"What happened Vennela?"

He asked as he pulled her outside the kitchen.

"Adi Bava!"

"Hmm"

He asked as they moved towards their bedroom in their village house. Their way was blocked by Deva, Jai's father.

"Mavaiyya!"

"Are you fine Vennela?"

"Naakem mavaiyya?"

"You should take care of yourself! Were you in kitchen all this time?"

"Yes Nana she was!"

Vennela glared at her husband who put her on the spot with his father, her uncle.

"Vennela,you are not supposed to stand for a long time! Remember what doctor said?"

"I remember. One person is already driving me crazy mavaiyya! Now you don't start. I am going to rest right?"

"Em pilla ma nuvu. Jai take her to your room"

Deva shook his head and moved out of their way from the staircase. Jai saw the chance and threw Vennela over her shoulder and rushed to their room before anyone else can catch them. Vennela squealed and hit his back.

"Bava! Put me down"

But he let her down only in their room. As soon as he locked their room door and came beside her, she did the one thing she wanted to do for a very long time. She hit him on his head.

"Oh?"

Jai looked at her rubbing the spot where she hit him.

"Vennela?"

"Take that for telling on me to Mavaiyya and for carrying me here like I am your old shirt!"

She said as she settled herself on the bed and tried to elevate her ankles. Jai at the moment took her ankles in his hands and starting rubbing them soothing her pain.

"For this only I carried you!"

"Seriously?"

"What else?"

"Oh! What a romantic husband I have!"

She mumbled. Jai smiled secretly. He still remembered the time when he was away from her as his father had thrown him out. He called her only a very few times to ask after his father and the situation prevailing in the village. But he could just sense her disappointment on him not asking for her.

His smile became naughty smirk as he moved his hand towards her ticklish spot in her foot. As soon as he touched the spot, he got what he expected. She squealed and jumped and pulled her legs. But he who was having a strong hold her foot also went along with her. She fell on the bed taking him along with her. At the force she fell, his lips made contact with her neck. Her eyes grew wide. She immediately pushed him and sat up.

He just smiled.

"Still complaining about me being so unromantic?"

She just twisted her lips and laid on her side of the bed facing away from him. He also fell on his pillow placing his head on his folded arms and smiled looking at the ceiling.

"By the way, you are yet to tell me who was over the phone Vennela"

A pillow came flying and hit him on his chest making him chuckle.