"Arjun!"

Vennela called halting the running match. Manasa stood behind her. Both had similar stance with their hands on their hips.

Arjun and Jai stopped on their tracks near the balcony on the mezzanine. Vennela forwarded her hand and flexed her fingers for the phone.

Arjun looked at Jai who shook his head in negative earning more glare. At last Arjun gave in and gave the phone to Vennela earning a glare from Jai as he moved and stood next to Manasa.

"What is in it?"

"Nuvu Aa gym body ni muddhu patukune photo!"

Manasa gasped and stomped his food.

"Do you know how possessive she is about Jai?"

"Well he should know not to trouble me"

"I think the opposite is going to happen."

She said as she looked at Vennela who was staring at the photo. Then slowly she raised her gaze to Jai who stood like a schoolboy caught doing mischief.

"Bava"

JAi glared at Arjun who just shrugged while Manasa stood there stifling her grin as she saw the glint in Vennela's eyes that Jai and Arjun failed to notice during their glaring Matches.

"Bava!"

"Ha?"

Jai looked at her. Vennela glared at him just the way she glared before he was introduced to her as her Bava for the very first time.

"What is this?"

She asked waving the phone in front of him.

"Phone!"

He said meekly. She scowled.

"Joke eh?"

"Adi Vennela.."

"What are you even wearing Bava?"

She cut him.

"WHAT?"

Arjun and Jai yelled. Manasa giggled and then then shut her mouth with her palms seeing Vennela throw her a scowl. Vennela then turned back to Jai who was still looking at her frowning.

"Enti? What are you wearing?"

"Dress!"

"Nee Mokham! Here you wear all formals and buttoned up like good boy, properly combed hair and in Iragavaram? Aa Dress enti? Jeansu, Tshirtlu.. Mari aa juttu enti? What have you done to your hair? Ala nilchunnayi enti?"

She asked heatedly showing the picture to him. Jai looked at the picture and then at her.

"Out of everything there, you saw these?"

Vennela gave a small smile looking at his confused state.

"Well, you are smiling like a kid.."

"Vennela!"

Jai called not able to take this anymore. Manasa stifled her giggle. Jai moved close to Vennela.

"Vennela!"

He called and leaned in.

"Indifference doesn't suit you."

Vennela looked up at Jai.

"I know you want to know about this.."

"Ledu bava."

She said smiling at him. He looked at her.

"I don't actually Bava. Being away from you for almost a year, created a lot of doubts in my mind. And you know we never had much time to show each other.. I mean.."

She stuttered and his smile widened.

"I got insecure. But I know my Bava. I always knew. And after I saw the way that Thindi Ramudu behaves with her, got my head cleared and understood that my insecurity is baseless. Yem Bava?"

Jai smiled more. His wife might be a kid normally but she was mature in her own way. He leaned and placed his forehead on hers. She rubbed her nose with his making him chuckle.

"I might have flirted."

He said to rile her up. She squinted her eyes but then grinned.

"Ayithe, nenu chesa le.. FLIRT!"

She said in casual tone just like when she said she had 10-15 boyfriends. Jai laughed unminding the throat clearing from the other couple there.

Meanwhile, Arjun moved close to Manasa as they turned away.

"Vennu Raakshasi ayine. How come she is not pulling his hair by now?"

"You knew her 14 years ago Arjun. And weren't you cool about the picture yourself?"

"I know you and you honestly told me everything Manasa"

"And Vennela knows too. And whatever insecurities she had would have vanished seeing us last month."

Arjun put his arm around her and leaned in making Manasa's cheeks warm up.

"Instead of MS, you should have done psychology"

"That would have been good. You will drive your patients crazy and she can make them sober again. Perfect jodi, and business strategy."

Vennela said making Jai smile and Manasa giggle.

"Ahh! Just like you and the gym body there?"

"Cartoon"

Jai said scowling at Arjun laugh.

"Why are you troubling him ra Thindi Rama!"

Vennela admonished Arjun supporting her Bava.

"Oh I am loving this name Thindi Ramudu."

Arjun scowled at Jai and Manasa as Jai chuckled.

"Asalu ninnu anale moddhu Vennu. Where are our sample designs eh Event manager?"

He asked making her frown. Jai smiled. Manasa grinned as Arjun stood there with his hands on hips.