Cross My Heart, Hope to Die (America x Autistic!Wife!Reader) *SLOW UPDATES*

Chapter 25-Sinful Husband

Perfect.

(Y/N) smiled at the new row of bath bombs, candles, and shower bombs she and her employees have worked on, all ranging from blue, green, and white. All three colors blended perfectly to create a miniature Earth for the bath bombs, while the candles either ranged from those same colors and the shower bombs having half of what the bath bombs had.

(Y/N) was proud of her employees and of herself for creating such a masterpiece. Earth Day was coming up in a few months, but already these bath bombs, candles, and shower bombs had been highly requested besides the tropical bath bomb. The bath and shower bombs contained a variety of fresh and natural scents, from mango, goji berry, and black currant layered with sea salt, green grass, and fruit water, to even the hints of amber and sugared musk.

And as for the candles, depending on their color, they had the same natural scents as the bath and shower bombs, except they had a single scent. For the blue candles, they had the sea salt, freshwater, and even tropical berries; for the green candles, they had the scent of freshly cut grass and lime; and the white candles contained the smell of fresh cotton and fruit water with hints of daisy flowers.

(Y/N) smiled as one of her employees called out.

"Alright everyone, let's get these babies out."

Everyone quickly complied, and moved to get the bath/shower bombs and candles out and ready for sale for tomorrow. (Y/N) watched the entire thing with a smile, and even spotted a couple of her employees looking at the newly made candles and bath/shower bombs with itchy fingers, then she heard one of them say, "I am so going to buy everything when I get off work."

(Y/N) doubted that would happen.

But this was nice, seeing her employees enjoying their job as much as she did.

And what do you know? Right in time for lunch.

Now, where was Alfred?

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America resisted the urge to sneeze, and tried even harder to ignore the feeling of dread that accompanied it. Crap, how could he have forgotten something as simple as this?

(Y/N) was going to kill him when she finds him, and America knew that was going to be soon, especially with her lunchtime approaching.

As for the nations with him, they were eyeing the food they had just ordered with bug eyes, and it was so comical that America almost forgot his dread. Italy and Romano each ordered their own pasta, whilst Spain ordered a Spanish omelet, and Japan and Germany a prime rib. The reason for their surprise? The food actually looked delicious, so clearly they had been expecting the food America himself would usually eat whilst in their presence.

America didn't know whether to feel amused, insulted, or both.

As for America, he ordered some fries and his own medium-well steak, and the smell and sight of the food were already making his mouth water.

"Go on," America urged the others. "Eat! This food isn't going to eat itself."

That snapped his companions out of their stupors, and they began to eat, their faces contorting into those of bliss afterwards.

And suddenly America was thankful that he ordered a big plate, especially when he heard a familiar pair of footsteps heading his way.

Fuck.

America gulped and looked up into his wife's face nervously. (Y/N) was eyeing him with poorly concealed irritation, and she slowly signed to him.

Hello Alfred.

"Uh, hi darling," America greeted back. "U-Um, would you like to share my plate?"

(Y/N)'s eyebrow twitched. Why didn't you tell me that you would be eating here today? she demanded, her teeth clenched. I thought something bad happened to you when I couldn't find you!

America flinched. This time he was able to see the worry behind the anger of his wife's eyes, and he felt guilty. He looked down, ignoring the confused looks he was getting from his companions.

"I'm so sorry darling," he said. "I didn't mean to scare you like that. I just thought I'd accompany these six for lunch, and since I was heading this way, I thought I could greet you when your lunch arrived, but I forgot to meet with you. I'm sorry."

(Y/N)'s lips pursed, but at least she didn't seem angry anymore, at least, not a lot. She sighed in exhaustion and looked towards the nations, nodding to them before looking back at her husband silently.

Awkwardly, America presented his plate. "Would you like to share with me darling? I have plenty for the both of us."

(Y/N) eyed the plate, then her husband, and back again. Then she sighed and walked towards him, her face saying "scoot over", to which America complied. Sitting down beside her husband, she watched as America began to cut off half of his steak, grabbing the side plate that he didn't think of using before placing the steak on it, as well as a couple of fries, before giving it to his wife, who nodded her thanks.

America nodded with a smile, and inhaled. Oh wow...

(Y/N) smelled strongly of various kinds of scents, and America was able to smell fresh cotton, fresh grass, freshwater, and even different kinds of tropical berries. So natural and simple, America found himself leaning towards his wife and inhaling her hair's scent.

(Y/N) squeaked in embarrassment, and smacked America in the arm before pushing him away from her. America chuckled at his wife's embarrassment, especially when she signed to him,

Don't do that in front of them! She even pointed to their company for good measure, who were watching them with puzzlement and even embarrassment, but America didn't really care what they were thinking about.

"But you smell good darling," he said shamelessly to further his wife's embarrassment. "Aw, you're so cute when you blush."

With a small squeak of displeasure, (Y/N) smacked her husband's arm again. Alfred! This isn't funny! Stop!

America held up his hands in surrender. "Alright, alright, I'll stop, but remember darling, you owe me for tonight."

(Y/N)'s blush turned to an even deeper shade of red, and she ended up eating the half of her husband's meal in silence, refusing to look at anyone. This was fine with America, who continued to eat like nothing was wrong.

The nations blinked in surprise, before they flusteredly returned to their own meals, neither of them saying a word.

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