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Your smile makes my smile wider,

your gestures makes my life happier

Your heartbeats makes my heart calmer.

If this is not love? Than what is it??

"Mtlb you never had any crush on any girl in your college or school " nandini asked surprisingly licking her ice cream while manik cutely shaked his head negatively.

It was late night and both were walking on the beach bare foot enjoying the chill winds with ice cream. Walking close to each other.

"Had you ever had a crush on anyone?" Manik asked nandini but found himself uncomfortable and insecure with this mere thought.

"Not really . I was always a very hot headed girl and guys prefered to stay away from me. They used to think I will eat them raw. That is the reason that I have only arya as my friend. But I did like someone back in class 9th and I was soo nervous and uneasy about this , that I ended up punching that guy to get over my crush."Nandini said laughing while manik chuckled too not surprised by her this act.

"Acha tell me about it him than." Manik said tugging her hairs behind her ear and wipping ice cream from her hands and her face with tissue while nandini blushed cutely looking at him.

" His name was madhyam . He was this popular , stud type boy and when we both were grouped together for a science project I got a stupid teenage crush on him. But when I realised it and actually observed him he was a douchebag soo I ended up punching him and since than I never really got a crush on anyone." Nandini said shrugging her shoulders while manik laughed again listening to her.

"Her name was soha. We were in same college and I was always a low key boy. I used to sit at first desk with my specs and I can actually count my number of bunks on my fingers and that too because of your jiju cabir. She was this cute girl and first girl to sit beside me in lecture. She used to tie her hairs in a cute ponytail and would smile at every other thing but than she had a boyfriend and I ended up making a fool out of myself. But that wasn't even a real crush. I just liked her attitude and later I realised i like that attitude of all those who carry it and it had nothing to do with my feelings for her." Manik said and nandini looked in his eyes with adoration.

'Why is this guy soo innocent and cute?' Nandini thought and standing on her toes she pecked his lips lightly while manik smiled at her before taking her lips for a long kiss.

In this almost one year of there marriage they were more than comfortable with eachother. They used to go for late night bike rides or walks and gaze stars under night. Though they didn't have taken step ahead in terms of physical relationship but that wasn't because they were uncomfortable but they wanted to know eachother more.

Manik and nandini in these months became vocal for thier feelings. They would say anything and everything to eachother. Both of them exactly knew what the other one is thinking. And if they think they have taken a step forward in thier feelings for eachother they would readily confess.

Nandini looked at manik who was now starting the car and looked sideways remembering how just 3 days back she realised that she is in love. Though they never confessed thier love till now but it was obvious that both are in the same boat.

Nandini was staying at murthy mansion for few days as she was missing her dad.

She was in the kitchen preparing food for them when she ended up making everything according to manik's taste. The food, spices everything she without realising made exactly how manik loves.

Well yes she started learning cooking. Not much but better than the disaster she was. When manik appreciated her upma nandu couldn't help but learn cooking just to see his smile. Mukti and navya were more than ready to help as alya was 7 months pregnant so she couldn't help her and with few teasings they taught her many dishes.

Nandini pouted than shrugging her shoulders started making the table for dinner.

Navya was also 4 months pregnant and she wasn't allowed to work much soo nandini decided to cook for everyone. As it was after a long time whole murthy clan was together.

Soon everyone settled on dinning table with nandini sitting between cabir and abhimanyu.

'nandu spices kam h and yr nandu i told you to make dal makhni, you know the I don't eat cholle" abhi said after looking at the vegetables and taking a bite while nandu made an apologetic face.

"hn woh I forgot kii aap sab spicy food khaate ho and about vegetable I almost forgot. But manage today na. " Nandu said pouting and concentrated on her food.

Whereas everyone else looked at her smirking.

"looks like someone is missing someone." navya said.

"teree bin nahi laage jiyaa" cabir sang making nandini's cheek turn red making them laugh at her condition.

"aww nandu you are in love." navya said clapping her hands while nandini looked at her shocked.

"what don't look at me like this. I am saying the truth and it's high time you should also realise it."navya said shrugging her shoulders while nandini went quiet.

She always thought that manik and her are best friends now who care for eachother alot and maybe like him and both of them just are habitual of eachother that's why she is missing him but love was something she didn't thought till now.

"Nandu look here" her father said making nandu look at him.

"what would manik be doing right now?" vikram asked

"he would be with alya bhabhi as dhruv bhai would come late from meeting today." Nandu replied honestly.

"how many times have you talked to him today?" vikram asked again. His voice was calm and sweet.

"I talked to him when I woke up, than after I had breakfast, than when I was getting bored near 12 noon and than during lunch time and than after lunch time and than in evening and than before cooking lunch. And now dad pls don't ask about the messages. I won't be able to count "Nandu replied counting and her last line was a little irritated whereas everyone else were gaping at her but vikram signalled them to keep quiet.

She litreally talked to him all day and than she is saying she talked to him on messages too.

" Nandu whenever he is sad how does you feel?" vikram asked again.

"I feel restless and sad too but than I get more busy in thinking of some or the other way to cheer him up."Nandu replied remembering how manik was tensed once when he was missing his parents.

" do you feel better after seeing him after a bad day? "

" yes. Whenever I am sad or angry I don't know but only manik's presence is enough for me to smile and get all positive. He have this aura around him that I end up smiling and my day seems better."Nandu replied with a sly smile this time.

" do you wait to go back to him at home after a long day at office.?"

" yes" Nandu said looking down. She was lost in her thoughts now.

"do you like doing things that makes him happy?"

"yes"

"do you ever go out of your way just to hear his praises?"

"yes"

"than my princess you really need to think about your feelings for him because you had bestfriends before too but you never felt anything for them and you never made these kinds of efforts for anyone else too." vikram said patting her head.

"dad that means" Nandu asked widdening her eyes while vikram just nodded in a yes.

In 2 weeks it was thier marriage anniversary and nandini had already planned a surprise for him. Manik being the shy soul just thought of buying a gift but nandini knew she had to make it special.

She came out of thoughts when manik turned the radio on..

On radio

'Aaj ka yeh gaana sabhi pyaar mein fasse logon ke liye..' rj spoke and soon a romantic melody spread in the air of car.

Nandu and Manik exchanged shy glances.

Nandu could feel smile and blush covering her face as the song was giving away all the thoughts she was deing to share with manik.

Nandu giggled listening the lyrics as she could very well relate to them. She was jumping around too after realising her love whereas her giggles gained manik's attention who slowed the down the speed of the car just to make this moment a little longer and looked at nandu time to time.

Manik and nandini both were smile.

Well nandini wasn't the only who has realised her love.

That same night manik was with alya. He was talking to her on something time to time checking his phone.

"you are missing her?" alya asked with a smile and Manik nodded sighing..

"she was suppose to call me till now but she hasn't." manik replied with a sad face.

"you love her don't you?" Alya asked pulling his cheeks.

While manik was shocked. He always knew he and nandini had something special but love was out of his thinking.

"lover boy don't look at me like this. Ask your heart the same question." alya replied looking at his face.

"but bhabhii" manik tried to reason.

"manik close your eyes and ask your heart." alya said in a ordering tone and Manik quietly kept his one hand on his heart closing his eyes.

'Am I in love?' he whispered and soon nandini's smiling face came in his eyes making him smile. He got his answer!!

He opened his eyes looking at alya blinking his eyes confirming a yes and was soon taken into a bear hug by alya.

That night both kept talking to themselves and happy about this new realisation..

"Manikkk" Nandu shouted making him come out of his thoughts.

"where were you lost? Let's move inside" Nandu said and holding manik's hand dragged him inside while manik like a lost puppy followed her.

Both slept hugging eachother tightly..

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How was the update?

Did you liked thier realisation part?

Any ideas for the confession??

This story is coming to its end. Soo what else do you guys want me to showcase??

Love you all.

Anshika