Author's Note :

Hi darlings...

Thanks for the lovely response for the last part...
That really really gives a lot of cheer and confidence to me...

Thanks again for that and love you all..😘😘😘😘😘

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Mullai wanted to rush to kathir and put a end to the fight immediately but then the kids who stirred up from sleep made it impossible...
She had to pat them back to sleep simultaneously calling his mobile which rang in the same room to her misfortune...

But the urge to reach for him didnt stand for long...
Over passing time, her ego and anger did hit her hard which stopped her from going for him and closed her eyes adamantly to sleep though she was not sleepy...

Still unable to withstand his rage and remoteness, tears started gliding her plumpy cheeks making the pillow drench in the wetness...
She didnt know when the tears stopped and she drifted into a disturbed slumber...

When she was rolling uneasily without his nearness, her tears were effaced by kathir's coarse lips while his arms nestled her into his chiselled chest...
Though her heart accepted him in a wink, her angry mind tried to shove him off just to be caught in his unyielding embrace...
His voice chimed in her ears as he nibbled her earlobes with his breath fanning her and placing soft kisses everywhere...

K : ei thakkali... sorry... sorry... sorry de...

That was enough for her to come out of her shell and it was mullai's turn to shower him with smooches even in her siesta...
She uttered with her eyes closed dreamily as if it was happening in her dwam...

M : naanum romba sorry da... very sorry...

K : un sorry elam venaam... please velagi pogaathe...

M : nee than velagi ponne... yengayavathu poren nu sonne... po... enaku nee venaam...

K : venaama...

M : pinna yengayavathu poren nu sonna yena panrathu...

K : yenga ponaalum unkita than varuven nu theriyaatha unaku...

M : theriyum aanalum pona pidikala...

K : pogala... ippo pesama thoongu...

M : hmmm.... nee enkudave iru...

K : atha solave venaam... unkuda than irupen yepavum...

SMOOCH...

There were just sounds of soft kisses heard till they hit bye-byes peacefully and wholeheartedly...

And...

SMOOCH...

SMOOCH...

SMOOCH...

Mullai stirred up from her nap feeling spongy kisses on her face and opened her eyes hazily to see her tiny tots wishing her a cheerful evening...

Chorus : good evening maaaaa...

M : good evening... yelunthaacha rendu perum... appa yenga...

Chorus (pout) : thirumba appaa kaanom pochu...

M : yethu... kaanoma...

Mullai rolled her eyes impatiently around the room looking for kathir and sat up on the bed...
Lakshmi and parvathi who were fishing the wardrobes for dresses of kutties turned to mullai smiling at her impatience...
The sister in laws just shared a witty glance awaiting her questionnaire...

M : lucky maa... kathir yenga... kela irukaana... illaa veliya poitaana... inga than eh irunthan... solitu ponaana... enna elupala...

P : de chinna kutti... pothum pothum... yethana kelvi...

M : ada solu maa...

L : pathatapadathe... avan kovil ku poitaan de...

Chinchoo : maaa... appo nammalum pogalam...

Chintoo : aama car la polam maa...

M : irunga kuttima... polam...

what... nijamava... chumma solathenga... avan kovil ku yellam poga mattaan... athum naan illamaa...

P : yena de ipadi kathare... appa kuda koviluku than poirukaan... athan poruppu elam ivanuku than nu appa maathi vitaaru illaa... appuram poganum la... athuku ivalo shock agara...

M : poojai aaru maniku than eh maa... yen sikiram ponanga... ivan poi yena pana poraan...

P : committee meeting poturukaanga... athan sikiram poitangaa... namma aaru mani ku pona pothum...

M : aiyayo... yerkanave sandai potutu irunthanga... yen thaniya anupi vechenga... enna elupirukalam la... illaa neenga kuda poirukaalame...

L : sandai ah... athelam avanga rendu perum nala than irukaanga... namma than atha nenachutu nammala varuthikanum...

M : really... normal agitaangala...

P : aama de... valakkam pola kovil ku kupitathuku ivan yetho morandu panan... aathuku un appa thitinaaru... avanum yetho thimir pesinaan... appuram paatha rendu perum sari agitaanga... kelambi poitaanga... avalo than... sandaiya pathi maranthachu ipothaiki....

L : avanga avalo tha... nee avanunga sandai pathi yosichutu kulapikaathe... poi ready agu...

M : ufff... appo ok... kelambaren...

P : aama de... satt nu elunthu kelambu... neram agidum... nee pudava katave oru mani neram panuve...

M : aiyo amma... saree elam venaam ma... naan yetha grand ah chudi potukaren... athu pothum... please...

P: yen de ipadi...

M : please ma... mudiyala... yepadi than atha naal muluka katitu irukengalo... annike enaku yerichala irunthuchu... so ennala mudiyaathu... aala vidunga...

P : paaarunga athachi ivala...

L : ei chinna kutti... yellarum varuvaanga de... nalla pattu katti, nagai elam pota than eh gauruvama irukum...

P : aama yellarum paapanga illaa... ithena onum illaatha madhiri vanthurukaa nu... yena de nenaipaanga nammala pathi...

M : athuku nu nagai kadai model madhiriya poga mudiyum.... po ma...

P : yen de ipadi yetha vishesham vantha than pudavai, nagai elam podare... illaana yepavume ara koraiya than eh suthare... naanga yetha kekaroma... ippo engalukaga poden...

M : maaa... (gesturing as "be careful" playfully)

Iru un marumagan kita solren... nee ipadi sonen nu..

P : adiye... nee yenathaiyo podu... avankita sikka vekkathe... pesiye en vaailaye kuttai paavadai than azhagu nu sola vechuruvaan...

M (chuckling) : antha bayam irukatum...

L : sari chinna kutti... velaiyaadinathu pothum... naanga pasangala kutitu poi sapida vechu ready panrom... sikiram vaa...

M : hmmm ok luckyma...

As they left with kids, mullai took her mobile to check if there was any note for here and she was not disappointed...

K msg : came to temple with UR DAD...😜 dont search for me...

M mindvoice: thimira paaru... ur dad aam... ponnukaga support pana udane yetho appava villain madhiri treat pana vendiyathu... ithula dont search aam... ivana yethuku naan thedanum...

yetho thookathula sorry sonathum pona poguthu nu vitta thirumba vamba arambikaraan... ivana chummaa vidakudaathu... Paathukaren...

M msg : why should i search for u...😏 u enjoy with UR MAAMS... 🥳

As she sent the message, she received the reply in no time...

K msg : oh... i believed that didnt search me...👍🏻

M msg : thanks..🙏🏻

K : can i have my cotton candy at temple today... 😉

M msg : u dont like cotton candy... 🤷🏻‍♀️

K msg : yes... but i would die for this cotton candy... 😘

The reply did make her smile and scowl at the same time...
Unable to reply for it, Mullai called him back which was picked up in a wink...

M : dei arivu ilaaya unaku... yena pechu ithelam... kanraaviya iruku...

K : unmai ah than eh de sonen... ithula yena iruku...

M : neeyum un unmaiyum... please inime ipadi pesathe... pesa matten nu sollu...

K : sari sari... pesala... tension aagathe...

M : hmmm...

K : sari atha vidu... ketathuku bathil sollu...

M : sola mudiyaathu... unmela sema kovathula iruken...

K : adiye thakkali... athelam than sorry kettu sari ayaachu la... nee kuda kiss paniye... thirumba mudhala irunthu arambikare...

M : illaa... athu just thooka kalakathula... yena panrom nu theriyala... mathapadi im still mad at you...

K : but im mad about you...

Mullai's face bloomed as if she is hearing it for the first time and she paused for sometime unable to reply...
Only this fellow can make her shuttle between peaks of love and hate she thought with a smile...
Understanding her thought process and using the little pause...

K : yena boss amaithi agitenga... en cotton candy kedaikuma nu kettene...

M : kandipa kedaikaathu...

K : please de... wear that green and pink silk saree... i wish to see my cotton candy...

M : thitarathu ellam thititu cotton candy aam cotton candy... unaku pidicha kandipa atha kattitu vara maaten... so dont build expectations... bye... phone ah vei mudhala...

K : ei thakkali... i know u will... yethuku scene podare...

M : i said bye...

K : fine... bye bye cotton candy...

SMOOCH...

Mullai dropped the call smiling ear to ear grinning at the effect of kathir that he have on her as if they had fallen in love just now...

The sametime at the temple, kathir was beaming like Cheshire cat as he joined murugan again...
He knew he was not right during the fight like every other time and nothing got set between them...
But the oozing love overshadowed the anger which made him come back to form and prattle heartily with people around...

Even murugan could see the little distress signing off from kathir as he reverted back to his old cheerful self...
With a sigh of relief, he left to his works leaving kathir to himself who came to entrance of the temple after a long tour inside..
He was joined by dheena who had already dropped in for the meet with his dad...

Dh : kathiru... neeyum sikiram vanthuta pola...

K : aama maama kuda meeting ku... neeyum meeting ku vanthute...

Dh : hmmm appa velai than... kandipa varanum nu ore nachu...

K : hmmm vera velai illaa ivangaluku... mikeset potu mokkai potanga...

Dh : ne oru thadavai than eh mattina... nan intha oorla irunthutu adikadi maataren...

K : hmmmm...

Dh : veetula varala...

K(irritated) : vanthuduvaanga... meeting ku yethuku avanga...

Dh : hmmm... athan naangalum mudhala vanthutom... amma, padhu late ah varuvaanga...

K : oh sari sari...

There was a awkward silence between both as they were reminiscing the good old days where they used to babble about everything under sky roaming around...
As it was just them in the place, it was easy for both to be themselves...

K (clearing throat) : papa ah kutitu varuvaangala...

Dh : kandipa kutitu varuvaanga... anga... un pasangala...

K : anga avanunga than mudhal aala ready agirupaanga... kelambalam kelambalam nu adam pidichu yellaraiyum paduthitu irupaanga...

Dheena smiled fondly as the proud father in kathir came out...

Dh : hmmm... unna madhiriyo...

K (smiling) : hmmm neraya vishayathula... konjam nalla vishayam avanga amma madhiriyum iruku... nalla velai muzhusa enna madhiri illaa...

Dh : yen... unaku yena da korachal...

Both looked at eachother as if they got shifted to old days with just a "da" and turned their looks in different directions...

K : korachal yenna korachal... ellame neraya than... pidivaatham, adam, kovam, kozhuppu ellame...

Dh ( grinning) : athelam than eh kathir ku azhagu...

K (smiling) : athu sari...

Again a silence...

K : Appuram paapa paaka apadiye unna madhiri than illaa...

Dh : hmmm... un pasanga jaadai elam mullai madhiri than...

K (proudly) : hmmm aama... apadiye ava than...

Dh : romba cute...

K : hmmmm...

K mindvoice : ivan yaara cute nu solraan... ufff... nalla pesanum nu nenachalum manasu vara matenguthu... pesaamaiyum iruka mudiyala... kodumai da kathiru un vazhkai...

With on and off talks, they felt the little by little the ice berg was melting between them...
It has been years together they had spent sometime for them...
Even if they would meet in any functions, it would be a normal "hi bye" kinda talks or nothing...
Sometimes it had become worser if dheena's mom and dad did something to kindle kathir's anger...
So this did feel really good as it happened after years and they had a great time...
Indeed brought a cheerful smile inside out...

Things doesn't always go in good phase always...
Yes...
There came arthi with her usual screeching voice along with her mom...
Kathir had seen her dad already in the meeting and just stopped with few words avoiding him...
Off course, arthi's dad didn't try to push more as murugan was near him...
But here...

Kal : nalla irukeengala mapillaa...

Ar : mama... nalla irukengala...

K : hmmm... nalla iruken... neenga...

Kal : engaluku yena nalla irukom...

Ar : paathu romba naal achu mama... aana apadiye munnadi paatha madhiri than irukenga...

K : kaalaila paathutu saintharam paatha apadiye illaama yepadi irupen...

Ar : kaalailaya...

K : aama... kaalaila thoppuku vantha than eh... unaku yena amnesia ah... athukula marakka...

Ar : athu... ungala paaka mudiyala la... athan sonen...

K : illaaye nee unga veetula irunthu paathutu irunthatha naan paathane...

Ar : aiyo illaa mama... namma meet pani pesala nu sola vanthen... unga mama paaka vidala... nan ungala ketten theriyuma...

Kal : hmmmkmmm aala vittu veeliya adachu mooda solraaru... avarukita poi paakanum nu ketta vituruvaara...

K : avaruku konjam vevaram paathathu than... yethaiyum seiya theriyaama seivaaru...

Ar ( smiling wide) : aama mamaa...

K : nan ah iruntha naan eh adachu saathirupen... aalu yethuku...

Kal : mapillaa...

K : ada thirututhanama yaarum vara kudaathu illaa... athuku sonnen... arambathulaiye cut panidanum illaa... neenga yetha nenachenga...

Kalpana and arthi's face reddened in humiliation as if they were hit on the right spot...
But neither of them wanted to show as if they lost...

Kal : hehehe mapillaa ku yepavum velaiyaatu than...

Ar : aama... aama... vaanga mama... ullaa polam... yen inga ninnukitu...

K : en wife um pasangalum varuvaanga... neenga ponga...

Kathir turned to the other side curtly as if the talks are over which made them leave without a word not before a irritated look at him...
The words spoken by the duo kept flashing in his mind and more than that as always mullai's silence irritated him more...
He stomped the foot in irritation with a extremely annoyed mood which increased as he saw dheena grinning at him...
He forgot he started addressing dheena like before and questioned him...

K : yen da sirikare...

Dh (smiling) : illaa appothaikum, ipothaikum un life la yethume maarala nu nenachena... athan sirippu vanthuduchu....

Kathir understood what he actually meant by it and replied with a proud and satisfied smile...

K : aana ippo mullai en wife... antha change pothum enaku...

Dh : appovum kitathata apadi than eh... yenna appo athu enaku... athavathu yaarukum puriyala...

There was a small painful smile on dheena's face which kathir got it even before it faded...
Unknowingly kathir's hands patted dheena's back as a gesture of soothing him to get back a happy smile in return...
After all years, the happiness of getting closer to their bosom buddy made them relieved...
With no idea to move away, they kept chewing the rag with all twinkles and stood waiting for their respective family...

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It was a breezy cool moment with sun back to its cocoon and moon on limelight as it was close to eventide...
The temple was filled with bunches of people everywhere in colorful attires and cheerful smiles...
The fragrance of garlands, sounds of music, rhythm of dance, the shopping scenes in the temporary shops made the place so lively and enthusiastic...

Roaming around the place by enjoying each and every thing over there, kathir, dheena and few of his friends settled near the big tree chit chatting and chiacking people mainly girls who passed by...

And soon then there came arthi to the spot giggling excitedly at kathir as if she had a huge success in finding him...

K mindvoice : kathiru... ivalo neram kannula padama escape agita... ipo maatitaiye... samaali...

Not wanting to get caught alone, kathir pulled dheena along with him seeing arthi calling him...

Dh : dei... naan yethuku...

K : pesaama vaa da...

Ar : yena mama... ipo than vanthengala... ivalo late...

K : hmmm konjam late agiduchu...

Ar : sari sari... vaanga mama ulla polam... yen ingaye ninnukitu...

K : illaa... nee po... nan appuram varen... mullai varuva...

Ar : avaluku yenna vantha vara vazhi theriyaatha... ava varatum... neenga vaanga mama...

Arthi tried to clutch kathir's hands to drag him seeing which dheena threw a naughty smile at him...

Dh : kathiru... poda... athan aasaiya kupidara illaa... mullaiya nan kupitutu varen... namma edathuku than eh...

Ar : aama mama.. antha edam than... dheena mama mullai ah kutitu varatum... neenga vaanga mama...

K : dei nee chumma iru...

To Ar : yen... unaku poga vazhi theriyaatha... neeye poga vendiyaathu than eh... nan yethuku...

Ar : illaa mama anga poi vizhuthu la oonjal velaiyaadalam nu than... neenga vaanga...

She again tried to entwine his hands with hers and ended up in vain..

K : arthi... enaku oru velai iruku... ennala vara mudiyaathu... chumma disturb panathe...

nee vena dheena ah kutitu po... nala velaiyaduvaan... dei unaku than oonjal pidikum la... kutitu poda...

Ar : athu...

Dh : aiyayo... enaku oonjal aadina thala sutham... ennala mudiyaathu... aala vidu... tho... antha kannana kutitu poga sollu... chumma than eh sutharaan...

Ar : illaa mama... neengale...

Her hands were on his shoulders and this time he shoved it off hard making arthi stumble...

Me : arthi... arthi... chithi kupidaraanga...

Ar : chhhhh... intha amma vera... iru ka varen...

Nan poi yenna nu ketutu varen mama... ingaye irunga... yengayum poidaathenga...

K : uffff...

As arthi left the place, kathir let out a huge sigh making dheena laugh out loud...

K : dei sirikaathe... kadupaagiduven...

Dh (laughing) : illaaa da... vita pottalam katti thookite poiduva pola... naanum athu than nadakum nu nenachu ore scene paakalam nu eager ah wait panitu irunthen da... aana escape agitaa...

K : dei nakkala...

Dh : nadanthatha solren...

K : maavane... unaku ithelam nadakanum....appo theriyum... iru unna korthu vidaren...

Dh (laughing) : athan try paniye nadakala illaa... ava unaku than mama ponnu... enaku ilaa machi... aala vidu...

K mindvoice : pothum kathiru... niruthiko... ithuku mela pesina appuram ivan ennoda mama ponnu nu arambipaan... kadupaagum...

K : dei itha vidu... vaa pasangakita povom...

Dh : polam... polam...iru... onnu solanum...

K : yena da...

Dh : intha arthi unaku ok ah...

K : ok na... puriyala...

Dh : illaa... enaku yenamo thonuthu...
yethukum iva kita iruntha konjam distance maintain panu... enakenamo iva panratha ellam paatha avalova pidikala... Yerichala iruku...

K (surprised) : yen da...

Dh : mela vanthu vanthu vizhara... artificial ah pesaraa... kai ah pidichu illukara... thool mela kai podarathu... chhh... ithelam public place la nalla illaa da... naan ithelam thappu nu solaala... aana iva panum bothu sari ah padala... silathelam natural ah varanum... ithu apadi illaa... venum nu panra madhiri iruku...

Kathir was surprised to see even dheena who is antipodal to him could think in sameline with him...
It was the exact thoughts he had about arthi...
But he didnt want to accept immediately and wanted to probe more on it...

K : mulla kuda kai ah pidippa da... athelam thappu nu sonna yepadi...

Dh (irritated) : dei.. yaaroda yaara compare panre... loose ah nee...

Mulla unnaiyum, kannavaiyum thavira yaarum thoda matta... ellaraiyum distance la than veppa... theriyaatha madhiri en vaaya pudungaathe...

athu matum illaama na thotathu thappu nu solala... iva thodarathu thappa theriyuthu nu sonnen... ne yena da na kadupu yethare... aala vidu... na poren...

K : dei... dei... kochukathe... chumma nee yena nenaikare nu theinjuka than da ketten... nan poi en thakkali ah ivaloda compare panuvena... nan eh ivaloda yetho chumma peruku than pesitu iruken...

Dh : athu sari... mudhala intha chummma peruku pesaratha kuda cut panu... sari illaa...

K : theriyuthu da... aana mudiyalaiye... rendu moonu thadavai apadi than panen...

Aana prachanai agi avanga kudumbam pesama poi ipo than eh palaya madhiri veetula yellarum pesaranga... athunala moonjila adicha madhiri pesathe nu amma ore advice... illanaa yepavo cut panirupen...

amma ku oru feel avanga thambi ah i mean mama ah athai ku kalyanam pani vechanala than eh antha kudumbam pirinjuthu nu... so ipo senthathum athu keda kudathu nu paakarenga...

Dh : yena da sentiment ithu... athai ku mama ah pidichuthu... kalyanam panikitanga... athuku antha kudumbam prachanai panathe thappu... ithula ivalo yosanai veraya ah...

K : hmmm... yena pana... naamaku puriyuthu... aana avanga over ah yosikaranga...

Dh : hmmm... vidu... aana nee paathuko da... avala thalliye vei...

K : sari da...

Though fully immersed in talks, kathir's eyes were eagerly scanning the entrance for the red color car that would carry his girl to him...
In the waiting time, He couldnt stop thinking about the previous night's chat that gave butterflies even now...

M : kathir... bayama iruku da...

K : yethuku de bayam...

M : yethukaa... daily ipadi night 12 ku phone pesarome... maatitom na yena agarathu... nenachale otharuthu... thidirnu appa amma yaaravathu vanthuta yena pana...

K : hmmm... kathir kita than pesaren nu sollu...

M : yen night thirututhanama pesare... pagal la pesarathu pothatha nu kepanga illaa...

K : aama illaa... yen de ipadi night thirututhanama pesare... enakum sollen therinjukaren...

M : thimir da unaku...

K : thimir ah... doubt de... sollu paapom... yen night veetuku theriyama pesare... pagal la pesarathu mattum pothaatha...

M : oh ho... laadu ku pothumaa...

Their already hushed voice changed more husky with the change of mood....
The aura of the atmosphere did burst into flames with irresistible impulse...

K : enaku than vara vara yethume potha mattenguthe...

M : yethume na yenna...

K(sarcastically) : oh sonna purinjuduma unaku... kelvi vera kekare...

M : hmmmkmmm... puriyara madhiri sonna puriyum... unaku sola theriyala nu sollu...

K : yaaru... enaku theriyala... neram de...

M (probing more) : aama unaku antha talent illaa nu othuko...

K : enaka talent illaa... sari nethu thoppuku poi thanni vilaiyadinom la... appo onnu thonichu... atha solava...

M : yenathu... sollu... sollu...

K : illaa namma rendu perum mattum thannila VILAAAAIYAAAADINNA yepadi irukum nu....

M : aiyo pothum pothum... ithuku mela solathe...

K : yen de... nee than eh enaku talent illaa nu sonna... athan solren... inime manasula thoninathu elam solalam nu mudivu paniten... iru yena vilaiyaatu nu solren...

M : onnum venaam... yetho, yetho pesi chinna ponnu manasa kedukaathe... bad boy...

K : yethu... nan manasa kedukarena... nee illaama paithiyam agirupen nu kattipidichu azhuthathu yaaru... athelam pani chinna paiyan manasa keduthu ipadi aakitu ipo yena solre... nee than de bad girl...

M : oh ho... appo athuku munnadi unaku innum illaa... apadi than eh....

K : aama... nan good boy de... unna madhiri illaa...

M : sari po... nan than bad girl... pothuma... bad girl kuda elam pesa venaam... nan vekaren... bye...

K : vekarathu irukatum... nalaiki kovil ku antha pink and green half saree potutu variya... aniki function la olunga kuda pakala... athukula saree maathita...

M : bad girl enna dress pota unaku yena... po...

K : illaa de thakkali ah cotton candy ah paaka aasai... athan... potutu variya...

M : kandipa matten... na vekaren... bye...

K : enaku theriyum ne potutu varuva...

M : bye nu sonen... bye...

K : bye bye cotton candy...

When kathir was grinning with his own thoughts, he was called by dheena...

Dh : kathiru... mullai vanthachu...

His eyes sprang to collide with hers in a snap...

And yes...
There she was...
Getting down from the car in the dress he wished to see binding entire beauty from the world into a single entity...

His mullai...

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Dh : kathiru.. mullai vanthachu...

His eyes sprang to collide with hers in a snap...
And yes...
There she was...
Getting down from the car in the dress he wished to see binding entire beauty from the world into a single entity...

His mullai...

Along with his two bundles of happiness...

Chorus : Paaaaa...

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Adutha Alai...

K : ei cotton candy... yena kandukaama pore...

M : aama... athu onnu than korachal...

K : ivalo azhaga vanthu munnadi ninnutu kandukalaina korachal than eh...

M : aama aama... romba korachal than... tension panama poidu...

K : athelam poga mudiyaathu...

M : appo nan poren...

K : thaaraalama po... yenga ponaalum naanum pinnadiye varuven...

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MM with MM 😎