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'Wahhh Kitna bada room hai! How beautiful!' Nandini thought looking around Manik's room in Malhotra Mansion, where she's now sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for her fresh Husband.

The room is decorated with flowers and decorative lamps all around the bed, dressing table, cupboard, etc.

'Bed kitna soft n fluffy hai! Even it's triple the size of my bed. But I love my bed! Ussme sone se jo sukun milta hai! Ahhaha!' She thought dreamily when the door clicked open.

She shut her continuously working mind and eyed her husband's every movement anxiously, nervously and a bit frightened. She even doesn't know why is she feeling like this.

Here Manik's condition is no less. He locked the door behind n turned around to look at his room's decoration and the petite figure sitting on the bed looking at him only.
He unawarely pulled the hem of his kurta and straighten himself before taking slow steps towards his bride, his wife, Nandini.

'Hai bhagwan! Now what? Shaadi toh ho gayi... And now, first night? What will happen nowww?' Nandu's mind got scared thinking of possibilities of their first night & she stood up abruptly.

'Isse kya hua? What did she stand up? Kya Pagal ladki hai yaar! Shaddi ke time she was shedding tears, but then Bidaai time no tears, ulta she was smiling. I think isski screw dhila hai!' Manik thought gatting startled due to her abrupt standing up when he neared her.

'Oh God! Manik, what r u even thinking? 'Screw Dhila'? Seriously? I think Shaadi ke tension me mera dimag hil gaya hai!' He scolded himself for having so absurd thoughts.

"Kya hua?" He softly asked her, who's standing in the heavy lehnga and dupatta on the head, looking at the floor.

"N..o.thing" She shuttered showing her nervousness, not looking up. Her nervousness gave strength to Manik, who smirked playfully.

"So, Shall we start?" He lowered his voice huskier and asked stepping a step forward towards her.

"K-Kya?" She got more nervous n stepped backward only to get dashed with the bed and sit down on the bed with a thud.

"Wahi... Jo ek pati-patni ke bicch me hota hai!" He continued his husky tone and bend to her left moving closer.

"K-kya hota ha?" She asked leaning back on the bed slowly as Manik leans forward on her top.

"Suhhagraat!"

His eyes held her while their faces are close. Nandini's eyes widen, looking all frightened with his word while he's fully enjoying her state.

"Hahaha.... look at ur face." Manik back off sitting on the bed beside her lying figure and laughed lightly. At first, Nandu didn't get his words rather got lost watching him laugh freely for the first time.

"You look like, U got punishment to stand outside the class. Hahaha..." he added laughing at her face; that's when she acknowledged his words, that he's laughing at her. She sat up in her place and glared hard at his laughing face.

"Stop laughing!" She shouted making a bad face to which he stopped laughing but couldn't erase his smile.

"Okh! ok! let's change & sleep. It's getting late" He said before walking away to the washroom with his clothes.

Nandini signed and walked to her bag that she's brought with some of her clothes and her accessories.

Soon Nandini too came out wearing her cute mickey mouse pajama suit. Manik, who's sitting leaning over the bedrest and scrolling through his phone, eyed her toe to head and chuckled inwardly at her childishness.

"Where should I sleep?" She asked standing near the other side on the bed.

"On the bed." He looked up at her who seems a bit uncomfortable at the thought of sharing a bed with a male. She's never done it before. She looked around at the sofa at the window-side, but that would be uncomfortable to sleep on that twisting the neck and squeezing the legs.

"Adjust here for one or two more days, then u'll have ur separate room in my penthouse." He replied sensing her mind.

She jerked her head at his words. 'His Penthouse? Own separate room?'

"Aren't we going to live here, in this mansion with all others, with Uncle-Aunty, Jiju & Di?" She questioned as this is what she's guessed of.

"No. I stay at my own house. And since u are married to me. U'll also come with me. There u don't have to behave all like Sanskari bahu, doing all works. U can just focus on ur studies; just being yourself." He answered slipping on the duvet ready to sleep.

On the other side, she stood there having a mixed emotion;
She's happy that she'll be getting away from all these sudden changes she should be facing after getting married and most importantly she'd not be sharing the same room, same bed as this Khaddos Monster, who's now her husband.
But on the other side, she's sad as now she'll be alone with this Khaddos Malhotra, away from these sweet family, Raj Uncle, who's just like her father, Nyo Aunty as sweet as anyone, her Jiju and protective brother, and most importantly her Navya Di, because of whom she got a mind to get married here, that Navya'll always be with her in needs.

Sighing to herself she slipped the duvet and turn to the other side, switching off the light.

Great! This is how the First Night of Manan goes!!!

But

But

But

This is not how the night ends.

Before any of them get into a deep slumber... a ringtone rang causing both of their upcoming sweet sleep disturbed. Manik got up irritatedly and reached his hand to his phone on the side table clearly thinking that this irritating ringtone is not his... And it's actually not his!

"Whose hell phone's ringing?" He muttered irritatedly while the ring ended. But too bad, beauty sleep is already disturbed.

Waking up from her almost deep sleep, She processed what he's yelling when again the ringtone rang much to Manik's irritation.

"Oh Crap!" Nandu whispered uncovering her blanket and running to her bag, taking out her mini-feature phone and answering the call. Manik ran his hands in her hair in annoyance.

"Oh! I've some personal work at home, that's why I didn't come today........ I know, I'll write the absence leave and submit it once I join back........  Yes! Maybe I won't come for two more days........ What? What's wrong with Pandey Sir? This is the 8th project of this month and I'm lagging behind by 3 already, now this one. .......... What the? Everyone has submitted & I'm in his blacklist now. Oh God! What'll I do now? Even if I complete it staying up all night, I won't be able to go & submit it up.......... Really? Is there such an option? How did I don't know?......... Okay! Thank u so much for informing me. Bye then, I have got a lot to do this night! Bye-bye"

She ended the long call and moved to her bag while Manik's curiously watching her movement and her one-sided conversation along with her various face-making.

"What's wrong u r talking about?" Manik couldn't hold himself from asking. She gave him a brief look before turning back & taking out her 15inch Lenovo Tab.

"Everything's wrong! Mr. Pandey, teaching us Statistics & Calculus, is one of the most strict teacher of our university. Like emotionless, merciless, and unforgivable teacher, who won't even think twice at the reason one student couldn't complete his/her assignment. For him, no attendance & no project, means no marks. You fail on his subject and have to reappear taking extra classes from him. And that would be the last option anyone would choose." She explained and sat at her side of the bed with her Tab.

"U know! In his 15years of teaching, he's only one favorite student, Sohan, our senior. Hell! He's a hard-shelled teacher. And being in his good books is a tough job... And here I'm already in his blacklist." She sighed keeping her Tab down on the bed.

Manik got curious. "And why is that?" He asked.

"Areey, Actually I was absent for a week for Di's wedding na, that time he'd given 3 more projects and when yesterday I got to college I note it down. Now today also I was absent and he gave one more project saying that he wanted the previous two projects before he reaches his office tomorrow morning. And I've not completed it yet!" Manik made an O-face hearing her.

"And what was the option u r talking about, that u didn't know?" He asked recalling her phone talk.

"Oh! that! As I won't go to college tomorrow most probably I thought it'd be no good to complete the projects. But she informed me that we can submit it online to Sir's mail too. I didn't know that becoz I've never attended any extra classes ever." She replied grabbing her tab to start her project.

"Why u never attended any?" He frowned.

"Because I don't have time to... and I'm not allowed to"  She replied sadly and he stopped his further interrogation on this topic.

"But, how are u going to do it now? Do u brought ur books?" He asked.

"No... but e-book will do. I'll take at least 3-4 hours to complete them." She glanced at the wall-clock ahead "it's 12 now, you should sleep." She said and he nodded laying down but facing her to see what she's doing. His sleep is nowhere near, so he planned to watch her.

"Hello Appa!" She muttered holding the Tab in her hands and the Tab unlocked with a reply "Hello Princess" in his father's tone.

 She typed further not wanting to disturb Manik's sleeping beside her. But Manik's amazed at what he saw now.

"Is that voice unlock technique? Where did it u made it done from?" His voice startled Nandu, who thought he's asleep.

"U r awake!" She asked jerking her neck to him and palming her scared heart.

"Yes! It's my Appa's voice and I've installed it in myself." Her answer amazed Manik more and he made an impressive-look.

"What r u studying?" He had an urge to know when he's guessed it already.

"Computer Science 1st-year"

"How old are u?" She looked up at him narrowing her eyes.

"Don't u know it?" She questioned.

"Of course not! We hardly know each other before marriage" He replied and hearing 'Marriage' word she got conscious as she's been talking with him very casually n freely right now.

He recollected his memories as to how irritating and annoying this girl seemed to him and how she always managed to foul his mind with her words. He's decided not to acknowledge her presence ever. And now he's doing the opposite as she's now his bride. What a fate!

"Nandini, I think we should know each other properly as we're going to stay together from now" He added while she nodded knowing he's right!

She recalled how she's disliked this man and asked him not to show his face till she's here. And now see the fate, that man is her husband! Wahh!!!

"I'm 19. And u?" She replied.

"24"

"hmm... 5 years older man." She bobbed her head thinking while he frowned hearing her loud thought.

"What do u mean by 'older'? Do I look 'old' to u?" he sounds offended.

"Ah-na na... I don't mean it like that. I mean, you are old..." He raised his eyebrow quizzically. "I mean, older than me..." He again glared hard at her making her nervous n change her choice of words.

"Argh- What I mean is, Comparatively u r of more age than me... but that doesn't make u old. You are the most handsome & hot man I've ever seen. Saach mai" She babbler out before realizing but bit her tongue as soon as she realizes it.

"Ohh! So my wife finds me as the most handsome & hot man ever, han?" He teases her playfully while her face turned red.

"Um- Amm... Woh..." She wobbled embarrassedly looking down.

"Okay... Come... I'll help u with ur project" He chuckled before getting up on the bed.

"Am-No need. I'll do it on my own. U should sleep." She protested.

"Nandini! I'm not sleepy right now. And I'm also a Computer Sci. student before I started working in our technology company. Belief me, I'll not mess it up." he insisted sternly and Nandu has no choice but to oblige.

She explained to him about her project and they both started collecting information and data for it. As Manik's experienced and also a topper in his batch, his help made it easier and faster for Nandini.

"And 'Send'.  Finally, it's done" she said sending the email and checked the time. It's 2:10. "Wow, we did it faster than I guessed. Thank u Manik!" She passed him a bright smile to which he smiled a little before a yawn escapes his mouth.

She instantly felt guilty to keep him awake for her stupid projects. "Let's sleep now. I'm tired." She said quickly keeping her Tab on the place, switching off lights, and hopping on the bed.

No sooner, the two tired birds, slip into a deep slumber...

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With the chirping of birds and crows cawing, the bright rays of sunlight peep in through the curtains blowing due to slow cool morning breeze...

The man sleeping on the bed is looking so peaceful and calm with his woman sleeping on the top of him with his chest as her pillow and her body's warmth as her comforter. She's hugging him as her teddybear while his arms are on her waist which is bare as her top got twist-up in sleep.

The couple sleeping on the decorated bed stirred in sleep so as to avoid this bright light n get some more sleep; Woman squeeze more to the crook of man's neck while the man moves his neck nuzzling more into her dark aromatic hair... His lips twist liking the fragrance he's getting while his palm slide more over the smooth soft silky surface...

His snooze fades off... when he felt his junior over down twisting a bit...

So, so, so, How was the update?
Full Manan update! I hope u r not bored!!

I guess, no one needs to be told, who the couple is, right?

What'll happen when the couple woke up?? *Wink*

How do u feel about Manan's first night?

Are u expecting something else??😏

One request:

I've penned down a short 'one-shot' story based on a disabled n anxious musician. She practices and when she finishes her piece, she heard someone clapping for her. Although she's alone...
(Not a horror story!) Do give it a read and let me know how you feel?

Story name- Putting Hands Together!

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