In Pet house

Fab 4 were gaping at Manvik and Prathik who were just patting their respective pets' heads and pushing their noses on their fur and chuckling at it..They couldn't believe what they were seeing..

Cabir ( scared ): Nandu..please tell me those aren't lions..

Nandini ( bad face ): I so wish Bhai..but they are lions..

Manik ( disbelievingly ): Are they mad..? How can they sit with those lions..aren't they dangerous..?

Nandini ( murmured ): Jaise ki khud bohath kam dangerous the..

Manik heard it and he just smiled seeing her saying something even if its indirectly..Nandini marched towards the boys but the boys were in a height since the lions were in a cage to protect other birds from the lions..

Nandini: Manvik Malhotra and Prathik Malhotra..get down now..

ManPr: Mom, take it easy..

Nandini ( pissed ): Like seriously..You took a bath in the morning right..then how can you even think of touching those not-so-scary pets of your's..

They chuckled at her..Manvik got down and took Nandini's hand and dragged her till the Lion's cage..

Nandini: Manu..are you crazy..look, don't take me to him..

Manik looked at the mother-son duo in surprise..

Manvik: He won't harm you, Mom..You have touched him before too..

Nandini: Dare you forget, you forced me to touch him..

Manik: Manvik..if she is scared then why are you dragging her..?

Prathik ( expressionless ): She is our Mom and we have full right on her..

Manik sighed in defeat..by that time, manvik has forced Nandini and she was just asking him not to force her to touch the lion..

ManPr ( puppy face ): Mom...Please na..

She sighed and brought her hand near to Lion and touched his forehead and soon the lion licked her hand which made her more scared..

Nandini: I am telling you..he is gonna eat me, one day..

They boys chuckled..

Prathik: Mom, he likes you, that is why he licked your hand..

Nandini: Mein jaa rahi hoon..

She just climbed down and breathed a sigh of relief..

Alya: I am still shocked..Nandu..your kids are so dangerous..

Nandini giggled while Manvik and Prathik just made a whatever face..

Mia: Arey ye tho kuch bhi nahi..they used to play with these lions and I used to wonder how would their mates feel when they see them spending more time with my brothers..

Manvik and Prathik glared at her while others giggled at Mia's cute comment..

Soon, it was lunch time and Nandini made all the kids to take a bath..

Post Lunch

" Ding Dong "

Nandini: Captain, zara dekhiye na kon aaya hai..

Rangeela nodded and opened the door..

Rangeela: Yes..

Person 1: Is it Nandini Mlahotra's mansion..?

Rangeela ( surprised ): Nandini Malhotra..? This is NM's Mansion..

Person 2: NM..? We got this address as Nandini Malhotra's place..

Rangeela ( sighed ): Are you from Mumbai..? Wait a second..May I know what's your name..?

Person 1: I am Raj Malhotra and she is my wife Nyonika Malhotra..

Rangeela stared at the couple..

Raj and Nyonika looked at Rangeela with confused faces..

Raj: What happened..? Why are you staring at us..?

Rangeela ( suspicious ): Are you Manik Malhotra's parents..?

Raj and Nyonika got surprised..

Nyonika: How do you know our son..?

Rangeela ( smiled sarcastically ): Pehle beta aaya aur ab maa baap..meri beti ko akela chodne se pehle uski yaad nahi aaya kya jo ab sab milkar aa rahe hai..

Nyonika and Raj stared at him in shock..

Raj: Aapki beti..?

Rangeela: Ji haan..meri beti jaisi hai wo..Nanidni bitiya..

Nyonika ( happily ): Mathlab wo yahi rehthi hai..

Before they could say something, they heard a sweet voice..

Voice: Captain..kon hai waha..

The Malhotra couple turned to that voice as it was very familiar for them..

Raj: Nandu...

Nandini came forward and stood shocked after seeing Raj and Nyonika..

Nandini ( whispered ): Mom..Dad..

Nyonika ran inside and hugged Nandini tightly while Raj shed some silent tears..Nandini too hugged her back in the next second..She never knew the meaning of a motherly Love until she met Nyonika, true..her chachi and Sapna were also mothers for her but something in her forced her to get attract to Nyonika. Nyonika loved Manik a lot but couldn't get much time for him since she wanted to compete with Raj but then Nandini made her understand that sacrificing something for your Love wouldn't look odd..

They broke the hug and Nyonika kissed her forehead..Nandini turned towards raj who walked towards her touch her cheeks..

Raj: Kaisi ho..?

She hugged raj and cried in his arms..

Raj: Tho yaha rehthi thi tum..mujhse baath karna zaroori nahi samnjhi jo tum mujhe chodke chali gayi..

She broke the hug and he wiped her tears..

Raj ( in tears ): Galathi tho mere bete ne kiya tha par saza tum mujhe bhi diya..

Nandini ( nodded in No ): Nahi Dad..aisi baath nahi hai..jo kuch bhi hua..wo sab kuch..I..I was broken..I didn't want to stay with Manik..

Nyonika ( cupped her cheeks ): Its okay..ek aurath ko samajne keliye ek aurath ki dil hi chahiye..Don't worry..Par haan..ab tum humse door nahi rahegi..Tum hamare saath aa rahi ho..

Nandini ( pleaded ): Nahi Mom..mein sab kuch chodke nahi aa sakthi..Mumbai mujhe sirf dukh diya hai..I just can't..

Raj ( sighed ): Teek hai..tho phir hum bhi yaha rehne wale hai..We will get a mansion here..

Nnaidni ( smiled ): Aap mere saath rehne wale hai..par aap logon ko mere baare mein kaise patha chala..

Nyonika ( grinned ): Kal Cabir ne mujhe phone kiya tha aur batha diya ki tum Australia mein rehthi hai aur yaha ek surprise bhi hai..Ye surprise kya hai..aur Cabir ko tumhare bare mein kaise patha chala..

Nandini ( smiled ): I made a deal with Fab 5. I didn't know the band was Manik's but then I didn't want to bring any personal problems in between my profession..And surprise..maybe I know what he was talking about..You will be happy..

Raj ( smiled widely ): Really..? What is it..?

Nandini ( held their hands ): Come with me..

She took them with her and reached the kitchen and spotted the surprise for Malhotra couple..

Nandini ( cleared her throat ): You've got someones to meet..

Raj and Nyonika stared in front when they heard her speaking..

Raj ( surprised ): These kids..

Nandini ( smiled ): Manvik, Prathik and Mia..come here..

The kids moved towards them with confused faces..they stood in front of the couple..Nyonika was staring at the boys with thumping hearts..She could find someone in them..

Nandini: Arey introduce yourself..

Manvik ( attitude ): Manvik..Manvik Malhotra..

Prathik ( same attitude ): Prathik Malhotra..

Mia ( cutely ): Mia Malhotra..

Raj and Nyonika caught the surnames and looked at Nandini..

Nandini ( softly ): Sons and daughter of..Nandini Malhotra..

They had tears in their eyes and stared at the kids while they were confused..The kids noticed their mother's eyes which were filled with tears..

Manvik ( worried ): Mom..why are you crying..

Prathik ( tensed ): Mom, kisi ne kuch kiya hai kya..?

Mia: Mom..kya hua..

She bent to their level and whispered..

Nandini: Because, your Mom got back some precious gems..( they looked confused , Nandini turned to Raj and Nyonika ) if you aren't gonna introduce yourself then they would think that you made me cry..trust me, their temper is very high..

Raj ( composed himself ): Raj..Raj Malhotra..

Nyonika ( in tears ): Nyonika Malhotra..

the kids gasped and stared at their mother who nodded at them with an assuring smile..

" Daadu and Daadi " the kids whispered which was audible enough for the couple and Nyonika and Raj just bent and hugged them tightly..

They broke the hug and kissed their faces..Mia giggled while Manvik and Prathik made bad faces..

Nyonika ( in tears ): Nandu..how..when..main..

Nandini ( teary eyes ): I was pregnant when I left Mumbai..

Raj hugged her..

Raj ( angry ): You were pregnant when Manik..

he stopped in middle seeing the kids while they left the place without uttering anything..

Nandini ( sighed ): They know everything about Manik and my relationship..

They stared at her in shock..

Nandini: They heard me speaking with Mukti..

Nyonika: Mukti..?

Nandini: Mukti and Navya were the ones who knew about my pregnancy and I made Mukti promise not to disclose to anyone. She used to visit me when she used to come to Australia and one day Manvik and Prathik heard us speaking about Manik and she had to say about our relationship..And Mia got to know recently from Manik..

They sighed..

Raj: Manik..does he know anything related to.?

Nandini: Manik is here..

Nyonika: What..?

Nandini: I told you I signed a deal with them and as per the contract Fab 5 have to stay with me in my Mansion and then..he got to know..

Nyonika ( concerned ): Are you both fine..?

Nandini ( expressionless ): We don't talk Mom..please don't talk about it..

Nyonika nodded and gave a weak smile to her..

Nandini: I will get your room ready..

Saying this, she moved upstairs where she met Manik who was leaning onto the wall..She moved past him and opened a bedroom's door and entered inside..

Nandini: This room is clean..I will ask Mom and Dad to use it, if they liked..

Voice: They always liked your choice..

Nandini: I have no time for you , Manik..

Manik ( smiled weakly ): There was a time when you had time, only for me..

Nandini: Because there was a time when you trusted only me, not someone else..

She was about to move when he caught her hand..

Nandini ( coldly ): Why don't you leave me alone, Manik Malhotra..?

Manik ( sighed ): Because, that was something which I did 10 years back..

Nandini: Don't..don't go over there..you have no idea how much I had to suffer because of you..

Manik ( softly ): Then let me, heal you..

Nandini ( sarcastically ): Heal me..? Will you give me those 10 years of my life where I had to live without you beside me when I needed you the most..Will you give me my babies' childhood where most of the time they had to spend their time at their Nanu's house just because their mother had to work hard so that they could get a better living, just because their father wasn't there since he wasn't ready to trust their mother..? Will you give me..?

He never left her hand but didn't dare to look in her eyes..She moved towards the door after untangling her hand from his hold harshly but then stopped after hearing him..

Manik: I cant..I can't give those 10 years of your life, those 9 years of our babies' childhood but I want you to live a life with me which will give only happiness to you..I want our babies to live a life where they don't need anyone with them except their parents to be happy..Just give me a chance, Nandu..Please..

Nandini ( closed her eyes ): If you want a chance then get my children's love first, I promise I will forgive you then..But gain my Manu's and Prati's love..Where they wouldn't rethink before snuggling in your arms for your care and protection..

She stormed out of the room while he smiled in tears..

Manik: I will Jaan..I will gain our kids' love..they wouldn't rethink before coming to me when they need me beside them..

To be continued..