"Seriously Navya? Bhai bhi kab ka chala gaya aur tum ab tak decide nahi kar paa rahi ho ki main date pe kya pehnu?" Nandini complained. "Mujhe tayyar bhi hona hai...jaldi se kuch choose karo!"

"Main jaldi se choose nahi kar sakti!" Navya snapped back. "Yeh koi aisi vaisi  date nahi hai, tumhare pati ke saath date hai...special hai yeh date. Kuch special pehena banta hai lekin...yeh kya hai? Tumhare paas kuch bhi acha nahi hai!"

"Excuse me? Kya kharabi hai mere kapron mein?"

"Kharabi nahi hai par...bas its not what Im looking for." Navya replied.

"Kapron ki chinta mat karo....Manik ne yeh bheja hai." Ananya walked in at that moment with a box.

"Manik ne?" Nandini took the box and opened it to see a pretty lavender coloured dress. "Wow....yeh toh meri favourite colour hai!"

"Lo....Manik ne toh humara kaam asan kar diya." Navya said. "Nandu, tum yeh pehen lo phir main tumhari makeup kar dungi."

So Nandini went into the washroom to change.

"Arre wah! Mere devar ki choice toh bohot acha hai....bilkul princess lag rahi ho tum Nandini." Ananya gushed.

"Thank you Bhabhi..." Nandini smiled, twirling a bit in her dress. " Sach mein bohot khubsoorat hai yeh dress."

After that Navya quickly did Nandini's hair and makeup before Shruti came in.

"Nandini....tum tayyar ho gayi?" 

"Haan Shruti bhabhi...Im all ready. Manik aa gaya?"

"Manik aa nahi gaya...woh pauch gaya." Shruti corrected her.

'Huh?"

"Manik seedha wahan gaya hai jahan pe date hai...aur driver ko bhej diya tumhe wahan le jaane ke liye."

"Oh....ok." 

Nandini went down to the driverway and sat in the car which then took her to a beach area.

"Hum aa gaye hai ma'am." The driver said. Nandini got out and looked around confused as it was very dark and then all the lights turned on at once.

"Oh my....." Nandini gasped.

"Pasand aaya?" Manik whispered from behind, startling her.

"Manik! Darra diya tumne!" Nandini playfully elbowed Manik.

"Acha bolo na....like it?"

Nandini nodded. "Yeh..yeh sab tumne akele kiya?"

"I would gladly take all the credit par nahi...Abhi aur Mukti ne madat ki." Manik then walked over to one chair and pulled it out. "Have a seat my queen."

(Manik's Look)

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Manik & Nandini spent the night having dinner, talking and enjoying themselves when Nandini noticed that Manik kept looking at his watch and then the sky.

"Manik....kya dekh rahe ho?"

"Wha..uh..nahi kuch nahi." Manik told her and then mumbled. "Yeh Cabir ka bacha na sab kharab kar dega...he literally had one job."

"Um...Manik, you know I can hear you right? Yahi baita hoon main." Nandini laughed. "Kya hua...kya plan kiya tumne?"

"Woh..." At that moment a loud sound came from the sky. " There he is! Nandini upar dekho!"

Nandini looked up and saw a helicopter fly by. The next moment thousand of rose petals fell ontop of her. Surprised, Nandini looked back at Manik and saw him kneeling down on one knee.

"I know ki technically hum shaadi shuda hai...par woh wali shaadi kaise hua yeh toh sab ko paata hai. I wanted to do this properly, tumhe ek aisa shaadi dena chahta hoon jo tum deserve karti ho....saare rasmon aur riwajon ke saath. So Nandini Sharma....will you marry me?" 

"Haan...haan haan haan!" Nandini wiped her tears of happiness as Manik took out a beautiful diamond ring that was shaped as a heart and slid it onto her finger.

"I love you Nandini." Manik told Nandini as she hugged him.

"I love you too Manik."

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"So...kaisa raha?" Raj asked his son as soon as they came back home.

"What do you think Dad?" Manik held up Nandini's hand to show she was wearing the ring. "Cabir ne thodi deri kar di lekin Nandini said yes."

"Ek minute...Papa aapko iss baare mein pata tha kya?" Nandini asked.

"Haan beta...ghar mein sabko paata tha. Manik ne hume kal raat ko hi bataya tha uske plan ke baare mein."

"EEE Im so excited! Kitna maaza ayega! Sageet, Haldi, Mehndi...sab hoga!" Shruti exclaimed.

"Uh...itna sab kuch karna zaroori hai kya? I mean thoda zyada mehenga nahi ho jayega?" Nandini asked.

"Nandini maine kahan na shaadi saari rasom riwazon ke saath hoga. Tum paison ki chinta mat karo, tum toh bas order karo...tumhari shaadi hai, sab kuch tumhari pasand se hoga!"

"Shaadi sirf meri thodi na hai...tumhara bhi toh hai." Nandini chuckled. "Tumhare pasand ka bhi kuch hona chahiye."

"Hai na..." 

"Kya?"

"Tum." Manik said, making Nandini blush.

"Awwwwwww!" Ananya and Shruti said as the elders adored the couple

"Ek minute Nandu...yeh toh perfect hai. Shaadi ke bahane se main Manik ko Pragpur le jaa sakti hoon. Humare purane wale haveli toh hotel ban gaya...agar shaadi wahan hui toh Manik ko sab yaad aa sakta hai."

"Nandini...." Manik shook Nandini to get her attention. "Dhyan kahan hai tumhara? Kya soch rahi ho?"

"Yahi ki...sab mere pasand ka hoga na?" 

"Haan...thats what I said na?"

"Toh phir...kya hum destination wedding kar sakte hai?" Nandini asked. "Actually ek jagah hai jahan purani, historical haveliyon ko hotels banaya gaya hai. Maine sunna hai ki bohot khubsoorat jagah hai."

Manik looked like he was in thought so to seal the deal Nandini lied. "Meri bachpan ka sapna hai wahan jaa ke shaadi karne ka."

"Bachpan ka sapna?" Manik asked. 

"Phir toh confirmed ho gaya...shaadi wahi hogi. Jagah ka naam kya hai beta?" Raj asked.

"Pragpur."

"Pragpur?" Manik felt like he heard the name before. 

"Haan...sunna hai kya iske baare mein?" Nandini asked

"Sunna hi hoga...humare kuch rishtedar pehle wahan raha karte they." Aarti spoke up.

"Acha? Maine jaanta hoon kya unko?"

"Nahi nahi...pichli baar mila tha toh tu bohot hi chota tha." Aarti explained. "Lekin shayad humare muh se sunna hoga. Vaise Nandini...bohot hi sahi sochi hai tune. Destination wedding mein maaza bhi zyada ayega."

"Dadi...woh sab toh thik hai par....Manik aur Nandini ke aane se pehle aap kisi rule ke baare mein baat kar rahe they na?" Arjun spoke up. Dev smirked as he knew what Arjun was doing while Manik looked confused.

"Arre haan! Main toh almost bhool hi gayi thi! Manu...Nandini aaj se, shaadi ho jaane tak tum dono ab ek kamre mein nahi reh sakte."

"KYA!" Manik asked shocked. "Par kyun Dadi?"

"Kyun matlab? Humare parivaar mein shaadi se pehle ladka ladki ek kamre mein nahi rehte hai." Dadi said.

"But...thats...thats note fair! Hum already shaadi shuda hai...yeh toh Nandini ke liye hai na Dadi!"

"Woh sab main nahi jaanti. Shaadi se pehle Nandini mere saath mere kamre mein sohyegi." Dadi grabbed Nandini's arm and pulled her along to her room. Manik & Nandini looked at each other helplessly as the rest of the family was amused.

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Note: I will prob update this story again this weekend just cause Im kinda on a role and also this story is my favourite of them all. Anyways pls comment and let me know what you think.