Nandini after so many days, she felt better today, her vomiting sensation is gone. She took bath, Siya and jyothi helped her to get dressed. Manik is all time seeing her with smile.

"Hukum!!! What happened why are you smiling?"

"I am feeling happy you are back to normal after so many days"

"Yes I too feel good, let us go to puja"

Both walked to puja room.

Seeing Nandini in puja room after so many days mothers felt happy, they asked pandit to perform special puja for her health and baby health. He did.

After puja, Nandini took blessings from pandit, king and all mothers, they stopped her to bend and hugged her happily. They all enquired about her health even asked about her taste, what she want to eat or drink. Nandini just asked for some coconut water they frowned but said ok and made her drink it.

After spending time with them Nandini came back, Manik was waiting for her, "you came at last"

"Mother were spending time with me I couldn't come" she smiled as excuse

"I know they are happy with this news" he said while touching her stomach, she smiled more

"Yes!!!"

"Ok come on what you want to eat we will eat together"

"Hukum!!! I want to eat katta AMA ki pickle with hot steaming rice and lots of ghee" she said while wetting her lips indicating that she is imagining it

Manik smiled at her expression and ordered Siya to bring them

Both sat, "when will dit's bring food?" Nandini said in desperation

Manik laughed "she just went maharaj ji should cook and she should bring"

"Hukum I want it now" Nandini said firmly

Manik frowned at her tone was about to say something she stood up "I will go and check now, Siya might be distracted with some other work or she may be passing time talking with some one I need it now" she started to walk

Manik is surprised "Nandini wait she will come fast"

"No I will go I want to eat now I am getting water in mouth I can't resist I want now"

"Nandini wait"

Nandini is walking fast Manik is following her, Manik tried a lot to stop her but she is no where near to listen

They reached kitchen, seeing Manik and Nandini in kitchen all became alert and did Pranam, Nandini didn't notice anyone she just walked to maharaj ji and asked "is rice ready?"

"Pranam bahurani sa!!! I kept it on fire it's boiling"

"How much time it will take??? I want it now" she asked

"Just ten mins"

"No I want now" she said in frustration

"Nandini it is cooking see wait Siya will bring" Manik tried to explain

"No I want now here on plate that's it"

All looked at her shocked Manik composed "Nandini!!!! Come on I will make you eat"

"No I can't wait to walk to our room I will eat now" she sat down

All looked at her more surprised

Manik frowned, till yesterday she didn't eat anything now she is desperate to eat

Manik signalled Siya to go and bring diama, she ran

Maharaj ji looked at rice it is still cooking he got idea he took pickle and placed in small plate and gave Nandini it "bahurani sa taste it and say is it ok?"

Nandini took it and licked it with finger and felt tingles on tongue, she blinked with moan "wow!!!!!!! It's so tasty" she started to eat it

Manik panicked and took it from her hand "Nandini it's so spicy you may fall sick"

"Hukum!!!! It's tasty give it to me now"

"No"

Nandini got angry "Hukum!!! Give it to me I want it"

"No!!! Maharaj ji is this way to give her this spicy pickle to taste and this much if anything happen to her I will kill you" He is angry now

"Hukum!" Nandini raised voice "if you don't give me now I will cry" she said with hoarded voice teary eyes

Manik looked at as if she is alien "Nandini it is not good for health"

"No I want it and I want it now can't I eat just pickle for once?????" She started to cry

Manik panicked "Nandu no listen when rice is cooked you can eat just wait for few mins" He is consoling her

"No I want it now" she is crying like baby

Listening about all this all three mothers came to kitchen, diama too came with Siya, Manik's other wives to came while kitchen became crowded

Nandini is crying more Manik is trying stop her she is not at all listening

"Yuvaraj!!!! What happened?" Leelavati asked in shock

"MA sa!!!! He took my pickle bowl and not giving to me" Nandini complained while crying with hiccups

All looked at her as she is kid "what???" Leelavati asked in shock

"Yes MA sa sge is eating pickle raw which stopped her from eating and she is crying like this" Manik explained as he is totally confused

"Manik you are too much give that bowl here now" Leelavati shouted Manik gave Nandini took it happily and started to lick it happily

"Manik at this stage she feels weird things to eat and do never ever stop her again she will be stubborn as kid let her do whatever she want"

"But MA sa it is not healthy" Manik tried to explain

"Chup!!!! You know nothing" she scolded him

Diama came forward "Yuvaraj she need to eat that's it, whatever her heart feel to eat she can eat because she will have weird cravings at this stage of pregnancy be patient if it is not healthy you should just make her eat little and explain it to softly, look at me"

Diama turned to Nandini "bahurani sa pranam, is it tasty?"

"Yes very tasty" she said while licking happily

"But it makes baby burn his stomach what to do?"

Nandini stopped eating and looked at diama and frowned "is it???"

Diama kept puppy face

Nandini frowned looked at bowl and her then gave it Siya "I don't want, bring me some food now, I am going to room I will lay back" she said to Siya

Siya took bowl brought some water and bowl to wash her hand she did so and turned to go all gave her way she just walked away

Manik is really shock "Yuvaraj!!!! She is so fragile, she is also confused with her changes, feelings and cravings, she is very much confused state let her do what she feels so she will be happy" diama said

"Manik she will be stubborn, cry and sometimes she will make you mad but you should be patient son, she is also at vulnerability" Radhabai said to Manik

Manik nodded with confusion

Leelavati came "you are really too much Manik for pickle you made her cry next time if I hear such I will keep her with me and will never allow you to see her until I get my grandsons" she warned Manik gulped hard and nodded still in shock

All went away Manik too came back to Nandini

Siya brought food plate with her Nandini took it with anticipation "Siya I am hungry, wait where is Hukum food?" She asked in frown

Manik looked at her with smile even in her such weird moods she can't eat without him

"I brought for both bahuranisa" Siya said

Nandini smiled "Hukum come on let's eat I am hungry"

Manik smiled and sat beside her

Siya served them Nandini ate too little "I am full"

Manik looked at plate "Nandini you just ate little please it eat you should eat more for our children na"

Nandini pouted "But I feel full"

"For my sake little"

Nandini nodded and took some more

Manik left harsh breath, he is somuch frustrated "Nandini why did you cry earlier?"

Nandini stopped eating looked at him she got tears "sorry Hukum I don't know I felt like if I won't eat it I may die" Manik kept his hand on her mouth "Nandini what is this don't you dare to say such words it's ok ok don't cry now"

She nodded wiped her tears and started eating again

Manik felt more worried what to do and what not to do he is totally confused

When Manik is at practice ground checking new trainers parth came Manik is calm

"Pranam Yuvaraj what happened?"

"Yaar I am confused and worried about Nandini"

Parth frowned "what happened to bahuranisa is she ok?"

"She is But today she made fasico about pickle, she cried complaint on me to MA sa, she scolded me and then when diama just said it's not good for children, she left went away as if nothing happened, when I asked about it she said she don't know why? I am totally confused"

Parth laughed

Manik got angry was about to punch him Parth stopped him "Yuvaraj!!!! This is just starting you have to experience much more worse situations in future, they demand such thing which you can't even imagine, my wife asked me once to bring elephant to our bedroom, how can I??? Whole night all family members tried to convince her but she started to cry like baby, after a hour she got tired and slept thank god next day she didn't remember anything, you are lucky she just asked pickle"

Manik frowned "I am messed up"

"Yes, but in best way all these thing will add up in our memory lane forever Yuvaraj"

"Yes" Manik smiled happily.

Jyothi came there , "Pranam Yuvaraj!!! You come with me fast, bahurani sa is crying"

"What??? Why?" Manik asked in panic tone

"She want to see you, Siya said you are busy she started crying that you left her alone"

"What?" Manik started to walk to her

Parth laughed and went on his work