#MaNan:Marriage

Part69

"Oho,my wife let you apply dettol quietly Mam?!" Manik tried to lighten the environment.

Like he hadn't just now risked his life in front of thousands of people.

"Yes Sir, she's a strong girl" The inspector said smiling,nobody could resist Manik Malhotra's charm.

"Ohh hell yes,she is" Manik said bending more and kissing her forehead where she was hurt.

"Sir,do you want first aid?!" The inspector said pointing on the injury over his hand.
Nandini's eyes shot at where she pointed and moisted a bit but then looked away.

"No, it's okay thank you" Manik told her.

The inspector went.
Manik stood there waiting for Nandini to look at him.
But she was staring into nothingness.

"Murthyji" He said hoping for her to look at him.

Nandini finally looked at him with an angry face but as usual just ended up looking cute.

"What?!" Manik said, laughing.

"What?!" She said seriously.

"What's up?!" Manik asked, smiling now.

"I want to go home" She said looking at Suresh but telling Manik.

Suresh looked at Manik and both laughed.

Manik went and sat in the front seat.
They finally started going home.

"Phone dijiye" Nandini said extending her hand over his shoulder.

"Carol ko bol diya hai,Anayra ko leke she's coming" Manik said knowing what she wanted his phone for.
Nandini made a bad face knowing how much he knew her.

Nandini kept her head over the headrest of the seat and closed her eyes,she was tired.

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"Nandini" Manik said opening the back door as they reached home.

She had dozed off.

"Nandini,baby we're home" Manik said cupping her cheeks.
Nandini opened her eyes and looked around.

It's funny how some moments back she was standing outside her actual house but still didn't feel at home and now this house felt her home.

She realized that home is where love is.

"You want me to pick you up,baby?!" He asked as he saw her struggling with her legs.

"No" She said plainly.
Manik sighed at her stubbornness.

It's not like she was hurt on her legs but sometimes being too emotional drains a person out that it becomes difficult to do anything.

She got out of the car, somehow.
Just then Manik saw Amayra coming in a car as well.

"Mumma" She said running towards her and Manik immediately held Nandini from her waist because he knew Anayra would jump on her Mumma.

"Mumma,you got ouchie" She said looking at her forehead.

Nandini picked her up in her arms even when she didn't have the strength too.
She had been away for long.

"Hii meri jaan" She said to her kissing her.

"Dadda,mumma gol ouchie" The little goofball now turned towards her Dadda.

Manik taking the chance immediately took his baby from Nandini's arms and signalled Carol to help Nandini.

"Yes baby,Mumma got ouchie so now for sometime my princess is going to be a good baby by not troubling Mumma?!" He said kissing Anayra's cheeks as Anayra listened to her Dadda keeping her head on his chest.

Anayra was kind of dozing off in his arms when Carol took her as she made Nandini sit on the couch.

"Sleep well,mera bacha" Manik said kissing her hair.

"Ohh my god Nandini,what happened to you" Nyonica being the Mom that she was came running as she saw them.

Manik figured his Dad was still in office.

"Hey bhagwaan" Nyonica said as Nandini told her what had happened.

"Abhimanyu is already in New York trying to convince the delegates over there to not withdraw the funds" Nyonica told Manik and Manik didn't care anymore about it.

He half slept on the couch keeping his legs on the table and closed his eyes.

Even the strongest of people, sometimes get tired.

Nyonica went to see Anayra.
Nandini looked at Manik,visibly tired.
She somehow got up to go to him.

She took small steps to do that.
She went and sat beside him keeping her head on his chest with one hand around his stomach.

Manik opened his eyes to look at her and smiled pulling her closer.

"Maine Amma ko wish bhi nahi kiya mother's day" Nandini whispered.

Manik just hmm-ed.

"Baat karni hai unse" He said even when he didn't want it.
But he can't stop her from talking to her own mother and not that he had that authority as well.

Nandini nodded in a no and wiped her tears before they could wet Manik's shirt.

"Bhaag chalte hai kahi" Nandini said giving the lamest solution ever and Manik laughed, painfully.

Nandini took her head up as it pained where she was injured.
And also making clear that she was still mad at him.

Nandini got up and Manik's hand immediately circled her waist from afar making sure he would hold her if she fell.

She took the tv remote and Manik immediately stopped her from doing that.

He knew watching the news was not going to help her at all.

"Stop" He told Nandini as she tried taking the remote from his hand.

"Stop that" He said again at her failed attempts.

"Till when will you hide me from reality" She said without realizing that she was crying.

"Sometimes-Living in dreams is better than knowing reality" He said.

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