Part one
"Manik , Manik get up " a girl said sitting up on the bed and opening the light . "Come on Manik please get up it is urgent " she said as she shook the man sleeping at the side of her .
"Nandini what happened yaar why are waking me up ?"asked Manik in a sleepy voice .
"I m not feeling sleepy at all ."
"What happened Nandu , why is not sleep taking u ? "Asked he again as he sat up rubbing his eyes .
"How should I know Manik ? Why are u acting so stupid ?" Nandini asked in a irritated voice and frowned .
"I m acting stupid Nandu ? U are the one waking me up at ...two am "he said checking his watch , "and u say that I m stupid !"
"Okay I m stupid but I m not feeling sleepy u get it !"she said in an angry tone.
"Okay okay come on calm down . God your mood swings are increasing each day . Now tell me what do u want me to do " Manik said in a calm voice as he calmed his wife down .
"Okay Manik , now I want u to ..."her eyes widened with excitement and Manik could see his wife happy and somewhat excited .
"Do not tell me that u want to have ice cream like in every typical movie" he said as he looked up at her now scared what would she ask for .
"I don want anything like that Manik! , I am not feeling sleepy so can we talk for a while please."
Though Manik did not want to he accepted it scared of her mood swings .
"But first I will have to make some coffee okay so that I can stay up . Do u want some ?"Manik asked Nandini as he got off from the bed.
"Okay "Nandini agreed as she waited patiently for him . Nandini had not even yawned properly when he came back . She first thought that Manik had dropped the idea of coffee but then seeing coffee mug in his hand she was surprised.
"Manik so fast "she said in a surprised tone .
"Yeah now days I have got the practice of cooking fast " he replied winking at her .
He gave one cup to Nandini and took a sip from his .
"Manik this is so ... Great , "Nandini said after taking a sip . "So now mr Manik Malhotra knows how to cook " she continued smiling at him .
"What can I do mrs Malhotra from the time u are pregnant I have been doing all the household works "he said smiling broadly at her .
"And have actually improved in it " Nandini said in a teasing tone and both of them burst into laughter .
"Do remember Manik we used to fight so much .."Nandini said after a long silence.
"Yeah I remember , our fights . God so many fights , we used to fight in each and every thing " Manik replied smiling as he remembered his college days .
"If our baby ask what was our love story then what would we say .?"
Nandini asked thinking about their soon to come baby's reaction if he /she would know how their parents were .
"Do not worry they would understand that the love that starts from fight last for forever like their parents "he said as he took her hands in his .
"And my daughter would be smart enough to understand that "Manik said proudly .
"Daughter ?"Nandini asked narrowing her eyes at him.
"Yes u don know my junior Nandu is coming to this world soon . "
"Who said ? Not junior Nandu but junior Manik is coming ,get it !"she demanded .
"Look dear daughter what non sense things your mother is assuming , saying that u r a son . Tell her that your are a girl just like her and your are daddy 's daughter "he said placing his hands on her five months baby bump.
"Daddy's daughter ? No !not at all !"Nandini said as she took off his hands from her stomach.
"What do u mean by that ? The baby is a girl and she is my junior Nandu ,my angel. "He said in a firm tone.
Nandini laughed and finally agreed with him . "Okay okay the baby is a girl but u do not like girls right ? "she joked and saw his expression change .
"Who said I don ? Look my dear daughter do not listen to your mother she speaking non sense "he said coming near to her stomach.
"Yeah now I m speaking non sense , have u forgotten that u were the one who used to trouble me a lot ! "
"No no I was just confused at that time but your mother made me realise that troubling is not good that too troubling a girl is a sin . "He said to his baby. And at this point Nandini smiled proudly.
"And if any boy troubles u then punch him "he continued.
"What Manik u are suggesting your unborn child to punch people!"she said in an angry tone .
"No it is not that I m just telling her to be strong , brave and courageous and fight like her mother ..."he left it unfinished and her smile grew wider ."like her mother 's husband "he finally ended and laughed as he saw Nandini expression change.
She took out her tongue at him and he laughed more. Finally he stopped and just smiled and both of them sat in silence for some time remembering all their past days how they had spent it ,sometimes fighting with world , sometimes fighting with each other. Finally Manik broke the silence.
"Now can we sleep please , now the coffee has stopped working "he said and Nandini nodded her head.
"Ummm... Manik "Nandini called out .
"What ?"
"Ummm will u do something ?"she asked.
"What ? "
"Umm actually I now wanna have ladoo so can we get some?"she asked in a sweet tone and her eyes showed clearly that she was guilty .
Manik signed and said ,"okay let's go , how can I deny u my Nandu and my junior Nandu ?"
Nandini's eyes widened and she got off the bed quickly to change.
"I love you Manik , you're the best husband ! "she said as she followed him out of the room.
"Yeah I know that "he said proudly and both of them disappeared into the hallway.
---TBC---
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