Almost Not Love! |COMPLETE| MaNan Fiction

6. Setting Some Ground Rules

A/N : Hello Readers, this chapter basically sets the tone of the story going! It has a little bit of mature content (i.t.o. nudity), so please read at your own discretion. Otherwise, I hope to receive better response from you all from this chapter onwards!

Happy Reading :)

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Precap:

"Appreciation accepted, and no I am not reading too much into what had happened, you were low, I was lit and it happened – no further pages to turn." she smiled and looked at his confused expression, she clarified further, "Listen Manik, I get it you're not that person, and you don't want anything serious to spiral out of this – but you got to get this, that I am not looking for anything serious either – it was physical attraction and for that one night, it was compassion. Now can we never kind of talk about it – it's getting a bit awkward" she finished with a sheepish smile.

Manik breathed out relaxing, so that was that, no more discussion. He smiled in relief, Nandini Murthy, she was something.

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"So, what now? Are we still on/off?" Manik asked with a smirk.

"Depends, what do you want?" she asked back, sharing a sharp smile.

"I think we have seen intense, but we are yet to see fun, fun deserves a chance. I say, on" he replied.

"I agree, it's on for me too, but we've got to have ground rules.

1. I don't like explanations, so we will not ask for one!" spoke Nandini.

"Totally agreed, I have one too!

2. Let's not label this – we don't need to be something, like a friend, bae, special someone, fubu etc. Just us as we are, as we like it, as long as we are into it" added Manik.

"Oh yes, and also this:

3. We don't need to tell each other everything, we should have space that way, don't like TMI anyway, don't care about it" Nandini added further.

"Hey hang on, what about other escapades, do we stick to each other or exclusively, monogamously, or it's open; as in what about relationships/ partners etc.? Do we inform each other about them?" pointed out Manik, as Alia's face suddenly flashed in his head.

Nandini thought about this for a while, not that she was ever going to be in a relationship with someone, well not unless it was ..never mind, that was not happening anyway so this rule had nothing to do with her.

"Well let's keep it grey. We will inform, if we want to, or feel like or want to end this to be monogamous to the other person; no rules here, what say?" she asked enthusiastically.

"Sounds okay by me!" smiled Manik.

"Cheers to that!" said Nandini with a smile as she got up to get some drink but with the fever running mild, she couldn't adjust to the quick movement and her head spun for a second making her lose balance, just as she was about to hit the floor, Manik spun up and grabbed her by the shoulder.

"Ouch" she yelped in pain as a confused Manik made her sit on the couch and quickly moved his hand away.

"What ?" he asked, surprised looking at her shoulder.

"Nothing, nothing, I told you nah, earlier I hit the table" she replied.

"But I didn't touch your knee Nandini, what's wrong with your shoulder?" he asked, confused, but as he asked her, his mind suddenly flashed back to the night when he remembered how iron clad his grip was on her, even in that state of mind he had realised he was hurting her; could it be? he wondered.