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

The Real Meaning of Partnership

The day went with a lot of surprises for Manik. He was feeling emotionally overwhelmed. It was late evening when he was shouting at his employees for a goofup on a video call when Nandini entered. She shaked her head looking at typical Manik Malhotra who can make people run to hills with his glare but still is such a soft person when it comes to her. Thinking all this she didn't realise, she walked upto him and peaked his left cheek. Manik frooze on his place and looked at her. She didn't realise that his employees had seen it all. Manik composed himself and glared at everyone who were looking at him. He shut his laptop and pulled Nandini on his lap. This was the very moment when she snapped out of her reverie, and realised her act of innocence. She was extremely embrassed about it and started to shutter.
"I am sorry, i didn't realise you were in a meeting.. i.. i was .."
"Lost in my charms baby! ;)"
Manik said, with the typical MM wink!
"Shut up! Mr. Self obsessed!"
She tried pushing him, but he held her waste tightly.
"Let me finish what you started, soon to be Mrs. Manik"
Nandini felt her body on fire. The feeling of getting his name was beyond something she could express. Manik kissed her forehead, then her eyes, he sucked her cheeks and could feel the heat radiating from her body.
"Already feeling hot baby! ;) Abhi to this is not even a % of what all I feel like doing to you."
"Shut up Manik"
"Kyu baby, aapke saath nhi to phir kiske saath karu mai ye;)"
"Kitne besharam ho na aap!"
"Only for you Jaaneman;)
"What's with you and these cheesy names!"
"Kyu, you only like me calling you bacha!"
Manik said while placing a strand of hair behind her ear. Nandini looked up at him surprised. She sure loved him addressing her as bacha. She has craved for a person to love her, pamper her and take her tantrums. But with Manik, she was carefree. She didn't have control over her actions.
"Nandini, i said this before, i am saying it today, you are my first child, i have never had this feeling towards anyone, not towards my siblings, or even at Aarav and Ruhi, but surprisingly i feel that for you. We have begun this journey of togetherness, i want to know the complete and the raw you, without any maskups. You hit me, shout at me, throw me tantrums, cuddle with me, do whatever, but never hide yourself or your emotions from me. Pta hai, I found it strange that how two unknown people meet and then trust each other to spend a lifetime together, but now having you this close, it feels like a beautiful reality. Getting to know a little about you everyday, makes me feel so blessed. I came to know about Sukoon today, you have no idea how fucking proud i am! Nandini, i am and will continue to be the monster for the world, but in our world, i want to be your Manik. I want you to be my Nandini. Free from all the responsibilities, pain and worries. When we are together, i want us to talk, confide and know each other's inner demons, the best of smiles and the worst of tears. I want to be your person."
"Manik, i never thought I will be able to trust anyone. But you came like a soothing rain in this messed up desert of mine. I never realised that I had started trusting you. You made me feel home. I have no control on my actions and reactions with you, for some weird reason this heart knows you, feels you and is well aware that you would not judge me. I don't know what else to say. I never try to know about you from any other sources because I want to know you by being with you. Discovering you Sherlock Holmes talent, just like today! ;)"

They both laughed.

"I don't know if infinity or forver exists because I have seen people loosing one another, but i want to live a lifetime in every moment we spend together. I want to grow, confide in you, tell you that I am not as flawless as the people think of me. I have my inner demons, insecurities and secrets. I want to share it all with you."
"Vase ek secret batau?"

She asked.

"Bebe as in your Sardar, when she was in the hospital, she used to ship us together. You know you are her favourite. The way she used to talk about you, as if she will get us married the very next moment.

Manik was surprised.

"I never knew that this was planned."

"Manik, there are a lot of things, you don't know, i want to tell you everything, but i want to do it gradually. I don't want you to be hurt or disappointed by knowing it from anyone else. It's just so much has been happening and now this wedding."
"Arre bacha, aap kyu pareshan ho rhe ho? I am not going anywhere, we have all the time in the world to talk, don't worry about anything. I don't trust anyone else when it comes to you. It is you will have to tell me everything for me to know the truth."

Nandini hugged him tightly and kept her head on his shoulder. Manik caressed her hair throughout. They were together and that's all mattered. In their world, it was the them who created it. It was a new beginning. Love, trust and marriage are not built in a day. They need nourishment, conversations, leap of faith and honesty with one another. It's not about being flawless, it's about knowing your flaws and accepting them together. It's about balancing each other in the rollercoaster of life and facing everything that comes your way United. Nothing comes without a cost. But certain people and relationships are worth everything.

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