Battle of the Heart between Love and Family

What is Marriage?

Arjun's POV (Flashback)

It was blissful night. I realized physical relation is not just lust, it's a way of expression of love. I'm blessed to wake up with my love sleeping peacefully in my arms. 

It's almost 8.30am. She must be tired. I slowly got up without waking up her and put pillow next to her. She snuggled into the pillow. She is wearing my shirt.

I took shower in the other room. I saw message from Karthik to come home for breakfast and mom wants to take you both to temple.. I told mom not to disturb but mom is insisting.....sorry.....

I messaged 'we will be there in an hour. Have breakfast, don't wait for us'

She is still sleeping. I kissed her forehead 

"Good morning hubby" she opened her eyes smiling 

"Good morning love, want to sleep more?" 

"I want to use restroom" she kissed my forehead 

She came after one hour wearing pink lehenga, the one I gifted her. She still has it. How does it fit her

"Sorry, I'm late, had hard time wearing this lehenga" she smiled 

"This one is...." 

"You gave this Arjun, I wanted to wear when I meet you. So didn't wear till now. It doesn't fit,  so I took it to boutique for alteration"

Words failed from my mouth.  I hugged her tightly, she hugged me back patting

"I'm disappointed,  I took so much time to get ready, you didn't even tell how I look" she acted angry

"You look sooooo beautiful, don't even want to blink to miss your beauty"

She blushed

"Let's go to Karthik's home. They are waiting for us" I said 

"Why didn't you tell before, I would have come earlier, let's go"

We both went to Karthik's home. Emily and Edward were there

"Surprise" Emily shouted 

Sweety hugged her sideways, her baby bump is visible now.

"Pleasant surprise. So happy to see you"

"I thought you wouldn't remember us after last night" Emily teased. Sweety blushed 

"Karthik's mom insisted" she added

"You look gorgeous, your face is glowing" Emily complimented and whispered something in Sweety's ears and her face turned riped tomato

"You look so beautiful Neha, never saw you in lehenga" aunty said 

"Thank you aunty, Arjun gave me" 

"Where did you get it, it's beautiful" aunty said 

"Thank you. I'm hungry, let's have breakfast" Sweety said, maybe not wanting to share the details in front of everyone. I gave her since it's tradition to give when girl attains puberty by maternal uncle or paternal aunt.

We had breakfast with everyone teasing us.

Aunty took us to temple. Priest blessed us and after sometime he gave me thali(wedding chain in Hindu tradition)

I looked at aunty.

"You both married in Christian style, I felt your marriage incomplete without thali and Sindhoor. I didn't feel right. So I arranged all this.