Vennela was struggling with her saree when she saw the reflection on the mirror and smiled. Then she immediately scowled.

"Ala nilochokapote, naaku help cheyochu ga? You can help me you know?"

Jai smiled as he slowly walked towards her. He draped her saree as per her instructions and then stood behind her admiring his work through the mirror. Both were dressed in nice pale blue colour, and Vennela's saree had a shade to the blue.

"Enti Bava! Again new shirt!"

"New enti? This is old"

Vennela turned in his hold. She leaned to his ears and whispered.

"How many hours?"

Jai chuckled settling his hands on her waist.

"39 hours"

Vennela laughed holding his collar. Jai admired her laugh as there were very few times she would laugh. She would smiled, giggle, but a full fledged laugh were rare, so like him; yet not so like him.

"Bava! You know.."

"Enti?"

"Everyone are wondering how we are always wearing matching dress. What can I tell them? That every time I get a new saree, you buy a new set for yourself?"

"Are we wearing matching dress only after marriage?"

Vennela nodded her head in no smiling. Jai let his forehead rest on hers and rubbed his nose with hers.

"And anyway.. Why do you care about all those."

"You are not getting your legs pulled there Bava!"

"Hmm.. pedda samasye. What to do to make Vennela happy?"

He said as he moved away and stood folding his hands across his chest.

"Bava?"

Jai smiled and took out something from his pocket and held it before Vennela. Vennela eagerly opened his palms and smiled happily.

"Bava! Pallela patti!" (Chikki/groundnut toffy)

She munched happily but frowned looking at his other closed palm. Jai held it to her smiling. Vennela opened that palm to see a small mango.

"Bava, maavidikaya"

Jai just smiled as she enjoyed her treat. Suddenly she stopped and looked at him biting her tongue.

"I forgot"

Saying she forwarded her half eaten treats to him. Jai chuckled. He bit a piece of the treats from her hands sending a shiver down her spine.

"Bava!"

She tried to warn him. But he just smiled closing in on her.

"Vennela?"

"Hmm"

Now they both were very close that their breaths mingled.

"Chala late avutondi Bangaram"

"Hmm"

"We have to leave"

She frowned.

"To meet your savati"

Vennela scowled and bit his nose which were very close to her at that moment. He yelled and then laughed loud pulling her in his arms. Though she struggled at the beginning, she gave up and enclosed him in her arms.