A/N: Again, thank you so much for the support you have all been showing us. This will be the second to the last chapter of Sincerely Yours. :)

We don't own Naruto/Boruto.

The events that happened earlier left Sarada restless. Boruto had finally fallen asleep a few hours ago, even when he insisted he would stay up with her if that was what she needed for the night. Things were highly emotional, and although she felt calmer now that she was in bed and watching her fiancée sleep, her heart and mind were still in chaos.

Hōki hadn't crossed her mind in a long, long time. And yet there he was, sitting at her dining table, in her home. About to eat the food that she cooked. Sarada rolled around to the other side of the bed and reached for her phone on the bedside table. There was a text from Sumire, and although she knew she shouldn't have read it, she did.

Sumire: I'm really sorry about earlier. I feel like I overreacted and things got carried away… please tell Boruto I'm sorry, too. If you need to talk, I'm here for you.

Sarada took a deep breath in and closed her eyes before letting it out slowly. How Sumire behaved was understandable. Even when she and Hōki were together in uni, she had already disliked him. Even more so when they tried to make it work when Sarada was already working. Even if, Sumire never let Sarada's hand go—especially when she needed her support.

The thought of her being so affected by seeing him again upset Sarada. She thought she was over it, and that he no longer mattered. But she couldn't deny that her relationship with Hōki had changed her, and even at times, still showed. Like every time Boruto would do something so nice for her, Sarada felt like she didn't deserve it. Or worse, even if Boruto showed no signs of ever hurting her, Sarada always had a fear that he would leave. In a blink of an eye or one day when she got up, he wouldn't be there and never come back to her.

It was a hard thing to unlearn, that Boruto wasn't Hōki and that he would never, ever do that to her.

Sarada knew Boruto wouldn't. But it still scared her.

Putting her phone away, Sarada turned to face Boruto again, her hand reaching out to touch his face in the dark, and trace his whiskers with her fingers. Boruto loves her and their baby. He had done nothing but show her that, everything he did was for them.

Moving closer, Sarada lifted his arm and draped it over her side. Wiggling even closer, Sarada pushed her head under his chin and closed her eyes, trying to go back to sleep. Boruto's arm moved just to tuck more firmly around her and he kissed the side of her head.

"You okay?" He asked, voice quiet and deeper from him just being roused.

She shook her head, not wanting to lie to him. Her arm draped over him and she held on tightly—too tight for her to fall asleep.

Boruto frowned against her hair and pulled his arm back enough to start rubbing her back in slow, soothing motions. "I'm so sorry. What can I do? Anything you want or need, I'll take care of it."

"Just hold me, please." Sarada didn't like knowing that Boruto thought it was his fault. He had no idea who Hōki was to her, and she had never even mentioned his name. Sarada thought she would never have to, either.

Simply knowing that he was freely interacting with someone so close to her disturbed her, thinking that he lived near them—that she could even bump into him anywhere—was even more unsettling. Her safe space had been invaded and it was no one's fault.

It just happened.

"I'm sorry," she whispered. "I thought I was completely over it."

"Shh." He stroked her hair, scooting down just so he could place a kiss to her nose. "You don't have to be completely over it yet. You don't need to apologize. It's all my fault. But I promise you, you never have to worry about seeing that bastard again. He doesn't want to cross paths with me."

"I know." She nodded and clutched onto his shirt a little tighter. "And it's not your fault. You didn't know." Perhaps she shouldn't have shrugged it off the moment Boruto mentioned his name. For a while, Sarada knew it was that Hōki but just didn't want to believe it, thinking it could have been someone with the same name.

Sighing, Boruto sat up slowly and hovered over her with a sad smile. "I know what you need." He said, tenderly caressing her cheek with the backs of his fingers. "Will you come downstairs with me?"

"Downstairs?" She shifted on the bed just enough to look at his face. "What are we going to do?"

"Cheer you up." He mused, teasingly poking the tip of her nose. "I'm thinking milk and cookies… and a movie date on the couch. What do you think?"

"A date? Right now?" Although it was just a movie in their living room, Sarada still found herself smiling. "I like the sound of that."

Boruto's slight smile widened, finally reaching his eyes and he didn't waste a second scampering out of bed and scooping her up into his arms. "Great!" He beamed, already halfway to the bedroom door. "If you don't pass out on me maybe we can have an after date snack."

She laughed and hit his chest lightly. "I should have known it would lead to that." Boruto always knew what to do to make her feel better. Their little puppy also woke up from her doggy bed and ran over to sleep by their feet. Boruto came back with a plate of cookies and large mugs of warm milk. She drank a little bit of it, already feeling so much better. But not as good as when she leaned on him.

He tucked a blanket around her and then his arm before grabbing the remote and crossing his legs at the ankle. "What do you wanna watch, Princess? Anything you want, we will watch it. Maybe a princess movie?"

"Am I that predictable?" Sarada chuckled and leaned on him some more. "Or maybe a Pixar movie. Let's watch Zootopia."

"What, princesses are great." Boruto sulked. "I have a thing for them, ya know." He found the requested movie and played it before setting the remote aside and bringing that hand over to hold her own. "Of course you're my favorite though."

She giggled and turned to face him, kissing his jaw lightly. "And you're my favorite prince."

There were times such as these wherein Sarada couldn't believe her luck. Boruto was really too good to her, and too good to be true. It had only been less than a year but she found herself falling for him more and more.

"I love you." He breathed, turning his face as well, only to steal a quick kiss from her lips. "Tomorrow I want to take you on another date. If you're up to it."

Sarada closed her eyes for the kiss and sighed dreamily. Whatever she did to deserve him, she was glad she did that. "What are we going to do?"

"You just leave that to me." Boruto smiled, lips still brushing across her own. After he spoke, he kissed her once more, fully, slowly. "But make sure you reserve the entire day just for me."

"It's the weekend. We always spend time together." Sarada grinned, but still liked the idea of going out on a proper date.

Boruto hummed and looked at the TV while playing with her hair. "I know, but I always want to do more with you."

Hearing him say things as sweet as that made Sarada internally scold herself. How could she ever think that he would leave her? She knew well it was just her fear, but also decided that she needed to do better and to put all her trust in him. "I want that, too. I love you." Sarada leaned on his chest and looked at the television, too, watching the two characters try to make it in the world they lived in as best they can.

"I love you too, Princess." He murmured softly and then just kept playing with her hair with gentle fingers.

Sarada adored this movie. The positivity of the main character and the background music always helped cheer her up, but it was really having her fiancée so near that did it for her. It wasn't soon until she fell asleep on his chest, all but forgetting what or who had been upsetting her in the first place.

The next morning, Sarada blinked her eyes open, finding herself back in the bedroom and tangled up in their comforter. Boruto was no longer next to her, and taking a look at how bright the sun was that peeked through the curtains, it was already late in the morning.

She sat up and looked around, not finding Boruto anywhere. So she got out of bed and washed her face before heading downstairs. He was in the kitchen, closing up a basket she didn't recognize. When he saw her walk in, he smiled so wide his eyes closed and wrinkled at the sides.

"Good morning, Princess. Come sit, I'll make you coffee and something to eat."

"Good morning." She returned his smile and sat down at the dining table, but couldn't help and look at the basket on the counter. "What's that? I haven't seen it before."

Boruto turned and got the coffee maker started, then went over to the refrigerator. "It's for our date." He explained and then added, "it's new. Hima brought it over for me this morning."

"Ooh." Sarada was still looking at the basket, a soft smile forming on her lips. "Are we having a picnic?"

"Who told you?" He huffed, turning around with his hands full of items.

"You did, just now." Sarada laughed. "I haven't been on a picnic before."

His bottom lip poked out, but only for an instant as he was soon smiling wide. "You really haven't?" He asked excitedly, walking over to the counter and setting everything down. After preparing her decaffeinated coffee and bringing it to her, he went about preparing her breakfast, sliced strawberries and bananas and toast with a thin layer of Nutella. Once he set the food on the table for her, he kissed her temple and returned to the sink to clean the dishes he'd dirtied.

Sarada took her coffee and had a nice, long sip. The toast Boruto prepared for her was full of her favorites, but instead of digging in right away, she took another sip and put the mug down and got up from the chair. She wrapped her arms around his middle, hugging him from behind and leaning her head on his back. "Thank you, Boruto. I love you."

More than the breakfast and taking care of her and their baby, Sarada was really just happy to have him.

"I love you too, Princess." He hummed. "And Ita-kun… he's poking me. You need to eat your breakfast for you and him though, okay? I have a special date planned for us, even if it's on the simple side. I'm sure you'll love it."

She chuckled and kissed his back, giving him a little squeeze before walking over to the dining table to finish the breakfast he had prepared for her. "Aren't you going to eat with me?" She called.

"Oh, I've been up for a while, so I already ate." He explained as he finished up and then wiped his hands on his way over to the table. After pulling out a chair and moving it closer to her, he sat down with a cheeky smile. "But I'm happy to watch you eat."

Sarada pouted at that, but eventually smiled. "Okay. Other than going on a picnic, what else are we doing today?"

"I thought we could go on a little road trip, see the countryside for a bit. It's a pretty day. Of course, we'll stop so you can stretch your legs every twenty minutes, but it seemed like a fun idea to me… unless you don't want to."

"Hmm… that sounds nice. Will you whisk me away for a no clothes weekend again?" She grinned.

His smile turned a bit devious as he rested his elbow on the table and propped his cheek in his hand. "Now that you mention it, getting a room sounds nice. You never know, we may find ourselves all the way in the mountains."

"I'm packing for all four seasons before we leave." She laughed. Being with Boruto meant new experiences and a lot of fun surprises. This time, she wanted to be ready. "Don't worry, I'll pack for you, too."

"So sweet, Princess." He grinned and leaned over to kiss her forehead. Then he got up and put his chair back in place. "You just eat and let me worry about that. I'm too eager to get you away and to think—a whole weekend date? This is why I love you."

"I think that's my line, love."

"No way." He winked and playfully poked her nose. "Eat. I'll be finished before you. Bet."

"Okay, thank you." She stroked her cheek and watched him walk up the stairs. He was always doing so much for her, and she really was more than grateful for him.

Boruto did finish packing by the time she reached their bedroom. He was just closing up their bag and looking proud that he was right. Sarada quickly took a shower and got dressed, excited for their weekend date. Perhaps going out of town and enjoying scenic views would help her forget their stressful encounter the day before.

Once she was ready to go, Boruto informed her that he had already taken everything to the car and had already started it. He checked over the house again before walking out with Cookie in one arm and his keys in the other. After he locked up they walked to the car together and Sarada held their pup so Boruto could concentrate on driving.

"We'll drop her off with Mitsuki. Or Hima, if you prefer that." He said as he got on the road, peeking at her only when it was safe.

"Any is fine," Sarada replied and petted Cookie. "Did you ask them first though? I can call to check."

"I was totally gonna just take her. Good idea. You call."

Sarada chuckled and called Himawari first. The girl was ecstatic to have the little puppy for the weekend and told her not to even ask Mitsuki because she didn't want to share. If this was how Himawari would behave with their puppy, Sarada could only imagine how she would be once they had their baby.

"Can we take her with us to the picnic?" Sarada rubbed her hand on his thigh. "I think she'll like that."

"Of course we can, I think Cookie will like that." He chuckled and laid his hand over hers on his thigh. "Careful now, we want to actually make it to and through the park date and everything else. Unless…" he gave her a suggestive glance and swiped his tongue between his lips.

She blushed but didn't take her hand away from his leg. "Maybe… after we drop her off at your parents' house?" Sarada wasn't going to say no to making love with Boruto. Especially since he was the one who brought it up.

"We gonna break the car in? I'm down for it. Just have to park somewhere hidden. Can't have anyone catching my Princess in the act."

"Don't be silly!" Sarada slapped his chest lightly. "If we're going to stay somewhere overnight, then that's where it will be." Boruto was so ridiculous sometimes, but he never failed to make her laugh. Making love in the car was something they haven't done yet though… but she would bring that up later.

Boruto huffed, but his grin was as wide as ever. "What's wrong with doing it in the car and then again wherever we're staying later?"

He had a very good point. "We'll see." She tapped his leg before withdrawing her hand, in favor of cuddling Cookie to her chest. She would just tease him a little bit, as she was sure she would give in if he asked again.

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The park that Boruto had chosen was lovely. There were couples and families that laid out on blankets, and people rode on their bikes and went jogging along the paved path. There was a large fountain in the middle, where a few people sat. The grass was as green as it could be and perfectly manicured. Sarada didn't even know there was a park this beautiful near their home.

Boruto brought out their picnic basket and a mat, while Sarada carried Cookie. After laying out the mat in their spot, Sarada let Cookie go, watching her run around and roll on the grass. She inched closer to her fiancée and leaned on his shoulder.

"I like it here. This was a great idea."

"I'm glad." He hummed, wrapping his arm around her and pulling her closer. "Not that I doubted my idea making skills… I mean, I am the best."

"Yes, you are." Sarada laughed and kissed his jaw. "I can just imagine coming back here with Ita-kun." She looked and stroked her growing belly lovingly before turning her gaze over to Boruto again. "He'd be running around with Cookie and you trying to chase him, too." It was probably too early to think that ahead, but she could already picture it and it only excited her more.

"I can see it too." He murmured. "I'm happy right where I am, right now, with you… but I'm looking forward to making all those wonderful memories, ya know? And then Ita-kun having brothers and sisters too. We really have a lot of fucking to do."

Everything he was saying was so perfect until he uttered the last sentence. Her face fell and gasped. "Is that all you want from me, Boruto? To fuck me and have babies?" She faked a sob and laughed at his stricken expression. "Or maybe you're still horny."

"Well, I'm always horny. Blame yourself… but you know that's not all I want you for. I hope… if I need to become a born again virgin to prove it to you, I will."

"I'm not even sure if that's funny or what!" Sarada laughed again. He really was so silly. "It wouldn't be right to take all the credit for you being horny all the time, love. I could say the same about you, though."

He scoffed and turned his head, giving her cheek three quick pecks. "Well, it's true though. I just love you so much, I always want you."

"And I love you." She giggled, feeling over the moon. "Thank you for doing this, Boruto. And I'm sorry about last night." He was always doing so much for her. "I want to make it up to you."

"What?" His face fell instantly. "What are you apologizing for? There's nothing for you to make up."

"For… for dinner and we didn't even get to spend time with your aunt." What she really wanted to apologize for was Hōki but didn't want to say his name. "You know…"

"Don't you know that your health and happiness is all I care about? Ita-kun included." He asked quietly, unmoving. "I'm the one who's sorry—I let the bastard into our home. Yes, I didn't know, but I still feel responsible. But I swear, I'll make it so you forget it ever happened. Forget he ever existed."

"You're always doing so much for me," she whispered. Sarada wasn't even sure what she did to deserve him but if she said that, it would only upset him further. "Thank you. I love you."

"I love you too, Princess. Just please don't worry or stress yourself." He sighed and kissed her lips softly before opening the basket and grabbing a bottle of water for her. "I need you and our baby in prime condition. Always. I'll do my best for you, and you do too, okay?"

Sarada nodded. "I will." She accepted the water and drank, turning her gaze over to their puppy, who was happily chasing a butterfly. After her drink, she looked at Boruto again and smiled shyly. "What did you have packed for us?" It had only been over an hour but she was already feeling hungry.

He smiled back and then began pulling things out of the basket ranging from more fresh fruit to sub sandwiches, pudding cups, and chips. They snacked and lazed around on the mat together, the conversation turning to Cookie again before they started discussing their upcoming travels. After they ate though, Boruto suggested they take a walk through the park's nature trail to get some exercise before getting on their way.

The walk was lovely, with their little puppy doing her best to keep up with them until Boruto eventually carried her. They packed up and headed over to Boruto's parents' house and dropped Cookie off with Himawari for the weekend. The couple didn't even come inside, but they did stay parked in the driveway long enough for a passionate kiss.

Sarada's mood had considerably lightened, holding on to his hand as they drove on the freeway. The fields and country were starting to come into view, just as the sun was starting to set. The sky filled with pink and orange hues, all blending in with the cerulean sky.

"Where are we going?" Sarada asked, turning to look at Boruto.

"Nowhere specific in mind." He admitted while bringing her hand up to his lips and kissing her knuckles. "Just you, me and Ita-kun… and the open road. Figure we can just go until we can't go anymore."

"Won't you be tired?" She pouted. "I don't want you to just keep on driving."

"If I get too tired to drive, I'll find somewhere. And if you get tired of riding, just say the word and I'll do the same. How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine but… I want to cuddle." Perhaps she was being a little spoiled. But Sarada didn't want Boruto feeling tired either. "We could explore somewhere near here."

"Alright, Princess. I'll pull off at the next exit." He told her, giving her hand another kiss before letting his and hers rest on his thigh. "Wanna stop for food before we get a room or find somewhere with room service?"

"I don't mind any." Sarada held on to his hand with both of hers. "Maybe we can find a Thunder Burger and see if it tastes different." She giggled.

"No way!" He huffed out a laugh. "Thunder Burgers are all the same. Perfect. But I'm sure there will be one… I mean, I hope so—because now I'm craving it."

Sarada laughed with him and brought his hand up to her cheek. "I hope we find one soon because I'm craving for you."

"Damn, easy, Princess." Boruto gasped. "I almost swerved."

She laughed again and poked his cheek. "You have to be careful, you know. Or else we both won't get what we're craving for."

"Right. I know… just, don't tease me while I'm driving. Don't think I won't pull over right on the side of the road and have my way with you. Because I will."

"Ooh." She grinned slyly and then batted her long eyelashes at him innocently. "What if I do?"

Boruto let out a long, amused hum. "Make up your mind, Princess. I can't give you everything your heart desires if you keep sending me mixed signals."

"Maybe a room with room service… because I want you. Now."

Finally, Boruto was able to turn off onto the next exit and luckily the town had just what they were looking for. His blue eyes locked on the hotel that called to him the most and he turned off at the light to drive them there. "Five minutes and I'm all yours."

Sarada giggled and nodded. It was amazing how Boruto could be so quick to get things done as long as there was a good incentive waiting for him. She would be sure to give him a good time. Sarada held on to his hand as they walked to the front desk together and booked a room for the night.

The hotel looked new and modern, though quite small. It had a cute charm to it, too. The keys were given to Boruto and she could feel his excitement with each step they took towards their room.

It was all white walls and white sheets, on a king-sized bed. It looked cozy, with the neutral-colored curtains and a view of the town. Sarada gravitated towards the menu, looking through their dinner choices. "They have burgers. Do you want me to get you that?"

"I never turn down a burger." He grinned as he left their bag at the end of the bed and then took his shoes off.

"Okay, I'll get us that and ooh! Milkshakes." Sarada picked up the phone and placed in their order. "He said thirty minutes." She put the phone down and walked over to Boruto, wrapping her arms around his middle. "What can we do in thirty minutes?" She asked slyly.

"Half an hour? I could make you come so much you'd pass out on me. But I won't get carried away."

"Oh?" She hummed. "Prove it." Although she knew he could, a little teasing always went a long way for her.

Boruto was a giver, and Sarada learned that one of the best ways to thank him was to gladly accept what he had to offer.

A/N: The next chapter will be a super long epilogue. Hehe. Thank you so much for all the love and support!

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