Nandini was lying against Manik's chest doodling rough lines, while he traced his fingers on the platinum ring on Nandini's finger.
"What are you doing?", Nandini asked finding Manik silent for long.
"Its not a dream right?", Manik questioned her back.
Nandini turned to face him. She saw something was troubling him....... She palmed his face in her little hands and made him face her,
"Manik I know you have been hurt and have faced a lot of pain, and the worst part is that you had to face them alone. But now I promise that you no longer would face them alone, cause I will be there for you..... And I love you..... This is not a dream that you are going to wake up from..... Its real..... I really love you a lot Mr Malhotra and since I am your fiancée and soon to be your wife..... You better get it in your head that I won't vanish anymore....." And she lightly pecked his cheeks.
Manik smiled at her and took her into a tight hug," I love you too. And I won't let you leave now......even if you want to, you are stuck with me....."
"Manik, you are squeezing him...", Nandini said as she freed herself from Manik's arms.
"Ahh..... Sorry...", Manik instantly backed off as he forgot that Nandini had a large bump on her stomach.
"Its not me..... Its your son that got squeezed", Nandini pointed to her tummy.
"Daddy is shorry buddy.....", Manik said holding his ears.
Nandini laughed at him, seeing his actions. She, no doubt had the most amazing person as her Man. Manik was so perfect, a passionate lover, a best friend, a charming partner, a doting husband, a caring father....... Oh what did she do to get him.
She was damn lucky......
Nandini looked at him while he was busy chatting with his son.....
She kissed on his lips and Manik was taken aback and looked at her with a questioning look,
" What? Did I do something nice?", Manik asked like a overjoyed kid holding his lips."No!", Nandini replied with a smile.
"Then?"
"What can't I kiss you?"
"No.... Of course you can.... Its just unusual....", Manik trailed off.
"Manik?", Nandini called him. She need to talk to him about this topic.
"Yeah!"
"Manik I want to get married to you fast.....like real soon.....", she said nuzzling in his chest.
"We can get it done today, if you want......"
Nandini looked at him and saw him smiling......
"Really?", she asked.
"Yes. I mean we are the ones getting married right, so if we want we can do it. Moreover Mom knows, Manni knows and all who is left to hear the news is Rishab......", Manik spoke but he realised what he had said, looking at the fallen expression of his love.
But he knows that they had to go through this, even though she showed that she hated him, it was just the opposite in reality. Nandini loves her brother and Manik can't just let her abandon him, cause out of all people he knows how it feels to be left alone.
"Nandini....... Don't you think we should talk to him.", Manik asked slowly taking her hands in his.
"About what Manik? Us? And why should we do that..... He doesn't care.....", Nandini replied.
"But you know he was just vulnerable, and at the moment he just lost it. I think its time you forgive him.", Manik said hoping she would give in.
"Manik, why don't you start your music again?", Nandini asked quietly.
Manik got what she indicated through her question.
Don't talk unless you are ready to talk.
Manik let out a breathe. Okay. He needs to clear off all this before he starts into a new life with Nandini. He don't want the past nagging along with him.
He straightened himself and began," Nandini you know I can't. I lost the love I once had for music. Its gone and its not going to happen, again."
Nandini stared at him and asked," You can't or you won't. Manik I have seen you smie while you hear good music. I see a different gleam in your eyes when you see others playing a guitar. Maybe it vanished but its possible to bring it back..... We can at least try".
Manik heard her words and he himself knew there was no point denying her. He missed music and wants it back in his life. And he would love to do it with his love.
"Okay, but I have a condition", Manik said looking at her.
Nandini beamed. Finally he had agreed to this. She leaped onto him and hugged him.
"Anything you say.......", he said hugging him.
"We will talk to Rishab...... Before we get married.", he said.
Nandini backed off at once not knowing what to say.....
If she said yes, it would Manik would get try to get back his music back.....
But is she ready to meet his brother yet, to forgive him.....
She didn't know.
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