Chapter 16

As we got closer to home, manik was getting more nervous, I could feel it in the way his hand rested on my calf.

"Hey stop it" I said seeing him tense as he parked in our garage

"Huh?"

"You are getting nervous manik"

"Yes I am, I don't know if you"

"Shh, I will love it"

"But"

"Shh, I'm egar now" I said jumping out of the car

"Nandini wait" I heard his voice

"Manik come on" I yelled running up from the garage door

"No, wait a second Jaan" he called making me pout as I stopped

He came up behind me and picked me up in his arms.

"Close your eyes" he said

"No"

"Close your eyes, love" he repeated pecking my forehead

I closed my eyes, I was going to peak but I didn't.

"Open your eyes"

Getting his permission I opened my eyes to find us in manik's room but he was right it was completely changed. There were different pictures of him and I, there were Polaroid pictures as well on his desk. His bed wasn't a square/rectangle, it was round.

There were old daisies that sat on his desk at the back making my breath hitch a little. They were the daisies I had gotten manik when I was 9, it was his birthday and I was sad because I didn't have money so I got him daises from the orphanage garden

"You kept them" I asked tearing up

"I did and everything you have given me, from that chewed up pencil to the watch you got me earlier this year on my birthday"

"Manik"

"No don't cry, this isn't the surprise, its somethn else"

"This is so sweet mani"

"Thank you, umm I need you to get changed okay"

I nodded still in his arms, he kissed my head and placed me on my feet. I was about to go to my room but he grabbed my arm

"No ma'am, your clothes are in the closet" he said pointing at his closet

"But how"

"I had mukti help along with navya. Now go get changed"

I nodded running to the bathroom which has the walk in closet accessed through a door. I showered and changed coming out of the bathroom. I put the towel and clothes in the laundry basket and sat on the bed. I really liked the change in his room.

"Hey" I heard him coming in

He had wet hair too so I knew he took his clothes and showered in my room.

"Hi" I mumble as he sat beside me on the bed

"So I am going to bring in the surprise, you ready" he asked

I nodded aggressively causing him to chuckle

He got up and walked outside for a second, he came back with a huge basket making me wonder what's going on.

He placed the basket on the floor and looked at me

"Go ahead" he said

I smiled stepping down from the bed sitting beside the basket

I opened it and I swear to god, I couldn't breath for a second. I looked up at manik and then back at the basket and back up at him

"Its yours" he whispered

"Manik" I stammered a little

He sat beside me, his arm behind my back as he caressed very very gently to give me comfort

"Don't freak out"

"I mhmm I, this, no there has to be some mistake right?" I asked looking at him

"No jaan, there isn't I swear"

"But how, I"

"Breath butterfly" he whispered kissing my head

I leaned into his touch to calm down

"Manik is he mine" I asked

"He is" he replied

I squealed a bit as reality finally set in,

"Can I hold him" I asked

"Of course, love"

I grinned as I lowered my hand int he basket and picked up a sleeping little puppy. Ahhhh oh my gosh I can't believe this, Manik got me a little puppy.

"Oh my goshhh" I was literally crying

"Shh stop crying babe, im sorry if you didn't like him"

"No, i love him" I said holding the puppy close to my chest

Manik picked me up in my arms and placed me on the bed.

"Manik he is so precious" I whispered adjusting him in my arms

"He is" he replied kissing my head

I kissed the puppy's head and he snuggled closer in my chest making me melt ahh he is so freaking cute man.

"Since you are so lost in the little pup, here is another thing" he said making me look up at him

He placed this huge and when I say huge I mean humongous bouquet and no not jsut of rose or any other flower. It was a bouquet of books, romance books, roses and chocolates. a tiny little card placed in front of the bouquet.

I grabbed it out of the bouquet and flipped it open

'Dear Nandini, I am so sorry for hurting you, for ignoring you but I promise it won't happen again. you mean the world to me and I will spend the rest o my life proving that and making you feel secured with me. You are my life nandini. Please forgive me, yours Manik' the note read

i looked up with tears.

"No crying little mouse" he whispered wiping my tears

"I, you did so much for me"

"Its nothing and don't think it's to make it up to you. This I just wanted to do for you because I just wanted to, not because this would make you forgive me"

i placed the little pup in the basket again and launched myself at Manik, his arms wrapped around me.

"What's wrong muffin?" He asked kissing my temple

"You make me so happy Manik, I did not for the love of god think this was the surprise. I I don't even know how to react, I am head over heals over this" I confessed

"Im glad you like it. I did it for this smile" he whispered as I pulled my face out of his neck

"Thank you" I whispered again

"My pleasure babe"

"Mani he is ours" I asked seeing our pup

"He is yours"

"No I want him to be ours, for our new beginning" I told him

A smile formed on his lips

"Then he is ours"

"Yayyyy oh my gosh I'm so happy" I said jumping up and down on the bed

"You will fall Nandini" manik said but I was so freaking excited so I was jumping around like no one's business

Ahh im so happy

"Careful love" manik said as he caught me when I fell haha yup my clumsy ass fell

"Manik we have a puppy"

"We do"

"Whats his name? Oh my gosh we have to get him snacks and food, a house, ahh toys and and we have to get him neutered and some injections ahh oh m gosh" I rambled

"Shh breath a little"

"But manik"

"Shush it" he said picking up the basket and placing it under his desk

He didn't close the basket fully, he left it half open and closed the lights. He picked me up laying me on his chest and covering us with blankets

"He doesn't have a name, I already have snacks, food, a little house for him. He has all his shots and has been neutered" he replied

"So you name him" I asked resting my chin on his chest

"You name him" he siad

"Can I name him brownie" I asked

He chuckled a little, nodding

"Brownie it is"

"He sleeps too much, I wanna play' I said

"And so did you when you were a baby like him" he said making me pout at him

"Shhhh bad bad manik" I said shaking my head at him

"Very bad" he replied kissing my nose

I giggled a little resting my face against his chest.

He started humming something making me drowsy.

"You mean the world to me darling and I wouldn't have it any other way. Having you in my arms is eveyrhitn for me. You are forever little mouse" I heard him whispered but I was way too sleepy

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