EPILOGUE :

A four and a half year old little girl woke up rubbing her eyes and smiled looking at her other hand which was entwined with her brother's hand and gently freed her hand without waking him up and got down her bed carefully just like the way her dad had taught her. She looked at herself and frowned and shook her head in disbelief as the socks and the gloves which she removed and hid them in her toys were back to her hands and legs... and who else would do that other that her dearest mom.. she cutely made a pout just like her mumma and removed the gloves from her hands but let the socks be as her dad would also not like her removing them and roam bare foot in their house. She hid the gloves under her pillow and slowly walked to their room's door and opened it easily as it was adjusted to the kids height. She tip toed to her parents room and slightly turned the door knob and palmed her face with her tiny hands as it made a little sound which according to her would definitely wake her mumma up. And on not finding any sounds around she opened the door completely and entered it still tip toing. She covered her mouth with her palm to supress her laughter as her mom was sleeping on her dad just like she does by wrapping her hands around his neck and hiding her face in his chest. She giggled lightly and moved to the table where the THING was kept for which she came into this room. She quickly climbed the chair infront of the table and carefully took it and got down carefully trying her best not even to make a pin drop noise and was successful in doing so. She smiled at her achievement of getting the THING for which she came without waking her parents and ran to her room and in this excitement she closed the door making little noise which woke up her mom.

Tara's cap gloves and socks :

Krish's cap socks and gloves: ( just imagine the cap .. couldnt find an apt pic)

In the kids room :

The girl entered the room closing the door behind and moved to her bed where her dearest brother was sleeping. She sat beside him and shook his shoulder to wake him up but he didn't move an inch much to her irritation. So she took a pillow and gave a nice blow on his back and he said still sleepy

"kya hai Tara...?" and covered his face with the blanket. Tara pulled it off his face and said "bhai utho naa... we have to record... aap bhul gayae.." and made an angry pout crossing her tiny arms on her chest. Krish turned his face to other side and said or rather mumbled sleepily "abhi nai thodi der baad.." and hid his face with the pillow to save his face from the sun rays that were coming into the room through the window. Tara just huffed and said " fine.. mai khud karlungae... huhh..." and clicked the power button of the Tab ( this was the thing for which she went to Manan's room ) and opened the lock as it was just a swipe lock and clicked the Apps option and selected Camera and the camera was on now( do u think that kids of that age cant do the just now said thing.. even I thought so but my niece surprised me so I included it here). She turned the camera into the front cam option and pressed the video recording button and started recording her sweet talks...

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Other side :

Nandini stirred a little in sleep making Manik frown and he made his grip around her waist more tight and said "nandu sleep naa... don't move..." but nandini tried freeing herself from his grip and getting annoyed he without opening his eyes flipped their positions and pinned her hands to the bed above her head and said in his morning husky tone "kya hua subah subha... don't u want me to sleep peacefully...last night also u troubled me soo much..." and nuzzled his face in the crook of her neck and started placing wet kisses on her neck and shoulder... she shivered with his touch but didn't reply as nandini's vocals died a while ago when she came under him.

"bolo.. what were u trying to do hmm..?" manik asked giving a fresh love bite on her shoulder and she dug her nails in his hands and just hissed. He soothed the pain by sucking it gently and placing soft kisses on it and she calmed down and said in a merely audible tone

"ma...ma...mani..." to which he just hummed getting busy with her other shoulder

"vo...vo..i...I think..ki.. ba...bacchae.." and stopped as he started his sweet tortures early in the morning by slowly un buttoning her shirt and placing kisses after opening every button and giving fresh love bites at her sensitive spots... she clutched his hands more tightly and moaned his name waking the half slept monster in him and he came to her face and placed his lips on hers for a long morning passionate kiss and broke the kiss rendering her breathless and said joining his forehead with her's

"u are a drug nandini... once I taste it I don't feel like staying away from u even for a fraction of second.." to which she just smiled and cupping his cheeks gave a soft peck on his lips and said "I love you..." in her ever loving voice and he just replied by kissing her more passionately. He broke the kiss and said after catching up with his breath " r u tired because of last night..." and caressed the marks on her neck and shoulder. She made him look at her face and said " manik what do u see on my face...?" to which he smiled ear to ear and said "u r glowing like the raising sun..." she kissed his cheek and said "then how can you say that im tired... see im glowing means I am happy and the reason is you... and only you.. so stop this non sense and get off me.. I think the kids are up..." and tried getting out of his hold but was pulled back with double intensity and he started moving his fingers on her face to her neck and further down seductively

"no they will not wake up so soon... so stop worrying... and yaar thoda time mujhae bhi diya karo naa... humesha u are after them taking care of them...ki unhonae khaya ki nai... they are fine or not... mujhae toh tum bhul hi gayi... I want you to compensate for yesterday..." and made a cute pout. Nandini laughed at his childish antics and said pulling his cheeks

"aww...u r so cute manik... I feel like gobbling u up..." and giggled looking at him. He smirked at her reply and said tracing his thumb on her lips " as if u didn't..." and now it was time for nandini to frown and she asked "what.." to which he replied pinching her nose

"u toh gobbled me up last night.. like literally... I had tough time saving myself from you..." and rolled his eyes dramatically. Nandini turned totally crimson and said hitting him on his shoulder "hawww... I gobbled you up... then what did u do.. u monster.." and tried to hit him but manik was early this time he caught her hands and again pinned them to the bed and said coming close to her lips " wanna see again what all I did last night... I wouldn't mind either.." and sealed her lips again... nandini protested initially but was soon lost in his passion and responded equally. They broke the kiss getting out of breath and nandini was the first one to speak "ok enough now.. get up.. let me freshen up before Tara or Krish come into our room and see me like this.." and pointed towards the half open buttons of her shirt which were opened by manik a while ago. He smiled sheepishly and said "kya hoga agar dekh lengae... let them also see... humharae hi toh bacchae hai... and they have already seen everything when they were little when u used to feed them.. so let it be..." nandini tured to the deepest shade of red at his shameless talks and said "manik u are getting shameless day by day... aaiyappa kya karu mai iska... manik for God's sake behave atleast in front of kids.. galath impression padhtha hai unpae.. this is not good.. and you were just..." and was stopped in middle by manik who bit her lower lip to stop the Rajdhani express running and said after sucking it to sooth the pain

"fine baba... relax... Mai toh bas mazaak kar raha tha.. ok now go.. tumharae liyae purae duniya kae liyae time hai sivai marae... go.." and heaved dramatically and got off her. She smiled at his childish complaints and started buttoning her shirt when he said placing his head in her lap "mai help kardu..." and opened the button again. She gave a fake glare and said "no.. I can manage.. aap rehanae hi do Mr. Malhotra.." and slapped his hands as he was again trying to open the buttons. He placed his finger on his lips seeing her angry and nandini got up from the bed placing his head on the pillow carefully and pecked his lips and said "good boy... now sleep for sometime.. ill freshen up and come... lunch kae liyae Cabir kae ghar bhi jana hai.. yaad hai na ki kal kya hai ??" to which he just nodded his head in a yes still annoyed at her idea of leaving him when he wanted to spend time with her. She walked towards him again and said "kya hua hai manik... why are u behaving like a kid..." and sat beside him helplessly. He shifted his head into her lap once again and said " I want to spend time with u nandu... tum din bhar bacchon kae saath busy ho and I totally understand that... even I love spending time with them and being around them all the time... but what about me yaar.. mai toh tumhae yaad hi nahi aata na.." and snuggled his face in her tummy making her giggle and nandini replied running her fingers in his hair "aww... my baby... mumma aapko time nahi dae rahi.." to which he nodded his head in a yes and she laughed more and said ruffling his hair " ok now... till the time my chotu babies are up... ill stay here only... right beside you.. ab happy...?" to which manik looked at her face and said "yeshh... super happy..." and nandini laughed whole heartedly and said " manik u r just behaving like Tara and Krish..." and kissed his forehead. He frowned and said " small correction mommy... they behave like me... coz I am their dad..." and pulled the imaginary collar making her laugh more. Nandini was about to say something when they heard the screams of Tara and Krish and both looked at each other and immediately got up to run towards their room. Nandini was the first one to go out when manik stopped her and said pointing towards her shirt

"aaisae hi aaogi.. go wear something proper and come.. ill see them.." and ran towards the kids room. Nandini slapped her forehead and moved to the wardrobe to grab a track and wore it and buttoned the shirt properly and rushed to their kids room.

After few hours in Cavya's place :

All the kids were playing when Navya called Tara and Cavya

"Taraaa... Cavya... beta dono idhar aao..." but the kids were no where to be seen. She sighed and got up and walked out to the garden outside and picked up Tara in her arms holding Cavya's hand with other and almost she had to drag them into the house and made them sit on the couch and said

"kitni der sae hum tum dono ko bula rahae hai... now sit quietly here... and see mai aur Aliya tum dono ko abhi mehandi lagayangae.. so chup chap idhar hi baitho... and no badmashi..." she tried to sound serious but sighed seeing the sisters giggling.

"hey matarani.. humhae shakthi do ki hum in badmasho ko sambhal sakein..." and moved into the kitchen to get Aliya for applying mehandi to her daughter as well as her bhatiji...

After a while

Aliya and Navya were done with applying beautiful mehandi design to both Tara and Cavya's hands and sighed in relief as the girls really gave a tough time.

"ab sit quietly babies... and don't play around.. mehandi is still wet... agar idhar udhar ghumogae toh design kharab ho jayaega.." aliya said sweetly and the girls nodded in approval. Nandini came out of the kitchen and said looking at the kids hands "arae wah.. kitna accha hai.. isn't it.." she said moving aside giving a chance for Mukthi to have a look at them as she was standing beside her.

"aww... kitnae cute hai dono... kash meri bhi beti hoti toh yeh sarae shock purae ho jatae marae bhi...not that I don't love boys but yaar girls hotae toh aur accha hotha..." mukthi sighed and Aliya too joined " I second you mukthi... yeh boys naa... uff... pura din sirf khelna aur kudna... purae ghar ko upar neechae kar datae hai... cute hai lekin when it comes to girls.. we have a different aura..." and laughed followed by others but nandini interrupted them and said "ek din Tara ko lae jao u will be proved wrong.." and looked at Tara who was making faces looking at the mehandi... all smiled knowing Tara'a naughtiness and moved to kitchen for serving the lunch.

"what is this..." Suhas asked pointing at the mehandi in Tara's hands ( introducing Suhas Vedanth- the only son of Dhruv and Aliya Vedanth- a 4 year old cute little guy...)

"some stupid thing..." Cavya mumbled and the other little one asked curiously "hawww... dii then why did u put this stupid thing...?" Arjun asked with a surprising expression ( another new intro Arjun Thakkar - the son of Abhimanya and Mukthi Thakkar - very naughty like her mom...)

" ewww... what is this..." Krish said looking at his sisters hand and tried to touch Tara's hand when she pulled it back in time and said "don't touch..." to which Krish made a bad face and said "chiii... iski smell kitni gandi hai... yuck..." and pinched his nose not letting the smell enter his tiny little nose follower by Arjun and Suhas.

"aap sab jao yahah sae..." Tara shouted and Krish irritataed her more making all sorts of weird faces possible and that was it for Tara... she got down from the couch moved towards him who was laughing along with Arjun and Suhas... and BANG...

Arjun and Suhas were now rolling on the ground laughing holding their stomachs and so was Cavya who was trying her best not to fall of the couch while laughing. Tara's face was red in anger and tears were ready to fall from Krish's eyes and they did eventually and he started crying ahaan no wailing so loud that it could catch attention of the whole world and started walking towards the main entrance calling his dad.

Manik came in running hearing Krish crying so did other elders and all laughed like hell seeing the little one except manan. Nandini was dumbstuck seeing her son while manik didn't know whom to support Krish or Tara.

"what is all this beta.." nandini asked lovingly caressing Krish's hairs as manik had picked him up in his arms and he started crying more and more and nandini looked at Tara as if asking for and explanation and she just shrugged her shoulders and said

"bhai mela (mera) mazaak uda rahae thae isiliyae..." and looked away leaving her sentence unfinished and nandini completed it by placing her hands on her waist giving a tough look to Tara "and aapnae aapki puri mehandi unki shirt pae laga di.." and Tara nodded her head in a yes and Krish cried more and more hiding his face in manik's neck and said between his sobs

"papa... meli ( meri) favouriteee shirttt... khalaabbb ( kharab ) ho gayi..." And hugged manik more tightly. Seeing nandini come towards her Tara hid behind her dad and said in a pleasing tone " he was laughing mummaaa..." and her lips wobbled as she was also at the verge of crying for the thought of getting scolded

Nandini sighed and picked up Tara in her arms and said "baby lekin aapko aaisae nahi karna chahiyae naa..." and wiped the lone tear that escaped the little ones eye . Tara hugged nandini tightly and the discussion was over. Nandini looked at manik and he blinked in assurance and made krish look at him and said wiping his tears " I will get u a new shirt same like this one.. now stop crying baby... good babies aaisae nahi rotae.. chalo smile.." and dropped dozens of kisses on his face and finally krish smiled and manik continued " and now say sorry to Tara... aapko hasna nahi chahiyae tha naa.. ab see her mehandi desing got spoiled along with your shirt..." krish looked at Tara's hands and said in a low apologetic tone " sorry Tara..." to which she didn't say anything just nodded a yes and got down from nandini's arms and went towards Arjun Suhas and Cavya who were playing. Krish too followed after getting a nod from manik and said sorry by doing sit-ups and finally Tara smiled and all elders got back to work. Nandini went to Tara to wash off the left over mehandi as the design was already gone...

AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY FOREVER