K : Oi....

M : hmmm...

K : santhoshama irukiya...

M : romba romba nga... ne inga iniki varuvenga nu yellam nenachu kuda paakala... pleasant surprise.... bayangara santhoshama ah iruken....

K(smiling) : hmmm..

M : Aama yeppo oorla irunthu kelambineya... apove kettapo appuram solren nu soneyale...

K : hmmm...inga irunthu direct ah vettuku poi fresh up agitu dress elam pack panitu unga veetuku poiten... appuram anga irunthu kovil.... kovil la irunthu vanthu atha mama ah veetula vitutu apadiye kelambitten... 10.30 munnadiye inga vanthachu.. perusa traffic ilaa night than eh...

M : appo 10.30 maniku kupitu veetuku vanthachu nu sonathu intha veetaiya..

K : aama... tho antha marathuku kitta park panitu unna paathukite than pesinen ...

M : nijama ah nga...

K : hmm.. inga light podaathanala face elam theriyala... aana ne panrathu yelam therinjuthu... nadanthute, kaathula mudi paranthute irunthuche sari panite pesitu iruntheye...

M : yellam gavanichurukeya.. sari aana aalu than...

K : ne nu vaarum bothu gavanikaama irupana... paathute irukanum pola than irunthuchu...

aana time romba kammi ah irunthuchu...nan ah yepadi phone ah vekarathu nu yosichutu irunthen... nalla neram neeye nan romba tired ah iruken nu thoonga solite.. sari nu cut panitu ulla vanthen...

M : aama voice eh dull ah irunthuchu... kekave mudiyala... ivalo alaichal thevai ah..

K(sternly) : thevai nu yethana thadavai solrathu..

M : sari sari sorry.. kovapadatheya... vanthu udane ukanthute thoongitiya nu akka sonanga illa.. athan kashtama irunthuchu... ketten...

K : vanthu oru pathu nimisham apadiye thoongiten.. appuram fresh agiten.. ipo paaru nalla than eh iruken..

M : hmm romba nalla irukeya... romba azhaga...

K : apadiya... unna vida ilaa...

M : athu sari...

There was a short silence...

K : yena amaithiya iruke...

M : illaanga.. sari ah moonu mani nerathuku munnadi intha yedathula than yosichen adutha birthday la irunthu neenga en kuda irupeya nu...

Paatha athu inike, ithe yedathula nadanthuruchu... nenacha yedathula unga kuda ukanthutu iruken... yetho ithellam enaku kanavu madhiri iruku...

Kathir detached his hand from hers and nipped her soft flesh of her waist in a jiffy making her jiggle...

M : chhhh... yenanga panreya... valikithu...

K : kanavu illaa nu puriya vekaren...

M : athu sari... enaku vaaila sonna kuda puriyum... ipadi than solanum nu illaa....

K : appo sari...

In no time, his lips were kissing her harder and deeper all over her face and neck...
As a attempt to calm down their racing heart, his hands trailed down her curves which exactly worked in opposite...
Her hands that was let free moved to his hair as her fingers started running through it...
Her breath hitched as it became more intense and a unknown sensation tingled down the spine...
Unable to deal with the growing hunger in him, she shoved him off her...

M (blushing) : yenanga panreya...

K : ithu kuda yena nu theriyalaiya... unna elam...

M : thirumba thirumba ithaiye soli nakkal panatheya... ipo yethuku ithelam...

K : nee than eh vaaila puriya vekka sonne... athan...

M : yethu... yenga... na yena sonalum ipadi than puriyuma ungaluku...

K : appo ne apadi solalaiya...

M : pothunga.. unga nadippa niruthunga...

Inga paarunga... balcony la irukom... yaaravathu paathangaana yena agarathu...

K : paaren.. ipo kuda ne solrathu enaku balcony la venam roomkula paathukalam nu solra madhiri puriyuthu...

M : muruga...

K : mama thoongirupaaru.. yen avara disturb panre...

M : nakkal than eh ungaluku...
Thali ukarunga mudhala...

K : aama thalli ukaara than trichy varai vanthen paaru...

Niyayathuku enaku munnadi neeye vanthu en madila ukanthurukanum... katti pidichurukanum...
kiss panirukanum... un mara mandai ku than yethum thonathe...

M : oh na mara mandai ah... enaku yethume thonaathu... yethume panathu ilaa.. apadi than eh...

K : aama....

M : sari irunthutu poren... yaaruku yellam thonutho, yellam nalla panrangalo avangalaiye poi kattikonga... na yethuku ungaluku... na poren...

She got up from the place angrily just to be dropped into his lap like a flower bouquet and wrapped into his arms...

K : Oi...

M : ....

K : Oiiiii...

M : ....

K : hmmm nu sollu de...

M : maaten... neenga mudhala kelambi veetuku ponga... enkuda onum iruka venam...

K : kunnakudi ku.??

M : aama...

K : iniki muluka unkuda iruka venam...

M : onum venam...

K : sari kuda iruka venam... poi phone la pesalama...

M : venam... mara mandai kuda yelam yethuku pesareya...

K : chhh... sari pesala... pesama ipo kattikalama...

M : venam... yaaru ithelam nalla panuvangalo avangalaiye poi kattikonga...

K : oh ho appo naa venam...

M : venam...

K : yethum venam...

M : venam... ponga...

Though she looked like she was angry, she spared no effort to move out of his hold...

K : sari yelunthiri... na poren...

M : yenga poreya...

K : athan mandapathula paatha green saree poi thedi kandupidichu kattikaren...

M : oh ho...

K : yelunthiri de... weight ah iruka... mudiyala...

M : oh ho... panju mottai ipo weight ah theriyutho...

K : aama... yelunthiri...

M : chumma sonna udane ithu than saaku nu vitutu poiduvegha illaa...

K : aama... valikithu.. mudhala yelunthiru....

M : nalla valikatum... na ipadi than ukaaruven... yena panuveya...

She adjusted herself comfortably to sit in his lap placing her left hand around his neck and right hand playing with his rudraksh...

M : sollunga... yena panuveya...

K : apadi vaa vazhiki.... yena panuvena...

He took his own sweet time to show what he can do to her by body and soul...
As they were lost in their own world of kisses and hugs, She could feel something pinned to her right palm with trailing kisses all over her face...

Though she could feel it, she couldnt take a look at it...
She couldnt help to loosen herself from his grip...
He spoke in hushed tones in her ears...

K : Intha yedathula than enaku namakula nijamave enna iruku nu purinjuthu...

Intha yedathula than nee enaku yevalo mukkiyam nu purinjuthu...

Intha yeduthula than enaku oru naal kuda ne ilama iruka mudiyaathu nu purinjuthu...

Intha yedathula than yepavume ne en kaikula venum nu purinjuthu....

Ithe yeduthula than yepavume ne enna un kaikula vechukara madhiri onnu kudukanum nu thonichu...

Each word he uttered had hit her deep...
Her heart thuds were in peak...
The atmosphere seemed to shift its mood from desire to deep affection...

Mullai's brows twisted in question and tried to intrepret the last sentence...

Was he trying to be naughty...
May be some hidden flirty meaning in that...
No it didnt look so...
His eyes spoke only volumes of love...
There were no traces of naughtiness or even the desire that blazed few minutes ago...

There was a long squeeze on her hand just to remind the one he placed on her palm.....

K : open pani paaru...

Oru chinna birthday gift...

Unakaga...

She looked at the small glittery gift wrapped box in awe...

So he has one more feather to be added to her birthday crown....

He switched on the mobile torch for her to open as it was pitch dark with a little of moonlight playing hide and seek with clouds...

Mullai unwrapped the cover and took the box out...

It was a jewel box....

It had a graceful and elegant finger ring inside...

It was letter "K" enclosed in a heart embedded with stones...

So neat...
So simple...
So elegant...
So meaningful...

Mullai was dumbstruck getting the hidden meaning in the gift...

"ne enna un kaikula vechukara madhiri onnu kudukanum"

It made sense now...

It was from her kathir...
It was full of love...
It had his identity in it...
What else does she need more..
She fell for it and for the person who presented it without a doubt....

She dazed at him with all her love...

It seemed as if the stones in the ring emitted light and it was mirroring in his eyes....

K : ithu than en vazhkai laye mudhal mudhala nan orutharuku kudukara gift.... athavathu naane enna vanganum nu romba yosichu, naane decide pani, naane kadaiku poi paathu, naane select pani vanginathu...

Ithu yellame mudhal mudhala nadanthathu unakaga than...

M : Enaku... enaku...

Mullai could feel a lump in her throat and was devoid of words or even reactions...

She instantly remembered a incident that happened when she was in her teens...

Murugan used to wear a pendant with letter "M" since longtime but after mullai grew up, he felt the chain, bracelet didnt go well with his age...
The pendant which had his starting letter was considered as sentimental for her mom while bracelets got transferred as necklace for mullai...
Her mom started wearing the pendant regularly for which possessive mullai had created trantrums saying its her father's or it has her first letter, so she is the one should be wearing it... But her mom didnt budge...

P : adiye.. nalaiki unaku nu oruthan vanthathum avan per la nagai vangi aasai theera potuko... ippo ithula panguku varathe...

Her mother had a answer by then...

And here it is in her hand...

Can things happen like this...

The talk about the future husband's name strike her again...

So this is second...

Is it mere coincidence...

Is she going overboard thinking its something foreordained...

Without any answer, she looked up to him....

K : nijama ithu oru nalla gift than ah...
Itha vida nalla vangirukalama...
Illaa unaku vera yetha vangi kudutha inum pidikuma...
Ipadi illaama vera madhiri yetha pananuma... yethume theriyala enaku... pazhakamum illaa...

M : illaa... enaku... romba...

The chatterer tried hard to form words by coming out of her trance and failed miserably... But he gestured her to wait and continued....

K : aana onnu mattum theriyum... nan enna thanthalum atha muzhu manasoda santhoshama pidichu vangipe nu...

Antha thairiyathula than vaanginen...

Her suave kathir....

Her heart and mind smiled instantly and she buried herself more into him...

M : enaku enna solrathune theriyalanga... enaku azhugai than vara madhiri iruku...

K (grinning) : avalo mosama ah iruku... na yetho sumaar ah iruke nu nenachene...

M : chhhh... super ah irukunga... enaku romba romba pidichuruku... yevalo pidichuruku nu kuda sola theriyala...

K : nijama...

M : kekave venam.... avalo pidichuruku...

She was choking of excessive happiness and hugged him more peppering him with kisses....
His face showed satisfaction seeing her reactions and he kissed her cheeks fondly...

K : appo sari...

K : Oi... pottu vidava...

M : yenga.. pottu vidareyala...

They spoke at once and smiled at their happenstance....

K : kudu...

He got it in his hands and slipped into her dainty finger softly as if it would pain her....
It coupled so well with her just like him giving her fingers a magical look...

K : Oi...

M : hmmm...

She was looking at their fingers intertwined without knowing that he was adoring her happiness and contentment in each and every thing he do...

As he didnt speak up, she met his gaze and lifted her brows just to hear his clear words with lots of tenderness and fierceness binded together...

K : I LOVE YOU...

Did he really say that...
So atlast the day has come for him to verbalize his feelings....
She froze for a second...

K : ithum kuda mudhal than.. ithu varaikum yarukitayum sonathu illaa... sola thoninathu ilala... iniyum sola porathum illaa...

Her heart impulsively took a trip down her precious memory lane....

"kandipa oru naal soluven...
namma rendu perum romba romba santhoshama irukum bothu... ithe madhiri ne en madila ukanthutu irukum bothu..."

No matter what...
He stands by his words...
For a moment, she felt woozy..
She felt everything was too much for her to handle...
She was way too intoxicated with his presence and the things he did right from the morning...

A flash of things happened from the morning went past her...

His moments with her parents, their travel together, his nearness, his love , his naughtiness and lot more...

She had always been at the inferior position when it came to arjun...
She had been always stooping low begging him to just leave her leaving her self respect...
But today it was like she was in the limelight and the poor fellow was dumped low...
Not sure if thats the case...
But she felt so just because of his decision of inviting arjun to the function...
As said already, by doing nothing he did something for her contentment...

Followed by his promise to return back soon, her parents words about him, the call before sleep to assure that he will make a video call by 12 everything lined up...

Then came
his beautiful wish to make her entire year beautiful...
the decors as per her wish to make her feel joyous...
the cake cutting to make her feel so special...
the gift to make her feel he is inside her palm...
And now
this opening up in spesh words to make her feel she is the only one...

Can life get any better...

She had to accept...

It cant...

Fresh tears started dripping and she tried to hid it in her favorite place, crook of his neck...

K : Oi...

M : hmmm...

K : avalo mosamava sonnen... mosamave irunthalum oru courtesy ku super nu solalaam illaa... ipadi ah azharathu...

M : chhhh... na yen azharen nu ungaluke theriyum... chumma oranda illuthikitu...

He looked at the baby girl in his arms who cry for everything and anything on world...
When he was the one considered emotionless by others, she, in contrast, was really a package of emotions...
Though he knew she cries out of bliss, he couldnt take it up...

K : Oi.... birthday anniki azhutha antha varusham full ah azhanum...

M : ipadi oru santhoshathula azhanum na vazhkai full ah azha kuda na ready...

K : athu sari... aana paaka na ready illaa... mudhala azharatha niruthu... kashtama iruku...

M : hmmm...

She rubbed her face in his dress to wipe off the tears making him smile...

M : enaku ena solanum nu kuda theriyalainga... thanks solanuma illaa thirupi i love u solanuma... suthama theriyala... enaku... apadiye...

K : ne ippo yethum sola venam... yeppo solanum nu thonutho appo sollu... ipo santhoshama iru.. athu pothum...

M : hmmm....

Mullai thought the same...
Yes... she will for sure...
Not as a reply to his confession...
It should be another special moment of their life...

With thoughts fluttering, they sat quiet...
There was a heavy and thoughtful silence making the moment so special...
The sky was swirling with black and dark blue color with stars decorating it...
The moon looked clear and peaceful...
As the time moved on, the chillness shoot up...
They had billions of things running in their mind but the base was love...

Off all things in the word, Love is one thing thats difficult to describe...

They could feel the silence describing it for them...

Kathir wanted to make the moment lighter and started with his naughty talks...

K : yena madam ipadiye ukanthutu irukenga... thoongara idea illaya... illaa room kula ivana nambi polama venama nu yosanai ah??

M : neenga than ennna onum pana mateyale...

K : athena....ennangrathula stress panra... vera yaraiyo panra madhiri...

M : athu apadi than... na than maramandai ache... onum theriyaathe... enkita yena pana mudiyum...

K : athane paathen... maranthutaiyo nu paathen... ipadi na sonna rosham vanthu ne yenada solrathu nan eh panren nu nan sonatha vida athigama pananum.. atha vitutu kova padare.. unna ellam vechutu romba kashtam de...

M : oh ho... romba kashtama...

K : aama...

M : athan theriyume...

K : yena theriyum...

M : romba kashtapattu than enkuda irukiya nu...

K : aama romba romba kashtam...

M : oh ho.... kashtam na oru madhiri kashtama...

Her voice was too husky more like a hiss and eyes were dipped with love and passion that gave him a instant buzz...

K : yethu...

M : oru madhiri kashtama nu ketten...

K : aama...

M : yena panalam athuku...

K : haan... na sonna naal vanthuduchu... na sonatha paniten... unaku antha naal yeppo than varum...

M : romba salichukaatheya... varum....

K : aama ini kalyana naal than varum... appo anniki than thara pora...apadi than eh...

M : aama athum oru special naal than eh...

K : adi paavi... nijama ah...

M : yen anniki kudutha vaangika mateyala...

K : yepo kuduthalum vangipen...

M : appo ok.. wait panunga...

K : uffff.. panren...

M : Saringa... ullaa polama...

K : yen thookam varutha...

M : illaanga... ungaluku varutha..

K : illaa.. ilaa... polam nu soniye...atha ketten...

M : kuluruthunga...

K : aama... pani jhasthi than... polam....

They entered the room, latching the balcony door and retired to bed...
The snugness of the room affected them more than the shivering cold of the balcony...
Seeing kathir move to divan without any word,

M : veliya kuluruchu... inga vekkaiya iruku illanga...

K : hmmm...

M : AC podava...

K : podu...

M : yenga otha varthai la bathil solreya...

K : thookam varuthu de.. athan... thoongu...

M : athu yepadi balcony la varatha thookam room kula vantha adutha second varum...

K : theriyalaiye... aana varuthu...

M : saringa... thoongunga...
Good night...

K : good night...

It would be less than five minutes but mullai couldn't take up the distance between them...

M : yenga..

K : hmm...

M : inga vanthu padukareyala...

She could see kathir visibly shudder at her question...

M : illaanga inga vanthu paduthukalam nu sonnen... double cot than eh... comfortable ah paduthukalanga... divan la yen kashtapadanum...

K : velaiyadathe de... pesama thoongu...

M : yenga... pls...

K : thoongu nu sonen...

M : enkuda padukaratha nenachu paduka venamnga...

K : mudhala thoongarathu nu sollu... mottai mottai ah pesitu...

M : Ithula yena iruku...yellame onnu than eh...

K mindvoice : arambichuta...

K : sari sollu vera yepadi nenachukarathu...

M : bala, karthi kuda padukara madhiri nenachukonga...

Kathir got up from the bed in a second...

K : Oi... nijama kekaren.. yepadi ipadi yellam mudhala yepadi yosika mudiyuthu... enaku therinje aganum...

M : ithula yenanga iruku... athelam oru flow la thanna varuthu...

K mindvoice : ithukum bathil vera solrale.. athum perumai ah vera..

M : yenanga... vareyala...

K : thayavu senju kodumai panatha de..

M : inga vanthu padukka sonathu oru thappa.. athu ungaluku kodumai ah theriyuthu illa.. enkuda irukarathu kodumai than... sari neenga vara venam... good night...

K : inga paaru... yen solren puriyama chumma kochukaathe...

M : ....

K : pesu de...

After few failed attempts to pacify her anger from divan, he moved to bed as expected....

In the wink of the eye, he was in her tight embrace...

K : adi paavi... nee kovama than eh irunthe...

M : illaaye.. athu chumma acting.. illana inga vara matteyale...

K : fraudu.. fraudu..

M : pinna nan eh kupidaren... avalo panreya...

K : apadi... vara kudathu nu illaa.. athu... venam nu.. yetho thappu nu.. vidu... onum ilaa.. athan vanthuten ilaa..

M : athunala than ipo yellam yethume na yosikarathu illanga.. neraya thappa theriyum appuram guilty ah irukum nu... konja naal than eh... appuram sari agidum...

He smiled at her reasoning...

K : athu yepadi... konja naal la thappu sari agiduma madam...

M : aama illegal yellam legal agidum sir... just 16 days more... yelathukum...

K : azhagi...(laughing)

sari nanum inime yethaiyum yosikala.. sari ah...

M : ithu sari... yenga ithukum mela enaku yetha surprise vechurukeyala...

K : mudhalaiye solita athuku peru surprise ah.. kekara paaru kelvi...

M : appo iruku.. athu than eh..

K : Oi... ithuku mela enkita yethum stock illaa... thayavu senju enkita yethum yethir paakathe... na ithu varai panathe kovil kalvettu la porikanum.. ithula ne vera...

M : stock illaya... maligai kadai aalu nu prove panreya paatheyala...

K : palakka thosham... aama yen ipadi ketta...

M : illanga yetho thonuthu.. athan..

K : oh ho... aana sorry de.. enoda surprise avalo than...

M : itha vida enakum vera yethum venam...

He pinched her cheeks with smile enjoying the moment...

M : saringa... ipo thoongalama...

K : nalla thoongalam...

Appuram thirumbavum happy birthday... ipo madhiriye yepavum iru...

M : kandipa nga...

He bent down, his lips against her forehead brushing it lightly just to receive a kiss with thanks and they dozed off cuddling eachother with love and love only...

TBC....