The wedding day had arrived. Haldi was kept in the morning at a five star hotel booked for the wedding. Aarna was the first one to apply haldi to dadi

"I will apply first as I wasn't a part of any wedding" Aarna had declared. Taking a huge amount filling her palms she applied lovingly to dadu and dadi almost smudging their faces. Both giggled as she put a small amount on their noses too

"Ha ha ha. My happy happy bride is looking so gorg and sexy. Gosh dadi! How beautiful would you have been in your real shadi? Dadu must have fallen for you that instant. Did you dadu?"

Dadi blushed at her compliment while dadu laughed reminiscing their wedding 50 years back

"Tujhe pata hai Aarna your dadi was so so beautiful that looking at her I had fallen in love. Well! I haven't told her this till now. Lekin ab sabke samne ailaan kar hi dena chaiye. Akhir 50 saalon se is raaz ko raaz rakha tha. Aarna ne khulwa diya. Ha ha ha"

Everyone clapped and hooted while dadi was giggling like a teenager finding out such a hidden secret and looked at dadu all surprised.

"Awwww dadu! How romantic, well you should then propose dadi now. We all want to see how your generation would have done" Aarna demanded and everyone clapped as Aarav and Naina said in unison aloud

"Papa! Ho jaye aaj to izhaar. Ha ha ha"

Dadi was too reluctant being shy
"Aarav Naina tum dono bhi Aarna ki team me shamil ho gaye. Kya tum bachhe bhi. Ye koi umar hai ye sab karwane ki?"

Everyone present was enjoying dadi being uncomfortable. However, dadu didn't let go of this chance. Taking some haldi he approached near dadi and applied on her cheeks lovingly while dadi blushed "Kya Kamal! Aap bhi naa"

"Neetu, zindagi ke is safar me humsafar ban ke itne saal mera sath dene ke liye thank you. Apne parivar ko jod ke rakhne aur kadam kadam pe meri himmat banane ke liye thank you. Aaj ye mauka mila hai isko kaise jaane de bhai, mere makan ko ghar banane ke liye thank you aur sabko pehle rakh kar khud ko sabse akhir me rakhne ke liye thank you. Aaj bhi utni hi sundar lag rahi ho jaise 50 saal pehle lag rahi thi. Bus baal dye kiye hain utna hi farak hai. Ha ha ha. Chalo mujhe bhi haldi lagao. Hamare zamane me to dekhte nahi the ek dusre ki haldi dulha dulhan, ab mauka hai fayda utha lo"

He made dadi too apply a little haldi to him that she did hesitantly while everyone hooted. He hugged her kissing on her forehead while dadi hid her face under her dupatta as dadu had never done any of this publicly. Prashant whistled and everyone present clapped yet Aarna complained

"Yaaaa! it was cute and aww and all that but dadu where is the I love you? It's a must for a proposal"

There were chuckles as dadu sighed
"Haan bhai! I love you Aarna ki beautiful dadi. Lo bol diya"

Agastya and Aarna high fived giggling and clapping while dadi was all red and blushing

"Kya Aarna.. Abhi bas ho gaya"

Aarna jumped on dadi hugging her and laughing "Awww! My cute shy bride"

In all this fun, Janhavi was almost silent while participating on and off and smiling not speaking that often. Agastya too was not his usual self as the scene of jaanu hugging a guy kept playing in his mind from a night before. While jaanu was hurt for more than one reasons.

The haldi was done and the wedding would be in the evening followed by dinner for the guests and invitees. Despite all the reasoning, Aarna had made dadi get decked up through a makeup artist. But Naina came to dadi's rescue instructing the makeup artist to keep dadi's look natural and subtle. Dadi had worn a maroon saree while dadu chose an off white kurta with work that wasn't too heavy yet suited the occasion and his age.

Agastya had worn a blue kurta and looked very handsome. Naina had applied a small blob of kohl behind his left ear

"Awww my handsome baby. Kisi ki nazar naa lage". She had exclaimed smiling at him and he kissed her cheek "My cute mumma! Aap bhi laga lo. You are looking so beautiful. Daddy hi nazar lagayenge sabse zyada"

Aarav sided his son giving him a pat teasing his wife "So true my champ. Oye! mere naal byah racha kudiye. Ha ha ha"

The baraat procession was fun and all the kids especially had enjoyed the dancing. Prashant exclaimed "Nagin dance, nagin dance. Bina uske kya maza". But Siddhant and Aarav denied stating they wouldn't be tumbling on the road getting their outfits dirty. He still showed the younger ones holding a kerchief in his mouth and swaying. Everyone laughed as he looked hilarious doing so. Asmi and Aneesh too had joined before the haldi in the morning.

The bride's side had welcomed the baraat and Naina quickly proceeded to get the bride aka dadi to the mandap. However, dadi's two beautiful helpers were ready holding either of her hands. Aarna and Jaanu were ready to walk dadi to the stage. Dadi was really feeling like a bride as she even said keeping a hand on her chest

"Kaunsi pahli baar ho rahi hai shadi, lekin ghabrahat kyu ho rahi hai fir?"

Aarna immediately filled in for her "Ohh dadi! You are in love my cutie. He he he." She and jaanu had laughed high fiving each other while dadi softly slapped on Aarna's head

"Chup badmash! Kuch bhi bolti hai"

Jaanu too seconded Aarna to pull dadi's leg "Sahi kah rahi hai Aarna, dadi! Aisa hi hota hai pyaar me"

Dadi immediately said something that thumped her heart "Achha! Tujhe bada pata hai. Kaun hai hame bhi to bata?"

"Issha! Dadiiiiii koi nhi hai. Films nahi dekhte kya aap. Ab chaliye aapke suniye Kamal! aapka wait kar rahe honge. Ha ha ha ha"

Aarna and Jaanu walked dadi along with all the ladies walking behind till the stage. The jaimala was done while Agastya couldn't take his eyes off Jaanu who was looking every bit pretty, beautiful and sexy in the powder pink georgette saree. Her hair were tied in a bun with pink roses clipped around her bun along with small pearl hairpins that completed her look.

Agastya was standing just behind her and was shamelessly gawking her shimmery milky back. That was when his attention was drawn towards her tattoo on her nape that he hadn't seen before. He could see an infinity with her initial "J" inked.

Just then Aarav called him for "fera" ceremony. They all had rose petals to shower on dadu and dadi. Agastya was mesmerized and thought to erase what he had seen last night from his mind, giving himself a chance. The best he could do was be a little goofy.

While everyone showered rose petals on dadu and dadi, he threw some on jaanu too. First she thought they had been thrown from all sides and hence a few naturally fell on her. However, again he did the same and Jaanu looked around finding Agastya sneakily smirking slightly. He softly took a spot near her as he said to Vihaan standing just infront of him

"Do you know Vihaan, there is a rule Blue is for boys and Pink is for girls. Always remember" he deliberately made sure to say it that loud to make Jaanu hear it stressing on the sentence.

That was when Jaanu realize they both had really stuck to "The blue and pink rule" Agastya just mentioned. She looked at him and he winked at her softly. That indeed brought a slight smile but she averted her face away to not make it look obvious. And Agastya again threw few rose petals on her as he chanted

"Om mangalam- mangalam. Aaj se aap dono pati patni hue. You are pronounced as husband and wife. Om mangalam - mangalam". All the kids present laughed and Vi just understood husband and wife dialogue. But Janhavi bit the inner side of her cheek to stop herself from smiling. She was a little shy but irritated as well, as Agastya again threw petals. Janhavi turned and gave him a stern look

"Agastya! Stop, okay" she said faking anger while he played naive. His heart pounded erratically hearing his name from her after 7 years.

"What have I done baby?" He replied looking innocent. "What?" Janhavi asked listening baby from him while he again looked naive repeating for her "What have I done jaanu?"

She sighed and turned away while he again threw at her and she was left smiling at his deliberate antics. He used to irritate her quite similarly pulling her ponytail and instantly becoming innocent. Janhavi loved it then and probably she loved it now too. However she almost maintained a poker face.

The wedding was done and it was time for 'grah-pravesh'. Dadu's sister was incharge of the ritual to welcome her sister-in-law into the house. While she was making arrangements and performing the rituals as dadi dadu waited at the entrance of their villa, Aarna was too excited to see it as she eclaimed in excitement

"Wowww! Bua dadi, it's similar as shown in movies. Maine dekha hai same red water and rice bowl ko leg se inward throw karte hue"

Janhavi was standing a bit far in the living room waiting for the rituals to finish. Agastya had been looking at her. She looked beautiful even in a simple yellow anarkali dress. He loved how her 'jhumki' earrings made that peculiar soft sound. Her entire demeanor had been his undoing since he had seen her. And that tattoo that he had seen partially as the rose flowers had covered it on the left side intrigued him more.

While she was trying every ounce of her strength to ignore Agastya. He was back in his spirits. While rituals were happening, he whispered for Jaanu to hear

"Dhyan se dekh rahi ho naa, is ghar ke rituals? Get acquainted well"

He winked and Jaanu was confused again to hear this from him as she thought to herself "Ye fir se kyu bakwas kar raha hai?"

Agastya uttered in murmurs finding jaanu confused by her facial expressions "Ofcourse! Teri bhi shadi hogi to pata hona chaiye naa rituals"

However, he thought to himself thinking of Arjun "I hope not with that hunky cheepda"

While he nudged her a bit and she looked at him sternly "What? I know everything. well! Almost"

He smiled squinting his eyes a bit "Chalo! Good, achha hai pata hai fir to"

While Agastya was busy in teasing jaanu and she being confused, irritated, a little shy sometimes, still hurt and not to know mostly how and if she should even react, Aarav and Naina ha been enjoying their 'nok-jhok' show from a corner.

Dadu-dadi were welcomed and they both thanked Aarna especially and Aarav, Naina for making their golden jubilee more than memorable. Showing gratitude towards all their relatives and friends as they had just taken their seats at the couch, Aarav and Naina had a surprise waiting for them and for everyone else too that they were too excited to reveal.