At Q Label
Manik and nandini reached the Q Label office and found fab 4 waiting for them. Dhruv saw them first and gestured the rest.
Dhruv: finally! Buddy you are late...tujhe itna time kyu laga to reach?
Cabir: are dhruv your buddy has a girlfriend toh late hona toh banta hai. Dekh na nandini bhi aayi hai
Mukti: manik choti ko kahi toh akela chod de....you always stick to her like a love sick puppy yaar
They teased manik and nandini.
By now, nandini was beetroot red while manik was busy glaring at them.
Manik*smiles fakely*: ho gaya? Now zip your mouths because I am sure you guys don't want to create any sort of scene here and ya mukti...about sticking to nandini then I don't think nandini has a problem with it and even if she has I won't stop cuz she is my girlfriend and that's my right
He announced while the rest chuckled at his typical boyfriend behavior.
Alia: aww you guys are so cute!
It had been quite a while now since fab 5 and nandini were waiting to meet Mr. Khurana and Manik's patience was washing away.
Manik: what the hell! Agar uske paas humse milne ka time nahi tha toh why did he even call us in the first place!?
He was so annoyed.
Cabir: manik shaant ho ja na....let me ask the receptionist once
He walked over and asked the receptionist about khurana who asked him to wait for just five more minutes since khurana was stuck in some meeting which he would wrap up in the next five minutes. Cabir thanked her and informed about the same to his friends.
Manik: fine! Five minutes. But if he's not out even after that toh I am leaving
Nandini: manik
She called out in her soothing voice which immediately calmed him down making him sigh. They got themselves seated in the waiting room waiting for Mr. Khurana to arrive and were soon called in.
Receptionist: excuse me sir!
Dhruv: yes?
Receptionist: sir its a very confidential meeting so outsiders aren't allowed and even if she's your PA you can't take her in
She said pointing at nandini, unaware of the fact that someone was ready to blast on her soon.
Manik: WHAT THE HELL! Do you even know who she is? How dare you call her an outsider!? Look....if I am going in then she is going too and if she isn't allowed then do hell with this meeting!!
He roared holding nandini's hand in a tight grip.
Alia: look he is right...she is very important to us and there's no harm in her going with us
Mukti: ya exactly! Nandini is our sister and not some random outsider...you get it?
Receptionist*nervous*: but mam-
Manik: listen you..
Nandini: manik its fine...main idhar wait karti hu...you guys go
Manik could just stare at nandini in disbelief.
Manik: what? Nandini are you even serious? This is nonsense! You are coming with us and that's final
Saying so he literally started dragging nandini along as the rest of fab 5 followed them while the receptionist looked scared now.
Cabir: you relax...we will manage. This won't affect your job
Cabir assured the receptionist and scurried to Mr. Khurana's cabin.
In the cabin
Khurana: welcome fab 5...so good to have you here
Manik*rolls eyes*: can we get the damn meeting started?
Khurana: oh sure manik...guys please get seated
Mr. Khurana was about to sit when he spots nandini.
Khurana: oh I see a new face here! Didn't I already make it clear to the receptionist that no random person is allowed in here?
He frowned and was about to call the receptionist when manik stopped him.
Manik: Mr. Khurana she is not a random person. She is my girlfriend, Ms. Nandini Murthy and she is going to be here throughout the meeting so if you got any problems then maybe I will have to think about this deal again and trust me...you won't like it so...
He trailed off with a smirk.
Khurana*fakes a smile*: oh sure...have a seat Ms. Murthy
Cabir silently chuckled at Manik's behaviour while the rest smirked.
Khurana: so shall we proceed?
Cabir: sure Mr. Khurana...we have been waiting since quite some time now
And the meeting began with Mr. Khurana speaking most of the time and fab 5 keenly listening to him and making points in mind, including nandini. The meeting soon ended and it was decided that they would record their album after two days and launch it on the coming weekend.
Cabir: god finally we are done with the boring meeting! I was starving man
Mukti: right! I agree. So lets have lunch somewhere?
Alia: ya cool
They proceeded to a nearby restaurant for some decent lunch and then resumed back to their homes as they were too tired for anything else.
Manik's car
Manik: um nandu...be ready at 10:30, I will pick you up
Nandini*confused*: why?
Manik: we are going out
Nandini: but where?
Manik: where? Well....that's for me to know and you to think
He winked and halted his car near her apartment. Nandini nodded knowing how stubborn manik could be and asked no questions.
The rest of the day passed by in a blur and the pretty moon rose in the night sky as manik reached to pick nandini up.
Nandini: manik ab toh batao where are we going?
She cribbed like a kid but manik was a pro at ignoring her nagging.
Manik: no can do
He said ever so sweetly still driving his car which stopped after a few minutes. Nandini looked out excitedly to find their car parked outside their favorite ice cream parlour and her smile widened.
Nandini: manik!!! You are the best!!
She squealed and quickly gave a tight buzz on his cheek, hugging him alongside taking manik aback for a moment but he soon reciprocated grinning.
Manik: ab chale?
Nandini just ran out of the car without answering him making manik laugh at her antics as he followed her behind.
Manik went in to find nandini already seated in a corner booth scanning down the menu to check out the available flavors.
Manik*sitting beside her*: so madam did you decide which flavour you wanna have?
Nandini: no na manik....main select hi nahi kar pa rahi hu
Manik*chuckling*: acha you sit here...I will get you something. I know what you might like
Nandini*smiling*: okay!!
After a minute or two nandini found a cone of cookie n cream ice cream in front of her.
Nandini: manik you know na that I don't like extra sweet ice cream then why this? Matlab seriously? We are not at all compatible! Huh!
She huffed and looked the other side when she again found her favorite choco chip ice cream with a bit of coffee essence just as she liked which made her eyes twinkle.
Nandini: Thankyouuu soooooo much manik!!!!
Manik just laughed at her childishness.
She is such a baby! My baby!
He thought with a never ending grin spread across his face.
Hello ppl!!! I know I am very late this time but sorry....I have my boards coming up in like 6 days and have a lot to study. Anyways...coming back to the story...soha's track will be over mostly by the next two updates and then valentines day update, that is, MaNan first official date. I wanted to update this chapter yesterday itself as yesterday we finally got our MaNan back!! Yayyy!! But I couldn't find enough time to do so but its always better late than sorry right?...so here I go! Hope you liked it!
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