Hustling around the mansion getting the whole preparation ready for Diwali Nandini walks into kitchen and found Neyoinka there talking to butlers.

She walks towards them and calls Neyoinka's name out who turns around and looks at her with a smile. Neyoinka couldn't help noticing how beautiful and goddess Nandini looks on the special day of Diwali.

Neyoinka cups Nandini's face and placed a kiss ok her forehand and smiles looking at her.

Neyoinka : you look beautiful Nandini beta. Is all the preparation done? All the food is ready and even parsad for the Pooja is ready. Is Manik ready?

Nandini : thank you mom. You also look beautiful. Yes, all the preparation is ready. I came to tell you can you please check it one more time. Bebe is in temple making flowers garlands. I haven't on Manik yet. I will go and check on him after I have check on preparation is completed. Please come with me.

Neyoinka smiles and nodding her head and explaining the butlers to come back with their family to join them to celebrate Diwali with them.

Both of them walks out of kitchen and headed to temple where Bebe sat there making garland of flowers. They both went inside the temple and sits neither side of Bebe and looks at her with a smile.

Bebe stops making the garlands and looks at her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in- law who looks absolutely stunningly gorgeous and looking like a goddess of the mansion. Bebe smiles.

Bebe : you both look so beautiful. My heart feels so content and happy to have you both in our family.

They both smiles and starts talking while making sure all the arrangements for Pooja is ready.

Nandini : Bebe. The garlands you made is so pretty. Can you please I help you make one? Please.

Bebe nodded her head making Nandini smile who starts helping Bebe making the garlands. Neyoinka smiles looking at them and thought how blessed they are to have daughter like Nandini and Avni.

Neyoinka : Nandini beta. Did you call your parents asking when will they arrive? Will they be on time?

Nandini : mom! I have spoken to Avni. She said they will be on time. Even fab 4 and Navya will be here then. I should go and check on Manik if he is ready.

Neyoinka nodded her head and Nandini excusing herself holding the lengha climbs up the stairs and made her to way to their room and pushing the door found Manik standing by the mirror and struggling with fixing his collar. She smiles and went to him.

Manik looks at his wife who comes front of him and held his hand. His eyes went down and he forget to breathe when he looks at her who looks divine dressed in pink lengha. He couldn't take his eyes away from. He automatically wraps his arm around her and pulls her closer making their nose touch.

Her breath hitched up and looks at him widening her eyes and blushing away she avoids looking at him and adjust his collar and was about to step away but Manik holding her hand pulls her back.

Her body landed on his chest and Manik raising his thumb up lifts her chin up making her look at him.

He cupping her face while storming her face with his thumb leans forward and placed a kiss on her head.

Manik : love you look absolutely breathtaking. You look so gorgeous elegant beautiful. My heart is aching so much to see you looking so gorgeous.

Her cheeks starts rose up hearing his compliments. He chuckles and not able to hold himself he pecks her lips and nose making her eyes widened.

Nandini : you also look handsome mani. Look at you looking so handsome wearing all back.

He too blushed hearing her and pulls her closer wrapping his arms around her waist embracing her into a soft and tight hug. He kissed her head.

He broke the hug and cupping her face kissed her head numerous of times making her chuckle.

Manik : I am sorry love. I cant help myself showering love to you seeing you like this.

She chuckles and slapped his chest moving out of his hold and looks at him who chuckles in return.

Nandini : enough of your romance now Manik. Let's go downstairs and see if the our family has arrived.

Manik nodded his head and interlocking their hands walks out of the room while whispering words to her making her blush so hard.

( Nandini's attire)

( Manik's attire)

They both walked downstairs and found fab 4 and Navya sitting with Bebe, Neyoinka and Raj sitting in living room and engaged in their own conversation.

Mukti who spotted them calls their name out grabbing everyone's attention and looks at them with adoration seeing them looking like a perfect couple. The elders couldn't help but bless them.

Manik holding Nandini's hand went to his parents and bends down touching their feet and taking their blessing while wishing them happy Diwali.

Manik/ Nandini : happy Diwali mom & dad.

Neyoinka and Raj blessed them and stood up pulling them into a hug and kissing their heads.

Neyoinka : happy Diwali my beautiful babies. You both look so beautiful together. God bless you both.

Then they both went to Bebe and bends down touching her foot and wishing her happy Diwali.

Nandini/ Manik : happy Diwali Bebe.

Bebe smiles and placing her hand on both of them blessed them and hugs them. Manik and Nandini lastly moves to their friends and hugs them wishing them happy Diwali who in return wished back.

They all sat down and talking to each and Nandini questioned about Neil's presence when she didn't see him.

Nandini : mom. Where is Neil? Is he still getting ready? Shall I go and check on him?

Neyoinka: I don't even what is up to nowadays. He has gone totally crazy falling in love. You don't have to bother yourself Nandini. He will come down.

As expected Neil comes down the stairs dressed in blue Kurta similar to Manik's and smiles looking at them. He went to his parents and touching their foot taking their blessing wished them happy Diwali.

Neil : happy Diwali mom & dad. Mom you look so beautiful. And dad you also look alright.

Everyone laughs out and Raj shakes his head and Neil went to Bebe and bends down touching her foot and taking her blessing and wishing her.

Neil : happy Diwali Bebe. You look so damn beautiful. You look too young to be my grandma.

Bebe chuckles and slaps his hand and placing her hand on his head blessed him and wished him back. He then went to his Bhai and Bhabhi and touched their foot taking their blessing and wishing them.

Neil : happy Diwali Bhai & Bhabhi. Bhabhi look at you. How do you manage to look so beautiful?

Nandini smiles and thanks him and wished him back. Lastly he hugs his friends and wished them happy Diwali who wished him back with a smile.

Now everyone sat down and chatting away while waiting for Murthy's family to arrive when they heard Avni's voice followed ishita and Raman.

Neil stops breathing when his eyes fell on Avni who looked like an angel walking through the corridor dressed in creamy white lengha. He couldn't take his eyes off away as she walks inside and looks at them.

( Avni's attire)

( Neil's attire)

Avni took blessing of the elders and wished them happy Diwali before walking to the youngsters and greeting them with a smile and wishing them.

Her eyes fells on Neil who hadn't looked away from her. Her cheeks starts rose up and taking small steps made her way towards him and stood front of him.

Coughing to grab his attention she looks at him who stood up and starts looking at her with concern.

Neil : baby are you okay? Shall I get you water?

Her heart melted there seeing his concern. She couldn't help herself from crashing into his arms who looked startled but nevertheless wraps his arms around her waist and dropped a kiss on her head.

Their family smiles and walked away leaving them alone and starts heading to the temple.

Neil released a breath and after sometime he broke the hug and cupping her face looks at her with a smile curving into his lips. He tucks her hair behind.

Neil : baby. You scared me there while ago. Thank god you are okay. Baby you look magnificent beautiful. I can't stop looking at you.

Her cheek deepens with blushing covering her cheeks and looking at him she smiles and tiptoes kissing his cheek and wishing him happy Diwali.

Avni: happy Diwali Neil. You look handsome too.

Neil : happy Diwali baby. We should go. There must be waiting for us otherwise they will get forget about Pooja and starts pulling our legs. Let's go.

She chuckles and nodding her head and held his hand and starts walking towards the temple. He smiles and looks at her who looks like his girl.

They went to their family and took their seat beside each other and joined their hands and looks at Nandini and Manik who starts doing the Pooja.

They completed the Pooja and Nandini took the aarti around while Avni give the parsad out to everyone.

They all headed to dinning table and sitting down starts serving themselves and starts enjoying the special food to celebrate the Diwali.

The dinner was filled with love and joy and laughters echoing in the mansion. After the dinner everyone walks to backward side of the garden and greets the butlers who joined to celebrate Diwali with them with their family.

Everyone smiles and starts lightning up the fireworks and sarees bursting the crackers. Neil and Manik looks at Nandini and Avni who hid their parents being scared. They looks glances at each other and chuckles before moving to them.

Both brothers pulls them behind Raman and Ishita and took them to the youngsters group who was busy bursting the crackers.

Neil : Bhabhi are you also scared of fireworks. There is no need to be scared of them. It's fun actually.

Nandini : no. I am not scared. Who told you I am scared? I will show you Neil. Pass me one of them.

Neil smirks and glances at towards his brother who was doing the same trick with Avni and encouraging both sisters they smirks and high fives.

Nandini closed her eyes and palms her ears when she lift the cracker and run behind Manik. Manik chuckles at her antics and shield her.

Avni also did the same and hid behind Neil who also laughs out and pulls her beside him asking her to open her eyes and looks at the fireworks in the sky.

Her eyes shines up seeing the sky and held Neil's hand smilingly. He too smiles and holding her hand drags her to other side bursting more fireworks with her.

Even Manik took his wife with the rest and starts bursting the fireworks. He was happy to see Nandini enjoying herself leaving the fear behind.

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