Honey Magazine/My Sweet Proposal: Todo Masaya

Chapter 8.5

Yuki "Oh, Miss Kana!"

Finishing lunch, we part ways with Ryo and return to the office.

There, on my desk, is a large package.

Kana "Uchida, what is this?"

Yuki "Well, it just arrived..."

Mizuki "Hey, this is a famous brand!"

Yuki "Right?!"

(It couldn't be...)

Mizuki "Why don't you try opening it?"

Yuki "What if it's a wedding dress?"

Kana "That's absurd..."

Even as I say the words, I attempt to suppress my excitement.

I open the lid of the large box carefully and inside is a simple evening gown, overflowing with exquisite taste.

Kana "Wow...!"

Mizuki "It's beautiful!"

Yuki "Whoa...! Hey, this is from that guy, isn't it?"

Mizuki "Uchida, don't ask senseless questions."

Kana "Mizuki."

Mizuki "Well, it is, isn't it?"

I feel a tingling sensation of happiness as I answer Mizuki's question with a smile.

I return my gaze to the dress and notice that there is a card inside.

Masaya "Wear it."

It is just the kind of thing Masaya would write. The simple two words jump out at me.

I smile and lower my gaze to find an unexpected, additional message below,

Masaya "I chose this dress while thinking only of you. So, Kana, stay beautiful with only me in mind. This dress should help you."

(He usually would never... say something like this to me in person!)

The two peeks at the message and grin as they watch me with kind gazes.

Yuki "You're so loved!"

Kana "Uchida!"

Mizuki "His teasing is granted though, isn't it? After some did something as beautiful as this for you."

Kana "I guess you're right..."

An exquisite dress.

Getting teased by my friends.

Such things were hardly in my reality until now.

However, due to my somewhat rough, but extremely kind fiancé, everything I had ever longed for I now have.

(Masaya... Thank you so much...)

I do my best to write a heartfelt reply, then quickly hit the send button.

Masaya "No need to thank me. But if you insist, do it by wearing that dress and looking gorgeous. I don't need anything more than that."

(Hehe... That's so like him.)

Kana "If that's what you want, then I'll do my best."

Masaya "I can't wait to see."

Our brief conversation is over, but the warmth I'm feeling inside me continues to spread.

Getting dolled up, going to meet the man I love...

Just thinking this sets my heart racing.