イタズラな KISS ~3 ✔

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Epilogue Nine: Burden (Part Three)

"Are you being like this because you couldn't get your kiss earlier? I was just teasing you. Seems like I can stir your emotions now that you are pregnant..." he smirked and his hands cupped my face.

We were inches away from each other. I could feel his warm breath on my face. It's really soothing... I could feel like I was his only attention... his focus for now. His only... center of everything.

"Naoki..."

My lips mumbled and seized the moment. I never left his eyes and I witnessed how he was shocked about it... how his irises grew more with fiery shades of astonishment.

"I love you very much," I said and let a weak smile.

He regained his self again and smiled, it was his usual smile but it feels something more... something more about his feelings. His smile is very delicate... like it was only for me like it was intended to be kept in my memory forever.

He leaned on me again and crushed his lips with mine. My smile never faded. I was happy, for once and for all... I was. It feels like something to be contented. I felt his feelings for me are pure and real. It wasn't obvious to see it on him but the way he's kissing me right now meant something that I could no longer comprehend the hole he dug just to realize how he let himself create a pit in his entire life just to fall...

And ended to me.

"I know," he uttered while cupping my cheeks with warm hands.

I licked my lips and smiled again, "I love you..." I quickly hugged him. Intimate as I can, I wanted to feel his body with mine because soon, I'm gonna miss it.

He hugged me back, "I wasn't thinking about that. I love you for who you are, Kotoko. Sometimes you don't feel it because you thought it wasn't like yours but I do. That's why I don't care about anything. It never occurred to irritate me that you still call me 'Irie-kun' even if we are already married for years. It's fine with me. I got used to it, your troubles, your flaws, and everything about you. I hate to admit but I couldn't imagine myself without hearing something so ridiculous from you." he hushed my back.

"I'm glad..." I whispered.

"So please don't change, Kotoko. Just be whoever you are. And I'm fine with it." he added.

The next morning, the whole kitchen was filled with a different aroma. I cooked all kinds of food that I thought Irie-kun will like. This is my last chance, I might as well try to cook good foods for the last time. While I am doing that, I was positively thinking that I might do it well.

I want to impress Irie-kun!

"What are you doing early in the morning, Kotoko?"

Yuki-kun chased out all the smoke away to his face. He coughed for a bit, finally leaving his mind from dreaming.

Yuki woke up early this day, I mean he does wake up very early in the morning but this time is earlier. He had his hair messed up a bit but I think he looked so cute. If Konomi was here, she would lose her mind to daydreaming again. I took my camera on the table and started to take pictures of him with his blue pajamas.

I giggled when I found out that I took good photos of him. I'm gonna miss this moment.

I'm gonna miss you, Yuki.

"Baka, Kotoko! What are you doing? Delete that!" he hissed and tried to steal the camera from me.

"I will send this to Konomi later. She would be happy!"