This update is dedicated to everyone whose name starts with letter "N"
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I kept Mr. Pillow Malhotra inside my room and smoothened the fabric.

"Sorry, I was almost gave you away to Alya. Well, it's her bad luck that she didn't get you or my Manik."

I sat in the dining room waiting for Manik who is still in his office. I already said the maids to retire which will give us a much needed privacy. Finally, after what felt like few hours he came out to have dinner.

"Smells delicious." He said pulling out a chair and serving himself warm food.

"Ofcourse, I made it." I said blowing the air from my mouth.

"Really?"

"I made the order." I smiled sheepishly and he smirked.

"Well, I wasn't talking about the food." He said chewing a spoonful of food.

Not about food? Then what smells delicious here?

"Why are you not eating?" He questioned.

"What is smelling delicious here?" I questioned and he looked at me with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Come closer, I will tell you." He said with a smirk.

A smirk and mischievous eyes is a dangerous combination from Manik. I started having my second thoughts on whether to move my chair closer to him or stay in the same position.

But I want to know the answer.

So, I stood up instead of moving my chair closer to him and bent towards him.

He instantly choked his food and looked away.

Why?

"Things wouldn't be this intimate if you just pulled your chair closer." He said and I still didn't understand.

"No. Thank you. Tell me and I shall listen from here." I said bending further towards his face.

The next second he pulled me into his lap and wrapped his arms around my body making it difficult for me to move. The tip of his nose touched the crook of my neck and he trailed along the length.

"You don't know the effect you have on me." He murmured against my skin and I unknowingly arched my neck.

"I...I don't know. What's smelling delicious here?" I struggled to speak as his warm breath fell over my collar bones.

Isn't the hoodie covering my shoulders? Why am I feeling his breath? I looked down to see the top button open which was almost open below the shoulder and above my cleavage.

"Do you want to know?" He questioned while removing one of his arm and moving my long hair to the side.

He was still holding me in the place with his one arm while the other one played with my hair.

"Yes." I replied with a raspy breath.

He took a deep breath from my exposed collar bone and left the air which directly fell onto my cleavage. I don't know why but I had the urge to close my legs tighter.

Is it my body wash? My shampoo? Body oil? Or my external skin organ? What is it?

"It's the room freshener." He said with a smirk and I still looked at him with drowsy eyes. "The maids have done a good job in keeping the place clean."

That broke my trance as I struggled to move from his grip. "Leave me, Manik. Go and circulate oxygen from the room freshener."

He did not leave me but he chuckled. "I like to see your face blush but these days someone is also seeing green."

"Did you think I am color blind? I see all colours." I defended myself.

"Ofcourse, but these days it's only green or red." He continued to eat from his plate while locking me in his arms.

"You eat, Manik. Only you have a stomach organ, people like me have only eye organ. I can fill my hunger with my eyes. Don't worry." I said with sarcasm.

"Okay. Continue eating with your eyes." He shrugged and he starting scooping food in his spoon.

"Really? Dude, really? How can someone eat with eyes organ? We have to eat with mouth just like you. Ah! Where did I even land?" I internally facepalmed since my hands are locked under Manik's grip externally.

"Here. Open your mouth." He said bringing the spoon towards me.

He was scooping for me? Awe! I thought he was eating by himself.

I opened my mouth and took the food in my mouth and let the taste sit in my mouth for a while. This tasted best. I never had such a taste before in my entire life. What is my chef doing?

"Do you have shed those precious tears everytime?" He said bringing me out of my thoughts and I realised my eyes were misted.

"The food is so delicious. Ahh" I said opening my mouth for another spoonful.

Manik chuckled and scooped another spoonful of food from the plate and brought it towards my lips. Before I could take the food in Manik sucked my bottom lip abruptly and left it in a second.

I was about to say something but he kept the spoon in my mouth. This did not let me speak as it's bad manners to speak with mouth full of food. I chewed everything and then began to speak.

"You can not just kiss me like that, Manik."

He gasped. "From mouth shaping organ to kiss. Nandini, what an improvement. I am very much impressed."

I immediately felt my cheeks hot with his words. Ah! Why must utter that kiss word infront of him?

"You need a reward for your improvement." He said coming closer to my face and staring intensely at my lips.

I immediately turned my face away. "You can't do it twice."

"Who said I am going to kiss you?" I heard him say and I turned to face him and understand what he is speaking.

Why won't he kiss me?

He pulled me closer by my waist and with the force my lips touched his smirking lips. I pushed my face away from him in a second and shook my head.

"Did the princess just kissed me? I didn't know Murthy rewards this way."

"You. You. You." I didn't know what else to say.

"Me. Me. Me." He mimicked my words.

"You are cheating." I finally said gaining my voice.

He fake gasped. "I don't cheat. I find the right opportunity."

"Both are same." I shrieked and he kept the spoonful of food in my mouth to stop me from speaking further.

That delicious food is stopping me from lashing out. If the food isn't tasty I would have pulled his hair and there would be a war on the dining table. But I don't want to waste this food. It's a once in a lifetime taste.

Is it because Manik is feeding me?

Shut up. How can the taste change by the person who feeds?

"Do you want to eat more?" He questioned and I nodded. He released me from his hold removing all the warmth from my body. He looked confused as to why I am not moving towards my chair.

"Feed me." I said with a pout. "It's not tasty when I eat by myself."

He took a moment and gave a genuine smile and kissed my forehead. "As the princess wishes."

His eyes glinted with mischief once again as he filled the empty plate with warm food from the casserole. What's in his brain organ?

"Princess Nandini Murthy, I have a deal to feed you. We have to kiss every alternate time I feed you. If you accept this condition I shall oblige your wish." He said casually.

I knew he had something up on his sleeve.

I blew the air from my mouth and stood up from his lap. "I know how to eat, Manik." I said sitting on my side and eating from my plate.

Damn it!

How can this taste bland? It's literally the same food. My mouth watered as the delicious food not getting into my mouth. I tried so hard to swallow the food from my plate but it was difficult.

"Why must you have a condition? I want to eat so bad right now." I said throwing my legs.

"Who's stopping you?" He shrugged.

I thought for a while. I like the butterflies in my stomach when he kisses me but I feel so shy infront of him. How do I manage this situation?

I want my food!

"Fine." I said and he grinned. "But only one mouth shaping organ touch after eating the entire meal."

"One kiss after every three spoons."

"Two after the meal." I negotiated.

"One kiss after four spoons. No argument." He was stubborn.

"Fine." I gave up and bent further while opening my mouth wide.

He pulled my chair closer instead and fed me the food. But the food quantity is reduced in the spoon. The first, second and third all the food is so tiny in spoon.

Manik is cheating the game once again.

The smaller the food on spoon the many kisses he gets by the time I finish the food.

The fourth spoon finished and he eyes at my lips. "Ready?"

I shut my eyes tight as came near my face. My breath already fastened and the air felt so thick to breath.

His lips were almost near mine when he hit my forehead with his gently. "My little princess."

I opened my eyes and saw him scooping a bigger spoonful of food to my mouth.

"You won't kiss me?" I questioned him before taking the food in my mouth.

"We have a lot of time. Don't worry." He said and fed me the delicious food as I chewed merrily.

"I won't kiss even after eating all the food." I said beforehand to make sure things were working good.

"Get comfortable and we can do a lot more." He said while laughing.

I am comfortable though!

As I finished my entire meal he kept the plates aside and took my palm into his rough ones. "Move back into our room."

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