Manan FF- Arranged marriage (✔)

Chapter 24

"you don't feel ticklish??"

"nope"

"ok then let me test again" i spoke naughtily and tickled him near his armpit, this time he rolled off me, trying to move my hands away and when he failed to stop me, he started tickling me in return and i started laughing hysterically barely able to say "aah manik...stop..stop..ok...fine..i wont do again" my laughter echoed in the room. Soon, i got breathless and he stopped.
"you will try this trick again , wifey??"
I rolled my eyes. "i will think"

He was on his elbows in a quick move while i lay on my back flat on the bed and he spoke in a husky voice cupping my cheek with one hand "i love you"
"i love you too" was my instant reply and he slowly closed the gap between our lips for a passionate kiss, in between the kiss i came on top of him taking charge of the kiss and he didn't protest. It turned out to be a long kiss and once breathless, i broke the kiss, but buried my face in the crook of his neck, whole of my body weight on him, while he weaved his arm securely around my back. After catching up my breath, i rolled off to his side asking "am i too heavy?" he chuckled before speaking "i feel you are so fragile, i have to be careful, otherwise if by mistake i treat you roughly, i might break your wrist or arm, you are so thin" i rolled my eyes at his breaking my wrist comment "manik i look fragile, but i m not weak"

"yeah, yeah i will buy that" he mocked me.

"you will believe me one day"

He didn't reply because he didn't want to take the discussion any further.

"ok lets sleep now"he suggested. I nodded and picked my phone to set alarm. Manik looked inquisitively at me "i m going back to my normal routine, manik, ...i need to exercise, i have eaten a lot during marriage, it has to be burnt away" i answered. He was thoughtful for a minute , then asked "at what time you are going to get up?" i replied "at 4" . "can you wake me up at 5? " he asked i nodded in affirmation but asked "what will you do by getting up so early?" he replied "i need to burn my fat too, otherwise you won't like , the paunchy' me" and smiled while i rolled my eyes "its nothing like that manik"
"i know, but its my normal routine too, i workout in the gym at home, but here i will go for a run" he had to because we don't have a gym here. "ok i will wake you up then, good night"
"good night princess"

I read the text from navya, she has asked me to not go back without meeting her and that she will come tomorrow morning. I texted back that i will be waiting and went to sleep in the waiting arms of my loving husband.

The alarm went off , i tried to move but felt caged. Somehow i got hold of the phone and turned the alarm off and then finally looked over myself to see that manik was sleeping back hugging me, he had hidden his face by putting my hair on it. Suddenly i started feeling hot, i touched my cheek , it was burning and heart was racing on its own. I slowly turned around, so that he doesn't get disturbed, as i did this his face came out of my hair, and he was looking so cute. I went like "awww my baby" . i traced my finger lightly brushing his skin, over his face from forehead and down to nose, as i reached his lips, he suddenly opened his mouth to bite it, i startled immediately pulled back my finger!! He was grinning, although his eyes were sleepy. "Manik, you were awake??" i asked startled, he teased me "of course not, your seductive touch woke me up" and he turned around to sleep on his stomach. "should i wake you up at 5, or you are planning to ditch the idea of running?" i asked , in response he just hummed. So i got up, got fresh quickly, and made my way to terrace, where amms would be doing riyaz. It had been a long time, since i had practiced with her. She was happy to see me and we started riyaz. After one hour, i took her leave and came back to my room, to wake up my husband.

I called out "manik" while going near him. He didn't move. I sat beside him and shook him by his shoulders while speaking lovingly "manik, wake up" he groaned but got up rubbing his eyes. He looked at me and pecked my lips out of nowhere and pulled back saying "good morning baby" i was too startled to react in normal time but managed to say "good morning" amidst my blushing session. "now i got my morning dose of energy, see i am all fresh now" he said getting out of bed and moved to the washroom. "he is too much" i said to myself and smiled.

I was putting down matt in the balcony to do yoga when manik appeared

"nandini" . i looked up "yes"

"come lets go for a run together to the beach?"

"why"

"what why? We will have good time together"

"but i was planning to do yoga"

"you can do that from tomorrow , come now , no more arguments, plzzz"
"ok"

We headed out. Manik's guards were exercising outside in the lawn, as soon as they saw us, they came running "sir , are you going somewhere?"

"yes , ramesh, we are going out for a jog" manik replied crisply.

"ok, sir we will follow you"

Manik nodded and four of the guards , followed us at a distance. After a jog of 20 minutes, we reached the beach. Since , Mumbai is late-riser, so the roads and the beach were deserted and we did not have much problem. I took off my shoes, manik did the same , and we walked on the shore, hand in hand, enjoying the cool breeze and the sea water lashing our feet. Soon it was time for sunrise. Suddenly an idea popped up in my mind "manik, ask one of your guards to click a pic of ours against the sun, plzzz na" i spoke cutely. Manik was always ready to do anything i asked, so he called out for ramesh and he clicked a pic of ours .

The pic was so good that i asked manik to get it framed in extra large size, so that i could put it up in our bedroom.

"your wish , my command princess" and he bowed down. I laughed.

I had already asked our marriage photographer to enlarge one of the reception pics , in which manik is kissing me on the cheek , back hugging me and i am smiling.

I have decided to put that pic on the wall, just above our bed. I had to change the bachelor look of his (correction, our) bedroom.

BEAUTIFUL START TO A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY...
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Credits to the writer- Manini Mehra