Celebrity Castaway | COMPLETE | MaNan Fiction

18| Hide & Seek

A/N: Hello my delightful MaNan Readers! How are we doing today? All ready for today's chapter? Oh, just so you remember, we ended the last chapter with Manik pecking Nandini on her lips! Are you folks ready to know how that went? ;)

Well, firstly, thank you for all the love you continue to share upon this story & I promise I will do my best to not disappoint you! So, on that note, Happy Reading!

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He pecked her softly on her full lips, once and waited for her response. None came. Manik could feel her freeze under him. He teased her again with another peck.

Still nothing...

He pulled back to gaze at her, dark and beautiful doe eyes, that were glassy right now. "This is not for the cameras, Nandu.." he whispered, before placing another soft peck on her lips. This time he felt her lips tremble. He gently sucked on her lower lips, and finally felt her softly peck his upper lip. A rush of pure adrenalin kicked in, and he bent forward, kissing her with a little more force this time. He heard her gasp and flushed her body closer still, softly nibbling on her lips. He had kissed many women on and off screen, yet nothing felt more exhilarating than this. He gently licked her lips with his tongue and Nandini gently sucked his tongue. He groaned in response and deepened the kiss, pushing himself over her. He was clutching her waist like she would disappear if he left her, and slowly pushed the lining of her lips with his tongue, seeking permission, but just before she could react, Manik's phone rang loudly.

The loud intrusive noise, broke their momentum, as Nandini hastily pulled back, looking at him aghast. Manik cursed in his mind, before pulling away and gazed at her shocked expression. He gently caressed her left jaw with the pad of his thumb, as he flicked his phone to answer the call with his other hand.

"Manik, the car is here & we're ready. We are right outside your vanity & the press is pushed away from here." Cabir spoke in a tensed voice.

"Right, we're coming now." Manik replied into the phone; his eyes were still holding hers, as he spoke. Then he shut the phone and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, as he smiled and beckoned her to come with him.

Nandini didn't move an inch. "Wh..what was that, Manik?" she whispered, softly, finally finding her voice.

"Thank-you, Nandini, for doing all that you're doing for me..& I promise, I won't let you get hurt again. Ever." he replied fervently, looking at her.

Then he gently pulled her by the arm & guided her out of the vanity to his car that was now being driven by Abhimanyu with Cabir beside him. They got in the car, and drove off.

It was one hell of a morning.

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Manik paced around in the living room, with Abhimanyu & Cabir by his side. The doctor had come to check on Nandini. She didn't want it, but Manik insisted anyway. She looked too unwell. If the electromagnetic radiation from the stress detector in her belt made her so unwell, he'd get rid of the detector completely. However, looking at the feed from the stress detector from the morning, Manik felt perplexed. It recorded very manageable levels of stress; it didn't trigger much simulation anyway, then why'd Nandini feel so unwell?

As if to answer his question, the doctor came out after examining Nandini and informed him that it wasn't the belt, but some hormone inducing medication she was given, that led to her feeling of hot flushes, fatigues & behavioural agitation. Both Manik & Abhimanyu were surprised.

"..but what medicine did she take in the morning? Did she even take any?" Manik wondered aloud.

"No sir, she didn't take any medicines. In fact, she even skipped breakfast in the morning, the only thing she had since morning was the special water you sent her, to help with the dehydration, that's it." replied Abhimanyu immediately. After all, Manik sir had given him the responsibility of Nandu's safety!