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I Still fall for him everyday.

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Maaaaaaaaaanikkk. As the lift proceeds upwards manik's kisses turned passionate. He held an ample amount of my skin between his teeth and kept sucking on it. Manik lift......lift main hum.........koi......koi dekh lega.

He parted from me and looked at me with his typical intense eyes. Pushing him a little I turned my face towards the lift door. I knew he was still looking at me. And I was proved right when manik wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled in his chest, sideways. My left side got squeezed in his hard rock chest.

Manik kya kar rhe ho. Leave me. I tried wiggling out of his iron grip but a failed attempt. Manik bend a little and breathe in my ear. Abhi chhod rha hoon. Just wait till we are alone. Iss baar ni chhodunga. His husky whisper made me shiver. I looked at him. He winked at me and bit my cheeks.

The lift stopped bringing me back to reality I pushed him and immediately ran out of the lift. The entrance door was open probably for us. I walked in with manik following me closely. He closed the door. As soon as we stepped in we were greeted by the loud joyful screams of nidhi along with the laughter of cabir mukti and navya.

Nidhi was jumping on the couch while screaming yayieeeeee I m back. We all giggled at her excitement. As soon as she saw manik she flung herself in his arms. Manik picked her up and twirled her around.

I walked in the kitchen to see if there was something that could suffice our empty stomach. Nothing was there that could be eaten immediately. Okay Nandini Murthy get to work!

Soon enough navya was there accompanying me in making grilled sandwiches. After our light meal we all were sitted in the living room while nidhi was walking around with toys in her hand doing something or the other. Now this house with four walls looked like home.

It was 4 when I decided to leave. Yaar nandini jaana zaroori hai kya! Baith na see we are enjoying so much. Cabir made a irritated face when I told them that I need to go to the cafe. Guys I can't leave the cafe just like this.

Yaar woh tumne do log hire kiye the na kya naam tha unka.....Urm...

Before even I could speak or protest navya spoke, Umesh and Rita and Infact ek aur nya banda bhi hire kiya hai isne. And again they all started. Guysssss, it's Christmas holidays. I can't leave the entire cafe on the responsibility of those three. I need to be there.

After lots of protest and nags I was finally successful and making them understand my point of view. Taking a leave from there I walked out of the door and stood outside waiting for elevator to come. As I was about to close the door manik quickly walked in. I looked at him with questioning eyes.

What don't look at me like that! I m not letting you go alone. Aur waise bhi yahan se tumhe auto ni milne wali toh shut up. I sighed, Manik nidhi just got back home. You should spent time with her.

Nandini woh waise bhi so rhi hai. Ek ghante se pehle ni uhtegi. Toh just calm down. Aur haan raat main I m coming to pick you up. No arguments nandini. I just simply nodded. We sat in his bike and rode away.

Reaching the cafe I took in charge of the cash counter and got busy. During holidays my cafe used to be open till 12. Around 10 manik came to pick me up. Since there weren't many customers I was sure Rita Umesh and Rahul will manage. They are trustworthy. Atleast till now.

Manik nidhi? He smiled. Apne cabir mamu ke saath ice cream treat ke liye gyi hai. I smiled. Manik dropped me at my place and left. Being too tired I immediately changed into  comfortable pajamas and cooked Maggi. Having that I crashed on the bed for a good night's sleep.

Writer's POV

After dropping nandini Manik reached back home in 25 minutes. While he was parking his bike he saw cabir's car entering in the parking lot. He waited for Cabir to park and then moved towards them. As soon as nidhi saw him she ran out of the car and hugged manik tightly.

Manik picked her up in his arms. Cabir stepped out of the car. Ab tu yahi mil gaya hai toh main nikal ta hoon. Cabir spoke. Yaar upar chalna jaldi kya hai. Nidhi was busy locking the ice cream from her fingers.

Ni yaar it's already 11 phir kabhi. Abhi main nikal ta hoon. Manik nodded and they both shared a bro hug. Waving a bye to nidhi cabir drove off while nidhi and manik made their way upstairs talking amongst themselves.

Entering inside manik first made nidhi wash her hands and then helped her change. While changing the dress nidhi asked innocently, dadeo kya main aaj aapke saath so jao. Pweeesshhh. She made a sad face. Manik kissed her cheeks. Of course munchkin. Main change kar loon phir we will sleep ok?

Okaayyyyy! Nidhi yelled all excited while manik laughed and pulled her soft cheeks. Within minutes both the father daughter where lying on the bed with nidhi lying completely on top of manik. Manik kept caressing her hair.

Kya baat hai nidhi, neenu ni aa rhi hai aaj? Manik softly asked his munchkin who was sucking onto her thumb. Manik saw her sucking her thumb and realised that she was thinking something. He smiled at his daughter's habit and pulled her thumb out of her mouth.

Kya baat hai munchkin? What is my sunhine thinking. Nidhi crawled up on his chest and sat on his chest. Dadeo, I miss you. Her simple confession was more than enough for manik to understand what she was thinking.

He sat up and made nidhi sit on his lap. Dadeo is sorry munchkin. Aaj ke baad na aapko main kahi nahi bhejuga. Munchkin promise. Dadeo is sorry. Manik held his ear. Nidhi held his hand and pulled it. They both tightly hugged each other. Both had tears.

Nidhi kept sniffing. I promise dadeo main kabhi bad girls wala behave ni karugi. Main aapko tang ni krugi. Please don't send me away. I love you. Manik pulled away from the hug and wiped her tears. Ni mera baby is a very good girl. Aur aap mujhe tang ni kroge toh kisko tang kroge. Hmm? He kissed her forehead.

Accha mujhe yeh batao aapne wahan pe abhi bhaiya ke saath kitni masti ki? In an instant nidhi's mood changed. Abhi bhaiya na mujhe cookie bolke pure ghar main run run krate they. Aur chhoti maa (Mrs. Sinha) na mujhe itna yummy food khilati thi. Roz raat ko sote waqt na woh mujhe stories sunati thi aur chhote papa(Mr. Sinha) na mujhe humesha mere liye soft toys laate the. Aur har saturday ko na woh mujhe na park main le jaate.

Manik calmly listened to all her rants. Ranting and talking she fell asleep on manik's chest. Manik smiled at his bundle of energy and kissing her lied down properly covering both of them slept off.

On the day of Christmas...

Nandini's POV.

After making sure that the three of them would be able to manage the cafe efficiently in my absence I took a rickshaw to leave for manik's house. Reaching there I saw nidhi dressed in a red top with black skirt and navya was combing her hair. Greeting both of them I then went in the kitchen to place the sweets and beverages that I got with me.

(Nidhi's outfit)

~Top Left:Manik; Top Right:Nandini; Bottom Left:Cabir; Right Centre: Mukti; Bottom Right: Navya~

I was looking for manik. Jis ko aapki nazre tadap se dhoondh rhi hai na woh mahashay apne kamre main tayyar ho rhe hai. Glaring at cabir I moved in manik's room. He was sitting there all ready in a red shirt and black pants looking sexy as hell.

Merry Christmas manik! Looking at me he walked towards me. Aiyappaaaaa! Iski gaadi phir ulte direction main chalna shuru kar diya.

Aiyappa: *closes the curtains* mujhe koi interest ni hai tum dono ki besharmi dekhne ki. Main toh chala motu patlu dekhne. Tum dono kro jo karna.

Nandini:jab zaroorat hoti hai tab bhaag jaate hai. Aur aapki kya umar hai motu patlu dekhne ki. Sharam kre aur apni umar ka lihaaz kre.

Aiyappa:abhi meri umar hi kya hai nanduuuuu. Aur waise bhi kaha likha hai ki main motu patlu nahi dekh sakta. Haan nhi toh! Huh! Aur mujhe mat sikha aiyappa hoon main.

Nandini:aapka naam aiyappa nhi siyappa hona chahiye. Siyappa Creator. Huh!

Aiyappa:bohot hi zyada ghatiya tha. Aur waise mujhse ladne ke baje apne monster pe dhyaan de.

Manik wrapped his arms around my waist. Merry Christmas girlfriend! Waise mera gift kaha hai? I pushed his hands away. Kaisa gift? He again pulled me. Tum jaanti ho Kaisa gift.

I looked at him blankly. Manik pulled me closer. Come on! He bend his head and was about to kiss me when the door flung open. Both of us moved apart to see nidhi walk in. Embarrassed I started looking at the floor.

Nidhi was walking around the room probably searching for something. I was glad she hadn't seen in what position we were standing. Nidhi, kya dhoondh rhe ho? She looked up at me and pouted sadly. I smiled and kissed her cheeks. Stocklings dhoondh rhi hoon. She still pouted and moved around the living room. Stocklings?! Manik exclaimed. She means stockings. I said. Oh! he exclaimed

He moved out as cabir called him, Manik aaja match start ho gya. Manik jogged his way out while nidhi was still searching for the stocking everywhere. I picked her up and walked out to the living room. She told me to put her down. I put her on the ground safely.

Nidhi pouted and walked inside the kitchen. She walked out again looking everywhere. She then bent down on the floor and started searching under the sofa. Dadeo, mamu utho na. She cribbed. Manik and cabir being dheets sat there and continued commenting on the match.

Dadeoooooooo! She again nagged. Manik looked at her. He saw her pouty lips and nagging expressions and kissed her cheeks hard and again got back to watching the TV. Aeeeennnnnnnn! Nidhi again wailed loudly. Passing cabir and manik a nasty look I got up with nidhi in my arms. And sat on the sofa.

Waise tum stockings kyu dhoondh rhi ho? She looked up at me with slight tears in her eyes. Ni bache rote ni hai. Aap mujhe batao kya hua. As soon as cabir and manik heard my statement they came running towards me. Kya hua nidhi ro kyu rhe ho aap? Manik scanned her hands and feet to check for any injuries.

Nidhi pushed manik and snuggled in me. Katti. She yelled hiding her face in me. Kabse woh tum dono ko bol rhi thi tab tum dono ne Suna nhi. Ab kyu aaye. Jao jaake match dekho. Manik and cabir looked at each other with a oh shit face. Match ke aage tum dono ko kuch dikhta hi nhi hai.

Sahi kaha tumne nandini. Tum dono yaha baith ke match dekho hum chalte. Chalo nandini let's go in nidhi's room. Agreeing with navya I picked nidhi and we walked in nidhi's room with mukti. I turned around to tell manik something but got angry when I saw that both the dheets were back to watching the cricket match. Isko toh main baad main Dekhti hoon.

Ab batao nidhi ki aap stocking kyu dhoondh rhe ho? She was still walking around in the room with baby steps searching for her stocking. Woh Sara teacher ne bola ki aaj raat ko Santa Clause aayega aur hume gift dega aur uske liye hume na window pe red wali socks laga ni hoti hai.

I laughed. Nidhi aaj nhi. Yesterday raat ko aata hai Santa Clause. Aur uske liye apko kal evening main socks lagani thi. Ab toh wapas bhi chala gya. Nidhi nodded her head in a no. Arrey kabhi kabhi woh late ho sakta hai na. Isiliye mujhe aaj gift dega. Itne saare logo ko gifts deni hai. Late ho jaata hai.

Mukti navya and me laughed at her smart reply. I pulled her and made her sit on the bed in front of me. Accha aap mujhe yeh batao ki aapko gift main kya chahiye. She was silent for a minute. Mujhe na ek bohot bada pooh aur piggy ka soft toy chahiye. Aur haan mujhe na ek nice barbie set bhi chahiye. Aur ek cycle bhi. Haan.

Baap re itni badi list! I exclaimed in surprise while nidhi nodded. Lekin nidhi aap mujhe ek baat batao ki itni saari cheezain uss ek socks main fit kaise hogi? She hit her palm on her forehead. Oh hO! She exclaimed so cutely I felt like gobbling her up. Arrey baju main rakh sakte hai aisa zaroori nahi ke socks ke ander hi daalna pade.

Again a smart reply! Indeed she is Manik Malhotra's daughter. Acchaaaa! Par phir aapki socks khali reh jayegi na? Nidhi again went in deep thoughts. Toh theek hai main Santa ko bol dungi ki usme chocolates daal de. Again we again laughed at her reply.

At that moment manik and cabir walked in with three big bags in their hands. Toh gifts kisko chahiye? Manik asked and nidhi yelled Mujheeeeeee!
Excitedly nidhi opened all the gifts. Haila! Yeh toh maine Santa se maanga tha. Santa kab aaya? Manik smiled. Arrey aapka Santa na isse galti se mere room main chhod gaya.

Oh teri! Nidhi then got busy in playing with her new toys while all of us kept chatting on random topics. Right from our childhood christmas to school days and then the discussionsecond went on and on. We were still talking when nidhi called me out. For a second all of us were shocked. But the person who was in utter shock was Manik. His expressions were worth a million. Navya and mukti were giggling while cabir was rolling on the floor laughing. I wanted to hide somewhere when nidhi called me.

Nandini maassii.

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Cause all of me loves all of you.

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