Moorthy walked into the shop with a happy and understanding smile.

Moorthy : Mullai... Yaaru pa athu phoneleh.. Kathira?

She immediately got up out of respect and moved out of the counter to let Moorthy sit.

M : Mama... Vaange Mama.. Vakarengge..

Moorthy : adeh vakarupa... Ennapa nee... Nee angge vakaru... Naa ingge ireken (small laugh).

He pulled out a stool and sat in front of the counter while smiling at her. She was still standing in front of Moorthy, not knowing what to do.

Moorthy : Mullai.. Vakarupa.. Pomble passangge neenge kallahleh vakanda engeleku paakeh sandosama ireku..

Mullai nodded her head happily and sat back at the cashier table and kept looking at her phone lovingly.

Moorthy continued to tease a little.

Moorthy : Hmm... Phoneyeh paathukithe iruke pa? Hahaha.. Naa kethuduku kude innum onnum solluleh..

Then she remembered the earlier question Moorthy asked while entering the shop.

M : Ayoo Mama.. Sorry (smile)..
Athu.. athu...
Aama Mama..
Aveghe thaan...
Inniki late aaghum'nu solleh kupthaghe...

Moorthy : hmm..paarda.. Avenuku ithelam kude solleh theriyuma... Hahaha..

She bit her lips and smiled.

Right at that moment, Jeeva and everyone else decided to come and join them.

All three of them were actually sitting at the back after having lunch, knowing Mullai is talking with Kathir. They deliberately gave them the space and privacy for them to talk. Deep inside everyone knows now that Kathir won't be back early and personally Jeeva knows its his fault.
Giving them time to atleast talk to each other without any hindrance is the least he could do for his brother as token for Kathir's willingness to take up the job that's assigned to Jeeva.

Saravanan and Kumerasan for the first time were praying hard that no customers would come to their shop right now. Thankfully their prayer were answred, no one came until the sweet murmurs of the lovers ended.

Hearing Moorthy's voice, all three proceeded to the front of the shop.

J : Enna'neh neengelum inthe pulleyeh kindal panikithu...

Jeeva smiled knowingly at Mullai and she started to rub a non-existent stain on the cashier table avoiding looking at them

All the men looked at her and felt content.

S Mindvoice : Akkavum Kathir Anneh maariye vekkah paderaghe.. Hehehe..

Kumerasan Mindvoice : Chandosama iruku inthe pulleye ippadi paake..

Kumerasan decided to break the silence and tried to lighten the mood.

Kumerasan : hahaha... Moorthy! Kathiru inniki aaleh vere maathirileh irendan..
Athu innumo sonniye modeh...
Ennada athu Charavana..?

S : Enna sonnen?..

Kumerasan : Athan.. Innomo...Laa.. Vuu.. Laa..vu'nu sonniyeda..

He told while looking sideways at Mullai, wanting to see her reaction hearing 'LAA..VUH'..

Mullai was curious yet still way too shy to look up at all of them, instead she perked up her ears while still wiping off the invisible mark that only she could see.

Kumerasan looked at Saravanan and winked, signaling him to look at Mullai.
Saravanan joined in this little play, understanding Kumerasan's intention.

S : Athuva... Athu.. LOVE MOOD... taata...
Anna inniki semme love mood leh thaan irendaru...
Enneh thithuve illehna paatukonggelen...

Mullai was listening to all this keenly, now shifted to scribbling gibberish on the notebook in front of her.

Jeeva laughed inwardly and went on to arrange the goods at shelf and Moorthy pretended to check on the receipts.

Kumerasan decided to top a notch.

Kumerasan : Ey Mullai!
Enna pannene nee aveneh inniki? Hahaha!
Paya ore margama thaan irendan...
Tea'lam vaangi kudethan Moorthy...
Ennayum onnumeh thithuleh da aven...
Eppayum naa edachum kindal pannenah enneh thithuvanleh...
Inniki thithuve illehda Jeeva...
(smile)
Vekam ellam paderan...
Naa kethen,'Dei, Mullai ennada pannenah unneh... Ivlo sandosama ireke, enna aachi?'
Athuku aven...
(pause)
Hahahaha
Onnume sollameh thadiye thadavikithe sirichikithe irendan Mullai...

She blushed to the roots of her hair, everything they did in the room came in front of her eyes when Kumerasan teased her.

M Mindvoice : Naa enna pannenen..
Tea kudethen..
Avlo thaan..
Aprem..
Avugha thaan ellathiyum pannenaghe..
(closed her eyes)

She was discreetly tracing the lovemark her husband gave with a shy smile, while making sure it was hidden behind her braid.
However, accidently, Jeeva saw a glimpse of it as he turned towards her, while she was adjusting her braid.

J Mindvoice : ohho... Seri seri..

He smiled understandingly and felt a little proud at his younger brother.

J : Mama...
Vidungge Mama..
Ippadi kindal panriye...
Anthe pulleye eppayachum thaan kadaiku varuthu...
Aprem varameh poirum..

Kumerasan : Ey! Enna pesude?!
Athulam innimel adikadi varuva pathuko..
Kathireh paakeve varuva..
Hahaha!

Kumerasan : Mullai.. Ingge paaru!
Naangelam Kathiru sirichi parkerethe adisiyam..
Eppayameh munjiye urr'nu vatchithu irupan anthe payeh..
Aana inniki aven vekam'lam padhethaan...
Hahaha!
Nee enna mayam manderam panuneh solliru..
Ragasiyathe Sollu..
Naangelum terinjikirum..
appeh appeh anthe manderathe sollikirum..
Enggeleh thithe maatan leh...

S : Ayoo taata...
Neengelum Akkka'vum onnah?
Akka solleradukum, neenge sollarathukum vithyasam ireku...
Anthe mantherathe Akka sonna mathum'thaan Kathir anneh ippadi irekum...
Ithuve neenge sonningge..
Unggelku mattum illeh..
Ennakum sethu thithu vilum...

J : dei.. Kathiru adichalum adipan.. Paathu (joked)

Mullai couldn't utter a word, she wasn't ashamed or angry of the way they are teasing her.
In fact she is enjoying this a little too much than she should.

Kumaresan : adeh seri da..
Aveleh...
Aven kithe sollikithum...
Aana aven inniki ippadi irekan leh..
Aduku inthe pulleh thaane kaaranum..
Inthe pulleh innomo anthe payaleh senjitha..
Athu enna'nu ennaku theriyunum...hahahaha...

Mullai blushed deep red from head to toe with Kumerasan's tease..

Moorthy : Ayoo mama... Podhum.. Paavum Inthe pulleh... Hahaha

Jeeva : Yen Mama neenge vere... Kathireh kalaichithu patheleya... (smiled)

She laughed with them too, loving the way everyone is happy for them.

She decided to leave as its getting late and wanted to busk in this warm lovely feel she having in her on her own.

M : athu.. Mama.. Appah...
Naa kelemberen...
Akka thedevaghe...

Moorthy : Seri pa.. Paathu po..

She didn't look at any of them with head bowed down, braid securely covering her neck from their eyes, she slowly took the bike and rode home.
Smiling away like a woman in love that she is.

S : Enna taata neenge?
Paavum anthe akka..
Vekeh paathukithe poitangge...

Kumaresan : hahaha anthe pulleh Vekeh padeh thaaneh appadi pannen... Hahahaha...

TBC