In Malhotra's mansion

The youngsters were pretty shocked while elders who just got out of their shock zone had wide grins on their faces. The men simply pounced on Arjun making him beat the shit out of them..

Arjun: Mene pehle hi kaha tha mera umar tumara jaisa nahi hai, par sunthe kaha..Mein ithni jaldhi marna nahi chahtha, pehle mere bachon ki shadi hona hai aur unke bachon ke bhi shadi hona hai..

That was the moment, youngsters got back to their senses..

Sid: Excuse me, Mr. Malhotra..??

Arjun: Yes, Mr. Kapoor..

Sid ( calmly ): Can you tell me from where can I get a girl..??

Arjun: Abey apne hi daadu se ladki keliye pooch rahe hai, mathlab hadd hai. One-night stand keliye ladki chahiye tho koi club mein jao na, don't corrupt me..

And the elders palmed their faces while the younger clan were just glaring at him..

Sid ( freaked out ): Mujhe one night stand nahi, jis ladki ke saath apko mere bache hona hai aur uss bachon ki shadi dekhna hai, uss ladki chahiye. Milega kya..? Agar hai tho please get me asap, kam se kam relationship mein hone dho at least before I lose my virginity..

Arjun ( casually ): Zindagi mein isse pehle bhi bohath relationships mein tha na tum..phir kuch hua hai kya..nahi na, tho ye bina relationship mein hokar shadi karle aur virginity bhi kho jaa..

Sid made a crying face and looked at Nandini who was now lost in deep thoughts..

Sid: Kameeni, tu bol na Daadu se mujhe pehle date karne dho phir shadi, tu tho iski hon hai na..Princess, tu bhi bol dho na..

Arya ( excitingly ): Shut up Mr. Virginity khone ka baap, I've already proposed my girlfriend for marriage aur ab Daadu ne tho kaam aasan kardiya, wo kuch nahi bolegi, hai na baby..

Soha: Ji nahi..mujhe daadu se bath karni hi hain..

Now, it was Arya's time to cry while Sid was already laughing out but Soha ignored both of them and looked at Arjun..

Soha ( sweetly ): Daadu, hum sab tho chote hain, Vishal Bhai ke baad Abhi Bhai ki shadi hona hai, unkeliye ladki bhi doondna hai. Mein tho kehthi hoon, pehle Vishal Bhai ki shadi hone dho, phir Abhi Bhai aur phir hum sabki shadi. Thab thak hum Sid keliye bhi ladki doond sakthe hai, as in arrange marriage..

That was the moment when something clicked M3's brains. They looked at Abhimanyu who was looking pretty tensed while Nandini was already looking at Soha with an exciting smile..

Nandini: Haa Daadu, yahi teek hai..

While, Manik who was also lost in deep thoughts snapped his head at Nandini and found something weird in her behavior.

Arjun: Uskeliye tum tension math lo. Abhi, kya tumhari zidagi mein koi ladki hain..??

Abhimanyu gulped hard and then looked at Nandini who was also looking so tensed which was noticed by Manik.

Viren: Abhi, Papa kuch pooch raha hai tumse..tum chup kyu ho..??

Viren looked at Abhimanyu suspiciously and that was enough for him to grow more tensed..

Abhi: N..Nahi tho..Aisi koi..ladki nahi hai..

Arjun ( smiled ): Tho phir arrange marriage hi karlo. Mene tumhareliye ek ladki ko chuna hai, bohath achi bachi hai. Teri type ki..

Abhimanyu ( shocked ): What..?? Ladki..?? Mere liye..??

Arjun ( nodded ): Haa..Jab mein Vishal ki kudi ke ghar gaya thab waha uski dosth bhi thi aur mujhe wo ladki tereliye pasand aaya..Soni kudi hai..

Abhimanyu ( tensed ): Par Daadu, ithni jaldhi..mein kaise accept kar saktha ye sab..??

Arjun: Arey arrange marriage aisa tho hotha hai, ab kya tujhe love marriage karna hai..Mathlab umar bhadthe jaa rahe hai, you're already 29, Abhi..

Abhimanyu ( nervously ): Aisa..nahi hai Daadu, I'm just..shocked. Mene shadi ke barein mein..kabhi socha hi nahi..

Arjun: Tho sochne dho..Viren tho tere umar mein baap ban chuke the, wo tho kithna fast tha aur tu hai ki ek snail ki tarah kahi pohanchega bhi nahi..

Everyone chuckled except for M5 and Viren, as he was finding everything fishy. Manik was also staring at the brother-sister duo and he could make it out that they were...hiding something..

Arjun: Tho kya kehthe ho..??

Abhimanyu didn't know what to speak so Nandini decided to interfere in..

Nandini: Daadu..

Arjun looked at her and she literally looked pleading..

Nandini: Aap Bhai ko thoda waqt deejiye na, arrange marriage hai phir bhi, sochne ka waqt chahiye na, ab thak tho wo shadi ke barein mein kabhi socha hi nahi aur aap ithni jaldhi unse shadi karne keliye bol rahe hai. Just give him sometime to think about it. Please..

Arjun nodded after seeing her pleading face but Abhimanyu's face was still pale.

Arjun: Teek hai, Abhi, tu sochke bathao, ab baaki sab..Sid beta..tera kya..?? Agar Abhi uss ladki se shadi nahi kar sakthe tho..

Sid ( raised his eyebrows ): Tho phir mujhe karna hai usse shadi..??

Arjun ( calmly ): Bilkul bhi nahi, wo ladki tere type ki nahi hai. Mathlab, tujhe tho koi pataka jaisi ladki chahiye, sanskari nahi..

Sid scowled at him which Arjun ignored..

Manik: Daadu, why are you so interested in getting us married, all of a sudden..??

Arjun ( smiled ): Abey khothe tu mera umar nahi dekh paa rahe hai kya..Ithna old ho chuka hai, ab mere umar tere saath nahi balki tere bache ke saath khelne ka hai..

On this statement, Manik zipped his mouth..

Raj: Par Dad, Sid ka kya..wo abhi thak single hai aur wo love marriage mein interested hai, ye tho aapko jaanna chahiye..

Arjun: Jaantha hoon, thabi tho keh raha hoon na, kahi se ladki ko uthake shadi karle..

Sid: Uthake shadi karne keliye mein uss ladki jo bhi hogi uske parents ko bina bathaye shadi karnewale hai kya..??

Dev: Daadu..ye tho ek point hai..

Arjun: Dekh, mujhe kuch nahi patha, iss baar jab mein wapas jaaonga, thab mere saare bache shadi shuda hona chahiye aur jab agle baar aaonga, thab thak sabke sabko mereliye pothe pothiyan dena chahiye..

Everyone gasped at his condition..

Arya: Ye kya aapko fish market lag rahe hai jab aap, oh Bhaisaab jab mein waha se yaha thak aaonga thab mere liye ye Kingfish pack karke rakhna, waise hi aapko bache bhi milega kya..

Sid: Jithne bhi non-sense bathein karthe hai yeh, this time, I'm agreeing with him..

Arjun: Oye, bache paida karna kaisa hai, ye mujhse seekhne ke zaroorath nahi hai na tum logonko, tum sabka baap ithna bhi innocent nahi hai, isiliye concentrate on it after getting married, baaki bhagwan aasan karenge..

Ritesh: Mujhe ek doubt hai..

Nandini: Tera umar nahi hai, baby, so dare you open your mouth..

Ritesh: Arey bacha paida karne ke barein mein nahi hai, Di..ye kuch aur hai..

Nandini glared at him and he gave a sheepish grin to her..

Ritesh: Mera doubt ye hai, hume Sid bhai keliye ladki kaise milega ab..Daadu tho ek mahine keliye aathe hai aur aapko ek mahine mein ek achi ladki bhi chahiye, usse shadi bhi karwana hai aur agar ho sake tho pregnant bhi karwana hai..ye sab kaise hosakthe hain..

Rishab: Biologically, I don't think it could be that easy..

Ritesh: Ab hum biology ke barein mein kyu bath karenge, Bhai..

Rishab: Arey Biology ke bina bache kaise ho sakthe hain..

Ritesh: Ooh..ye tho mene socha hi nahi..

Nandini: Shut up you both..

And they zipped their mouths..

Arjun: Okay, so when are you getting married..

Manik: Daadu..

Arjun looked at him..

Manik: Uh..I have a wish..

Arjun: Arey Manu, shadi ke wishes uss waqt hum poori karenge..

Manik: Shadi ke wish nahi hai..

Arjun: Phir..

Manik: I want at least 2 months to get married..

Nandini looked at Manik in surprise and he simply gave an assurance through his smile making her smile at him in return..

Arjun: Manu..mein sirf ek mahine keliye aatha hoon yaha aur phir mein kaise..

Manik: Tho kya hua, hum shadi India mein karenge..

Everyone looked at him in surprise..

Manik: Uh..It's just an opinion. Waise bhi, Chhavi Mom chahthi thi na unke saare bache ki shadi a traditional yet modern hona chahiye jaise hum Dev ki shadi yaha Paris mein rehkar Punjabi style mein kiya. Waise hum India mein rehkar ek modern wedding tho kar sathe hain. According to Nandini and me, we don't have any particular wishes for our marriage. Humareliye marriage kaisa karna hai ya kaha karna hai matter nahi karthe hain.

Nandini looked at Manik lovingly while others too had sweet smiles on their lips. Viren got up from his seat and kissed Manik's forehead who looked at him with pure love in his eyes..

Viren: My doll is way too lucky to get you..

Manik ( smiled ): I know..aakhir mein Raj Malhotra ke beta hoon na, bohath dashing hona chahiye..

Raj was simply smiling at the duo and his gaze fell on Nandini, the reason for his son's behavior and happiness. She raised her eyebrows at Raj when she felt his gaze on her and he simply gave a flying kiss to her who took it in her hand and gave another to him who took it in his hand too and they chuckled at each other..

Arjun was also staring at them with an adoring smile.

Arjun: Kya Manik Malhotra ke iss demand ko koi saath detha hai kya..

Each and everyone raised their hands making him pout..

Arjun: Mathlab mujhse zyada importance iss khothe ko hai yaha..

Manik ( smirked ): Kuch jal rahe hai kya, Mr. Malhotra..

Arjun: Ji nahi, par mein bohath jaldh tujhe jalan hone ka reason doonga jab Hon tujhe chodke mere paas aaegi..

Manik took Nandini in a side hug and glared at Arjun..

Manik: I wouldn't let it happen, Mr. Malhotra..

Arjun: Hon..do you agree with him..??

Nandini: Sorry Malhotras, I don't agree with any of you..

Manik/Arjun: Kyu..??

Nandini got up from her seat and sat beside Raj who immediately took her in his embrace..

Nandini: Kyunki mein Raj Malhotra ki love hoon pehle..

Both Manik and Arjun glared at Raj who ignored them..

Viren: Chalo, so its decided that Manu and Doll's marriage will happen after 2 months, in India, right ( everyone hooted ) ab baaki ki shadiyan bhi hum wahi karenge..kya kehthe hai..

He looked at his buddies and they gave him a thumbs up making him grin.

Ravi: So, within 2 months, Sid can find a girl for him while Abhi can decide about the girl Papa talked about..Is that fine with everyone..??

" Yes.." echoed everyone..

Dhruv: Chalo, let's get some sleep then..

Cabir: Haa, mujhe bohath neend aa raha hai..

Arjun: Okay kids..off to bed..

And soon everyone retired to their bedrooms..

In Abhimanyu's Bedroom

Abhimanyu was pacing from here to there with a very tensed face. He ran his fingers through his hairs in frustration and he ended up in kicking a chair present in his bedroom..

Abhimanyu: Damn it..shadi..mein kaise karoongi shadi..?? Daadu tho kuch bhi sunna nahi chahthe hai par mere p.o.v bhi koi samaj nahi paa raha hai..

" Aapke p.o.v aap bhi sunna nahi chahthe hai, bhai.." and Abhimanyu turned to the door to see his doll standing there with a guilty look on her face. He walked to her the next second and pulled her inside the room and made her sit on his bed while he knelt down and cupped her cheeks..

Abhimanyu: Doll, Bhai phirse wahi keh raha hoon jo ab thak kehthe raha, you're nowhere near to being at fault. Galathi tumhari nahi thi, mere PYAR ki thi..

Nandini ( softly ): No matter how much you deny but I know, I'm at fault, I shouldn't have gone to India, right..

Abhimanyu ( irritated ): Ye kaise baathein kar rahe ho tum, doll. Agar tum India nahi gayi tho tujhe tera pyar kaisa milega..

Nandini: Aur aapka pyar..?? uska kya..??

Abhimanyu ( avoided eye contact ): I..I don't love..her, anymore..

Nandini: Really..?? Tabhi tho aap aaj bhi uske photo dekhke sothe hai, hai na..??

He looked at her in shock when she took a frame out of his drawer and showed it to him which made him to feel hurt.

Nandini: You still love her. But, you're hiding it just because she had hurt me..

Abhimanyu sighed and sat on the floor while keeping his head on her lap..

Abhimanyu: I wanted to forget her but ho nahi paa raha hai, kehthe hai na, pehla pyar ya bachpan ka pyar hamesha special hotha hai..

Nandini: Then, why don't you accept it, Bhai..?? You don't need to hide it just because you think she had hurt me..

Abhimanyu ( nodded in No ): You know you're everything to me. Mom ke baad apni zindagi mein sirf ek aurath mere liye ithna important hua aur wo tum ho doll, don't you know that..??

She smiled and snaked her arms around his neck and stared at her Mom's photo which was kept in front of them..

Nandini: Janthi hoon aur isiliye mein chahthi hoon ki aapki zindagi mein ek aur aurath aaye jiske wajah se aap hamesha muskurathe rahe. Aapko patha hai, mein hamesha kehthe rehthi thi ki Manik doesn't affect me, when he broke my heart but the truth was, he never left my heart. He was always present in there but I decided not to care about it, kyunki mein Mumma jaise banna chahthi thi, someone who never stick with her past, mujhe wahi sikhaya mumma ne par Manik Malhotra was a stubborn soul, there was no moment in my life without him. Har subah usko yaad karthi thi aur har raath uske photo dekhne ke baad sothi thi, phir bhi mein nahi maani that I loved him a lot which forced me not to hate him..

Abhimanyu was smiling while listening to whatever she was saying. She looked at him and then kept the photo frame in his hand..

Nandini: Aapka ye dil hai na, yee aaj bhi uskeliye dhadakthe hai. You're avoiding it because you couldn't bear that she hurt me. You wanted to be with her even after knowing that she's spoiling herself, you knew whatever she was doing was wrong but then still, you loved her. If you could forgive her for being a bad daughter, for being a bad girl then you could obviously forgive her for hurting your doll. Aur waise bhi, she had never hurt your doll, kyunki aapki doll aise choti moti ladki se darne walon mein se nahi hai..kyun ji..

She winked at the end making him smile. He kissed her forehead and spoke while cupping her cheeks..

Abhimanyu: Do you remember the day when Mom left us..??

She nodded at him even after getting surprised with his sudden question..

Abhimanyu: Uss din, Mumma hum theenon ko ek ek karke bulaya tha, aur patha hai mujhse kya kaha.." Abhi, chahe kuch bhi hojaa, jab bhi tum confused ho, depressed ho ya hurt ho, doll ke paas jaao, kyunki wo wahi kahegi jo mein kehna chahthi thi.."..

And, Nandini crashed herself in his arms while sitting on the floor and sobbed. He wrapped his arms around her and pecked her head..

Abhimanyu: Thank you for being the best sister that anyone could ask for..Bhai loves you..a lot..

Nandini: I love you too, Bhai..

They broke the hug and wiped the other's tears..

Abhimanyu: Jaa, Manik will be waiting for you, kal office bhi jaana hai na tujhe..

She nodded at him and got up while he too got up and walked her till the door. She turned to him and kissed his cheeks..

Nandini: If you're confused, just ask your heart. Good night, Bhai..

Abhimanyu ( smiled ): Good night, doll..

And she left him who was smiling at her retreating figure..

In Manik's Bedroom

Nandini walked inside the bedroom but didn't find Manik anywhere instead she heard the sound of running water from the washroom. She walked towards the balcony and stood by the railing. Soon, she felt his bare chest behind her and his hands around her stomach and she leaned to his touch..

Manik: You need to share something, huh..??

She smiled and turned to him who was looking at her curiously..

Nandini: I do..

Manik ( smiled ): I'm all ears..

She took a deep breathe and stared in his eyes..

Nandini: Bhai loves Mukti..

Manik forgot to breathe that he was staring at Nandini dumbfounded..

Manik: What...??

Nandini ( nodded ): It's true, what you just heard, Abhi Bhai loves Mukti, your best friend..

Manik ( stunned ): But..how..?? When did it happen..??

Nandini ( sighed ): From childhood..

He looked at her with a very bad grin..

Manik: Nandini, I really don't want to faint..!!

She made him sit on the couch and sat on his lap while looking at the dark sky..

Nandini: Bhai was never a serious person. He used to flirt with many girls even before he could turn into his teenage, but everything had an end when he saw Mukti for the first time in his life. She was 12 years old at that time and Bhai has gone to India with Vishal Bhai and Pops. On that day, Mukti was also there, she had an innocence in her which forced my Bhai to fall for her. From then, he never tried his luck on any other girl. He hid his feelings from everyone. But, one day, I caught him red handed when he was busy talking to her photo. I was happy for him, Manik..but, I regretted being that happy. Do you remember the day I told you about how Swayam Papa got to know about Mukti's habits..

Manik nodded in yes..

Nandini: On that day, it wasn't just Papa but my Bhai also broke down. He loved her a lot, which was why he decided to heal her instead of despising her..Par jis din unhe patha chala ki Mukti mere saath bhi teek se behave nahi kiya, uss din se he started to back off from his feeling and when he got to know about you, our broken relationship, he started hating her. Kahi na kahi, Mukti bhi chahthi thi ki mein tumhari zindagi mein na rahoon, isiliye he gave up on her..

Manik sighed and leaned back on the couch and she looked at him to read something from his face..

Nandini: Kuch nahi kehna hai..??

Manik ( raised his eyebrows ): You're hiding it from everyone, not only me..right..??

She looked down with a guilty face and he raised her chin and kissed her forehead..

Nandini: I promised Bhai that I would never tell anyone, except for M5..

Manik ( glared ): Mathlab mere koi value hi nahi tumhari zindagi mein..??

Nandini ( nodded in No ): Arey nahi..aise bath nahi hai Manik..

Manik ( stubbornly ): Phir kaise baath hai, tumne M5 ko batha diya, phir mujhe kyu nahi kaha. I would have never told to Mukti about his feelings..

Nandini ( sighed ): Kyunki mein tumhe thab mili hi nahi thi..

He frowned at her..

Nandini: Bhai was 15 at that time and I was 11, so obviously I didn't meet you at that time. Aur tumhe tho patha hai hum M5 kabhi kuch bhi nahi chupathe ek doosre se, especially soulie. I told her and then the whole group got to know, hum sab Bhai se chote the isiliye Bhai ne jo kaha wo maan liya. Aur rahi tumhare baath ki, our relationship wasn't a bed of roses, Manik. I hid my identity from you people then how am I gonna tell you that my Bhai is in love with your best friend. Aur ab ki baath hai tho, Bhai se humne Mukti ke barein mein bath karna kab ka chod diya tha, isiliye tumse share karne keliye yaad hi nahi aayi, moreover, I promised Bhai..I'm sorry..

She held her ears and pleaded to him to forgive her while he kept his finger on his chin and gave a grim look to her..

Manik: Hmm..teek hai, par ek condition pe..

Nandini ( curiously ): Kya..??

Manik ( seriously ): Kya tumhara Bhai aaj bhi mukti se pyar kartha hai..??

Nandini ( nodded ): Haa..kyu..??

Manik: Kyunki mera condition ye hai, agar Abhi Bhai Mukti see aaj bhi pyar kartha hai tho mujhe unn dhono ko ek karna hai, I know Mukti used to be a total bad girl, in fact bitching was her favorite hobby but that was due to her childhood, mein bhi koi acha ladka nahi tha, but I'm happy now, with you, with my family and she too deserves happiness and if it lies in Abhi Bhai, then I want to be selfish..Can I..??

Nandini gaped at him and he looked at her curiously. Before he could speak something, he was shut by a pair of lips making him shock. Soon, he too responded to her kiss and they broke it once they were in need of oxygen..

Manik: Whoa..madam, why was this wild kiss for..??

Nandini ( excitedly ): Kyunki, I wanted the same, stupid Malhotra..

Manik ( grinned ): What...??

Nandini bobbed her head in yes and Manik kissed her cheeks tightly..

Manik: Thank you, love..

Nandini: Thanks baad mein keh dena, kyunki ab tho mujhe mera Bhai ka love story track pe laana hai..

He yanked her closer to him..

Manik: Tho humara kya..??

Nandini: Hamara tho already track pe hai, ab Mr. Malhotra..utho..hume jaana tho hai..

Manik ( smiled ): You didn't forget..!!

Nandini: Nope, it was your wish to make this night memorable, chalo..I'm getting ready in the walk-in-closet.

She got up from his lap and ran to her closet..

Manik: Should I join you, Miss Dixit..??

She turned to him and smirked..

Nandini: Raj Malhotra loves me more so he's gonna beat the shit out of you if I say him to..

He made a bad face while she was already inside the closet changing for their night-outing. He didn't have to change because he was in his casuals..

Manik: Nandini...

Nandini: I'm here..

And he turned to her and pulled her by her waist..

Manik: Is it necessary to go..??

He eyed her and she slapped his arms..

Nandini: Shut up Mr. Romance King, zyada bak bak kiya tho poori zindagi mein tumhare saath kahi nahi aaongi..

Manik ( pouted ): Honeymoon keliye bhi nahi..??

Nandini ( sarcastically ): Aajkal honeymoon sasural mein manatha hai na..

Manik ( smirked ): Mere hisaab se bedroom bhi kaafi hai..

Nandini ( annoyed ): Manik...

He simply chuckled..

Manik: Chalo, ab yahi rehna hai kya..

She scowled at him and went out and he too followed her while laughing out. They both got out of the Mansion for their night-out..