Manik's POV
"Manik, what did you tell Mukti?" Nandani questioned me.
"What do you think I told her?" I tried to tease her.
"Manik...!" This time she sounded a little angry.
"Nandani madam, I just told her to pack some warm clothes for you.....But wait what were you thinking?" I asked again teasing her.
"Manik....I...I...I thought..." She said blushing like a newly wedded wife. I pulled her closer to me and rapped both my hands around her waist. "I missed you!" I said on a serious note.
"I am sorry, I am an idiot! Please forgive me..." She said with tears threatening to fall out of her eyes. I didn't say anything and just smiled at her. There was no way I could come in terms with my feelings when I am sane. "You scared me yesterday." She said and tears rolled down her cheeks. I hated her tears but I always ended up being the cause of it.
"I am sorry too. Your tears....I hate them, but see....you always cry because of me." I said hiding my face in shame. She held my face and made me look into her eyes.
"If you are responsible for my smile then you also have the right to make me cry. Now stop all this otherwise I will leave again..." She said and I freaked out.
"Why now?" I asked with a sad pout.
"Because I don't like how my grumpy husband looks." She said smiling eye to eye, my favourite sight.
"Is this fine..." I said smiling because of her.
"Perfect....Okay then tell me where are we going? And when?" Nandani asked in excitement.
"So....when I first realised my feelings for you in Shimla, I had planned a surprise for you where I would have confessed my feelings.....on a beach.....but you....had different plans." I said and laughed about it.
"Really...you planned a confession for me?" Nandani asked in a shock. "Like in the filmy way?" She asked again raising her eyebrows. Did she think that I couldn't?
"Why this look?" I asked.
"Well.....The Manik Malhotra....Would bend on his knees.... under the twinkling stars....in between the cool ocean breeze....for an ordinary girl like me?" She asked.
"You think I wouldn't have?" I asked pulling her on the bed beside me.
She cutely nodded in a no and I gave a confusing look to her. "I just wonder if I deserve all this." She said smiling her heart out. I pulled her in my lap and made my way to her neck and I asked her again.
"Do you still wonder if you deserve this.." I seductively asked her and she gave in to me. But suddenly she pushed me back and stood up.
"I still haven't taken a bath and I stink of all the running you made me do early in the morning." She cutely said it with an angry pout.
"Can I help you take a bath?" I asked knowing the obvious reaction to it.
"Manik....!!" She shouted at me while trying to hide her blush. "You still haven't told me where and when we are going!" She asked putting her hands on her hips.
"Oh yeah....get ready fast. We are going tonight to Bahamas. I am sure you will like it there." I said in excitement.
"Bahamas...." She screamed in excitement. How I love to see this kid in her. "Manik, why didn't you tell me before. I need to do so much.....and packing..!! And look at me, I still haven't taken a bath...Manik I am going to take a bath and you start selecting clothes you want to take and I will pack once I come out." She instructed me while taking her clothes and going in. I was happy that she was excited about this trip...I did fear that she would refuse but she had this thing of always surprising me.
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It was 8 pm and the flight was in two hours, we needed to go. "Nandani, let's go." I called out.
"I am not going till you do what I told you to." She said sitting on the bed.
Oh well, she wants me to ask mom for the permission to go first and only then she would agree to come with me. But I just don't want to face her or rather I can't. The disgust in her eyes for me just kills me. First I thought Nandani was been adamant but now I feel she really means it, she really wants me to talk to her. Fine...! "Okay, but come with me." I asked.
She smiled and came running towards me and held my hand. It felt as if she gave me all the energy that I lacked. I held her hand tighter and walked to mom's room. I stood ideal outside her room but Nandani knocked the door for me. Mom opened the door within few seconds and gave us a questioning look. I wanted to say something but there was a certain nervousness in me. Nandani noticed it and held my hand tighter. Mom was walking back in but I held her hand and stopped her. "Mom...me and Nandani are going to the Bahamas for few days. Can we go?" I asked being hesitant.
"Hmm...." She replied without turning to face me. I left her hand and she went into the room. Nandani smiled faintly for my attempt but I wanted to say one thing that was in my head for sometime now. I went in and sat on my knees in front of mom who was on the bed.
"Mom, when you adopted me, you didn't enquire about my parents.....then why now! My background didn't matter then but then why does it matter now? Do I deserve what dad did to me? Are you not my mother and am I not your son?....... Till we come back, just think about these few questions that were raised in my mind. Maybe things will change when you get these answers." I said and left with Nandani for the airport.
Virat had already loaded our bags into the car and we just sat on the backside. I remained quite but I felt Nandani's gaze on me. "What?" I said in frustration.
"So baby pull me closer in the back side of your rover...no audi..." She sang and brought me back to my cheerful mood. "I am still telling you, I don't like this grumpy version of you.....and don't worry, you said the right thing." She said and I felt a little relived.
We arrived at the airport and took off the flight to the Bahamas.
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Nandani's POV
After about twenty hours, we reached our destination. I was so tired that I didn't even realise when I sat in the car and when Manik got me into the room. When I opened my eyes, I found myself on the bed but I was left all alone. Where was Manik?
I was amazed at the view of my sight. The view outside the room was stunning and the room itself was so beautiful. I stood up and toured my room. As I saw the Jacuzzi, wild thoughts ran through my head. How is Manik going to miss use this. Oh god Nandani, stop! And look for Manik. Outside our room, we had a small lounge too where I found my handsome husband sipping a cup of coffee while reading a news paper. How unromantic! Maybe I should try to do something different. He surprised me, now my turn. Please god just make me look hot while doing all that rather then dumb.
Manik's POV
Nandani was tired so I let her take a nap while I sat out catching up with the news that I had missed for the day due to all the travelling. Just then Nandani stood in front of me with mischief in her eyes. I gave her a questioning look and in the next second she took the newspaper for my hand in a jerk and opened her hair. She played with her hair seductively and then unbuttoned half of her shirt, making her look too hot to handle for me. She then sat on my lap and traced her index finger, outlining my face. She was very seductive but I could no longer control my laugher and burst out.
"Manik, why are you laughing?" She asked cutely.
"What were you trying to do? I mean, why was my cute wife trying to be so bold all of a sudden?" I asked.
"So I am only cute and not hot and sexy?" She asked cutely.
"You are the cutest, hotest and the prettiest....but I am the luckiest to have you. My little package of everything." I said caressing her hair.
"Good good, keep it up. If you go on this track, then it will be very beneficial for you...at least till this honeymoon." She again said seductively.
"Okay okay....now go get ready, we are going out." I changed the topic before I lose control over myself.