We reached Mumbai, next day and right then the girls started bugging me to come for shopping.

"arey i have so many clothes already, don't need more.." i tried to reason with them.

"bhai bolo na yaar nandini ko chalne please.." mukti requested manik, who was busy till then playing with the hook of my blouse at the back.

"huh what??" he asked confused.

"god !! bhai aap kya kar rahe ho nandini k piche?? Nandini get up from his lap, sit here" mukti pulled me out of manik's lap. He frowned and i pouted.

"mukti chor de na q unke romance ki kabab mein haddii ban rahi hai!!" cabir joked.

"ae tera stomach theek ho gya ya main fir bigaru??" mukti threatened him.

"un dono ko dekh , unhe q ni disturb karti hai?" cabir spoke pointing to Dhruv and alia, who were sittingly cosily and giggling on something.

"arey guys guys stop!! Ek kaam karte hain sab koi shopping pe chalte hain, masti v ho jaegi ar girls ki shopping v...q abhimanyu..what do you think?"

manik asked bhai and i found him also looking at mukti ,after addressing bhai. Mukti tried to act normal. And bhai agreed happily. But i was confused. I thought of ignoring the thoughts for now as the plan for shopping was sounding more interesting now, since manik was involved in it !

Cabir agreed when navya insisted and i went to change. Manik came in the room following me.

I was searching through the collection of clothes in the closet when i heard his distinct footsteps. "i am in the closet manik" i informed him before he could call out for me. He came in and hugged me from back "are we seriously not going to make love till we reach our honeymoon destination?" he asked sadly. I turned around and stood on the stool to match his height and encircled my hands around his neck "we can kiss" i suggested him the proposition and he didn't waste a second to materialise it and fused his lips with mine. Our lips moved in sync. He sucked , nibbled and sucked again my lips.

"your lips have a different taste today" he asked in between the kiss. But didn't let me answer and started kissing me again as if we are out of time. Not out of time , but definitely i was out of breath , so he left my lips and kissed the knuckles of my hand.

"you said my lips are tasting different...good or bad?" i asked
"of course heavenly" he answered quickly and pecked me on the lips
"i have used a new shade of lipstick, may be that's why" i replied
"use it often then and my lips will be glued to your lips forever" he answered smiling crookedly and i blushed.

"manik let me get ready, they are waiting" i requested him as he was busy sucking my earlobes.

"ok" he answered ,reluctantly pulling apart. Then his eyes roamed on the collection of clothes and he picked a dress for me "wear this " he said handing the dress to me and left from there after pecking me for one last time.

The girls had pulled me to the lingerie section.

"wow this is so sexy" alia exclaimed pulling out a lingerie.

"this is so fragile, one tug on it and it will be of no use" i said

"arey its good na...manik's work will be made easier" alia winked at mukti and navya and three of them giggled, while i was busy controlling my blush.

Boys were standing at a distance, clearly like gentlemen, giving us privacy.

"i am packing this for you" alia announced. I sighed , no use arguing.
"see this, alia, isn't it beautiful" mukti took out another.

"yess and you know what, its designed in such a way that she doesn't need to wear anything over it" alia suggested.
"bhai will not be able to take his eyes off you, nandini" mukti nudged me.

"even if i don't wear anything , he is not able to take his eyes off me" i spoke in a trance looking at manik, suddenly i realised what blunder i committed and the three girls gave me naughty looks, i hurriedly corrected myself "i mean , even if i am in my office wear , it doesn't effect him, because he never looks at my cloth" the explanation was futile as the girls gave me we-know-everything-look'. I rolled my eyes.

I saw manik was getting impatient now. Being so close, yet far, is never an option for him. He was giving me looks, which said come to me or i will come there' . i showed him my eyes dare you come here, i will kill you' .

he pouted which meant please' .
When i didn't move from there even after 10 minutes, i saw the boys walking up to us.

"ho gya tumlogo ka?? Pichle 90 minutes se yahi chipki hui ho...kuch aur nahi purchase karna kya??" manik spoke annoyed.

The girls giggled. "bhai we are doing all this to help you and you are getting angry on us only" mukti complained.

"yeah manik, very bad" navya added fuel to the fire.

"arey i didn't mean that, bas you are stuck to one counter only from a long time , that's why i said that." Manik justified himself but mukti was still angry.

"arey mukti sorry baba, ab gussa mt kar..abhimanyu said that he is feeling hungry, so i came here to ask you all to hurry up so that we can go to a restraunt " manik said and bhai gave him a confused look and raised his eyebrows as if asking when did i say that' and manik gestured him to keep quiet. . i saw a different glint in manik's eyes when he had said that.

Mukti reacted immediately. "oh he is hungry? Then come lets go , eat first, we can complete shopping after that"

mukti spoke and started moving to the bill counter. Manik smiled behind her back while bhai smiled inwardly.

Wow! Interesting...even cabir and navya passed looks to each other, well i was not the only one observant here!!

...as we came out to head towards the restraunt, manik stopped us "hey cabir , are you listening ? someone is singing our song..come lets go and see" manik started moving towards the source and we found a handicapped man, singing and his two children standing with bowls to collect money. My heart ached to see the kids like that. Manik and cabir went to talk to the kids while Dhruv excused himself. After talking to the kids, manik came back to us "they need money for their mother's cancer medicine" he informed.

Dhruv came back with manik's guitar in his hand.

"let's help them" Dhruv suggested and manik grinned because that's exactly what he intended to do.

They know each other so well.

Hmm.. hmm...
Dehleez pe mere dil ki
Jo rakhe hain tune kadam
Tere naam pe meri zindagi
Likh di mere humdum
Haan seekha maine jeena jeena kaise jeena
Haan seekha maine jeena mere humdum
Na seekha kabhi jeena jeena kaise jeena
Na seekha jeena tere bina humdum
Dehleez pe merey dil ki
Jo rakhe hain tune kadam
Tere naam pe meri zindagi
Likh di mere humdum
Haan sikha maine jeena jeena kaise jeena
Haan sikha maine jeena, mere humdum
Na sikha kabhi jeena jeena kaise jeena
Na sikha jeena tere bina humdum
Hmmm.. hmmm..
Sacchi si hain yeh taareefein
Dil se jo maine kari hain...
Sacchi si hain yeh taareefein
Dil se jo maine kari hain...
Jo tu mila to saji hain
Duniya meri humdum
O aasma mila zameen ko meri
Aadhe aadhe poore hain hum
Tere naam pe meri zindagi
Likh di mere humdum
Haan seekha maine jeena jeena, kaise jeena
Haan seekha maine jeena, mere humdum
Na seekha kabhi jeena jeena kaise jeena
Na seekha jeena tere bina humdum
Hmmm... hmmm..

By the time manik finished singing, a large crowd had gathered to hear him and they donated money to the kids.

The kids were extremely happy. Media men also came rushing to cover the news.. our bodyguards were having a tough time keeping the crowd away.

Manik made a phone call to the NGO that takes care of the cancer patient.

Shortly the men from the NGO came and took charge to help the kids in getting their mother treated. I was so overwhelmed with the proceedings .

manik is a gem. I did my part by feeding the kids to their stomach full.

Their glowing and happy faces , gave a different kind of satisfaction, which you try to find all your life in expensive things.

It was late in the night when we returned home and then till early morning we packed our bags with the girls helping me and boys helping manik. And finally everyone crashed to sleep wherever they found place.
...

Our charter plane landed on the international airport of Port Blair. Manik led me out to the waiting car. Andaman & Nicobar is a group of about 300 islands divided into two parts. One part consisting of Andaman with its capital as Port Blair and the other part consisting of Nicobar with capital as Carnicobar. We were going to an island on the Andaman part.

Soon our car stopped at a beach and i saw a motor boat waiting for us. Manik helped me get onto that and it started.

"how much more time?" i asked for the first time as i was really impatient now. Manik took me in his embrace " we are almost there and your surprise is waiting" he informed and i was suddenly alert with the name of surprise "really??" i asked and he nodded smiling. I saw lights at a distance.

"manik what is that?"

"have patience, you will know" he spoke and bit his lips.

As we reached the shore, i found the source of the light to be a cottage , a little distance away from the shore. I wondered what it actually was? A hotel? Or something else? But it was quite secluded spot, not a single soul around.

Manik got off and picked me up in his arms. I was shocked "manik , what are you doing?, koi dekhega toh kya bolega? It is not our house.." he paid no heed to my rants and just kept smiling. A man unlocked the door, and kept our bags inside.from outside it looked like a cottage but the interiors were quite contrasting, with lavishness written all over it. Manik put me down when we were inside. I looked around, it didn't look like a hotel or something, it seemed like a private property, specifically and intricately designed . the living room was spacious with furnitures already in place. I moved inside observing the place, wondering whose house it was, while manik was busy giving tip to the man who brought us and our luggage here.

I entered a room which looked nothing less than a princess's bedroom. It had a huge bed in the middle with white drapes hanging. The most astonishing feature was the French door which gave the view of the sea outside. Everything was ivory white in that room with a little red here and there.

I jumped in fright when manik suddenly came from back and hugged me placing his chin on my shoulders.

"hey its just me" he assured me.

"yeah i know, sorry" i apologised.

"so how's the place? Did you like it?" he asked

"yeah its beautiful , but whose property is this?" i enquired.

He came in front and held my hand and pulled me to sit on his lap while he sat on the bed. "this is our home, dad bought it 5 years ago...he wanted to turn into a resort but mom stopped him as she liked it like this only"

I gasped "really? This place is solely ours?" i asked in disbelief "and this was your surprise??"

He nodded smiling like a shy teenager.

"wow i just loved this surprise, i had always imagined my honeymoon to be like this..its like a dream come true for me!! I can't tell you how happy i am, thank you, thank you, thank you so much!!" i pecked his cheeks uncountable times and he was all shy and red.

"aww how cute, you are blushing manik!" i announced

"no i am not" he tried to put a bold front.

I chuckled "of course you didn't , but i will make you blush tonight" i informed him.

"but that is my job" he smirked
"today it will be a role reversal, are you ready for that?" i teased him

"definitely" he spoke confidently

"but i am hungry now" i pouted
He chuckled.

"ok you freshen up , i will see what is there to eat..." he suggested

"ok"

He brought my bag and placed it on the table and opened it for me. I got down to search an appropriate dress while manik took out a set of his clothes from another bag and went to the washroom. He came out after a few minutes and left the room while i was still deciding what to wear.
...

Dinner happened uneventfully. Manik went to check the doors and window ,before sleeping, while i quickly changed into clothes, according to my plan. Manik was coming towards our room, when the smiley ball in his hand fell and he bent down to pick it up, just then i made an entry wearing just , his white shirt. As he was bent down, he saw my bare legs and slowly his eyes travelled upwards and he stood straight gawking at me like i was an alien. I had the top four buttons open, which gave a peek into my cleavage.
"wow you are looking like a freaking sex goddess in my shirt!" he whispered as if in a trance and i blushed. Just then the song started playing , which i had put on.

Give me give me love n give me more
Thoda sa mujhse love le bhi aao
My lover gave you dounce and I feelin' low
Again and again and again
What's danger, what danger, what danger
Take me down, down, down
What danger, what danger, what danger
Take me down, down, down
Take me down, down, down
Take me down, down, down

He came forward to hold me but i pushed him inside our bedroom and locked the door. I walked seductively towards him. And he waited anxiously. Lyrics of the song caught his attention and he widened his eyes and i chuckled. I danced close to him but did not let him touch me. He frowned and i chuckled. He understood that i am teasing him.

Aaj dikhade mujhe love karke
Oh baby baahon mein bharke
Oh jo bhi sohca sapnon mein
Woh aaj dikhade mujhe sab karke (x2)
Tu isaq mera, tu isaq mera
Tu hi meri raaton ka nasha
Tu isaq mera, tu isaq mera
Soya huaa jisam jagaa (x2)
That reason that I can not love no other
Tera pyaar
This life I'm gonna live it longer
Tera pyaar
I made a spell girl, I'm down under
Tera pyaar
I keep coming for more n more n more (x2)

I slowly started unbuttoning the shirt in front of him and let it fall off my body. He gulped loudly. I was wearing a red lingerie beneath the shirt and manik's eyes popped out when he saw my bare tummy and waist. He was trying very hard to control himself from spoiling whatever i was trying to do. I pulled him holding his vest and made him sit on the bed. Next i pulled off his vest. He was behaving like an obedient puppy waiting for the bone!...haha once he gets it ..he will lick it to no end!

Kaali raaton mein
Crazy aankhon ne chuaa
Kuch mujhko kuch meri saanson ko huaa
Kaali raaton mein
Crazy aankhon ne chuaa
Kuch tezz asar lazy saanson ko huaa
Tu ishq mera, tu ishq mera
Tu hi meri raaton ka nasha
Tu isaq mera, tu isaq mera
Soya huaa jism jagaa (x2)

I ran my finger over his face slowly and seductively. He held my finger between his teeth and sucked it. A current ran through my body. As i haulted for a second , he tried to take advantage and inched closer to grab my lips but i quickly collected my self and pushed him on the bed. I headed for the preparation for the last shock and he waited for my next move. I went behind the blind and took off my b** and threw in his direction. I watched as he caught it and was looking at it like it was a math equation, twisting and turning it , next i threw my step-in and it fell in front of him. He bent down to pick it up but again stopped mid-way as i appeared before him wrapped in a sheet from under my arms and holding it near the center of my chest, my hair flowing down my waist. I could see that this was too much for him, if i tease him more , he won't spare me later. He got up and pulled me to himself holding my waist.

"beautiful" he whispered as he traced his fingers from my forehead through nose down to my lips. He caressed my lips with his thumb

Sardi mein garmi hai
Poori besharmi hai
Jaanam jaayaz jo
Humne woh
Ghalati ki hai (x2)
Please dikhade tu gazab karke
Labon ke paas lab karke
Socha hai jo bhi sapno mein
Woh aaj dikhade mujhe sab karke
Tu isaq mera, tu isaq mera
Tuhi meri raaton ka nasha
Tu isaq mera, tu isaq mera
Soya hua jisam jaga (x2)

"nandini, i love you!!" he confessed earnestly almost brushing my lips with his. He didn't wait for my reply as he knew that i loved him to the core and my actions tonight had proved it once again. I had been too bold tonight. Forget surprising him, i had surprised my self first! Moreover this confession of his was special as he had said those words after an interval of almost 3 days. As soon as our lips met, by the intensity of it , i knew that tonight he is going to be very hard on me. My legs started giving up and even holding the sheet together was getting difficult. I mumbled in his mouth "manik".

Tu hi meri raaton ka nasha
Soya huaa jisam jagaa..

he moved back letting me breath. The fierceness, the hunger, the passion , the madness that i had never seen before, was visible in his eyes tonight.

He got rid of his lowers ,while i was catching up with my breath. I made him sit on the bed, much to his dislike as he wanted to take charge of the situation. I sat on his lap with my legs on either side of him, holding the sheet with one hand and the other hand reached to the back of his head and i fisted his hair and pulled him in for a kiss. His hands roamed on my back , squeezing my waist every now and then.

I forced him to lie down, breaking the kiss. He laid back and i started kissing his face down to chin and throat and then chest. I moved my leg and then lied down beside him. My free palm travelled down to his weak spot and he groaned loudly "nandini , no!" he almost spoke as if in pain, startled i pulled back my hand. "what happened manik? Did i do anything wrong?" i asked worried.

He smiled "no its nothing like that, its just that your acts tonight are making me wild and crazy..i am afraid i might hurt you". I relaxed hearing him "i would like to be hurt this way" i confessed and resumed my work , he moaned in pleasure and i felt ecstatic that i could do so. After playing around for a while , finally the only piece of cloth between us was shed and he entered inside me and then there was no stopping him. He thrust inside me till he was drained of energy and collapsed on me burying his face in the crook of my neck. He breathed in my hair for a few seconds and then finally laid down beside me scooping me in his arms. After i had calmed down , i asked him "manik, are you sleeping?" he responded with a kiss on my earlobe "what do you think? Should we go for another round? " he asked, mischief clear in his tone.

I blushed and turned to face him " stop it! And tell me, did you like my surprise?"

"like?? I loved it!!! Thank you for taking this much effort, i know its never easy to be such bold even if i am your husband, but you did this much for me, i can't thank you enough" he replied with love wrapped in his each word.

"sorry, that i denied you this , for almost a week" i apologised

"it was worth the wait" he grinned and pecked my lips.

"you know it, still i would like to say, i love you and i love to make love to you" i spoke and buried my face in his chest to hide the blush and shyness.

"arey , no one would believe , you are the same girl who was so bold a little while ago" he teased me.

"manik!! I am sleepy, good night" i spoke faking annoyance.

"its good morning , jaan" he said and i looked at the wall clock in surprise.

Indeed it was almost morning. Manik chuckled "we lasted the whole night, surprising isn't it?" he teased again "from where do you derive so much energy? Share the secret with your husband...com'on" he continued.

"manik, please na.." i pleaded

"ok ok..sleep, good night jaan" he stopped bugging me and rubbed my arms soothingly and i fell asleep...
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Credits to the writer-Manini Mehra