MaNan FF - Fangirl✅

55. New Normal

"Tired...??" Manik asked and this time she was actually exhausted even to answer and so she pecked on his chest and dozed off making him smile.

He looked at the girl who changed his life so beautiful. His life fell into place after her visit. He happened to look everything positively and the girl who survived 23 long years alone has truly inspired him though he never confessed. The girl in his arms is always ready to keep him first, to fulfill his wishes though he will not say it loud.

He wanted their first time in their home to be special and she made it extra special with her small engagement. He wished to make love to her in two places and she fulfilled it without a second thought and with all her efforts. He was anything but gentle that night but she bore him without a word.

'For all the love you shower upon me, what can I give you in return...!?' He often thought and questioned but then he decided the only thing he can give to her is his eternal love and not to break her trust.

Sky full of his favorite stars and he just stared at her.

With all the thoughts in his mind and love in his heart, he dozed off unknowingly with his arms protectively covering his lady love.

Few hours later, Nandini woke up to her alarm and tried to switch it off before Manik could wake up but finding herself in different surroundings than last night, she opened her eyes to see herself in their bedroom, his T-shirt on her and was wrapped with a comforter and Manik was nowhere to be seen. She took her mobile and was surprised seeing her alarm an hour late than her daily one.

She had a message from Manik which read 'Good morning love...Thanks for the wonderful night and sorry for making you too exhausted that you didn't move a limb even if I carried you to bed in the morning...Also sorry for leaving you alone in bed on our first day of live in, but I had to leave early...I don't know whether you can take leave for being tired or not...So I just extended your alarm for an hour...and yeah no need to worry about terrace...I have cleaned and rearranged as per your choice...Love you...'

She smiled at the message and sniffed his T-shirt for his fragrance.

'He might have left long back...' She thought checking the time as she remembered him saying that he has dubbing in the morning and 3 appointments with directors for story listening.

She took her time to get up after informing Dhruv that she will be late by an hour and moved towards the cupboard to get her attire for the day. She opened the door only to find a light pink pastel colored kurti with multi colored striped palazzo hanging in front of her with a note on it: 'Don't waste time in deciding what to wear...Also...It's better to have comfy bottom for today rather than your leggings and jeans...'

She blushed reading the note and took her dress and other necessary items and moved towards restroom. There was another note on the mirror which read: 'Spend at least 15 minutes in warm water tub...That helps your sore muscles...'

She blushed and filled the tub with warm water before she brushed and then had a warm tub bath as he said, that really helped her limbs. She got ready and took her bag and rushed downstairs. She went towards kitchen to grab some fruits but what welcomed was her favorite coffee in the flask and few sandwiches just the way she likes.

'Don't skip' was another note attached to the flask which made her smile more.

She poured the coffee in a cup and sipped that relaxed her mind. She took the sandwiches that were neatly packed and thought to have them in office as she was already late.

When she was battling whether to call him or not, thinking he will be busy, her phone beeped with his message: 'I may not be able to do all these for you every day and I'll not promise on that too...But trust me, I'll never miss a chance to do this whenever I can...'

She smiled to his message and quickly dialed him and he answered in the first ring itself.

"Hey..." He said and she replied "I Love You" making him grin with a blush which he failed to cover in front of people in the dubbing studio. He turned to the other side and said "Love you too..."

"Busy...??" She asked.

"Yeah...Just took a 5-minute break and thought to text you...Are you leaving for office...??" He asked and she checked the time on her wrist watch and said "Yeah...I have to rush..."

"Ok ok listen...Just take a cab for today...You don't know about public transport from our place...We will figure out tomorrow..." He suggested and she said "Okay...As you say..."

He smiled and said "Chalo...I think I'm needed...Just book a cab and share me the details...and yeah have breakfast at least in the cab...Bye...Take care..."

She smiled at his concern and said before cutting the call "Aap bhi..."

She quickly booked a cab and shared the details to Manik once she got into the cab and relished the sandwiches on her way. She looked out to notice a bus stop just 300 meters away from their house and noted the bus numbers that takes to her office.

The rest of the day passed with their respective works and he dropped a text once he was done and she replied that she was about to leave. He came to pick her up and they went to get her other bags from her flat.

They then started driving to their home while talking about their day.

"You heard 3 stories...and you didn't even like one...!!??" She exclaimed when Manik said he rejected all the 3 stories that he has heard.

"It's not about my liking Nandu...Of course, the stories are good...I like them...The thing is, I don't fit in them...Those are not written for me...I mean, I won't be suitable for those characters...Apart from that, directors are fabulous and stories are too good..." He explained and she nodded her head in understanding.

"We need to take groceries..." She said looking at the super market on their way but he just passed on his mobile and replied "There will be a contact named 'Super Market'. Just text them what all you need and drop our door number...They will deliver in some time...It's in our colony only..."

She smiled and took his mobile and typed the grocery list, thinking in between what all they need.

"Shall we just grab something to eat...??" He asked looking at the restaurants but she quickly denied "No need...Just drive home...I'll prepare dinner..."

"Aren't you tired...??" He asked thinking about her hectic day at office. His body and mind screamed sleep and he can easily imagine how hers would be.

"A bit...But that's okay...I'm used to this...I used to prepare dinner at this time for me alone...So, pretty much used to this routine..." She said with a smile sending the grocery list to the super market.

By the time they reached, the delivery guy was standing with the grocery basket and Manik asked Nandini to refresh and took them from the guy.

He arranged everything in the kitchen by the time Nandini came back after refreshing.

"Cool...Aap jayiye...Freshen up and I'll prepare dinner for us..." She said tying her hair into a messy bun. He pecked on her cheek and jogged to their room while she took the roti dough that was in refrigerator and quickly prepared some paneer gravy with roti.

They had their dinner talking about their next day schedule and retired to their room once they cleaned the dishes.

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