MaNan- We are married ✔

19. Reel in Real

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A week later

I stared upward into the dark night sky which was filled with stars. The atmosphere was chilling and the cool night breeze passed by tickling my face. I let out a deep sigh.

It had been a week since I had left home and throughout the week my dad hadn't called me, not even for once. I could feel a knot form in my chest, then in my throat, as the cool breeze passed by me.

Right then I felt her warm hands crawl around my waist. I breathed out slowly, melting in her arms instantly.

"Manik when did you come back from the shoot?" She asked.

"Just a while ago." I said, gulping the lump that had formed in my throat as I slowly turned to face her "I missed you." She whispered, hugging me and that sort of gave me relief.

"You know right it has just been two hours since we last saw each other." I said as I ruffled her hair a bit.

"Manik it's not just two hours... it should be two FREAKING hours." She said pressuring the word 'freaking' as she raised her head to look at me. "Those two freaking hours consists of 7200 seconds."

I couldn't help but chuckle. "You are so cute." I pulled her right cheek slightly.

"I already know that. Tell me something new." She said as she smiled cheekily and I couldn't help but smile too.

In my messy world, she was the only one who could make me smile. She was the only one who loved me for who I was. She was the only one who didn't give up on me.

"I love you." I said, softly as I looked right into her eyes. For a moment the environment fell silent, at least that's how it felt like to me.

She blinked her eyes couple of times and looked away. "That- That was so sudden." I could see her cheeks turn into crimson red even in the dim light. Though we knew that we both loved each other but we had never directly voiced out our feelings.

"Then should I take back what I just said?" I said, softly. My eyes were still fixed on her.

"No I didn't mean that." She looked at me for a brief second before smiling shyly and confessing, "I love you too."

"Thank you." I said after a moment of silence.

"For what?"

"Thank you for coming in my life." I gently pecked her forehead and she smiled.

"I love it when you smile, you look so cute." I said, smilingly and not even for once the red hue left her cheek.

I pecked her lips lightly as her smile widen. "Let's have our dinner." She said as she slowly let go of my waist and held my hand.

We both made our way to the dinning table and Nandini served me the dinner. I mixed the curry and rice before eating it. Though it was nothing special but may be because she had made it I really loved the taste of it. I really did. I moaned happily as I ate one more spoonful of rice.

"You like it?" She asked, looking at me.

"I love it." I said as I had one more spoon and moaned happily. She laughed softly. "Manik you are overdoing it now."

"Nope. I am just expressing how I am feeling right now." I said as I looked at her.

"Someone really seems to be in mood today." She said, smilingly.

"I am always in mood when I am with you."

"Cheesy lines." She said as she giggled and I dug into my plate.

Later in the bedroom, Nandini had been lying down on the bed and looking at me while I had been busy going through my script.

"Nandini stop staring at me." I said as I turned the page of the script.

"I am not feeling sleepy." I heard her say. "Umm Manik."

"Hmm."

"Let's practice our script together." I turned my gaze towards her while she sat upright on the bed.

"But Nandini I have to finish reading this script today." I said.

"Manik please no you can finish reading that script tomorrow. Let's practice our script today." She said in a pleading tone and I couldn't resist seeing her innocent face.

"Okay fine." I said as I kept the script aside and opened the drawer of the table. I took out my script  from the drawer and she too took out her script from the bedside table.

"I'll chose the scene. Okay?" She said as she turned the pages of her script. While she had been busy turning the pages,  I climbed onto the bed and facing her, I sat cross legged just like her.

"This scene- I want to practice this scene from pg no- 72."

"Okay." I said as I turned the pages of my script. "Here I got the page."

"Okay I'll start." She paused for a while before starting. "Okay then I'll wait for you to confess."

"Tell me honestly do you want to hear it from me right now?" I said in a questioning tone.

"Yes, I want to." She said, over enthusiastically. She sure was good in expressing dialogues.

"Jiya you are being too straightforward." I paused. The setting was described in  brackets in the script.

(Ian's eyes were fixed to the stars while Jiya stared at him. Ian turned his gaze towards Jiya.)

"At this rate I might end up doing something to you." I said as I lifted my gaze from the script to her and she had been grinning all this while.

"Then do it. I won't stop you." She said.

(She leans closer to him and rubs her nose against his.)

"You are being-" My words died in my throat when I felt Nandini's nose against mine. I could feel my heart thump against my ribcage as I looked at her.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Following the script is must. C'mon read the next line." She said, smiling sheepishly.

"You are being too naughty today." I read out.

"Then won't you punish this naughty girl?" She said

(She looks right into his eyes with a mischievous smile.)

"The pleasure is mine." I said.

(He  presses his lips against hers. But  pulls away the very next moment and she makes a bad face. He then pulls her on his lap and kisses her again)

As I read it I couldn't help but smile. I kept the script aside and she too did the same. I moved closer to her and kissed her, softly.

Our position was uncomfortable, so we pulled away almost immediately. She then climbed on my lap, locking her hands around my neck and I kissed her fervently and demandingly.

We pulled away but with a little gasp of air, we kissed again, this time with much more urgency and passion. Instincts made my hands travelled down to her waist and then into her shirt. I roamed my hands around her back, feeling her as my lips perfectly moulded with hers.

I deepened the kiss and my mind went totally numb. My heart beat fastened it's pace even more. My hands travelled down to the hem of her shirt and I lifted it above, through her head while she raised her hands to help me.

I could feel her hands undoing my shirt buttons and I helped her with my shirt.

She looked at me and I looked at her. We both smiled before kissing each other with much more passion.