Next Morning

"Nandu....uthe jaa." 

Nandini woke up to see Dadi hovering over her. She looked over to Manik & the kids and found them fast asleep still. Then she looked back at dadi and shook her head motioning that she couldnt talk

"Chinta mat kar...tujhe kuch bolne ki zaroorat nahi hai...bas meri baat sunn. Kal raat mere iss bewakuf pote ko thoda sa akal aaya lekin tu itni asani se nahi manegi thik hai?" Dadi told her. Nandini gave her a questioning look. "Arre meri bholi bhaali bachi...usse teri khadar hone lagi hai par usse tujhse pyaar BHI hai yeh toh dekhna hoga na?"

Nandini slowly nodded.

"Thik hai phir meri aage ka plan sunn." Dadi then told her the next plan. 

"Mumma...." Aarohi woke up and saw Nandini nodding while looking at the ceiling. "Aap kya kar rahi ho?"

"Aaru? Kuch nahi....woh bas kuch soch rahi thi." Nandini whispered. "Acha aaj tu aur Mayu school nahi jayega."

"Really?" Aarohi looked excited.

"Mmn...Nandini?" Manik woke up hearing Aarohi's voice. Mayank also woke up.

"Papa! Mumma ne bola ke humme aaj school jaane ki zaroorat nahi hai! YAAYY!"

"Yaayy!" Mayank cheered along with his sister. Manik looked over to Nandini.

"Woh...maine socha ki kal itna sab kuch ho gaya toh aaj bache ghar pe aaram karle." Nandini explained.

"Safai kyun de rahi hai? Tu ma hai inke...pura haq banta hai tera." Dadi scolded Nandini.

"Thats fine...par tum safai kyun de rahi ho mujhe? Ma ho tum inn dono ke...jo thik laage woh karo. It's your right." Manik said the same thing as Dadi making her smile.

"Itne saal baad tujhpe garv ho raha hai mujhe." Dadi looked at Manik proudly.

"Mumma Papa...hum aaj mall jaa sakte hai?" Mayank asked. "I need new shoes."

"Aur mujhe naya wala backpack chahiye." Aarohi added.

"Of course...the 4 of us will go to the mall today." Manik replied smiling. Aarohi & Mayank cheered & hugged Manik happily.

"Perfect....mall mein hi plan shuru kar sakte hai." Dadi grinned.

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"Dadi...hum yeh sab karenge kaise?" Nandini asked. Manik was currently in the kids room getting them ready.

"Hum bhoot logon ke paas bohot shaktiyan hotey hai...ussi ka istemal karungi main." Dadi winked. She twirled around and changed into.....

Nandini gasped in surprise.

"Nandini...." Manik entered and Dadi vanished. "Tayyar nahi hui abhi tak?"

"Ji...bas jaa hi rahi hoon." Nandini nodded. She went into the washroom to change and then came out wearing a cute black and white polka dot skirt with a cropped top and pink earrings.

Manik turned to look at her and his eyes widened as he saw her stomach & waist area that was revealed.

"Na...Nandini...yeh kya hai?" Manik questioned.

"Kapre hai..." Nandini shrugged.

"Haan par...aise?" Manik asked.

"Kyun? Kya kharabi hai isme?" Nandini glared at Manik with her hands on her waist. "Bahu hoon toh kya main saree aur salwar suit ke elava kuch nahi pehen sakti? Bakki saare kapron ko ek pile mein dal ke jaala doon kya?"

Manik got scared as Nandini snapped at him and shook his head, backing up.

"Nahi Nahi! Pehno na! Jo dil kaare woh pehno.........achi lag rahi ho vaise." Manik quickly said.

"Paata hai mujhe...tabhi pehni hai." Nandini said with attitude. She flipped her hair and walked out. Manik sighed with relief, placing a hand on his chest.

"Oh god...iska periods chal raha hai kya? Kabhi itna sweet toh kabhi bilkul hi spicy!" Manik mumbled. "Soch samajh ke baat kar Manik....nahi toh yeh tujhe kacha chaba jayegi."

Manik, Nandini & the kids went to the mall and got the things Aarohi & Mayank needed. Then Manik thought of something.

"Nandini....tum log food court jao. Main bas kuch der mein aata hoon." 

"Thik hai." Nandini nodded. She took the kids towards the food court while Manik went to the jewelry store.

"Hello sir...how can I help you?" The sales man greeted Manik.

"Hi...actually next week is my wife's birthday so pls show me your latest collections." Manik said.

"Right away sir....uhm would you like to see sets?"

"Yes sets would be perfect....diamond sets." Manik replied. He remembered that Nandini liked diamonds alot.

Flashback: A couple of days ago

Manik was doing some work on his laptop at the dining table. Nandini & Navya were cutting vegetables while watching a tv serial.

"Yeh kaisa pati hai? Bechari Gopi Bahu hospital ki bed mein hai...aur yeh Ahem ka bacha chilla raha hai uski upar. Jaise ki chillane se woh uth jayegi." Navya muttered.

"Arre....bhabhi dekho!" Nandini exclaimed, looking at the tv. "Yeh toh sach mein uth gayi!"

Navya gasped & stopped cutting, inching forward to see what would happen next. Then commercials started & Navya leaned back annoyed. 

"Yeh ads ko abhi abhi hona tha.." Navya complained.

"Wow...bhabhi yeh wali diamond set kitni khubsoorat hai na?" Nandini said as she looked at the girl in the commercial. 

"Haan...khubsoorat toh hai. Tujhe pasand hai?" Navya asked.

"Bohot....yeh sab kitna elegant dikta hai. Lekin mere paas ek bhi diamond ka set nahi hai." Nandini sighed.

"Woh toh mere paas bhi nahi hai. Yeh sab patiyon ka kaam hota hai...ki apni wives koi diamond sets ki tarah achi achi gifts de. Lekin mera patidev pata hai kya leke aaya mere last birthday pe?" Navya asked Nandini.

"Kya?"

"Feng Shui ki kitab!"

"Hein? Seriously?"

"Haan! Matlab...maana ki uss time pe mein thoda sa feng shui obssessed tha lekin yeh bhi koi gift hota hai kya apni khud ki wife ko birthday pe dene ke liye?" Navya replied. "Tu bhi na...Manik se kuch zyada expectations mat rakh....akhir hai toh Cabir ka hi bhai na?"

"Main soch rahi hoon mere iss birthday ke liye mein khud ke liye hi kharid loon. I really would love to have a set like this." Nandini told Navya.

"Good idea....in idiot husbands ke bharose nahi rehna chahiye." Navya nodded.

Flashback Ends.

The sales man took out a couple of sets but Manik didnt like any of them.

"Nahi Nahi...yeh saare kuch zyada heavy ho jayega...Nandini itna thick aur heavy jewelry kabhi pehenti nahi hai. Uhm...show me something a bit more simple."

"Ahh...I got it sir." The sales man nodded. He took out one more set. "Yeh kaisa hai?"

"Perfect....red toh Nandini pe achi bhi lagti hai." Manik thought to himself. "Yes...this one is perfect. Pls pack it."

The sales man packed up the set and put it in a bag. After Manik paid, he took the bag and walked to the food court where he saw Nandini sitting with the kids. As he walked towards her, Nandini heard Dadi's voice in her head.

"Aa gaya tera pati....show time!!!"

"Oh...my...god....Nandu? Is that actually you?" 

Manik stopped in his tracks as a random guy he never saw before walked upto Nandini with a smile. Nandini also stood up like she knew the guy.

"Sid! It's been so long!" Nandini ran over to the guy who hugged her and spun her around making her giggle.

"Yep....6 years, 4 months and 20 days." Sid replied. "Lekin tum toh aaj bhi utni hi sexy ho yaar."

"WTF....yeh kaun hai jo meri biwi ko aise khule aam sexy bula raha hai?" Manik gritted his teeth.

"Oh Sid! Tum bhi na...." Nandini laughed and hit his arm playfully. She leaned in towards him. "Is he watching?"

"Haan aur gusse mein lag raha hai. Plan kaam kar raha hai." Sid whispered back, his voice now changing into Dadi's voice. Yes....this man was none other than Dadi who transformed herself to look like a handsome guy and made herself visible to everyone else.

 Mayank frowned as he didnt like anyone else with his Mumma other than his Papa. He marched over and pushed the two apart, standing in between. "Mumma...yeh kaun hai?"

"Thats my son...." Manik smiled. He walked over also. "Haan Nandini...I also had the same question."

"Oh yeh....Sid hai! Siddarth Gupta...meri bachpan ki bestest friend." Nandini lied. "Aaj pure 6 saal ke baad mil rahe hai."

"Haan sunna maine. 6 years, 4 months and 20 days......bachpan mein bhar bhar ke badam khaya hoga na? Tabhi itni achi memory hai." Manik gave a fake smile.

"Haan...Sid toh humesha se aisa tha. His memory is AMAZING....haar choti si choti cheez yaad hai isko." Nandini replied. Dadi smirked, seeing Manik getting irritated by Nandini complimenting Sid. 

"Harr cheez nahi...bas Nandu ke baare mein harr cheez yaad hai mujhe." Sid/ Dadi pulled Nandini closer with his hand on her bare waist. Manik felt the urge to punch him in the face but controlled himself.

"Vaise Sid...tum yahan India mein?" Nandini asked.

"Haan bas kuch kaam ke liye aaya tha main. Yahi paas mein ek hotel mein reh raha hoon." Sid replied.

"Oh thats nice....you should drop by some time while you are here." Manik grabbed Nandini's hand and pulled her towards him. 

"Arre why just drop by? Tum jab tak india mein ho...tab tak humare ghar mein rukho na!" Nandini freed her hand from Manik who whipped his head towards her so fast.

"HUMARE GHAR MEIN? YEH HUMARE GHAR MEIN KYUN RUKHEGA? ACHA KHASA HOTEL MEIN REH RAHA HAI NA...Control Manik...Control." Manik took deep breaths.

"No No...I dont want to bother you. Tumhare pati ko bhi acha nahi lagega na?"

"Good...itna akal toh hai isme." 

"Sid tum itna formal kyun ho rahe ho? You're my BEST friend....its no bother at all. Manik ko bhi koi problem nahi hai." Nandini spoke up. She turned to Manik with a sweet smile. "Hai na Manik?"

"Haan....I have no problem at all. Nandini keh rahi hai toh rukh jao humare ghar." Manik agreed. "WTF....why did I just say that???? I dont want this Sid in my house...."

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Hey guys....Im not back fully yet as I am still very busy but I had some free time so thought to update one of my stories.

How is Dadi's newest plan?

Thoughts on jealous Manik?

Pls leave lots of comments & feedback.