Purple - Yata Misaki Love Story

Part 78

I blinked, leaning over the back of the couch as I waited for the left overs we were having for dinner to heat up in the microwave. Jesse had been sitting on the couch reading through brochures for a while now, and usually I would give the guy his privacy, but now I really just wanted to see what had managed to keep his focus for longer than thirty minutes.
"Is that... America?"
"Yeah!" He replied, "I've been looking around at all these great places to travel to. Looks pretty fun!"
I rose a brow, even though Jesse was a travel kind of guy, he definitely wasn't the 'hop on a plane and see where it takes you' kind of guy, especially since he'd never kept a job for longer than a year and barley had any money of his own.
"You? Want to go travel the world?" I asked.
"Hey, I may be old, but I'm still pretty damn fit! I bet I could even find a beautiful American woman who'll retire with me!"
"Ugh." I should have seen that coming.

For my birthday, Yata took me out on a small date to lunch and then took a long walk around the park with me, admiring the cherry blossoms and the luckily beautiful weather. I had even managed to dress up just a little bit, which really wasn't much, but he complimented me all the same. I had been more excited for this birthday than any, especially since Yata brought it up with Saruhiko not too long ago, alluding to the fact that he had been planning something.
I smiled to myself, staring out at the sky as Yata sat down beside me on the bench, handing me a soda from the vending machine he had run off too.
"So... I have a small surprise for you." He began.
He visabely swallowed as I turned to look at him reach into his pocket and pull out a small box, opening it to reveal a key, "I bought a new apartment with the money I've been saving. Would you... want to officially move in with me?"
I blinked, giving myself a moment to look up from the key to his face, his eyes were hesitant to meet mine and he had a nervous blush, "Of course I would!" I giggled making him blush harder, "That was so cute!"
He grumbled under his breath, but smiled anyways, kissing me lightly on the cheek.