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If I know what love is, It's because of you.

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Nandini's POV.

My sleep was disturbed due to constant ringing of someone's phone. Opening my eyes I saw myself covered with a comfy and fluffy blanket. Pushing aside the blanket I saw cabir navya and mukti sleeping. They too were covered properly. And manik.....wait where is manik. I walked out of the tent space trying my best not to disturb anyone.

Maybe kitchen. I walked towards the kitchen to find it empty and the lights all closed except for the mini night lamp that was on. I walked towards his room. Shayad tent main uncomfortable hoga. Waise bhi uske khambe Jitne height ke saamne that tent is nothing more than a mouse hole. Hehehehe. Giggling on my own thoughts I reached his room.

Knocking twice on the door I waited for any kind of response from inside. Light shone from the gap between the door and the flooring clearly indicating that he was awake then why wasn't he responding. I knocked again. No response. I tried pulling the handle down and the door opened. Door bhi lock ni kiya?! Is he fine. I walked inside to see him sitting lost in thoughts with a beer can in his hands.

He was so lost that he did not even realise that I was now sitting exactly next to him with hardly any distance between us. To gain his attention I wrapped my arms around his waist and placed my head on his chest. He looked down surprised. After some minutes he smiled at me and kissed my forehead.

Why did you wake up? He asked sipping on his beer. I scrunched my nose and snatched the can. He looked at me baffled. Not paying heed to any of his looks I got up and flushed the beer down. He simply smiled and extended his arms still sitting on the floor. I gleed and sat in his lap. Ieee misshhed youuu. I spoke stressing on the words. He grinned and kissed my temple making a pch sound. I giggled. He too smiled. Once again silence engulfed around us.

What were you thinking? I asked him after some long minutes of silence. Nothing just random stuff. He replied. I snuggled in him. Phir bhi. He pulled me closer and wrapped his arms more tightly. Kuch ni Nandini. His voice held that dismissive tone as if telling no more questions. I sighed. Yeh mujhe kabhi kuch ni batana wala. I thought.

Manik. He simply hmmed. Are you sleepy? He looked down at me. No. Why? I smiled. Let's talk na. He knitted his eye brows. Kya baat karni hai tumhe?

I raised myself a bit and settled properly with my legs on either sides and my face parallel to his. His knuckles caressed my face and with fingers he pushed my loose tendrils behind the ear. Manik there is so much to talk and know. He wrapped his hands around my waist and pulled me more closer.

Kya baat karni hai tumhe? His voice was soft yet intimidating. Manik I want know you better. I want to know about your life before I walked in it  I want to know about nidhi. I want to know her better. I tried my best to keep my excited tone down. I really really wanted to know more about him and nidhi.

He smiled. The floor is getting cold. Let's sit on the bed and talk. Once again pestering kisses on my temple he picked me up. My legs still around his waist while my hands wrapped around his neck. Like a baby He cradled me and sat on the bed with his back resting with the head board, supported with pillows.

He was right. The weather is turning cold and romantic. I snuggled in him. The cold air blowing through the open window, dim lights, and a warm blanket covering us made it all the more romantic and lovey dovey. He kept pulling me more closer. To begin with manik how was your sister? I mean how beautiful was she?

How are you so sure that she was beautiful? I smiled at manik's question. Nidhi and you are the proof that not only was she beautiful on the outside but also had a beautiful heart. Manik smiled.

You are right nandini. Di was the most beautiful lady I have ever seen. You know I have never seen my mother. For me she was nothing less than a mother. Woh na humesha kehti thi ki manik is my first child. She was only 5 nandini when I was born. By the time she turned 10 my parents left us alone to live in this cruel world. I have lived only 5 years of my life with my parents. I don't even remember their faces. Mere liye di hi sab kuch hai. She has always been my everything.

I smiled. Manik how did di look exactly. Unki koi picture ya kuch? He grabbed his phone from the side table and swiped it open. I saw a picture of us as his wallpaper. We look so cute together. I saw him opening his gallery. He then opened a folder and there were so many pictures.

That's my di. He said opening a photograph. Wow. She is so beautiful. I was totally left spell bound by her beauty. What's her name? I looked at manik to find total admiration in his eyes. Purvi. Purvi Agnihotri née Malhotra.

Agnihotri? Manik is it true what I an thinking? I looked up at his face. He simply nodded. Arjun Agnihotri, my jiju, the ex-CEO of the Agnihotri Co. It was a love marriage. My jiju truly loved my di. You know he was the one who told me what exactly it feels to be in love, to feel love and to be loved. I shared a really great bond with him.

I sat there silently letting him speak his heart out. You know they were so much in love and happy. But jiju's family did not like di. Jiju being the son of the family they wanted someone of their class and status. In the initial days of the marriage di never said anything. She used to quietly listen to all the taunts and everything. As months passed di started feeling lonely. Though jiju always was by her side but when he was at office she felt lonely. She started to spend more time with me. Jiju used to drop her here and we used to spend time together.

One fine day, her in laws accused her of using their money and funding my lifestyle. They started accusing her of saying that she used to spend their money to satisfy my needs. Having enough jiju along with di shifted here. We used to live happily. Then we got to know about di's pregnancy. Jiju and me became totally overprotective. Jiju's cousin used to come and meet us occasionally but that was it. Jiju left all contacts with his family.

I cupped his cheek. Manik don't cry na. See now they are together in heaven. Their love lasted together. They are together na now. He smiled. Nandini, di aur jiju mujhe maaf kar dege na. He questioned innocently. Maaf? Kis cheez ke liye manik?

Main unke pyaar ki nishane, unki beti ko protect ni kar paye. Mere personal problems ki wajah se aaj woh kisi aur ke ghar main hai. Tears spilled out of his eyes. I wiped his tears. Of course maaf kar dege. Tum dono unke bacche ho. They love both their kids. Promise me manik you will fight this case and get nidhi back.

I promise nandini. I will not let nidhi go away from me ever again. Infact I was planning that once this settles I will apply for adoption of nidhi. I can't afford to loose her again.  Agreeing to him I nodded my head. We hugged each other. Accha tell me about you na? He asked me.

What about me? Sab kuch toh bta diya maine? He pulled me more closer. Nandini. I sighed. Manik aaj nahi. Phir kabhi. He closed his eyes and rested his forehead on mine.

Fine lekin not Everytime can you get away. Okay? I simply nodded. He smiled and pulled my cheek. I swatted his hand. Don't you dare pull my cheeks. He laughed. Hadd hai! Mere gusse ka toh koi farak hi ni padta iss bande pe.

His fingers started caressing my waist, sensually I might as well add. Aiyappaaaaa! Yeh ladka kaise har situation main "aise" cheezain soch sakta hai. I looked at him with a poker face. His lips were curved upwards in smirk. I hit him on his bicep.

He laughed. I wriggled out of his grip. He pushed me on the bed and hovered over me. Knowing there is no escape I too gave in. I wrapped my arms around his neck. He nuzzled his nose in my cheeks making me feel ticklish. My giggles encouraged him to do more. He parted a little to look at my face.

He smiled making me smile too. With fingers I caressed his cheeks. He bent down and bit on my cheek, hard. Manikkkk! I whisper yelled. He smiled goofily. Once again he bent and sucked on my cheek.

Mujhe ni lagta aaj ke baad tumhe make up ki zaroorat hogi. His sudden whisper confused me. Le kyu? I asked while he smiled cheekily. Pakka iske dimaag main koi khichdi pak rhi hai.

Arrey jab bhi tumhe make up karna ho mujhe bula dena. Main aise saying this he again sucked my cheeks free maine make up kar dunga. I blushed realising what he meant.

His fingers lightly tickled my sides making me giggle. He Continued tickling me. His room echoed with our laughter. He stopped staring at me intently. Soon his lips met mine. I was totally caged in his hard and tall frame.

2 Days Later.

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Duniya ko khud se alag karke
Rakh lunga tujhko main hug karke
I wanna say you
Main ta rehna sohniye
Tere naal naal ni

I kept lip syncing to the lyrics while cleaning the kitchen. I was cleaning the cabinets in my kitchen listening to one of my favourite songs. I totally love this song. And Sushant & Kriti in this song so cute. My  pagal boyfriend gets totally pissed when I listen to this song.

He gets jealous of sushant's bare chest. Hehehehe. Buddhu. Koi usse samjhao that his body is even more delicious than sushant's. Issshhhh.
I blushed on my wild thoughts.

Pyaar vyaar wali baatein sab karke
Mar baitha, tujhko main love karke
I wanna say you
Main ta rehna sohniye
Tere naal naal ni

I picked up the bottles and started cleaning them with a clean cloth. Stacking them all properly I moved to the next drawer.

Main tera boyfriend
Tu meri girlfriend
Oh mainu kehndi na na na na (x2)

As soon as I heard the chorus I started dancing around the kitchen. Using the utensils as my prop I jumped around the kitchen dancing crazily.

Ouchhhhhieeee! Mummyyyy! Lag gyi! Aiyappaaaaa! Manik chodega ni mujhe. Apparently while dancing around the kitchen I hit my foot on the lower cabinet. And now I was jumping around on one foot. And there goes my superb balance.

Aiyoooooo! I fell flat on my bum. Kya aiyappa aapko puri duniya main, main hi milti hoon kya.

Aiyappa: woh isiliye kyu ki tum meri favourite ho na. *winking*

Nandini: haha bohot hi ghatiya joke tha aiyappa.

Aiyappa: ab jaldi khadi ho iske pehle ki tera monster aaye aur teri class laga de.

Nandini: point hai boss.

Aiyappa raised his imaginary collars. I showed my tongue to him and tried getting up again landing flat on the floor. Crying and whining I again tried getting up when I heard a loud sharp voice. KYA CHAL RHA HAI YAHAN?

Mar gyi! Aiyappaaaaa please aaj bacha lo I swear aaj ke baad kabhi aapki sweets ni churaogi! Lekin aaj iss monster se bacha lo!

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When I m with you, I feel safe from the things that hurt me inside.

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