12 Years Later...

Location: Dehli (Pic of Mansion above)

Its 6am in the morning, a huge mansion in Dehli is shown. On the gate there is a name plate that says "Malhotra Mansion" written on it. The servants have been up for awhile now and are doing their work while the family members are just starting to wake up. In a large bedroom on the second floor, a young couple is fast asleep. The man has his arms wrapped around the girl and a peaceful smile on his face.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

The alarm on a cellphone starts beeping and the girl opens her eyes and turns the alarm off. When she tries to get up, the man tightens his hold on her.

"Mani...subha ho gayi hai. I have to get up." The girl runs her hand through the guy's hair. "Mom & Badima must already be up...mujhe bhi jaana chahiye."

"Mmmm...2 more minutes." The man mumbles, hiding his face in the pillow.

"Mr. Manik Malhotra...you also have to go to work. Now get up!" The girl chuckled and pushed his arm off and started to leave. Manik grabs her hand and pulls her onto him, covering them with the sheets. "Manik! Kya kar rahe ho? Chodo..please."

Manik held her by the waist and smirked, "Mood nahi hai."

"Tumhara toh kabhi bhi mood nahi hota. Now stop being a child...bohot kaam hai mujhe!"

"Acha? Kaun hai woh...jo meri biwi, Mrs. Nandini Manik Malhotra se itna kaam karwata hai?" Manik asked.

"Nobody....you know I like doing work na? Ab toh chod do."

"Ok...on one condition." Manik turned his head so his cheek was facing Nandini and tapped his cheek. "Ek kissi do."

Smiling, Nandini leaned towards him to kiss his cheek when at the last minute, Manik turned his face and kissed her on the lips. Nandini's eyes widened as she was caught a bit off guard while Manik laughed.

"Meri cutie Janu." Manik squeezed her cheeks affectionately and then finally let her go. Nandini got off the bed and went to freshen up while Manik also got up.

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Meanwhile downstairs in the kitchen, two women in their 50s were preparing breakfast. A few minutes later Nandini came running in.

"Mom...Badima, Im so sorry I woke up a bit late today."

"Its okay bacha. You arent that late." The taller of the two women said. This was none other than Nyonika Malhotra, Manik's mom.

"At least you woke up and came down to help us. I bet both my daughters are still fast asleep like kumbhakarna." The other woman laughed.

"Actually Badima, Roshni di was working til late night yesterday and Muku also had lots of work to do yesterday." Nandini explained to Smita Malhotra, Manik's Badima. Nyonika & Smita smiled at eachother as Nandini defended her two nanands.

"Acha woh sab chod....quickly make coffee for everyone and Laksh's protein shake as well." Nyonika said.

"Haan Mom....abhi banati hoon." Nandini replied and got to work. After awhile, she walked to the sitting area with a tray. 

"Goodmorning everybody." Nandini greeted the men who were sitting and talking there.

"Goodmorning beta..."

"Morning Nandu."

"Dadu, did you have your medicines?" Nandini asked an elderly man who looked like he was in his 80s as she placed his cup of coffee on the side table beside his chair. This man was none other than Devendra Malhotra, the head of the malhotra family. A well built, tall man, Devendra used to be feared by his employees but becomes an absolute child with his grandkids...especially his granddaughter-in-law Nandu.

"Meri Nandu ne di nahi toh kaise kha sakta hoon?"

"I knew it....mere bina aap dawai bhi nahi kha sakte na?" Nandini laughed and handed him his medicines. Devendra smiled affectionately at Nandini.

"Dad...yeh aapka coffee." Nandini handed a cup to her father-in-law, Raj Malhotra.

"Thank you beta." Raj smiled and took his coffee. Meanwhile a hand was trying to steal one of the cups while Nandini wasnt looking. But of course just because Nandini wasnt looking doesnt mean she didnt see.

"Ahem...." Nandini gave a stern look to the culprit who was her husband's Bade Papa, Anand Malhotra. "Yeh kya ho raha hai B.P?"

"Woh....I was just." Anand laughed nervously.

"You were just what?" Nandini asked, "B.P you know you cant have coffee with sugar...and you also know that I already placed your cup right there beside you.....these cups are for Jiju and Abhi."

Everyone laughed at Anand as he pouted sadly. Sighing, Nandini walked over to him. "B.P....if you co-operate then this weekend, Ill let you have a little bit of gajar ka halwa."

"Gajar ka halwa?" Anand asked. his eyes lighting up with excitement.

"Haan but only if you control your sugar intake for the rest of the week...and only a little bit okay?"

"Yess Boss!" 

"Nandu...hamara coffee?" 

"Yeah jiju...here you go." Nandini walked over to Shravan Thakkar, older son-in-law of Anand and handed him one cup and passing the other one to Abhimanyu Thakkar, the younger brother of Shravan and husband of Anand's younger daughter Mukti. "Yeh lo Abhi.

"Thanks Baby Doll." Abhi replied with a wink.

"Oye!" Manik glared at Abhi as he walked in at that moment & Nandini handed him the last cup. "How many times do I have to tell you not to call my wife that?"

"Kyun? Baby Doll doesnt care that I call her Baby Doll" Abhi smirked, "Isnt that right.....Baby Doll?"

"Nandu...leave them. Inn dono ka tho roz ka hai." Shravan laughed at the two. "Tu ja...you also have to give Laksh his protein shake na?"

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Meanwhile in the home gym, a young man was doing pushups when Nandini walked in with a protein shake.

"Laksh here is you-AH!" Nandini cried out as her foot hit a dumbell that was on the ground.

"Bhabhi!" Laksh got up and ran over to Nandini. "Are you okay? Im so sorry, I should have put this way properly."

"I-its okay." Nandini said, trying not to show how much pain she was in.

"Bhabhi...its hurting alot isnt it?" Laksh asked. "Come...sit here."

Laksh led her over to one of the benches and sat her down. Then he took the glass of protein shake from her hand and put it aside. "And give this to me."

"Im fine Laksh....no need to worry."

"Ill decide that okay?" Laksh said. He knelt down and lifted Nandini's foot, propping it ontop of his knee.

"Arre Laksh...dont-"

 Laksh ignore Nandini's protests and took her slipper off. "Oh no...its all red, Im so sorry Bhabhi..."

Nandini watched as her devar got worried about her little injury, her eye's tearing up with emotion.

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