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Bonus chapter : Rajnandini

Manik’s POV:- 

I got home from work and was hit a with a shoe the minute I entered. What the... there stood my gorgeous pregnant wife glaring at me angrily. Oh oh what did I forget today. You see since the day we found she’s pregnant a month afternoon that I’ve been forgetting a lot things and as a result I’m hit with things that come in my wife’s hand first. I hope she doesn’t find a tv or something closest to her. Till now she’s thrown sandals, shoes, vase, cutlery, belt on repeat. How does she even find a belt to throw at me?! I came back from my thoughts when she threw a vase towards me. 

What the hell. Ok enough is enough. 

“What the hell Nandini why are you throwing things at me now” I asked her angrily. 

Wrong move she started throwing more things. 

“Why? I’ll tell you why because you forgot today was the last ultrasound before the baby is born!!! But you went off for a meeting forgetting you got your wife pregnant. Who do you think you are. We are in this together Manik. It’s your baby as well don’t act so irresponsible” she said throwing things at me. 

I felt guilt. I wasn’t aware she had an appointment. I walked towards her and pulled her to sit down. 

“Hey hey I’m really sorry love. It wasn’t intentional. I wasn’t even aware about this if I knew you think I’ll miss the appointment of our baby girl? I won’t. I love you and our child more than anything love don’t ever think you are in this alone alright. You both are my responsibility and I won’t disappoint you again. Now smile alright?” 

She gave me a small one so I tickled her and I heard her melodious laugh. I stopped and gave her a hug. 

Kissing her forehead I asked “ what did the doctor say?” 

“The baby is healthy. Ready to come out in a weeks time”. 

I smiled and kissed her nose and took her to the room where we were staying temporarily. I put her to bed and was working on my iPad when she got up and sat on my lap playing with my shirt buttons. 

“What’s the matter love?” I asked her knowing she was definitely craving something. And bang on she was. 

“I am really craving mango Manik” she said cutely and I couldn’t resist so I kissed her. I pulled back and went towards the kitchen bringing back her mangoes that I had brought today by luck. 

She looked so precious eating those mangoes. Her smile and joy made me happy and a bit proud too. As a man I was able to fulfill her demand which made me proud. I rubbed my beard against her cheek to which she pushed me away complaining. In our caste if the wife is pregnant the husband has to keep beard until the child is born. So my beard had grown but I trimmed it to shape time to time so I looked human. 

She then suddenly asked me. 

“ Manik what will we name our child as?” 

“ I don’t know love because I want you to name our child. You have carried our child for nine months and you’ll give birth to it bearing so much pain. You deserve to name our child no one else”. She smiled and kissed me. 

“How about Rajnandini?” She asked. 

“ I’ll change my name to Mr. Manik Khandelwal” I asked teasing her. 

“Manik... seriously “ 

“What I’m not naming our child on a movie character” 

“What happened to me naming our child” 

“ I’m kidding you’re naming her and I like the name. Isi life Mein right??” 

“Yes I love that movie and Rj’s character” 

“Ok then Rajnandini Malhotra it is. Our Rj”