Mr. CEO Wants Me!!! (MANAN)

Chapter 10

"...good work." Manik said as the meeting ended and the contract got signed.

Nandini noticed how Mila looked at him with stars in her eyes and shook her head at the sudden anger that build up in her chest for a second before chastising herself over how he isn't hers to get angry over this.

Mila is single and so is he.

I can feel you. Her subconscious smiled and jealousy rose.

Somewhere in the middle of fighting and pushing-pulling she found him in her mind and maybe a little space was of his in her heart.

"Nandini, let's go on a coffee date." Manik said as soon as they left the conference room and without listening to her denial he took her to the coffee shop.

Manik looked at the people who were about to follow him and smiled at them and in seconds every single person ran away from that place. Smiling boss is dangerous.

"Here we will get the best coffee." Manik took her hand in his and pulled her to a seat and as he made her sit he took his beside hers still holding her hand.

As she tried to take her hand back, he tightened his grip and smiled charmingly at her.

"I'd like a..." as he said, Nandini hurriedly spoke her order and his without any delay. Manik looked at her as it was first time she readily answered what she'd like to take.

She smiled and said "you won't let me go unless I drink so rather than trying something different from my taste, I simply ordered for you and me. Try my taste today. I've had enough of your bland coffee."

Manik smiled at her and the coffee arrived and as he took the cup to drink, he noticed how Nandini was staring at him and smiled to himself. He saw she was not drinking her coffee and looked at her questioning her when she showed the hand held by him and he blushed slightly before letting go of her hand and coughed.

"So, it is our eighth coffee date." Manik said with confidence.

"Seventh." Nandini looked at him wondering how he always get the wrong number and why he smiles as soon as she answers.

"Seventh. So what do you think of me now?"

"Overbearing." Extremely.

"Loving." But not listening.

"Dominating." But still listening to her at times.

Manik looked at her and wondered why he asked the question when he knew her answer will ooze of honesty.

"What happened?" Nandini asked as she noticed him looking at her with a pitiful expression.

"Do you know what I thought of you when I met you?" Nandini asked suddenly out of nowhere.

Manik looked at her and cheekily said "devilishly charming man."

Nandini gave him a look before smiling and nodding "after that."

Manik looked at her in silence and and Nandini started speaking. " I noticed how you were nice to your family and I wanted a family like this. Like you had a family, I too wanted a family and somewhere when I noticed how kiara mam held your face, I wanted that for me. I wished that you'd bring me there and also to never bring me again. You were happy when your niece smiled and even spoke to her in a childish tone. I loved it. I found that amazing. I... was wondering if I too had a family, would it be like this? I smiled to myself looking at you and you too smiled at me. I wondered if I was your sister..." Nandini stopped and looked at him with a smile as he choked on his coffee and looked at her as if she is some alien.

"...if you'd be so nice to me too. I liked all of them but that all made me jealous of you." Manik sighed and then made a face at her asking "I can make you my wife but nothing can make me take you as a sister. I'd marry you now if you ever said that again."

Nandini looked at him with an angry face swatting in arm. "I just spoke something extremely important and all you noticed is this? Are you serious, Manik?"

Manik looked at her and said "say it again."

"What?" Nandini questioned confused as he was looking at her with an extremely big smile.

"My name."

"Manik." Nandini looked at him and he suddenly picked her off the seat to twirl her and shouted "finally!! You treat me as your someone. "

Nandini wondered what got into his head as she shouted in surprise.

"Let's go to a mall or something to shop." Nandini looked at him as he excitingly made his offer.

"I can't. " she denied remembering her budget.

"Why?" He too was adamant in taking her with him.

"Because I am not earning enough to buy here where it will cost me more than just some thousands." Manik looked at her and hugged her saying "atleast watch a movie with me?"

She nodded and pulled back from the hug as he again kissed her forehead and this time he even had the guts to kiss her on the lips. She looked at him angrily when she was about to swat him for the kiss, he moved back.

"I love you Nandini. " Manik smiled at her and pecked her again before pulling her out with him as she kept telling him how they are not in relationship and that's why they shouldn't kiss and blahs.

"I don't care."

"But I do!" Nandini looked at him as she said words angrily.

"Nandini, I might be acting a lot easier going but I am not that much easy going." Manik squeezed the words out before pulling her in his arms and kissed her as tightly as he could. "I love you and I don't care what you have for me."

Nandini looked in anger but before she could say anything, he just smiled at her and cupped her face before kissing her forehead. "I want to do so much and yet I am stopping myself a lot when I know I don't want to. I am trying and I know it's working because of how you hold my hand now; entwined fingers don't seem to faze you. You accept my hugs and cheek kisses and I want this to work without me going all dominant. I have always gotten everything I wanted but I don't want to do that to you. I want you to come to me willingly before I hit my limits."

He put his head on her shoulder and sighed.

Please Nandini.