© Twisted | gojohime

10. Twisted by thoughts

The next morning, Gojo is the first to wake up. As usual, he will kiss Utahime good morning before he strolls out to wash his face then heads out to the kitchen and makes almond milk for Utahime. He just knows she will be asking for a glass as soon as she wakes up

Gojo puts two cups of almonds, one cup of milk, some water, and he adds the secret ingredient to the drink — honey. About one and half cup of honey should be enough

He transfers the almond milk from the mixer into a jug and keeps it inside the fridge. Just when he tries to figure out what he should do next, Gojo remembers about his package from yesterday

He walks over to the front door and spots the huge box sits in the hallway. He bends over and picks the box up

"What is that?", Utahime who just comes out of the room curiously asks when she sees Gojo carrying the package inside

"It's a surprise"

"For who?", she gawks

"For you"

Utahime is stunned. "For me?"

Gojo chuckles. "Come here. Let's open together"

Utahime shrugs and follows Gojo into the baby room

"Why do you have to bring it here?"

"You will know", he smirks

Utahime shrugs. She leaves the door open and sits on the floor, quietly watching Gojo tearing off the cupboard packaging with anticipation

"Tada!", Gojo takes the unjoined wooden parts and lay them off on the floor. "It's a rocking chair", he tells

"Hmm?", both of Utahime's brows curve up, not believing what she just heard. "Rocking chair?"

"Yeah", he nods and starts to put the pieces together. "I saw you already got a lot of things for our baby, so I bought a gift for you instead"

Utahime her heart melting with Gojo's words. She feels lump raising in her throat, making her difficult to express her feelings

"You didn't have to", she chokes up

Gojo scoffs through his teeth. He walks up to Utahime and drops down to kiss her forehead. "Of course I have to"

Utahime pulls a smile at him. "Thank you"

He smiles back. "By the way, do you have tools I can use?"

"Yes, I do. In the storeroom—", Utahime wants to get up but Gojo stops her

"Nevermind, I'll go get it", he rolls out of the room and comes back with the tool set. "Now, let's get started", he rubs his hands together

Gojo firstly checks all the necessary pieces are included before he arranges them in an organized manner. He starts with attaching the backrest, aligning it with the pre-drilled holes on the seat. He uses the provided screws and a screw driver from the tool box to secure the two pieces firmly to each other

Next, he assembles the rocking legs to the seat. He lines up the holes on the legs with those on the bottom of the seat and uses the screws to fasten the rocking legs in place

He grabs a hammer, knocking some nails into the joined parts to ensure more sturdy and stability. Gojo takes the cushion he added on and places it on the seat for more comfort when Utahime sits on it

"That's done", he gets up. "Try it, Utahime"

Utahime waits no time to get onto the chair. With Gojo's help to balance herself, she places herself down. The cushion helps a lot in making her feel comfortable as it doesn't hurt her butt or her back