Again it was well past morning when Mullai woke up that day .

Her empty tummy screamed as hell once she woke up and every fibre of hers ached with pain.

The cramps alongside the sleeking velvety stickiness felt inbetween her limbs instantly explained it to her .

Her monthly cycle !!!

The pain was so unbearable .

With much efforts she tried to get up from her bed , simultaneously trying to recollect the happenings of the previous night .

She remembered she had severe dysmenorrhoea and a burning micturtion that made her  visit the wash room up and down . Along with a cracking pain _

Then ?

Just a blank dark space expanded within her field of vision .

She remembered nothing more than that .

Only when she tried to get down from her bed she noticed her IV line and the drip that was connected to it .

Not only that ,

She ...

She ...

She noticed something else too ,

This wasn't the dress she was wearing the previous night .

She was wearing only sarees even at night ;  these days , after shifting to his room .

She had never touched any one of the night dresses he had bought for her though she wore all the other sarees and salwars he had purchased .

There were two main reasons _

All the night dresses he had purchased  were too too expensive : she wasn't convinced to wear such expensive clothing just to sleep ,

Next and the main reason was _ they were  too too skimpy scanty clothes  and almost transparent fabric _with deep or wide cuts and maximum without sleeves .

She even wondered as to why he had bought such clothes for her ( coz all of them were stuff that would be worn by a honeymoon couple ! )

( Author : Payyapulla ...evlo vevarama vaangirukaan paaru ! )

She dare not wear such revealing clothes before him , though they all appeared classy and comfy .

Instead she had always wrapped herself with sarees even during sleep .

( Author : Awan athullaiyum , unnaiya paathutu than Pappu erukaan !)

Well now ,

Back _

Forgetting her pain and headache Mullai sat up straight in her bed and thought hard.

Mullai : mmaa ....valli uyir poguthaae ,
Pasikuthu vera ,

Hmm.....ithu ....ithu enna kaila drip laam potruku ?

Naan yepo inga vanthu paduthen ?

Suthama onum nyabagam illaiyaae .

Tchu ...she looked down at herself once more ,not believing what she was wearing then .

A thin lemon yellow , sleeveless chickengari night gown that stopped short at her knees itself .

It had a deep rectangular cut neck with intricately embroidered work all over along with small frills at both shoulders tied into a small bow _

Ithu ....intha dress enna ipadi eruku ?
Araiyum koraiyuma ...,
Ithu awanga vaangi vacha night gown la ?

Naan yepo itha poten ?

Nethi raathri bathroomkum,bedkum mathi maathi poonathu mattum than nyabagam varuthu .

Apo sellai thana katti erunthen ?

Ithu enna _ .,she just then realised it , her pantyhose _ and the napkin s ,
... naan ,naan itha vaikalaiyaae _

She was sure about it _ she hadn't pinned up her sanitary napkins .

The flow hadn't yet started then and she was suffering with pain alone .

Only when she realised she was about to get her period she had a blackout and then ....

And then ...she faintly remembered sliding to the ground .

Nothing more than than.

The flow must have been after that ,

But who had secured the napkin for her and why is she in these night clothes ?

Who had done all this ?

All this nanny work for her ?

Him.?

One second she remembered him but immediately disposed off that possibility as he wasn't in town now _ he would be returning only today afternoon .

She thought both with  dissapppointment and confusion .

Ithelaam yaaru pannirupa ?

Kadavulaae ....onum nyabagam vanthu tholaiya maatenguthaae .

Awanga ?

Awanga laa erukumo ....her whole body blushed and flushed beet red at that thought !

Chee ....chee ,itha poi yepadi awanga kooda vekkamaae illama sambantha paduthi yosikra Mullai _ vara vara unaku buthi malungi poguthu .

Pinna yaaru ?

Vera yaaru intha room kulla vara mudiyum , athuvum artha raathri la .

Awanga vera oorla illaiyaae ,

Mithra vanthruntha kooda , awa yepdai ithelaam seiva ?

Vera yaaru ...hmm?

She thought and finally arrived at a conclusion ,

Uma chithi !!!

Awangala _ her eyes teared up at that thought ,
She had always thought of Uma as another mother , and was very much convinced that it must have been Uma only who would have done all this ,

Chithi ya than erukanum ,

Vera yaaru inga vanthu ....ithelaam pannuva.

Irunthalum intha chithi evlo nallavangala erukaanga ,

Uma was really as kind hearted as Mullai thought  only _ but in her assumption , Mullai failed to think how could Uma carry a bubbly girl like her and do all this help .

Instead thinking of something else ,she stopped the drip and slowly walked to the wash room .

Enna than chithiya erunthalum , awanga ennaiya dress ilaama paathrupaangala ?

Achachoo ,

Chu .. .ithelaam epadi than panninaangaloo ,.

Athukum oru manasu venum _ aana yen , intha dress eh poi pottu vitaanga ?

Only when she entered the wash she knew why .

Because her light coloured saree was now deep dark red in colour and was shoved off at one corner in the laundry basket . Along with her inskirt .It was nothing but a bundle of dried dark blood .

The whole wash room smelled of the rustic iron smell of blood .

Mullai felt really thankful on seeing that though she felt a little shy ,

Her head dizzed a little even now ,

Not having enough energy to bathe she just brushed her teeth and washed her face and cleaned herself before settling back in her bed .

She really didn't possess the energy to go downstairs _

With an empty stomach she lazily slumped back to bed thinking about him ,

Inneram enna pannitu erupaanga ?

Saaptrupaangala ? Anga poiyum intha maathri than arakoraiya saapiduvangala ?

Tchu ...

Apadi enna periya vellaiyaam ? Pottatha potta padi ,office la erunthaae oodiyaachu !

Hmm ..

Awala paarkava erukumo ?

Awa oru phone eh pottu paakanumnu pola erukunu sollirupa _ odanae iwangalum poirupaangaloo ?

Illa ...ila , athu maathrilaam erukaathu _ apadilaam poi paatha maathri onum theriyalayaae ,

Inimel epadiyoo , aana ipo thaatha ,kudumbam laam erukum bothu , iwanga apadilaam poi paakravangala therila !
Awanga apadi illa !

Ipolaam ,awa pesurathum korachala thana eruku .

Hmm...

Innaiku mathiyam thana flight nu sonanga ? Koopidalama ? Illa ,vellaila disturb pannitenu kochukuvaangala ?

Intha phone enga pochu ?

Tchu ...she couldn't find her mobile anywhere near by ,

Mani ennanu kooda therilayaae ,

Thalavali vera mandaiya polakuthu !

Pchu ....

Enaku ipo awangala odanae paakanum .,

Apuram sooda oru coffee kudikanum !!

Hmm....

She declared openly to herself when the door opened and Kathir entered with Meena following him carrying a silver kettle and tray set ready with hot milk and black coffee , along with hot bread toasts !!!

Mullai s wide opened mouth and eyes didn't close until Meena arranged everything in the table beside and smiled shyly looking at Mullai s dress .

Meena looked up and down at Mullai , then saw Kathir , and smiled a sheepish shy smile !!

Why ?

It was only then Mullai realised she was still clad in that thin sleeveless short gown .

Poor Meena _ who hailed from a village ; was used to seeing Mullai always clad in saree .

She smiled shyly _ now it was Mullai s turn to pull the sheet over her with shyness .

Not for Meena ,

But for him !!!

Meena left ,

And then ,

Mullai felt shy as well as awkward to be half dressed before him .

As well the look Meena threw at both of them before leaving their room made her more shy .

Meena knew what it is to be man and woman _ and her shy , thoughtfull look implied one thing ,

That her master is used to seeing his wife like this in private and now she is the next one after him who has got this privelage _ Mullai could very well read Meena ' s mind and smile !!

Even  only through sign language ,Meena will become the BBC of the household in the next few minutes and this news will spread like forest fire amongst the ladies working in the household _ alongst with some extra masala , she garnishes .

Mullai wriggled in shyness ,

Along with that she still hadn't recovered from the shock of seeing Kathir stand in blood and flesh this close to her with such a tenderness in his eyes !!

Mullai : mV : Iwanga enna , kanna moodi kanna thorakrathukulla nejamavae Kannu munadi vanthu nikranga ?
Yepo vanthanga ? Yepadi vanthaanga ?
Meena va vera coffee tray oda kaiyooda kootitu vanthutaanga .
Pothuva intha room kulla ,vellai seyyura ponnunga vantha iwangalku pidikaathae ?
Meena vera ennaiya intha kolathulla paathruchu_ itha kannu ,kathelaam vachu ,ennana vithama parapi vidavaaloo therilayaae !!
Iwanga enna , ennaiya ipadi uthu uthu paathu vaikranga ?
Aandava , naan enna thuni potruken _  ithunooda ,melisa erukuthu !

He cleared his throat by now and inched forward towards her ,

Gently touching her forehead he asked with a warm smile ,

Kathir : how are you now ? Odambu sudala .Good .
But valli ipo , paravalaya ?

Mullai : Va ...va ....valliya ,
MV: Iwanga enna ketutu erukaanga ? Valli pathilaam kekranga . Chithi sollirupangala . Iwanga yepo vanthanga ?

Kathir : Yep ,ipo better ah ?
Romba pasikutha ?
...mothala konjam thani kudichutu ,  apuram coffee saapdriya ?
Or else you wanna toast _noticing she was looking better and bit health ,he was basked in unexplainable happiness ....,
and all of a sudden he asked her naughtily and teased her .
Haan ...mothala brush pannitiya ...illa pappaku bed coffee than venuma ?

Mullai forgot everything she wanted to ask and all about her pain ,

She focused on that "pappa "and his tease about "bed coffee "only ,

Mullai : Pappava ? Bed coffee ah ! Aye ...naan yepovumae pallu vellakaama pacha thani kooda kudika maaten ,

Kathir : oh hoo ...he said with that same teasing smile ,

Mullai : Naanu onum pappa illa !

She said in a childish accent with a baby pout that made him take a detailed look at her .

With the freshness of  good sleep and  radiance early morning sun shining over her , dressed in that lemon yellow apparel ,she did look like a cute little ,fluffy button  but with hands and legs .

Without bindi nor accessories , a clean washed face and  free hair she looked like a small little , bubbly girl ,

He looked at her for more than enough and finally said ,

Kathir : Ama verum pappa illa , Kolukku mollukunu eruka kutty pappa !

Mullai : Enathu ?

Kathir : shhp ! Drink your coffee first !
Apuram enkitta vaayadikalaam !

He said in a strict tone now and handed over her coffee .

With her tummy screaming high she immediately obliged .

The cup was empty in a minute .

Not allowing her to speak anything he handed over the toast next dabbing in a pinch of pineapple jam _ her very own preparation .

As whilst doing so ,he observed her again from top to toe that she once again blushed bright red and scrunched the ends of the bedsheet as tight as possible .

With much struggle she managed to pull the clothing below her knee and in attempts to do so ,she realised that the more she pulled it down below her knee ,the more it got lowered down her neck , revealing her cleavage ..... displaying her bountiful beauties right before his eyes .

Mullai was near to crying on seeing him watch all her antics with a secret tease in his eyes !!

What was there in his eyes ?

A sense of having known her already ,

A kind of ownership _

A pride filled yet naughty smile !!

Something _ as if telling her , he knew her , knew everything about her inside out !!

Knowing its not going to be of any help she just pulled the sheet more over her .

He was rather tensed immediately ,

Kathir : Enachu ? Kullurutha ...AC ya korachu vaikava ?

Mullai : MV : Saladai maathri oru thuni _ athuvum iwanga munadi itha potutu vakanthu eruken , Uthu uthu vera paakuraanga !! Ithulla kulluraama ....anala adikum ?
Athu ....athu ... athu vanthu ..

Kathir : Yethu vanthu ?

Something in his tone  and his word struck her .

How come he gave Dharshan immediately the second next she thought about him ?

Leaving aside the bedsheets she asked him ,

Mullai : Ninge ipo Chennai la thana erukanum !
Ipo inga epadi ....

Kathir : Jeeboomba poten ma ! Naan inga eruken , en dupe anga erukaan !

Mullai : Chu ...vellaiyaadathinga ,

Kathir : Enga vellaiyaada ! ! Athan ....madai thirantha vellama erukaae !

Mullai : Enanga solringa ? Purila _

He blushed slightly at her innocence and turned off his face away from her .

Last night was totally different !!!

He wasn't turned even an ounce ,

But not now ,

The second he got to see her bare bouncing contours and her dark taut centres beneath the almost transparent clothing , he felt a gush of endorphins rushing high in his groin .

A savage like desire to pin her down to the bed ; kiss her plump lips like hell and suck her bossoms tight , erupted like a volcano within him and was turning him mad .

She was a perfect mix of childlike innocence and abundant beauty .

He gulped his desire .

Above all , her pain and cry last night came to mind .

He put himself in check and answered politely leaving aside all flirty talks !

Kathir : Nethi night eh vanthuten !

Mullai : ....! She still didn't get it ,

Having no other way , though knowing it might embarrass her ,he opened up ,

Kathir : Pona work seekirama mudinchu pochu .
Athuku mela Chennai la eruka yeno pidikala !
Next flight pudichu ,night eh Trichy ku vanthuten .
Room ku vantha nee mayangi poi vilunthu kedantha ,
Koopita bathilaae illa ....and then , he paused and turned away slightly ,not facing her .

By now Mullai who was heading to him like listening to a story was now totally shocked at his last words .

Mullai : Mayangi vilunthu kedenthana ?

MV : Iwanga enna solranga ? Raathiriyaae vanthutaangalaama ..apo ,apo ...ennaiya.... iwanga la ...erukaathu ,
Cha ..cha ...iwanga vanthu chithiya kooptrupaangalpoo ,

Stll she couldn't guess that he might have helped her ,

He continued and finished in a flow .

Kathir : yes . Mothala bayanthu poiten !
Then I realised ....you , you were in your monthly cycle !
Dress laam stain ah erunthuchu _

Her face  fast changed shades of colour starting from blood red and slowly faded to pale pink ,

Kathir : I had no other way !
Uma athaiya than koopidalaamnu mothala nenachen.
But unnaiya thaniya vitutu poga kooda thayakama erunthuchu _ evlo nerama nee ipdi erunthanum therila ,
And you see ...it was untime !
So I didn't call anyone ,

Mullai : A p a d i n a _ she didn't have the courage to look up to his face nor couldn't expect the raw truth ,

Kathir : I did it !
It was so much blood all around you .
Nee vera yelumbavaae illa !
Enna pannanu therila _
Namma Scans ' OGcianku call panni vara sollitu ,
Unnaiya thookitu poi sutham pannitu ,kondu vanthu paduka vachuten !

Mullai : MV : Kadavulaae ...iwanga enna sollitu erukaanga ?
Enna thottu thookitu ponathu iwangala ...? Apo ...apo ennaiya mulusa paathrupaanaga thana ? Achachoo _!

She felt awkward as well as extremely shy first and couldn't think beyond it .

The fact that he had seen her naked and had nursed her was so so delicate to hear,

Now she openly pulled up the bedsheet and covered her and asked in a small voice ,

Mullai : Intha dress pottu vitathu ?
Naa....napkin vachathu ! She herself couldn't have heard her own voice.

Embarrassment was at its peak !

She couldn't even look up at him ,

Kathir : Naan than ! He said looking at the exact opposite direction to her ,

He knew she was thoroughly embarrassed .

With trembling lips she too turned away ,

Silence prevailed in for few minutes ,

He continued with a sigh ,

Kathir : See you were so helpless . Thatta thatta kanna thoranthu kooda paakala .
Enaku tension aagitu _ bayam vera , that s why ...I had to ,
Mathapadi ..... Mathapadi , it's not like what you think !

Mullai : Ne...nee ...ninge ,..ennaiya va....she stammered a lot at first , finally and asked,  paathingala ?

She couldn't confine her feelings to one particular emotion ,

Embarrassment , shyness , anger ..... awkwardness all churned up inside ,

As she tried to say something more ,he said soothingly ,

Kathir : Shh....Naan thana _ vitru !
Apdilaam .....antha nerathulla laam naan ....naan ... konjam kooda yosikala , how will he explain that he didn't have any wrong intention at that other than her health . He didn't even bat an eye at her wrongly .
He feared she might mistake him , finally he said , see athulaam onum illa .
Evlo male docs erukaanga . Athu maathri than .....I mean apadi nenachukoo !
Naanum manushan than.
I know how to behave myself !

Her face was still red ,

He said softly ,

Kathir : Pchu .... Athelaam nenaikaatha .It's me only .
Saaptutu rest yedu !
Naan Scans ku than kelambren .
Unaku oru USG pannanumnu Dr sonanga ,
Awanga vara time ku naan unaku call panren .
Apo ready aana pothum .
Kelambi eru . Vanthu kootitu poren.
Fine ?
Ipo thirumba thoongu .
Uma athai kitta sollitu poren . Room la yaae saaptutu thoongu .
Mithu kittaiyum sollidren . Sariya ?

She just nodded with head bent down ,

Not knowing what to speak more he left her in utter shock .

She couldn't even see his face .

Only when she heard the door click behind his back she raised her head and looked in that direction .

Surprisingly she wanted to see him again ,

Tchu ...she muttered to herself .

It took some solid time for her to come over her shyness .

The thoughts of him having seen her nude along with her current condition , alone stayed in mind blind folding everything else .

It was only after long long minutes , she realised one other thing .

How come he landed correctly at the time when she most needed help ?

Not only that _

He had done it, everything by his own self .

The Proud Prince of Rangan Industries had nursed her and had done all nanny work for her ,

Now her shyness dissapeared ,

She wondered at his endurance now ,

And rethought the incident in another angle _

It must have been difficult for someone untrained  to nurse a bleeding woman ,

To carry her ; clean her up ,pin up the pads and call the gynaecologist .

He wasn't in any way related to the medical field where in such exposure to the needy is common .

Though he runs a big SCAN unit , he wasn't involved in any field work _ like her , exposure to blood ,urine ,bile ....were all part and parcel of her techician job .

He wasn't so !!

His work was a white collar job _ confined to an Air-conditioned private cabin and monitoring his subordinates via CCTVs .

As far as she remembered ,she had always seen him perfectly groomed ,well dressed neatly without a strand of hair out of place .

Everything about him was so neat and clean , right from his gel set hair to neatly clipped fingers and toes .

She couldn't even imagine such a person , clean up all the mess , so much of blood ,her badly soiled saree and inner clothing and do all this sanitary work .

Now her eyes teared up thankfully ,

Intha veetooda Ilawarasan iwanga_

Thulli aluku padama ,yepovum neat ah dress pannitu ,vallaiya varavanga ,

Yethanaiyo companies nu ku MD _ periya panakaarar _ yepadi konjam kooda aruverupoo , asoosaiyoo padama ,enaku ithelaam senchaanga ?

Ithelaam awangalaae pannanumnu awasaiyam illaiyaae ,

Uma chithi ya kooptrukalaam _ illati Meenava kooptu sutham panna sollirukalaam ,

Iwanagalae pannanumnu enna awasiyam ?

Aruverupaa erunthu erukaathu ?

She thought for long again and again ,

Verum akkarai la mattum oru manushan ipadilaam pannuvaara ?

Odambu mudiyaama oruthi erukaanu parithaba padalaam _ aana verum parithabathullaya oruthar ipdilaam nadanthukuvaanga ?

Thanga thattila porantha manushan _ thalai la erunthu nuni veral varaikum ,oru thulli aluku illatha aalu iwanga !!

Awanga poi , intha maathri bathroom velaailaam enaku paakanumnu enna awasiyam ?

Ithu verum parithabamum ,akkaraiyum mattum thana ?

For the time ever , her mind answered positively to the question her heart asked ,

Sathyama illai !!!

Manasulla thulli paasama illama ,oruthaarala ipdilaam panna mudiyaathu !!

Paasama ?

Athu verum paasama ....illa ?

Athuku per verum Paasam illa _ Kadhal nu atha solluvaanga !

Apadiyum erukumoo ?

Nijama ?

Sweet imaginations and expectations popped up inside her .

By now she was damn sure it wasn't just care nor sympathy alone for her .

Her heart strongly believed that he held something more than that for her !!!

What was that ?

Love !

Ofcourse her heart knew the answer _ but just that it was scared to accept it .

What if everything is just her imagination ?

As she was thinking about all this his call came .

The gynaecologist had come and he was on the way to pick her up .

Some how , the thought of travelling along with him itself was bliss .

She had overcome her shyness by now _ ipo enna , awanga than sonaanga la , oru awasarathuku help pannirukaaga .
Atha poi asingama nenaika koodaathu .Ithulla vekkapada enna eruku ?

Her mind mocked as well _ Ama ,ama unnaiya awar apadi paathathae illa paaru !!

Not allowing her to battle with herself more and more , Kathir arrived on time and took her straight to the USG room of RANGAN SCANS .

RANGAN SCANS _

The same place where she had worked as an ordinary technician for few months and then promoted as in charge for a mere month .

She hadn't even worked properly that last month , before which they got married .

She was visiting the place after a solid span of one year .

And it was totally a different experience now .

Because ,as she walked side by side with him , now as his wife ,the staff who once we're her colleagues now looked upon her as their boss ' s wife .

She felt shy as they wished and gave her special respect .

It was totally new to her .

The son of attitude & arrogance didn't seem any indifferent . Infact he expected his staff to give due respect to her . It was so obvious in his body language itself .

She thought to herself ,

Intha thenavettum ,garvamum iwanga koodavaae poranthathu pola !
Namma kitta mattum than maarirukaanga _ mathapadi inum intha thimir konjam kooda korailla pola ,

Kathir : Enna balama yosichutaae vara ?

He suddenly asked that she jerked visibily at what she had thought just then ,

Mullai : Hi ..hi ... onum illaiyaae. Onumaae illa !

Kathir : Solra vithamaae ,neriaya erukum pola thonuthaae !

Mullai : Nijamanga ..promise ,

Kathir : Pappa sathyam laam pannuthu, doubt inum athigama aaguthaae ,

Mullai : Acho ...Illainga ,naan ....

The scan room had come .

And they temporarily stopped their banter .

The USG was done in minutes .

Making Mullai sit in his cabin he discussed her health with the gynaecologist and came back to his room .

She was fine except for general weakness .

Her blood was sent for tests.

In the meantime they sat in his room ,chit chatting in common ,

Kathir : Enna juice sollatum ? Mosambi or Pomegranate !

Mullai : Yethuvum vendaange ...Kaalaila saaptathae inum eruku .

Kathir : What ? Vendaama ? Yen ...innoru vaati mayangi vilunthu vaikava .
Nothing doing , olunga saapiduma .
Thirumba unnaiya thookalaam enaku thembilla .

Mullai : Thembillaiya? Apo ninhelum nalla saapidunga ,

Kathir : Naan nalla thana saapidren ....he said eyeing her below the neck ., And then added , gundu pappa !

She threw him a sharp stare and retorted back to the banter ,

Mullai : Naan onum pappa illa ! Naan gundum illa !

Kathir : Ha ha ha ...Atha naan sollanum ,
He got up from his luxurious rolling seat and came near her and bent down to her ears and almost whispered , manasulla nee inum pappa than . He said slightly touching her chest , then added with a chuckle ... apuram evlo weight nu  thookinavanuku theriyaatha !

She blushed pink red and forgetting it was his office ebbed forward to spank him .

She had totally forgotten their old life as total strangers for the past one year .

These moments were so blissful ,

With so much ownership over him ,she spanked him , hitting softly over his chest ,

Mullai : Ungala ...ungala....ungala .., repeatedly she hit feebly simultaneously searching for  words to scold him but in vain .

He heartily laughed aloud and dutifully received her spankings as if she was kissing him .

Kathir : Ha ha ha ...pappa adikrathu vallikavaae illaiyaae !
Inum heavy ah try pannu ,naan abaarama cooperate panren !

It was absolute flirt _ and definitely there was a hidden meaning .

As she tried to decode it ,her blood results had come .

He opened the file and ran his eyes over the monitor .

The gynaec had said she was severely anemic as well .

Immediate his face fell with a shadow

Kathir : Ivlo anemic ah erukama . Sariya saapidu .It isn't good for your health .

He left aside all his flirty attitude and was seriously speaking with concern .

She didn't fail to notice the change in him and his obvious concern for her health .

A bubble bloomed inside her .

Mullai : mV : Ithu unmaiyaana akkarai . Poli illa .
Evalokevlo ennaiya kandukaama erunthangalo ,athukum mela ipo akkaraiya kotranga .
Ithu nejam.
Nyayama paatha iwanha mela kovam varanum , aana enaku kadhal kadhal ah vanthu tholaikuthae . Naan enna seiven . Hmm......

Kathir : Enna thirumba "mona" nilaiku poita ?

Mullai : Pchu ....

Kathir : Un blood results paaru
Am worried for it . You are too weak .
Dr Geets says , it may reflect in your pregn.....

He stopped abruptly and blinked at her in shock .

He himself realised it now only .

Even when the doctor had discussed it with him he didn't realise it .

Unga mrs romba weak ah erukaanga sir . She is highly anemic . And  a small fibroid is there . That explains her heavy flow .
Ipothaiku onum periya problem illati kooda , conceive aagum bothu siramam. Ipo naan prescribe panra medicines laam correcta yeduthuka sollunga sir . Pregnancy time la prechanae varaathu .
And ithunaala kooda ,  awangalku theriyama kooda yethachum miscarriage aagiruka chance eruku .
But don't worry about it anymore sir . Intha medicines la awanga cycles regular ah aagidum ,
And you peeps will most likely get to be parents ,at the earliest .

The doctor took her time and patiently explained it to him in detail for two reasons _ one it was his Scans that was earning her a good remuneration and the other was she knew that they had been married for a year , and still didn't have any issues until now . ( She didn't know anything about the divorce ! )

Kathir was more concerned and worried about her health then that he didn't notice the doctor ' s statement about them becoming parents .

And now he causually said it to without thinking and stopped abruptly once uttering the word pregnancy !

How causually and effortlessly he is able to connect and see her as the mother of his kids !!!

He had felt the same feeling once before when his grandmother enqired him whether she was pregnant !!

Damn !!!

Why the heck did he do this foolishness of divorcing her ?

F**k you man ! You screwed up your own life !

He scolded his ownself and looked at her ,

Well ....

It was just a piece of paper _ his heart convinced him  .

Promising himself of putting things back in place he asked her softly but clearly ,

Kathir : Mullai ?

He took her soft , sweating palm inbetwn his and slowly drew patterns along the length of her forerm .

Mullai : Mmm ? She replied softly than him ....somehow that tone of his and his thumb that rubbed over her forearm turned something inside her ,

Kathir : Did ....did you miss your dates that next month ? 

He asked in a deep bass tone with all the love he held for her . .... alongst a deep gnawing pain

KADHALUM ..KELVIYUM !

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