MaNan- She is to be Loved

Chapter 18- The 'devars' meet with 'Bhabi'

~When embarrassment knocks at your door, just welcome it, for it's unavoidable~

-Affu-

In India

Malhotra's Home

Breakfast Table

It was an eventful breakfast happening, since Nandini was forced to join for it, though she was insisting to let her go for work. She did not want to be a part of this breakfast, especially when Raj was staring at her and Manik, occasionally, with his eyes glistening with something she couldn't decipher about.

The heck just happened?

She just had her first kiss!!

Well, first peck on lips, though!

While all Manik did was to drink his coffee, and then looking down in his plate, and maintaining a safe distance from Nandini. Although, she was sitting right beside him.

It's not like Nandini did not try sitting beside Mukti, but she was pushed to sit beside her boyfriend, by the over romantic grandfather-in-law of hers.

"Waise Bhabi! How do you know Murthy bhayyas?" Mukti asked, and everybody's heads snapped up, to look at her. "Uh..actually, I saw them at Bhabi's place, yesterday." Mukti said, grinning nervously, on seeing so many questioning gazes at her, which now directed at Nandini, except for Manik, Cabir and Dhruv, who looked worried.

"Oh!" Nandini muttered, before wiping at her lips with a napkin, forcing Manik to look away from her. "Actually, I know Rudy Bhayyu. Our mothers are friends. That's how I know Rudy Bhayyu's brothers, as well." Nandini smiled at Mukti. She was prepared for this question, and glad that she didn't have to lie about it. For sure, Vandana and Shamishti are more like friends, than sisters-in-law.

"Rudy Bhayyu!" Mukti exclaimed, surprised. "Yeah, that's what I call him. Actually, all of the Murthy brothers. I'm the only daughter of my parents, so they are my brothers." Nandini replied, and Mukti nodded with a smile. "That's really sweet. Bhayyas love to have little sisters. They take me as their sister too." Mukti commented joyfully, and Nandini smiled at her. The boys breathed a sigh of relief.

While all Nyonika did was to stare her husband, her son, and Nandini.

Everything is too weird for her.

***

In Manjeet Care Hospital

"Mam! She's pregnant." the nurse frowned, at Nandini, who was rubbing at her forehead. "Naina! Do I look like I don't know the fact that she's pregnant when she's with her baby bump?" Nandini retorted, and Naina nodded in negative.

"No, Mam. But you just said nobody knows what it is to have a boyfriend, when in reality, she's already married and going to be a mother." Naina's eyes widened at Nandini's deteriorated state of being, from the time she's started to come for work, today.

"Well, a doctor is also a human being and she needs to have a 'me' talk once in a while, which didn't happen for me, for quite a while. Now, can you pass me that file, Naina? Or are you going to be interested in my 'me talks'?" Nandini breathed out without taking a break, and Naina nodded in affirmative, immediately.

"Sure, Mam." she said, while the very pregnant patient stared at Nandini, with a sweet smile on her lips. "Relationship issues?" she questioned, and Nandini looked down at her, as she was examining the patient, who was on the bed.