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"There is no such thing as a "broken family." Family is family, and is not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, and adoption documents. Families are made in the heart. The only time family becomes null is when those ties in the heart are cut. If you cut those ties, those people are not your family. If you make those ties, those people are your family. And if you hate those ties, those people will still be your family because whatever you hate will always be with you." — C. JoyBell C.

"I'm happy that he is getting a family in Nandini's. They treat him like one of them. He has always craved for one and God finally decided to bless him with one. I wish they stay the same always." Cabir said.

"They can't be the same always." Alya said and everyone looked at her.

Everyone looked at her in shock. They were taken aback with her statement. Alya noticed their expression and she knew what they must be thinking. She chuckled nodding her head.

"I meant they can't be the same always as they will get married, then they will have kids. Their life will go on. So, their love will also change with time. Not in a negative sense of course." She cleared the confusion.

"I agree with you." Dhruv supported her as she told the whole thing.

Cabir and Mukti shared a look and passed a naughty grin to each other.

"We can understand, Dhruv. Now you will agree with whatever Alya says." Cabir was the first one to comment.

"You can give in to her and we won't mind at all." Mukti smirked.

"Guys, stop it." Alya glared at them.

"Buddy and Nandini isn't here that doesn't mean you both will tease us." Dhruv nodded his head in disbelief.

They left after having a good laugh at the expense of the couple.

N A N D I N I' S   P L A C E
Nandini was sitting in the hall with Rishav while the later one was continuously asking for Manik's arrival. He didn't meet him for a long time. So, he couldn't wait to see his Manik bhai.

"Rishav, relax, Manik will be here soon. He is in some meeting. Why don't you finish this till then? Manik will be happy seeing it." Nandini pointed at the drawing he was making.

He nodded his head excitedly and continued his work. Chachi was upstairs doing some work and chacha wasn't back home yet. Nandini was helping Rishav with his work. That time only they heard the door bell ringing. Rishav looked at Nandini in excitement. She noticed the shine in his eyes.

'Manik Malhotra's charm is high on everyone.' She chuckled in mind with her thought.

Rishav shook her breaking her trance. "I'm going to see who's here."

She got up and moved towards the door. As she opened the door, she found Manik standing there with a bright smile on his face. Nandini too smiled seeing him.

"Hello, wifey." Manik greeted and pecked on her lips and moved back immediately.

Nandini's eyes went wide with his sudden act. She hurriedly took a step back punching on his chest lightly. She looked back to check, if anyone noticed them or not. "Manik, what are you doing? What if someone saw us?"

Manik chuckled and shrugged his shoulders. "You are my wife and I have all the right to do this. I'm not scared of anyone." He smirked at the end.

Nandini glared at him while he only chuckled looking at her face.

"Nandini, who is here?" Chachi shouted from inside.

Manik moved inside. "Chachi, it's me."

Rishav ran to Manik and hugged him. Manik ruffled his hair smilingly. "How are you, champ?"

Rishav showed a thumbs up to him. Till then Nandini too came back and smiled seeing them. She realized Rishav actually enjoys Manik's company a lot.

Chachi came there. "Finally, Manik beta, you are here. You don't come to meet us nowadays. You have forgotten your chachi."

"It's not like that. Actually, I was a little busy with the album so couldn't come to meet you. But how can I forget you? I missed your foods so much." Manik told making them smile.

"Sona Munda." Chachi pulled Manik's cheeks making everyone present their smile. "I knew you must be missing my foods that's why I have made a lot of foods for you."

"Thank you, chachi."

"Manik, you sit here with Rishav. He was also missing you a lot. Murthy ji will be here soon. I will arrange the table till then." Chachi said, then she turned towards Nandini. "Nandu, come with me. Help me."

Nandini nodded her head and went behind chachi.

Half an hour later

Murthy family along with Manik were sitting having dinner. They were talking about various things. After the pandit fiasco, they have grown closer to Manik. They were also aware that there is something more than friendship between Manik and Nandini but they never asked as they wanted them to talk about this. Also, they don't have any problem with Manik and Nandini's relationship. Amms also has approved Manik and she realized that she was misunderstanding Manik.

"Manik, your college is finishing next year, right?" Chacha asked in between.

Manik nodded his head in response.

(Nandini is three years younger to Manik.)

"What's your plan after this? I mean what are you going to do after completing college?"

"I am gonna focus on music only. Also, dad was asking me to join office too. Not completely at the beginning as it will be tough for me. I don't have much experience about office work. I will just go and learn the works as I have to take care of Malhotra' industries in future."

"What about marriage? When are you thinking of getting married?" Chachi asked excitedly.

Hearing her, both Manik and Nandini's eyes went wide and she started coughing. Rishav who was beside her passed her water.

"Nandu, what happened to you? Are you okay?" Chachi asked worriedly rubbing her back.

Nandini nodded her head. "Yes, chachi."

Manik smirked seeing her. He faked a cough to clear his throat. Nandini looked at him and the smirk on his face shouted danger. She sensed something was definitely cooking in his head and it's surely not something she would be ready for. Before she could do or ask anything, Manik started speaking.

"Chachi, you were asking for my marriage, right?"

She nodded.

"You know I'm all ready to get married. Actually, it feels like I'm already married at times. I think if you will say now, then also I don't have any problem. It's just, find a nice girl for me." He eyed Nandini at the end who was throwing daggers to him with her eyes while Manik was controlling his laughter.

"Areh Manik beta, why are you taking tension, we already have seen a girl for you and we think you a...." Chacha was speaking when Nandini's eyes popped out.

"Chacha, can we discuss this later? Now your food is getting cold."

"Nandini, let him speak. Can't you see we are discussing something important? It's about my wedding. Look I am so handsome, so before any girl casts evil eyes on me, I better get married and they have chosen a girl for me too. That's so sweet of them." Manik was having difficulty in holding back his smile seeing Nandini's face.

"Fine..." She gritted her teeth passing a murderous look to him before turning back to her dinner.

Manik smiled inwardly.

They finished their dinner with some more chit chat. All the while Nandini was quiet as she was damned pissed on Manik. 'How dare he!!! He is all ready to get married! How can he say so? He is already married and I don't know what chacha chachi is thinking. Out of all the things in this world, chacha chachi decided to discuss his marriage only! Why? Let him come today, I will see him. I'm not gonna leave him.'

"Nandu, go and get the cake from the kitchen." Chachi said as they all settled in the hall. "Manik, Nandini has made the cake specially for you. You love it, right?"

"Chachi, I don't think he is interested in this cake anymore. Now he is more interested in getting married." She passed a tight lipped smile to them glaring at Manik.

Manik chuckled. "Don't worry, Nandini. We will think of that later. Right now, I'm interested in the cake only. So, you can get it for me."

Nandini tapped her feet angrily and went inside the kitchen. She was muttering curses as she walked out with the cake in her hands. She placed the cake on the table and settled back on her previous place. She stomped on his feet and glared at him. He winced in pain and threw a sharp look to her.

"Here you go..." Nandini plated him the cake and passed a sarcastic smile to him.

"Yes, Manik. Have it." Chachi passed a smile to him.

Manik nodded and looked at them with a smile. He took a bite of the cake. "Thank you, Nandini. The cake is really tasty." He winked at her hiding from others.

Nandini's eyes went wide seeing him. She threw another glare to him. Manik smiled seeing her. They all were done with the dinner. Manik spent some time with Rishav and he didn't get any time with Nandini. After spending some time with them, Manik got up to leave.

Everyone walked him till his car. He drove a little away and stopped his car so that no one could see him. He took out his phone and sent Nandini a message.

'I'll be back once everyone sleeps. Wait for me.'

He thought of something and sent another message to her.

'I know you want to argue but I'm not hearing anything.'

Then he started waiting for Nandini's reply.

Nandini was locking the door when her phone beeped with a message. She opened it only to find it from Manik. Her eyes went wide seeing it. She was about to reply him back when she received another message from Manik. She slapped her forehead reading it.

'This boy!!! He is so stubborn. I don't know what I will do of him.' Nandini nodded her head in disbelief.

As everyone went back to their rooms, Nandini also went inside her room. She was lying down on the bed when her phone buzzed. The call was from Manik. She ran to the window and found Manik standing there a little sideways leaning his back to the car. His gaze was also on the window. He saw her and gestured her to open the door.

Nandini slowly sneaked out of her room and looked around. She moved to open the door and as she opened the door, Manik pushed her inside and pinned her with the wall. She was taken aback with the sudden push.

Manik's face was just an inch away from her. Their eyes were locked with each other and their breathes were mingling with each other. His hands were either side of her.

"Manik....." A whisper came out of her.

Before she could say anything further, Manik fused their lips together sucking her lips hungrily. His hands moved to her waist pulling her closer to him.

"Ummm...."

Nandini moaned as he bit her lower lip. She started responding to the kiss. She was about to hold him when Manik pinned her hands over her head with one hand, not letting her touch him. She was struggling to free herself from his grip but it wasn't easy.

They broke the kiss hearing some sound. Manik and Nandini both got startled. She started panicking. She hurriedly closed the door and pulled Manik with her to her room.

Manik was sitting on her bed comfortably. When Nandini found there was no one outside, she closed the door and looked back only to find Manik sitting there with a smirk on his face.

"What are you doing here?" Nandini folded her hands over her chest and gritted her teeth standing just in front of Manik.

He chuckled and pulled her with a jerk. She directly fell on his lap. Manik wrapped his one arm around her waist. Her hair were scattered over her face. With his other hand, he removed the hair from her face. He jerked her near him.

"What do you think I'm doing here?" He asked in a husky tone. His lips almost touching hers.

Nandini turned her face to the other side. "I don't know."

"You don't know?" He made her look at him, holding her chin.

"No."

"Really???" He traced her face with his index finger.

Nandini threw a hard look to him. "Why are you wasting your time on me? You should go and see the girl, you are going to marry. Go to her."

"I'm with her only." He removed her hair from her shoulder and pecked there. He took a pause. "The one I'm going to get married to and the one I'm already married to."

"Really? Then what was that?"

"What was what?"

"Manik!!!" She slapped on his bicep. "You were asking chacha chachi to find girl for you."

"I was just kidding, wifey." He made her look at him completely. "Anyways, I know the girl they have chosen for me."

Nandini frowned. "You know?"

Manik nodded. He didn't give her any chance to say anything. "I know they would have chosen you for me. They know that we like each other."

Nandini looked at him with wide eyes. Her mouth hung open with the new found information. She opened and closed her mouths few times trying to say something but failed. Manik chuckled seeing her. He pecked on her lips.

"There is nothing to be so surprised of, Mrs. Malhotra. They clearly have an idea of us and that too for a long time. Amms too knows of us."

She bit her thumb and looked at him.

Manik nodded her head. "They got to know of us since the time we rescued you from pandit. You remember how amms had asked me, if I love you or not?"

"What will you do now?"

Manik fell on his back on the bed with Nandini over him. Her hair spread over not only on her face but his face too. He slowly tucked her hair strands behind her ear and caressed her cheek with his knuckle. She snuggled into his touch. He removed her hair a little and her vermilion was visible now.

Manik smiled seeing it. He raised his head a little and pecked on her forehead.

"I love you a lot, Manik." Nandini said looking into his eyes.

"I love you more."

Then he changed their position. Now he was above her. He got up a little and pulled off his t-shirt over his head. After removing his clothes, Manik hovered her joining their lips together. Nandini wrapped her hand around his neck, pulling him closer to her. Manik's hands were working on opening her clothes.

Manik pulled down her pallu and opened her blouse making her upper body naked. He moved near her breasts. Their private parts were touching each other. Only a thin layer of Nandini's inner was acting as a barrier between them. It was igniting the fire among both of them.

"Ohhh... Manikkkk.... Ahhhhh...." Nandini moaned loudly as Manik licked her both the breasts and then came up to her face.

"Scream only if you want chacha chachi to hear you, baby." He sucked her earlobe after whispering into her ear.

"No..."

Manik smirked and got up. He pulled down her inner and threw it somewhere in the room. He again hovered her kissing her with his hand playing with her naked breasts and their private parts directly touching each other.

Nandini was trying really hard to control her moans but it was getting difficult for her as Manik's acts were not helping her at all.

"Manik.... Manikkkk.... Please....." She moaned more as Manik rubbed their parts together.

He looked at her stopping his pace. "What please, Nandini? What do you want?" He asked with a smirk while Nandini smirked back and the next moment she turned their position and now she was over him again.

She sat on his waist and slowly dragged her palms from his chest till his lower waist tracing every part in between. His hands went to her waist and clutched the place tightly.

Nandini bent down and kissed all over his face except his lips. She traced her lips with his but didn't kiss him. When he tried to, she pulled back.

"Fuck!!! Nandini...."

Not able to take her sweet tortures anymore, he turned their position with a swift move and hovered her. "It's my game, baby. So, let me play it my way." Saying so, he thrusted inside her with a jerk making her moan loudly.

"Manik...."

He again did it and picking up his pace, he thrusted inside her fastly making Nandini wrap her arms around his back. She clutched his shoulder and it left marks all over his bare back.

After 3 hours of long love making, they pulled apart. Manik lied down beside Nandini with her head over his arms. Both of them were breathing heavily. Manik pecked on Nandini's forehead and pulled her near him. She too snuggled into his warmth.

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29.04.2024