MaNan: Unadulterated Love|| Completed

17. Will you marry me?

~ Sometimes, just sometimes, love isn't enough for two people to be together~

All the way back to his home, Manik was left pondering over Kabir's words. A few days ago, he was indebted to Nandini for her support, a little later confused with his own budding emotions, today he was literally jealous seeing her with someone else and now, when Kabir said him to confess, he was, for the very first time, sure about his feelings. He knew he needed her warmth and love forever. And hence, without delaying, he decided to confess it to her- a special hearty confession for the girl who have had his heart, for a really long time.

He immediately called up Kabir, who had gone to drop Nandini and Navya, to discuss and get some tips for his would be proposal. Kabir was ecstatic to know that and both the friends kept on planning and plotting till the door bell rang at Manik's mansion.

"Alright, I will tell you the final details tomorrow", Manik kept down the phone, not wanting to disclose it to him about the late night visitor.

"Yeah, sure bro!", Kabir wished merrily and kept the phone.

Manik was sitting in his room with his back facing the door and front facing the window. Nandini who came tip toeing into his room winked mischievously and quietly climbed the bed, without making a sound, only to close his eyes with her petite hands. She was so excited at her victory that she herself questioned "guess who?"

Now, Manik couldn't leave a chance to tease her, and hence he acted along, trying to think a name that would suit.

"I don't know, Shivani?", He frowned, but it made Nandini angry. How could he expect anyone else at this hour?

" No!", She answered back, complaining to Aiyaapa in her mind.

"Oh, wait. Meera?", He asked again, and Nandini was almost ready to chop him in peices.

" No", she said, eyes spitting fire.

"Umhh, Radhika?", He teased her again when he suddenly felt the grip on his eyes lossening.

"No!", she stated with a choked voice, eyes ready to rain any point of time and she was just going to remove her hands palming his eyes when all of a sudden Manik turned and she lost her balance falling on the bed, with him on top of her holding her from her waist. She shrieked in fear and closed her eyes in horror, while Manik smiled watching the innocent beauty underneath him.

" Nandini, it's okay. Calm down!" he whispered softly and she opened her eyes  to find him already staring at her.

"You knew it was me all along, didn't you?", she asked clearly disappointed at her failed prank. He just nodded and she slapped her forehead.

But before she could get up from the bed, Manik held her wrists in his hands and looked at her intently while she just stayed there, paralysed, burning at his gaze.

"I can feel you like the air that inhabits me, you can keep your hand amidst thousands of people and I can still recognise your touch, it might sound melodramatic but it's very true!", he said with so much honesty in his voice and such deep earnesty in his eyes that her lips curved into a sweet smile and she just learned forward to place a small kiss on his forehead. He closed his eyes and she just kept on looking at his face, so innocent and so mature, a lost boy in a smiling adult, she could not hold herself longer and hugged him tight. He also reciprocated with equal favour and soon both drifted to their dreamland, content in eachother's arms.

Next day Nandini was in office working at an important project when Manik came in to inform her that he was going out for a meeting with some foreign delegates and he would be late. She nodded and after wishing him all the luck and he left for his meeting.