Three days later"Wife, mmm, I"m back," Haruka collapsed into her arms.
Lila peered at him curiously, "lately, he"s more exhausted than usual." It"s normal; being her manager and acting as a father for the child must be hard. They haven"t had time to go on simple dates like taking a walk either. Lila knew better than to bother him when he is in this state. She carefully lifted him over to the bed and just sat there, staring at him. She brushed her hands across his hair. He"s such a hard worker...
"Wife, wife.."
"Um," Lila looked at him dumbfounded. Is he awake or sleeping? She received her reply a second later when he"s biting her neck. "Haruka, did you miss me today?"
He looked up; blood trailed on his lips. Her blood. "I kissed you, why didn"t you come to see me?"
"I was busy."
That was a lie; this was usually the day she had half a day to catch up on schoolwork. With the current situation with the compet.i.tion, quite some time has pa.s.sed since she was last in school. At the end of the day, she is still a student. So, the majority of the day she was studying. Haruka must have realized that since he traced his hands on her thighs.
"Sorry for neglecting you, mmm, I"ll make it up to you now…"
"But Haruka you"re tired. I don"t think you can do anything."
Instead of arguing with her, Haruka nodded. "Then my wife should do it today… Wife, I"ll count on you."
Why is he such a moron? Ah well, can"t be helped. She has missed him, and she wants to make sure of something. Lila climbed on top of him and slowly removed his clothes. She was very careful; she didn"t understand why.
"Hah…"
"Dummy, I haven"t done anything yet. So don"t make any strange sounds."
"But my wife"s hands feel nice."
Lila eyed him, suspiciously, "Are you pent up or something?"
"Yeah, we haven"t done it in a while."
So he didn"t go to other women? She supposed that"s a good thing. Lila felt Haruka"s hand on her back, and he lifted her s.h.i.+rt. "Wife, my wife…"
He keeps calling her wife. She"s happy, but she feels a bit strange. No, she shouldn"t overthink things. Haruka is right here, right in front of her.
…
Spending a blissful night with Haruka, Lila woke up in a better mood. Her gaze fell on the clock that read 5:00 am, still too early. But she does feel hungry.
"Honey?" Lila called out. The man beside her stirred awake. "Ah, morning."
Haruka kissed her lips, "Wife, morning," he sighed, "I really don"t want to go to work….and then I have to pick the kid up afterward… Mmm, I"m tired."
"You"re not tired," Lila ran her hands through his hair. "You were very silly, just now." By just now she meant a few seconds ago when he kissed her, he groped one of her b.r.e.a.s.t.s quickly. Gee..
"I"m great in the mornings; you know that."
Geez... "Say Haruka?"
"Yes, my lovely wife?"
Lila blushed, "Gosh, why do you keep doing that? I"m going to start thinking you"re on drugs or something."
"Doing what?"
Why does he keep acting so strangely... What"s that lovely wife nonsense geez. Is he trying to bribe her? It doesn"t feel like that. Still, she feels so happy like this, so content. "Honey, can I skip work too?"
Haruka laughed, "My wife, you want to stay like this all day?"
"Yes." Honestly, she wouldn"t mind, it"s nice being like this. Haruka s.h.i.+fted slightly, so his lips grazed her shoulders now, not her chest. "Nngh…"
"I wonder when I can wake up with you in my arms without having to worry about anything."
His lips glided across her cheeks, then across her ears then settled comfortably at her neck. "Dear wife, my wife, Lila."
"Honey, I have to make breakfast."
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Lila hits him, "Not me."
"Wife, why are you so violent, I think I"m starting to like it."
Gahhhh--! Moron!!! Geez, "You like everything I do," she mumbled.
"Of course, your my wife."
"Hobey, kiss me again?"
"So cute…"
"The phone is ringing," Lila mumbled.
"Forget it.."
After a few minutes of the phone ringing though, Lila reached out for it. This person is very persistent; she clicked the speaker b.u.t.ton and held it out towards Haruka. "Nnmmm...wife, I don"t want to talk. You answer."
This guy really is helpless. "h.e.l.lo?"
"H—Haru, please help!!"
"Ryoko-san?"
"Oh…"
At that comment, Haruka took the phone from her hands, "What"s wrong?" after a few hmmm"s, Haruka stood up and slipped his clothes on. "I"m going to head over for a bit; you stay here, okay?"
"Ah, right now?"
It"s really early… Not even 6 am...
"Yeah, I"ll come back if I don"t return before you go to work. Here"s the schedule," with those words said Haruka quickly rushed out of the room.
Lila looked blankly at the sheet of paper he had tossed on the bed, and then back at the door. So frantic and in a hurry. That"s the first time she has seen him like that. Her gaze flickered onto his phone, which he had left behind. He forgot his phone too. Lila reached over for it and clicked on his messages.
Ryoko
Thank you for today
It"s fine. I had fun too.
Lila kept scrolling and sighed. "So many messages." So they"ve been talking this much? She rolled back onto the bed; she couldn"t be bothered to put her clothes back on and just wrapped the blanket around her. It"s not like he"s cheating on her or anything. He is just acting like a father should be. So many years have pa.s.sed, so many years wasted. If Haruka learned of the child"s existence sooner, then...right now they probably wouldn"t be together.
The words Zane said to her keep replaying in her head over and over again like a spell.
It"s not like that. Haruka said he loved her; he said he would stay with her forever. Just because this incident popped up doesn"t mean things will change between them. He may be busy a lot these days, but he always comes home to her.
It"s okay; they are still okay.
....
-Kitchen-
Lila peered over at Kiryu who was chopping up some tomatoes into bite-sized pieces. "Kiryu, why are you here in my kitchen cooking?"
Kiryu laughed. "I figured you"d be hungry."
"Ah-huh and do you know what time it is?"
"The lights in your house have been on the past few days, so I"m worried. I cross by this area for my morning jog. So I figured you"d be awake," Kiryu explained as he placed the pan on the heating.
Her gaze softened at his words, "he noticed again.." This shouldn"t come across as a surprise to her anymore. But, it still had a great impact on her. Kiryu and her, they can"t ever return to how things were before. Forget dating; just being friends is already awkward for them.
"Where"s Karas.h.i.+ma?"
"He left…" she tried to say it normally. But it came out as very bitter.
"Lila," Kiryu sighed. "I know I don"t have the right to interfere when it comes to your relations.h.i.+p with him. However, aren"t you lonely? If you want him to stay with you, then tell him."
"But, he"s already missed out on that child"s life…"
"And how many years did he miss from yours?" Kiryu"s voice suddenly turned sharp, and Lila flinched.
That"s…
"Listen to me, Lila. I still love you. But, I"m trying to move forward. I want you to be happy with Karas.h.i.+ma. However, if I keep seeing you in pain like this, I won"t be able to hold myself back."
Lila doesn"t reply right away. Of course she knows, of course, she knows that Kiryu has been trying. It"s obvious; he keeps his conversations with her short. He doesn"t randomly hold or grab her hand anymore. He holds her wrist instead. If he asks her out, there are other people there too. Kiryu, he really is a gentleman.
"Kiryu, your very stupid."
Kiryu"s smile is weak, "Yeah, but I"m trying. That"s why I want you and Karas.h.i.+ma to try harder too. I can see how much you two love and care for each other."