what nandini..

Nandini whispered on his ear: hello mr.malhotra..

Manik: hii..

He kept the guitr aside and nandini moved her hands from the back around his neck..

Nandini placing her chin on his shoulder: yaha kya karrahe ho?

Manik: nothingg..

Nandini: soo manik malhotra is a bit sad huh?

Manik: i am not sad..

Nandini went and sat beside him in the opposite way facing him..

Nandini: no you are because uncle left?

Manik: he always does..if he never had made the mistake of marrying that nyonika then...

Nandini: manik.. I always said..the present is more beautiful then the past..atleast nyonika cant disturb you anymore..before she used to now she cant.. So that makes the present...

Manik held her hand and kissed the back of her palm: more beautiful..

Nandini smiled looking at him and so did manik..

Manik: i love you..

Nandini: i love you too..

Nandini: oh wait..

She moved a bit forward to get the bottle..

Manik: yeh kya hain?

Nandini: to celebrate our new beginning?

Manik: woah..thats very strong u wont be able to handle yourself..

Nandini came an sat infront of manik and moved back..manik moved his legs aside and nandini came back and pinned her back with his chest..

Nandini: when you are there to handle me i dont have to handle myself..

Manik smiled and nuzzled his face with her hair..
He opened the bottle and then took a sip and shook his head.. He then gave it to nandini..

Nandini took a sip too..

Nandini: argghhh...so karwaaa..

Manik laughing: meetha toh hoga nehi..

Nandini: chii soo baddd...

Manik laughing kissed her cheek from behind..

Nandini looked at manik from her side..

Nandini: but to our new beginning..

Manik smiling: to our new beginning..

They both looked at the stars and drank..mostly nandini drank and talked and manik just heard her speak..