Mullai moved to kitchen and started preparing tea for kathir....

After sometime out of instinct she turned to the entrance of the kitchen... To her surprise kathir was leaning on the door with a dazzling smile....

M : yenanga....

K : ready ah....

M : yenathu....

K : tea than...

M : yenga na ipo than paal eh kaachituruken... athukula vanthu ready ah kekaregha... aama phone pesiteyala...

K : hmmm...

M : athukulaiya...

K : hmmm...

M : yena verum hello mattum solitu vechuteyala...

K : hmmm....

He moved towards her in a quiet pace thinking about some different way to execute his plan....

M : yena hmmm hmmm nu tu...

K : onum illaa sollu.... yena kette...

M : kekaragha.... aama appa amma ku kupitu soneyala...

K : yena solanum...

M : athu sari... athan avanoda akka kupitanga nu...

K : illaa illaa...

He climbed to the countertop....

M : marakaama solidunga...

K : solalam... athuku mudhala sankar anne suji anni kita vishayatha solanum.... ivanga avanga kita yetha kupitu ketta vambagidum....

M : aama athum sari than....

Mullai browsed through the kitchen and picked up some snacks for him....

M : sapidunga... two minutes... tea ready agidum....

As she started preparing tea, Kathir started dazing at her wondering how can she look so elegant and pleasing to eyes and heart always... They did start from home by 10 in the morning and it is past four now... It was quiet a long drive with lots of unfortunate discussions... She did tear up many times while speaking about that fellow.. Still she looks fresh as a daisy... Not even a tinge of tiredness or dullness in her face or body...

He scanned her eyes, her face, her nose, her lips, her hair, her dress....

He smiled a little..

K mindvoice : poo kuda sainthiram aachuna vaadi poidum... iva apadiye fridge la vecha madhiri iruka... rathiri varai ipadi than irupala...

As a habit, he started rubbing his beard seeing her keenly....

Mullai saw him looking at her and turned to other side without any word...

M mindvoice : yena ipadi kuru kuru nu paakaragha... yena achu... yena nenachutu paakaragha...

Kathir noticed mullai looking at him suspiciously and a crooked idea flashed his mind....

K : Oi....

M : hmmm....

K : dupatta yenga....

Only then Mullai remembered the stupid thing she did once entering the home...
As a usual habit, she kept her handbag, mobile and dupatta on the teapoy in the living room and came to kitchen...

M mindvoice : ithuku than apadi paathaghala....

She remembered what he said previously regarding what he like in her... She shut her eyes for a second shyly...

M : athu anga hall la...palaka thoshathula kalati... tho potutu varen....

She tried to leave the place and kathir stopped her clasping her hand....

K : yenga nu than ketten... podu na sonen...

M : illaa....na poi....

He gave her a roguish smile stopping her again...

K : venam...ithu than vasathi ah iruku...

M (mumbling) : irukum... irukum... yen irukaathu...

K : yena sonne...

M : konjam kai ah vidunga... tea podaren nu sonen...

K : podu podu...

M : sari neenga hall ku ponga... na eduthutu varen...

K : Oi... na inga iruntha unaku yena prachanai...

M : yena nu theriyatha ungaluku...

K : theriyalaiye... na ulla vanthathula irunthu vera madhiri thoda kuda illaaye...

M : ipadi pakarathuku thodarathe paravala... neengalum unga paarvaiyum...

K (sarcastically) : athan un prachanai ah... ithe ne direct ah solirukalame... na sari panirupene...

M : itha vera solragha ungaluku...

He got down from the kitchen counter and hugged her from behind...

M : yenanga panreya.. vidunga...

K : ne than eh sona thodaathathu prachanai nu...

M : neenga pakarathu prachanai nu than sonen... athu yepadi ungaluku matum sariya thappa puriyuthu...

K : apadiya sonne... sorry de... enaku ipadi than purinjuthu..

M : athu sari... inum ithelam namba na onum palaya mullai ilaa..

K : aama aama madam yaru... ipo than madam ku yelame sari ah puriyuthe...

M : aama yellam sir oda training than...

K : sari.. oru nimisham thirumbu...

He made her turn to face him...

M : yenna...

K (with a serious face) : anniki adutha thadavai na kekum bothu kandipa solanum nu sonen ilaa... niyabagam iruka... ipo kekaren sollu... yena purinjuthu...

Taken aback, Mullai could only stare at him open mouthed....

K : apadiye paathutu iruntha yena artham... sikiram sollunga madam...

M : ilaa tea....

She was about to turn...

K : enaku tea eh venam...

He switched off the stove...

K (with a wicked smile) : ipo sollu...

M : velaiyadathegha...

K : anike na sonen....yosichu ok sollu nu... periya iva madhiri double ok nu sone illaa... anubhavi...

M : ipadi pananum nu mudivu pani than anniki chumma viteyala???

K : aama... sari phone la ne solrathula yenna kick iruku... nerla sola vepom nu....

M : yenga ipadi padutharegha...

K : athu apadi than.... sari sollu...

M : enaku oru madhiri irukunga....please...

K (laughing out loud) : inum mulusa rendu maasam kuda illa kalyanathuku.. ne yellam palagika venama... yellathukum oru madhiri iruku nu vekka pattute iruntha en nilamai yenna...

M : athellam kalyanathuku appuram vekkamellam poidum....

K : yaaruku.. unaku than eh...nambitten...

M : nijamanga... neenga vena paarunga....

K : appuram paakara kathaiye venam... ipove sollu....

M : mudiyaathu...

K : mudiyaanum...

M : please nga....

K : enkita than pesare.. appuram yena...

M : pesarathula yenanga iruku.... romba mukiyama athu....

K (laughing): ithu inum nalla iruke...

M : yenathu...

K : unaku theory pidikala... practical tha pidikitha.... athan eh... ok purinjukiten...

M : aiyo na solratha yellam thapu thappa purinjukonga....

K : ipo than sariya puriyuthu... sari vaa...

M : yenga vara...

K : un roomku than...

M (shocked) : yena...

K : poi practical ah kaathupom... vaa..

Mullai started sweating profusely and kathir could see the tension mounting in her face time to time...

K (Laughing within himself) : polama...

M : venam... neenga veetuku kelambunga....

K : athellam appuram pakalam... ne vaaa...

Mullai tried come out of his hold...
But she couldn't...

M : venanga... appa amma vantha thappa agidum...

K : appo yaarum varalaina prachanai illaya... na vena phone pani late ah vara solava...

M : aiyo... apadi yelam illaa.. neenga kelambunga...

K : ne vita pesite irupa.. ithu velaiku agathu..

He released her from his embrace and lifted her effortlessly carrying her to her room..

Mullai was so shocked to process things going around and even to refuse anything... She was looking at him in fear and astonishment....

Apart from the fear and surprise,
His close proximity,
chillness and warmth of his body,
penetrating eyes,
magical touch,
wicked smile made her daze at him without batting an eyelid....

Totally Unmindful, She did put her arms around his neck clinging more to him...

On the other hand, Kathir who started all these playfully for a plan...
But as he carried her on his arms, he was so much lost in the eyes that showed fear and was surprised to see the trust seeing she never made any attempt to withdraw herself from him....
He loved her expressive eyes, her quivering lips, blushing face and trembling body...

Both lost in thoughts and gazing at eachother, they reached her room...

Mullai tore her eyes from his making him come back to his plan...

M : Konjam yeraki vidunga...

K : yen...

M : room vanthuduchu...

K : athukulaiya...

M : yenga...pls yeraki vitutu neenga kelambunga...

K : yeraki vidarathave illaa... ithula ne veetuku kelamba solre... yena yellam plan vechuruken theriyuma...

M : pls nga niruthunga.....

K : inum arambikave illaaye...

M : sari mudhala yeraki vidunga... valika poguthu...

K : panju mootai ah thookina valikuma yena....

M : yenga... pls...

K (naughtily) : sari vidu.. yeraki vidaren.. adutha velai ah paakanum ilaa....

When mullai was stammering to speak in fright, he dropped mullai on her bed...

Mullai's eyes popped up in surprise seeing her bed....
Her bed was full of shopping covers and saree boxes...

M : unga velaiya ithu.... ithuku than phone pesanum nu solitu poneghala...

K (smiling): aama....chumma unaku yetha gift tharanum pola irunthuchu athan... paathutu pidichuruka nu sollu....

M (enthusiastically) : paakave thevai ilaa... neenga yenna kuduthalum enaku pidikum... yenga.... neraya irukum polaiye... yellame enaka???

K : cha cha... enaku nalanju pondattinga irukanga illaa... yelarukum sethu vanginen....

M : ipadiye pesitu irunga... oru naal unmai nu nenachuka poren...

K : onna vechute mudiyala... ithula nalanju vera...

M : ithelam paathu mudichitu appuram vechukaren ungala....

She sat comfortably on bed and started opening the covers one by one and Kathir stood behind her placing his hands on her shoulders...

First she took a saree box...

M (screaming in happiness) : yenga intha color la oru saree vanganum nu nenachute irunthen... correct ah vangitenga..

(Yes it was same sky blue color saree that mullai asked to her mom)

K (smiling at her happiness): theriyume.... na atha kita phone la pesum bothu than ne avangala kupitu sona...

M : udane vanganum nu mudivu panitengala...

K : aama... nalla iruka...

M (beaming) : romba nalla irukunga... thanks...

K : neeyum un thanks um... mathatha yelam paaru...

He sat near and enjoyed seeing her eagerly opening all other saree boxes... It was around 5... Instantly she loved all the sarees... Everything was as per her preference... Off course she doesn't need any other factor to love it as it was from kathir... It was just a added advantage that it was as per her taste...

M : yellame romba nalla irukunga... tha....

K : thanks mattum venam....

M : sari sari... sola matten...

She placed all the sarees inside the boxes and moved on to next covers...

It was 5 skirts and tops...

M : ithelam yethukunga...

K (disappointed) : nalla illaya... ne podara madhiri illaya...

M : ada yenga udane upset agarenga... na poduven... neengale paathurukeyale.. aana kalyanathuku appuram yepadi nu than ketten... unga veetula pota thituvanga nu meena ka sonaghale..

K : namma room la podalam....veliya pogum bothu podalam... inga irukum bothu podalam... avangaluku pidikaathuna ne yen podama irukanum.... unaku alaga irukum vera...

M : neenga sonna ok than.... super ah iruku... romba romba pidichiruku enaku...

She got down from bed kept each saree and skirt on her admiring in mirror and glancing kathir throught mirror in question for each one...

Kathir nodded and twisted his brows in awe without a word...

M : yellam nalla iruka...

K (beaming with pride) : en azhagi ku nalla illathathu yetha iruka yena..

M (smiling) : en azhagan sona sari than....

She came back again to bed and found a last cover...

When opened it was full of jhumkas...

M : acho... yevalo alaga irukunga... yethana iruku... athum enaku pidicha madhiriye iruku... intha dress ku elam match ah iruke...

K(smiling) : aama... ne apadi than eh poduva.. match ah...

M : parra... athelam gavanichu irukeya...

K : na gavanikara madhiri una yarum gavanika mudiyathu....

M : theriyume... Yenga chudithar yelam vangave ilaa...

K (twisting his lips): athu oru mokkai dress... atha poi vangaranga...

M : mokkai dress ah...

K : aama... ipo poturukiye.. yetha theriyatha...bedsheet potu moodina madhiri iruku...

M : athaiye avalo neram paathutu yen pesa mateya....

K : sari athellam vidu... yellam pidichiruka...

M : romba romba...

K : atha ipadi than soluviya...

Mullai got down from the bed, hugged him tight and kissed his forehead...

M : ungala madhiriye unga gift um super nga....

Kathir too cuddled her close placing his face on her stomach...

K : aana oru unmai ah solanum... ithelam select paninathu na illaa de... suji anni... ne yena yetho periya aalu nu nenachukathe...

M : oh ho... nenachen yelame na select panra madhiriye iruke nu...

K : hmm yena vangalam nu mattum than na sonen... anni super ah select panitanga... avangala than ne appreciate pananum...

M : Athunala yenanga.. enaku vanganum nu asai patathu nenga.. yena vanganum nu yosichathu neenga... vanginathum neenga... help than eh akka pana... athunala yethum maridathu... en full santhosham ungalala than... akka ku vena thanks solidalam....

K : ipove kupitu solidalam...

M : yenga intha prachanai vechutum ithelam vanganum nu thonicha ungaluku...

K : prachanai oru paakam... athukaga sapidama thoongama irukama.. athu madhiri than ithuvum...

M : sari yethuku akkava kutitu ponegha... neengale vaangirukalam ilaa... neenga vangina enaku yenna pidikamaiya pogum...

K : nan ah... ( chuckling) kilinjuthu... enaku enaku vangave theriyathu....vera yaravathu than vanguvanga... unaku yepadi vangarathu.... konjam palagittu appuram nan eh vangi tharen... sari ah...

M : yepadi palaguvenga...

K : unkuda vanthu than...

M : parra...

K : unoda birthday ku nan eh select pani vangi tharen ok ah...

M : double ok...

K (naughtily): double ok ah...

M : aiyo atha maranthutenga nu nenachena ne....

K : marakara vishayama athu...

M : yenga gift ah apadi eh kaila kuduka vendiyathu than eh... ipadi ah velaiyaduvagha...

K : chumma kaila gift wrap pani intha gift nu kudukarathula yena kick iruku... ipadi velaiyadinathula na yetho unna rape pana pora madhiri merandu merandu muzhicha paaru...(laughing out loud)
avalo alagu... athu than super ah irunthuchu... itha pona udane book la elutha poren...

M : yaru bayantha... chumma solatheya... enaku yena bayam... athum unga kita... athellam onum ilaa...

K : oh ho.... appo ok....

He tossed her into bed in a flash of the second....

TBC..