From You and Me to We :- An Arrange Marriage Saga

Life is not a bed of roses

Things were going hectic for Manan. On the other hand Manik's chacha and his family had shifted permanently to Malhotra mansion. Jennifer and Mishkat had been gushing to meet their best friend when their parents told them to get her home. This also instilled curiosity in other Malhotra's as they had been hearing about her from years. Mishkat told his family that "Papa aaj nhi aayegi vo, uske in laws me koi aaya hai, she will meet us post that aur vo bhi because I threatened her to, vrna kal postpone kar deti." " Tu tang na kiya kar meri bachi ko!" Mishkat rolled his eyes.

Suddenly the bell rang indicating someone's arrival. "Le meri bachi aa gyi" said Raj. "Chal khote teri bhabhi se milvata hu!" Nandini entered and greeted everyone by hugging them. Seeing them no one could feel they merely know each other from couple of months. While there was a loud gasp. "Girlfriend?" Rajveer said! Nandini turned her head hearing a known voice! "Pops!!! Aap yaha?" "Mai yaha, bache ye mera ghar hai, aap yaha mtlab Manik is marrying you!!!" He exclaimed, picked her up and twirled her! Other Malhotras looked amused. Supriya hugged her wet eyes and kisses her face! "Oh ho Mother India I hate tears!" "Tu janta hai Nandini ko?" Raj asked! " Janta? Ye meri girlfriend hai jiske baare me maine btaya tha, the one Mishkat and Jennifer wanted to go and meet along with the kids!" "They are also here?" Nandini asked. Rajveer and Supriya nodded. She moved to Raj and whispered something in his ears while both giggled. Rajveer said, "Raj bhi apni party me hai, ab aayega maza!" Nandini nodded. "Ab kya plan hai, kaun hai aaj nishana?" Supriya asked. Nandini chuckled and said "One and only Princess Malhotra." Nyonika and Manik tried asking about what was happening when Supriya told them to wait and watch!

Mishkat came down and within minutes he was coloured in different colours which kicked senses in him and he shouted! "Nandini Murty!!!!" Nandini came out with Manik holding her. He was laughing at his brother's misery. "Mishkat bhabhi hai teri!" Mishkat was bewildered. "Bus ho gya ab, vase hi mai to adopted ban jata hu iss madam ke aate hi, and now you her fucking possessive fiance!!" Mishkat went to freshen upwhen Jennifer hugged Nandini and Manik. "I am so happy for you Manu." She said teared eye. "Di aap nhi na!, Where is my bacha party!!" Nandini asked.

There Ruhi and Aariv shouted girlfriend, Nannu maasi!!
Nandini hugged them both tight while they kissed her cheeks. They were talking forgetting their surroundings when Jennifer interupted "bus karo, hum bhi hai and you know what Ru and Aaru, Nannu maasi nhi ab Mami hai!" Their eyes twinkled, they hugged Manik thanking him for the same.

Manik was on cloud nine knowing about Nandini's bond with his family. He was slowly and gradually falling for her innocence, her selflessness, her love!

The family had some good time together, when suddenly Mishkat got a call, Nandini who was just beside her saw the number and held her hand. "You are not answering this." Others looked at them. "She has called 15th time, shyad kuch important?" "Let me answer!". She took tbe phone and signalled Jennifer who followed her while others looked confused.

On the other hand Alya was getting tensed. She was highly irritated with the amount of attention Nandini was getting.

Here Nandini answered the call and was shocked. She requested Jennifer to take Manik and all the family members out for a dinner. Manik was getting negative vibes. He wanted everything to be perfect but something inside him was pointing totally the opposite. Nandini left for home meeting everyone and on asking to join her for dinner she politely refused. This was confusing Manik, though he trusted her, but still. Manik was a control freak he was filled with curiosity, he also remembered when he tried asking Nandini and she didn't respond. Manik didn't want to scare her with his temper. Though he was loosing patience bit by bit.

#short chapter