Chapter 31.1

Each of our smiles (1)

The next day, we both overslept.

After a late breakfast, we headed to the clinic together with Yuugo’s car.

I got a bit captivated by Yuugo’s side profile as he drove. I guess I couldn’t blame him for this.

The examination results showed no irregularities.

There was also no problem with the effects and side effects from the morning after-pill.

“Alright. You two have properly become a pair.”

I couldn’t believe he could tell that much just from the examination.

It seems like he could find out if we were a pair or not from the pheromone levels. I didn’t know about any of that.

Moreover, there was something called a pair certificate. Yuugo and I were handed one of those cards each that has our names written on it.

The certificate has the name ‘Kimura Sou’ and ‘Lars Lindgren’ lined up side by side.

When I traced our names with my fingers, Yuugo’s hand landed on top of mine.

“Something like this kind of makes you happy, isn’t it?”

“…Yeah.”

Yuugo also traced his fingers on our names. We really have become a pair.

My heart trembled at that fact.

*

I asked Yuugo to drive me near my house.

He parked his car not in front of my house, but at the corner before it. The time was just past 2 pm. We have finished earlier than we had planned.

“—Err, then I’m going.”

I get out of the car and spoke to Yuugo from the outside.

I wonder when I could meet him again next time. I’m not sure about what farewell greeting should I say to him.

Goodbye? See you later?

…Actually, I still want to be together with him.

I couldn’t find the right words to say, and I stared at Yuugo’s face.

“…I don’t want to be apart from you. I still want to be with you, Sou.”

Yuugo dropped his eyebrows and mumbled that quietly. He also felt the same way as me.

I nodded my head in silence.

Yuugo extended his hand from inside the car and stroked my head. Just like that, his hand moved down to stroke the back of my head, and he touched the bite mark on my nape.

“…But there’s my mark here so I felt a bit relieved.”

“Mm…”

I wore a neck guard on my neck.

I didn’t need to protect that place anymore, but I wore it to hide the bite mark that was too obvious. I still didn’t dare to walk around with the mark openly exposed on my neck.

“Umm, sorry… for hiding it.”

“Hm? Oh, that. Alphas could tell right away if someone had a pair or not even without looking at the bite mark, so it’s okay.”

I see.

Even if he said so, I still felt worried that maybe it wasn’t a good thing to hide the proof of us being a pair.

“…Thanks for always listening to my selfish requests. For this time and also the plan to greet my parents too.”

“It’s okay. I understand.”

“But you have to put off meeting with my parents because of me… If I’m fully prepared, I’ll invite you to my house. You’ll come then, right?”

“Of course.”

Yuugo’s smile reassured me.

He ruffled my head again.

“I should just say ‘please leave your son in my hands?’, right?”

“…Are you serious?”

“I’m serious. Or should I have your name instead?”

“You can’t do that. You’re the successor of the company.”

“I could still work with no problem even if I changed my name to Kimura Yuugo.”

“—!!”

It was unfair to launch a surprise attack like that.

There was no rule that we have to change our surname even if we have become a pair. Did that mean… he was talking about marriage?

It wasn’t like… I never thought about if my name would change to Sou Lindgren. But we didn’t have to talk about that at this time.

I covered my mouth to hide my reddened cheek and glared at Yuugo. He blushed a little too. Hmm?

“…That kind of reaction is not fair.”

Yuugo was the one who brought that up, but apparently he felt embarrassed too.

He fanned his face with his hand.

We looked at each other’s reddened faces and laughed together.

“Should we get going?”

“Yeah. We’ll stand out if we always stay like this.”

True, this place was just a normal residential area, and Yuugo’s presence here might stand out.

As I couldn’t hide my lonely feelings, Yuugo beckoned to me from inside the car. I leaned my face toward the window, and Yugo’s face came closer.

Then our lips brushed together.

“Let me know if you miss me. I’ll come right away.”

That part of him is so unfair.

But he really seem like he would come if I call him.

I waved my hand as we parted.

I stayed there watching over Yuugo until his car was out of sight.

*

“You’re so late.”

“Huh, Sis why are you here?”

My sister was there when I opened the front door. She was standing in front of me, looking down at me with an imposing stance.

I wonder how long has it been since I could see my sister at this house, since she rarely came home.

“There’s a family gathering, so of course I’m here too.”

When I was dumbfounded, she smacked my head.

Even though I had already reported everything to her yesterday… that mean she went out of her way to come here?

But, didn’t she have work today?

“Sis, what about your work?”

“I took a day off, of course. I’m not the only one who does that.”

“That means…”

“Come on, let’s go to the living room.”