A Thread of Hope

Chapter 18

Nandini's pov

"Ankush" manik repeated

"Yes, he is sweet" she said making me smile

"Thats very good, did you like playing with him" I asked and she nodded with a smile

"This is absurd" manik said

"Why" I asked

"Mumma music" myra said touching the radio in the car

Seeing this manik turned the radio on and myra put her head on my chest as I adjusted her in my arms so she was laying down now. I caressed her hair and her eyes drooped making me smile at her. She grabbed my t shirt in her little hands and closed her eyes as I continued caressing her hair

"This is fucked" manik said

"Language, and no it is not" I said

"She is 5, and she is already talking to boys like what the heck. I need to find out who this ankush is" he said

"Manik she is 5, calm down"

"Exactly she is 5, why if he kisses her" I burst out laughing hearing this and he glared at me

"Relax, let's go manik" I said and he put his seatbelt on

"Stupid stupid stupid, we are not coming to this park again" he mumbled

"But I like this park"

"Then you and I can come here but she is not" he siad

"She is 5 and he is probably 5 or 6 os calm down"

"Oh these boys are flirts even at such a young age" he said

"Manik what are you allergic to" I asked shifting the topic

"What" he said as he started driving

"I have noticed you don't eat cashews, are you allergic' I asked

"Ya I am" he siad

"Oh my goshhhh you know what"

"What"

"Chicken butt" I said and he frowned

"Oh man, you are getting old you have wringlkles" I said and he smacked my arm playfully

"I am 26, thats not old"

"I am 22 so compared to me, oh my gosh mai lut gayi barbad ho gayi, meri budhai insana sai shadi ho gayi" I acted

"Do I need to show you how young I am" he asked with a smirk and I could feel the heat travel to my cheeks

"Nandini bolo na" he said glancing at me

"Shut up" I said looking out the window

"You know I can fire you at any point and you telling your boss to shut up is not good" he said

"Mr malhotra, you can fire me but if you do, I'm gonna tell everyone you snore" I said and he chuckled

"Okay deal"

"Manik"

"Yes Nandini"

"You know you are so infuriating sometimes" he smiled hearing this

"Actually no one has had the balls to tell me that but im sure people feel that way"

"Manik do you think you could give us a chance too" I asked and he glanced at me then placed his hand on my hand that was on myra's leg

"I know that I can give us chance and I don't just mean romantically, I mean with everything. I want us to be a family nandini and not just because we are bound to be but because we want to be a family. I want us to get to know each other and I hope one day in the future you can forgive me for my harsh words" he said

"I forgave you manik"

"Yes you did but I want to earn that forgiveness" he said making me smile

'I know you will" he tightened his hold on my hand

"Why does she always fall a sleep, I wanna play" I wined and heard Manik's laugh

"She is 5 nandini, and what are you gonna play with her, hide and seek" he chuckled

"Yes we play that and honestly she is really good at hiding"

"Jeez im dealing with two babies" he said making me blush a little

"Don't blush, I haven't done anything yet" the way he emphasized 'yet' made me wonder what he would do to me

"On a serious note nandini, I see myself being with you for the rest of my life"

"Feelings are mutual manik" he smiled hearing me

We reached the mall and he parked in an underground parking. As soon as we parked, I caressed myra's face but she was out like a rock.

"Lets just go home, I don't wanna wake her up. Im sorry"

"Why are you sorry" he asked

"For making you drive all the way here and now asking you to go back"

"Wake her up, it's okay" he said and I looked at er face

"No, she looks peaceful, ill cary her" I said and he shook his head at me getting out of the car

he opened the door for me ad I got out of the car with myra in my arms. We walked all the way to the elevator and took it to the top floor to get baby stuff for myra.

"Let hold her, she must be heavy" he said

"Hey don't call my daughter heavy, you old man" I said and he chuckled

"Your daughter hmm" he teased

'It's true, she is my daughter too"

"She is more yours than mine. She is ours and that's what matters" he said putting baby clothes in the cart

"Aww you can be sweet too" I teased

"Only with a handful of people" he said holding up a dress

"I like it" I said and he put it in the cart

"Nandini give her to me" he said grabbing her before I could say no.

We shopped around for a couple hours, and manik is so playful which is brand new to me. He teases me at the least expected times. He is just so perfect, I swear the butterflies I had the first time I saw him were back, to be honest they never went away not eve yesterday

"Mum Mumma" I heard myra's voice as we approached the food court

"Uthtai hi mumma Wah bohot achai" manik said sitting down beside me

"You cannot be seriously jealous" I said and he huffed making me chuckle

I caressed myra's face and she rubbed her eyes a few minutes later. As soon as she opened her eyes she jumped in manik's arms

"Myra" he said and hearing his voice she relaxed and grabbed onto his t shirt

"Papa"

"Hi sleepy head" he said kissing her forehead

"I am no sleepy head" she said pouting

"Yes you are sweetie"

"Mumma" she wined

"Manik stop it" I said and he chuckled putting her in my arms

She clutched my tee and put her face in my neck, I knew she was still tired but it was 5 and I didn't want her sleeping again or she won't be able to sleep at night.

"Baby see papa got yummy cake" I siad and she pulled back

"Cake" she siad and I nodded

Manik ordered a single slice of cake/pastry and I fed myra while manik and I just talked about random things. We got back home and today we moved myra's clothes to manik's room then my clothes to his room as well

So officially manik, myra and I have a room hehe well we just moved a couple things around like myra's crib in our room as well just in case we need to put her down for a nap in the afternoon