My Parents Gave Me a House So I Decided to Start a Marriage and My Childhood Friend Ran for It, so We Got Married and I Won in Life!
“T-That was close ……”
I think to myself in the bathroom, which smells like the nice shampoo that Miyu must have used.
Miyu’s sensational appearance is stuck in my head and I can’t get it out of my head.
Moreover, I thought she was doing it on purpose, but it turns out she was unconscious as well, and when I pointed it out to her, her face turned red.
“You’re too vulnerable, …….”
I appreciate your trust in me, but I’m a normal guy too.
All I have to do is control myself, but if things like this continue, I might not be able to control myself.
I’m not sure how much I can take.
This is why I love Miyu so much that I want to keep her to myself.
But I can’t let her get to me.
I can’t scare her with my greed.
I soaked in the bath until I felt at peace and got out of the bath, half-awake.
“I’m back.”
“Ah, welcome back. I’m sorry about earlier—”
When I looked back at Miyu, her face was even redder than before.
I was so surprised to see her face reddening even more than before.
“Are you okay? Are you feeling sick?”
“Eh? I-I’m fine.”
She says she’s fine, but her behavior is strange.
I went up to Miyu and put my hand on her forehead.
She doesn’t seem to have a fever, but her face is bright red.
I wonder what’s really going on.
“Well, you don’t seem to have a fever,”
“I-I’m really fine! S-So don’t come so close to me!”
She said so and weakly pushed me with her hand.
That rejection shocked me greatly.
“I-I’m sorry, …….”
“Ah, no, it’s not that I don’t like it…….”
When I was shocked, Miyu hurriedly corrected herself.
However, that intention of refusal arouses my feelings of guilt.
“Don’t force yourself, it’s okay. If I did something wrong, I want to apologize.”
“………Takuya’s charm was amazing!”
“…… yes?”
I was ready to accept any kind of abuse and remarks, but the unexpected words made me slacken off.
Charm…… Me?
“What do you mean……?”
“I was so excited because I saw Takuya after a long bath! T-This is fine, right?”
Miyu confesses in a half-frustrated manner.
I never thought I had charms
Even if I looked at myself in the mirror, I wouldn’t be able to recognize it at all, so I decided to force myself to accept that that’s just how it is for Miyu.
“I-I see. ……?
“Moou……!”
There was a bit of awkwardness between us.
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After the charm incident after the bath, we spent about an hour relaxing over a cup of tea that Miyu had brewed for us.
Then I suddenly remembered something I wanted to ask Miyu.
“Hey, Miyu. Do you want to continue what we talked about at lunch?”
“Eh!?”
I was afraid she might get mad at me, but I couldn’t help but ask.
What was the continuation? ……
“D-do you really want to continue?”
“I want to.”
I Immediately respond to Miyu’s reply.
I probably wouldn’t go all the way to the end, but honestly I was looking forward to seeing how much she would forgive me.
“I-I understand… then, here.”
Miyu spreads her hands and looks up at me.
Is this …… a hug?
I approached her anyway and it seems I was right and Miyu hugged me.
Miyu’s body temperature is felt along with the sweet scent of shampoo.
“H-How is it?”
“Miyu is warm ……”
“Fufu, what’s that?”
Miyu laughs funny.
I kiss Miyu’s forehead and hug her.
Although Miyu seemed tickled, she didn’t let go of my hand and we hugged each other for a while.
“Well, that’s it for today.”
“Eh…Ah, yeah. …….”
Miyu leaves.
At that moment, I understood what Miyu meant by “continue'”
Did she mean to give another hug?
I felt bad that I was the only one with ulterior motives.
“Don’t make that face. Did you want more?”
“………… that’s well.”
Even if it was only a hug, I would have hated to leave.
I didn’t have to go any further today, so I wanted to stick around a little longer.
“I-I can do it if Takuya wants to…until the end…”
“Until the end!?”
“N-No, I knew it, no talk about this!”
When I was surprised, Miyu immediately corrected me with a bright red face.
Even I thought it was too early.
Honestly, the way she desperately denies it while waving her hands while blushing is honestly cute.
“I know. It’s okay if Miyu is not ready for that. I’ll wait as long as it takes.”
“Thanks…….”
◇◆◇
I had to go to bed, as I had to go to work tomorrow.
It was getting kind of late and I’m sure I’ll be able to sleep without any problems.
If only I hadn’t been in this situation …….
Miyu was sleeping next to me now.
I thought we would sleep in our own rooms since we had not received our beds yet, but Miyu said, “It’s better to get used to it now,” so she put a futon for guests next to me.
I wonder if it’s safe to sleep on the same bed with a futon. ……
“hey, Takuya. Are you still awake……?”
When I was having a hard time falling asleep, Miyu started talking to me.
“Yes. I’m awake.”
I replied, not wanting to ignore her.
Perhaps Miyu can’t sleep either.
“I had a lot of fun today. I was so happy I got to kiss Takuya.”
“I was happy too. I’m sure we’ll be together for a long time, so let’s hang out as often as we can.”
“…..Yeah! I love you, Takuya. Good night ……”
“Yeah. Good night …….”
We gently hold hands under the futon.
Then, strangely, the tension subsided and my consciousness faded.
Without letting go of those connected hands…