Manik pulled Nandini close holding her waist. Nandini wrapped her hands around Manik's neck. That time it also started raining. They looked out through the window. Nandini freed herself from Manik's arms and ran to the terrace. She was enjoying the rain with a beautiful smile playing on her face.

Manik noticed her every move keenly. He liked seeing the old carefree side of of her after a long time. It got a bright smile on his face. How much he had missed seeing this smile on her face!!! Now everything seemed to be fine.

Calm.....

"Are you seeing the rain? Like others the nature also wants that we should spend tonight with each other. It's only you who don't want this." Manik told hugging her from back. He kept his face on her shoulder.

Nandini shivered with the intensity of his voice. She could feel his hot breath falling on her skin making it burn with his touch."Manik..." A moan escaped from her. She could not utter anything more.

"What Manik? You remember we had so many plans for our marriage," Manik asked still being in the same position. He had wrapped his hands tightly around her waist pulling her totally into his bound.

Nandini too snuggled more into his warmth. She missed being this close to him. She missed his warmth around her. She missed the safe feeling when she is with him.

She  smiled hearing Manik's words and remembered those days when they used to make plan for their marriage. Then she replied, "Yes. But we are toh already married na. Then?"

Manik turned her towards him and held her by her waist while Nandini sneaked her arms around Manik's neck. Their whole body was touching to each other.

"So what if we are already married. We will get married again and again. I can marry you thousands of times. This time properly with doing all the rituals and our loved one being by our side." Manik said tucking her hair strands behind her ears.

"Really???" Nandini got excited. Her eyes were shining. It flattered Manik's heart.

"Yes." Manik said smiling seeing her excitement. He remembered how much excited she was for their marriage. She had planned so much from invitation to their matching attires. Everything.

Manik chucked the thought for time being. Suddenly a idea hit his mind. He smiled mischievously and gave naughtily look to Nandini. "But what about our wedding night. We are married once so we have to celebrate that first before our second marriage, right? We can't cheat." He teased Nandini and as he had expected Nandini turned all red.

"Manik...." Nandini blushed hearing him and Manik laughed out loud.

"You are blushing so much from now only, what will you do when I will come so close to you? So close that you will smell like me. So close that you will breath in me." Manik spoke all these huskily in her ear and bit her earlobe softly.

Nandini was not able to bear his naughty talks anymore. It was getting difficult for her to control her uneven breath. So, she freed herself from his grip and ran away to other side. She reached the glass window of the room which was all wet with the water of rain.

Nandini stood in front of the window facing her back towards Manik. Manik smiled seeing her. He also went near her and pinned her to the window. Her back was facing him and her front was pressed with the glass window. Nandini closed her eyes feeling his hot breath on her bare back.

Manik was in a white shirt and jeans.

Nandini was wearing a long anarkali which is backless.

Manik moved her hair to one side and kissed on her neck. Nandini shivered with his touch. Nandini's hands were on the glass, Manik kept his hands on hers and entwined them. Nandini clutched his hands tightly to prevent herself from collapsing on the floor. He was nuzzling his face in her hairs. Nandini had her eyes closed and she was holding Manik's hand tightly.

Manik turned Nandini towards him and pulled her face up to make her look at him. Nandini opened her eyes and looked into his eyes.

"I had bought this a long back but never got the chance to give you. Today is the right time to give this to you," Manik told looking into her eyes whereas Nandini was looking at him with confusion.

"What?" Nandini asked.

"This," saying this Manik pulled out a box of vermilion from his pocket and held that in front of Nandini.

Nandini had tears in her eyes seeing the box as it's the same box which they had chosen when they went for shopping for the last time years back. He had also promised her that when they will get married, he will get this for her. He fulfilled that promise too. Nandini looked at him surprisingly and happy tears were there in her eyes.

"When did you get it? You never told me that it's with you." Nandini asked admiring it.

Manik smiled and cupped her face lovingly."You liked something and I won't get that for you. How can this happen? I bought this to surprise you but never got the chance. So, here is it today," Manik told wiping the tears from Nandini's eyes.

Manik was about to hand it over to Nandini but stopped hearing her."Won't you feel my hairline?" Nandini asked looking into his eyes.

Manik just nodded with a big smile adorning his face and took a pinch of vermilion from the box and filled Nandini's hairline with it. Some of them also fall on Nandini's nose which is thought to be a good sign for the bride.

Nandini was smiling to her fullest. She had her eyes closed feeling the moment. Whereas Manik was just starring at Nandini's face who was looking more pretty with the vermilion covering her hairline.

Nandini opened her eyes and looked back into Manik's eyes. Manik kissed on her forehead. Nandini also kissed on his heart over the fabric and hugged him tightly. Manik also hugged her back.

"You are looking more pretty with the sindoor. Will you wear them always for me?" Manik asked softly still holding her in his arms.

"I will. I know how much you love them." She nodded still being in the same position.

"You are the most beautiful bride anyone can have. I am lucky to get you in my life." He complimented her.

Nandini told rising her face a little to look at his face."Nope. I am more lucky to have you in my life. If you were not there, then my life would have been destroyed. I love you, Manik. I love you so much."

"I love you too." He replied with a peck on the side of her head.

Saying this Manik broke the hug and picked her up in his arms. Nandini wrapped her arms around his neck. They both were looking into each other's eyes which were reflecting only love and craving for each other.

Manik made Nandini lay down on the bed and he himself come over her.   The night and the nature become the witness of togetherness of these two souls.

Though it was raining outside but it was Manan who got drowned. They drown in the world of love and passion. That night they marked a new beginning with each other, for each other which is

HUMESHA.........

~The end~

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20.04.2021