Unfinished Tales: Ch.2
Absolute Boyfriend – A New Life
I'm Listening To: The Returner Soundtrack
"Mr. Soushi, won't you be staying for the meeting?"
Brown eyes shifted toward the young, short-haired secretary. He smiled kindly.
"Not today, Saia. It's my wife's birthday. If I stay here after five she'll think I've forgotten about it."
"Shall, I inform Mr. Yaki?"
"Yes. Please do."
With that the office door shut behind him. It had been almost four years since Soushi had married Riiko. He had proposed to her three years after high school. They were both in the same college then. Much had changed since then. Night was all but a dream now, and life was better than he ever could have imagined it would be.
"PAPA!" screamed a little boy of three as he opened the front door to him home. Instantly, the wide-eyed child launched himself into his father's arms, smiling all the while, his younger sister, not far behind. It was then that Riiko came into view from the kitchen with the widest smile on her face.
"What on Earth?" Soushi chuckled, looking up at her.
"They're all excited, because they think you have something special planned for tonight," said Riiko shyly.
Putting down the children, Soushi walked towards her, smiling all the while. When he reached her, his lips instantly pressed against hers.
"Special…" he said, leaning back and staring into her eyes, "doesn't even begin to cover it…"