"He's the most beautiful person in the world,just look at that smile. He's amazing." Hide proudly showed the image on his screen. Kaneki smiled at the camera, his usual black shirt was replaced with a white shirt and black vest.

"Our wedding wasn't super formal or anything but we wanted to get some nice pictures. You have to see the ones the photographer took of us in the rose garden, they had this foot bridge with this beautiful pond. Kaneki is just stunning." Kenzo chuckled.

"I remember being like that when I first got married.I'll give you some advice. As time goes on, and things settle down, a lot of the time,the feeling you have now that everything's all shiny and new fades. Don't let that happen. That's when the trouble starts,you fall into a routine and get stuck. It doesn't have to be that way. It's usually the little things that matter most. Keep the romance between you alive. Just because you have him, doesn't mean you should stop working to keep him."

"I promised him he'd always know he's loved and I 'll keep that promise. we'll have some struggles along the way, everyone does,but I know we'll be there for each other,we always have been. Kaneki is my heart."

" we're happy for you,Hide." Hide beamed proudly.

"I guess now you'll be able to join in the little club we got going." Kenzo draped an arm over the younger man's shoulder.

"He's in there." Akira's voice said from the hall. "And I'm glad you were able to get back to me so quickly. It makes what little planning we do have easier."

"We appreciate the invitation,If I can help in anyway, I'm happy to do it." Kaneki's voice replied.

"Thank you, I could use some help with a few things this weekend if you don't mind."

" I'll talk to Hide,I don't think we have anything planned, but I'll get in touch with you later today or tomorrow. " Hide stood up as the ghoul pushed open the door and stepped inside. He greeted Kaneki with a kiss, pulling him into his arms.

"Hey, Beautiful, what are you doing here?"

"You forgot something this morning." Kaneki reached into his pocket, pulling out a small thin object. "I wanted you to be able to go to lunch with your friends today, so I thought I'd drop it off. I also wanted to give Akira our rsvp."

"So you walked-"

"All the way here to bring you our bank card so you can have a little enjoyment during your lunch break, on my day off. I know,it's crazy. Now you can't say I don't love you, like..ever." Kaneki teased. Hide rested his head against Kaneki 's.

" you're the best,you know that don't you?"

"That's what you've been telling me. Try to be home on time today. I'm on my way to the store so you can have dinner tonight, do you want me to get you anything specific?"

"Anything is fine. Just be careful, okay?"

"You better be too.I love you."

"Love you too." Kaneki turned to leave. Kenzo smirked.

"Guess you're right, He is pretty incredible. My wife would've told me one of two things, to come home and get it myself or it's too damn bad. You win this round,Hide." Kaneki stopped and turned back to Hide.

"You tell them that?" He asked.

"It's just the truth." the blond human replied. " And for the record, it's not like we have a competition or anything, but if it was -"

"He's always going on about you. Any chance he gets it's always 'Kaneki is the most amazing person ever' and 'He still makes dinner even though he doesn't eat it, if he's home first It's there waiting. Let's not forget yesterday's argument." Hide's face turned a slightly embarrassed red. Indicating that the teasing was in fact true.

"Hide-"

"I can't help it if I love you more than anything else in the world. In my defense though, everyone was talking about their families. I'm very proud of my husband so if I take the opportunity to express that why not. anyway I can't be held responsible for those conversations. I mean it's totally your fault for being so amazing the first place. Think about it,if you weren't you, would I have anything to add to the lunchtime discussion at all?" Kaneki shook his head.

"Sometimes I think your opinion of me is too high."

"Or maybe yours is just too low,we'll have to do something about that. Either way, it doesn't change anything, I still love you more than you know. I'll call you soon. I miss you when you're not with me." Hide moved closer to Kaneki, embracing him.

"All the more reason to come home on time."

'I'll be there, earlier if I can."

"Promise to try?"

"I promise." Hide vowed. After one more kiss, Kaneki left and Hide returned to his friend. The two men were soon joined by Reye and Amon.

"Let's start the meeting, I know I was a little late,so we'll cut it as short as we can and break for lunch. "Amon sat down next to Hide. "How was the wedding?" Hide grinned.

"Amazing. I got some pictures if you're interested. Maybe I can bring in the videos another time."

"We'll have to find Akira before you leave, she was going to ask the other day and got sidetracked."

"It wasn't anything big. It was pretty much just the vows, ring exchange and pictures. Paris was absolutely beautiful, but Kaneki...Nothing could have been more beautiful than that smile." He pulled out his phone, allowing Amon to view the image.

"So Eye patch does know how to smile after all ."

"It's Kaneki and isn't he beautiful?" Amon raised his eyebrows ."how can you not love-"

"You do understand that not everyone will love your ghoul or accept him the way you do? " Hide sighed,shaking his head.

"Yeah, I know...there's a ton of crazies out there." Hide replied, earning a chuckle from his coworkers. Even Amon couldn't hide the faint smile of amusement as it crept onto his face.

"Wait a couple years,things change when you've been married a while." Reye said.

"When I was a kid,my parents gave me the best piece of advice in the world." Hide began . "They told me to marry my best friend. It starts with a solid foundation and marriage is built on it. The love changes as it grows,but at least you know that the one you choose to build your future with won't let it you fall. Sometimes the tower shakes, but you can't let it fall. Kaneki's been helping me keep it together for a long time. I know in my heart he'll never let me fall. Our tower only gets stronger. It's kind of funny. I never told them, but I think they knew what he means to me." Hide grinned. "They always did love him."

"Parents have a way of knowing sometimes."

"I almost didn't ask him. I was always too afraid he'd say no. I'd rather be the best friend than lose him, you know?"

"Yeah. Proposals can be tough." Kenzo said. "You never really know what they'll say. But it looks like you've got a lot to look forward to with your tower...building...thing. My wife-"

"Can we get through this meeting, please?" Amon asked.

"Yeah, sorry." Hide said turning his attention back to Amon.

"It's fine to have these discussions off the clock, but I really need you to be professional in here. Everyday you have these arguments and while I commend you for reigning it in most of the time-" Kenzo smirked.

"That's right, you'll be joining us soon,boss. Big day's coming up. I almost forgot."

"While I appreciate that offer, I doubt any of you would find enjoyment from me constantly-"

"Come on, A little friendly rivalry never hurt anyone. Hide's been with us for a little over a week, he enjoys it. Anyway, so far he's been winning every damn time. It's about time someone came along and kicked him of the throne." Hide scoffed.

"That's never gonna happen. I have something none of you could ever hope to have."

"What's that, Nagachika?" Amon asked. Hide grinned.

"The best husband ever. These guys have tried to dethrone me, I'm always up for a challenge Amon."

"I'm head of this decision, Nagachika. I don't have time for these games. Let's get to work now, we have a lot of ground to cover...and even if I did join your little...club, I wouldn't want to embarass you after you make all these claims and Akira knocks Eye Patch down a few pegs." Hide laughed.

"Akira's a good person, I can't take that from her, but she can never surpass my Kaneki." Kenzo and Reye exchanged glances and smiled.

"The gauntlet has been thrown, gentlemen."Kenzo said. Hide leaned back in his chair.

"Okay, Amon. Give it your best shot."