It was a bustling morning for the young couple who were busy getting ready for their days. Sivu was in her bathrobe, ironing their outfit for the day, while Aravind was in his shorts, preparing their breakfast and meal boxes. Once he was done with his morning meal preparation, he went upstairs to call Sivu to eat.

He quietly walked towards her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Sivu, who saw him coming, simply remained quiet and placed her hands on top of his. He placed a little kiss on her neck and rubbed his grown beard against her cheeks, making her squirm.

"Aravind, kusuthu! Iniku etho periya metting iruku-nu sonna-la, innum ready agala?"

"Sapatu than ready aganum, ilana ethavathu spill achu-na enna panradhu!"

"Seri, apo-va, let's eat!" she said and turned to look at him, just to get surprised.

"Eyy! enna intha shorts poturuka? Namma wedding dress! Pah, one year aiyum evalo grand-a iruku paru!"

"Nee vera! Na intha shorts safe-a vachikanum-nu, unoda antha pyjama set oda ulla lock paniten! Iniku patha enaku vera shorts-a ila, athan few hours thana-nu itha potten! Vettuku vanthu itha iron pani-ula vekanum!"

"Ama, ithuku iron verra. Namma vettuku thirudan vanthu, antha iron safe-a open panna, yenda evalo effort pottu vanthum-nu yosipan. Antha safe-la verum oru shorts and t-shirt aprom oru pyjama set than iruku."

"Pinna! Nalliku namba papa-ku namma kalyana dress katanum-la."

"Athu seri, wait! namba innum intha varum laundry panala? Seri, vetuku vanthu panalam."

"Apo grocery shopping-a weekend-ku push paniralam! Athu varikum iruku namaku supplies!"

The couple went to carry on with their morning ritual. Aravind went on to dress up and wore his 3 piece suit. While he was styling his hair, Sivu stood beside him with a black box in her hand.

"Enna ma, idhu?" he asked before taking the box and opening it. He saw a small brooch pin that looked like a reindeer. Taking the pin outside, he admired the rose gold finish and gave his wife a tight hug, thanking her for the gift.

"Intha ne potuvidu. Semmaya iruku pakka!" He said in an excited tone, making her smile before pining the brooch on his blazer.

"Good luck! Ne super-a panuva!" She said, placing a kiss on his forehead. And just like that, the duo parted ways to indulge in their professional worlds.

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Aravind walked out of the meeting hall with a bright smile on his face. He noticed his boss was busy with the clients, so he messaged Sivu to see if she was free. She replied, stating she was free, and he instantly called her.

"Ma, antha campaign engalaku than! Meeting super-a pochu!"

"Congratulations, Papa! Enna treat-u enaku?"

"Enna venum-nu sollu? Na koda available offer-la?"

"Nee already ennoda than! Offer epovo claim paniyachu. Anga epdi?"

"Inga offer-la kedayathu! Patha aduthu second life fulla permanent booking."

"Aiii! Namma yenna ipdi cringe couples-a behave panrum. Ahh, aprom, enoda treat marandhuratha."

"Periya treat kuduthuta pochu, ana treat-ku return gift night tharuviya." he asked in his base voice, but before she could answer, he felt a pat on his back and saw his boss, standing close to him. He quickly informed Sivu and disconnected the call, giving his boss an awkward smile, worried about how much he heard.

"Phone-la yarru, wife-a?" he asked to which Aravind nodded.

"Neenga elarayum marandhu irukum pothu guess pannen! Anyways, great job today! I have been noticing you for a while now, you are certainly an asset to the team!" he said and walked away, pushing Aravind to a state of euphoria.

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Aravind entered the house to hear the sound of water and moved towards the kitchen to place the items he bought. He followed the sound and saw Sivu separating the clothes based on machine and hand wash, soaking the ones that has to be hand washed in the bucket nearby.

She sat on a little stool, wearing his shirt that covered till her knees, owing to their height difference. She was singing the melody 'Inum Konjam Neeram' while Aravind leaned on the door, admiring Sivu who looked cute and hot in his eyes.

"Nee En Kanna Pøla Irukanum, En Pillaiku Thagappan Aavanum, Antha Alaiyøram Namma Pasanga Kønji Vilaiyaadanum"

Aravind, who was listening to her, decided to sing the next line and did the honors.

"Nee Šønthamaaga Kidaikanum ,Nee Šønnathellam Nadakanum ,Namma Ulagam Oønu Indru Naam Uruvaakanum" he sang, but owing to his partially bad singing skills - he started coughing when he tried to reach the prolonged note at the end of the stanza. Sivaanya, who was suddenly startled at the voice, turned to see her husband who sang like he meant every word. Her smile widened and became into a sound laugh when he started coughing.

"Na padana mattum intha shruthi, pitch-la vacation-la poidudhu! Cha!"

"Vacation-la pocha? Athu epo iruthuthu pogarathuku?" she asked, laughing even more.

"Enna ma unaku kaga evalo feel pani padinen?" he said, pouting.

"Super-a irundhuchu! 10 out of 10 vechiko!"

"Unaku kozhupu konjam jasti airuchu!" he said, before coming closer, taking some of the soap bubbles and blowing it on her. She glared at him with a glint of mischief in her eyes, before taking a mug full of water and splashing it on his face.

"Ma! Na konjam thana potten!" he exclaimed and emptied the entire bucket of clean water. Sivu got up in anger and threw all the wet clothes at him, while he kept moving around trying to dodge the throws.

They both played around until they got tired and sat on the bathroom floor, gasping for a breath. They looked around and began laughing at the state of the place. Aravind immediately got up and gathered the clothes that had to be put in the machine in a separate bucket. Meanwhile, Sivu had begun washing the clothes properly and placed them near Aravind for him to rinse.

Once they had completed their tasks, they wore fresh clothes after which Aravind carried Sivu to the kitchen, stating he had something for her. He made her sit on the counter, before going to the fridge to get the bag outside. He took out something that was neatly wrapped in a banana leaf and feed her a tiny piece.

"Eiiii! Halwa! Super-a iruku!" she said, before feeding a tiny piece to Aravind. He smiled and took something else from the bag and turned Sivu a bit before pinning it to her hair. She touched her hair trying to identify what it was, but the smell quickly gave her the answer.

"Eyee Aravind-uuu! Romantic fellow! Paravala improve aita!"

"Nee vera-ma! Na halwa mattum than vangunen, nalla suda, ghee potu, pakava tempting-a irunthuchu! Pakathala irunthu patti-than poo vangika sonanga, athan unna impress panalam-nu rendum vangitten! Ana halwa super-a iruku-la?"

"Super-a iruku! Inga parru-na already finish panniten! Inime daily vangitu-va!" - Aravind simply smiled at her words and looked at her eyes that glinted with excitement after eating a good desert. He placed a loud kiss on her cheeks, before peppering multiple kisses all over her face, making her laugh out loud.

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Aravind's boss decided to give him a half day, owing to his performance in the meeting. He decided to pick Sivu up, so that they could go grocery shopping together. He bought a bouquet of red roses and drove to her school. Parking his vehicle, he stood near the gate, waiting for her to exit the campus. With the way, he stared at the exit, he could be easily confused for a security guard.

In sometime, he saw Sivu walk out of the campus with her friend. She immediately spotted him and that's when he visibly saw her face that screamed that she was tired, displaying a tiny ray of happiness.

Sivaanya's friend, who also saw Aravind didn't know he was husband and assumed he was a stalker with wrong intentions. She leaned to Sivaanya and whispered in her ears about the man. Sivu started laughing and pulled her friend to where Aravind was standing.

"Hey Sivu, intha mari alu kita ethuku pechu? Va polam!"

Sivu continued dragging her until they reached the point where Aravind stood.

"Ivaru Aravind enoda husband, ivaru stalker-la ila!"

"Na stalker-a? Enna ma solra?" Aravind asked in a questioning tone.

"Aiyoo, ila anna! Neenga Sivaanya-vey pathukittu irunthinga, athan! Sorry anna!"

"Paravalla! By the way, once again, en peru Aravind, Sivaanya's husband."

"En peru, Varnika. I am a Speech Therapist. Inga than enoda patients koda sila sessions conduct panuven."

"Nice meeting you! We will take leave now. Kandipa vettuku vanga!" he said, and they dispersed to complete their own tasks.

As soon as Varnika left the area, Aravind gave Sivu the bouquet and held her hands, going to their car. They arrived at the supermarket and began walking around, searching for items in their list.

"Sivu, inga parru custard powder sale-la iruku vangalam-a?"

"Custard? Seri, oru box try panalam!"

They scrolled around the shop, walking through the baby care section.

"Namaku papa vantha inga than ellame vanganum-la?"

"Ama, aprom kutti, kutti dress-la vanguvom Aravind. Apo enaku rendu papa irukum - onu 6ft kitta irukum, aprom onu kutty-a irukum."

"Enakum than shopping varachey rendu papa irukum - onu intha trolley seat-la irukum, onu trolley thalum podhu, pakathula irukum." She instantly smiled hearing his words and looked around, before giving him a peck on his cheeks.

Once they had found everything on the list, Aravind went over it once and realized they were missing few things. They went to the intimate hygiene section and he took a box of sanitary napkins for her.

"Aravind, vettla iruku ethuku extra?"

"Athu-na emergency-nu poitu vangunathu, ne thana athu unaku first and second day-ku comfortable-a illanu-nu sonna."

"Oh ama! Apo, let's go. We are done!"

"One second, ma!" he said and went forward to take a box of condoms and placed it in their cart.

"Ipo shopping done!" he said, while Sivu knocked his head.

The couple drove back home and began arranging the groceries in their place. Aravind sat on the sofa and Sivu came to sit on his lap, resting her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat.

"Enna achu? Madam yetho brain-a overwork panra mari iruku!"

"Ila, ella month-um shopping porum, ana iniku namba shopping poi, aprom ellam eduthu vechi, romba domestic-a feel airuchu." he simply smiled and placed a kiss on her forehead. He laid down and pulled her on top of him. He was wearing an extremely oversized hoodie, so she did what she would always do when he wore this hoodie. Aravind started laughing at the ticking sensation, before an head popped out of the neckline, looking very similar to a rabbit. She gave him a wide smile, while he wrapped his arms around her, caressing her to sleep.

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