Megamind was appalled by her statement, and turned off the disguise, asking her, "Who was who? What do you mean?" he said in a worried tone, seeing her girlfriend with a sad expression.
Roxanne sighed, watching down, and after some time, she asked, "You…you were at the funeral of my father, right?"
He was taken aback by her question, but nodded. "Yes…that was one of my first time using the watch…since I hadn't developed the scanner yet, I simply downloaded the disguise into the watch. The hologram was generated in my computer, with a program that I developed;" he blabbed, to collect his thoughts. Then he spoke again, hesitantly, "I…knew him, and I remember the time I didn't kidnap you, because you was sad for his death. I never connected that was your father, and that time I wanted to say goodbye to him," he answered looking down.
The brunette was more and more happy to be with him, and she hugged him, to comfort herself and him too, since he looked so sad, almost like it was his fault.
Like the other times, the socially awkward alien froze at her contact, but then hugged her back, sighing, and they stayed like that for some time.
"Thanks, Megamind. I always wondered who was that mysterious man, standing alone, near a tree. How did you know him? If you don't want to tell me, it's fine, I'm just curious…" Roxanne said, snuggling near him, in a good measure, to cheer him up.
Megamind sighed happily, basking in all those affections: for him it was like a drug, because he was never touched in such affectionate manner by anyone, and plus it was his favorite reporter to do so.
"No problem, I will tell you. Your father knew the warden, and I know that he was a paramedic. The warden asked him to come at the prison to check on me, and keep the secret of my presence from other. I didn't know that he was your father, because he never talked about you, when he came to visit me. When I discovered that he was your father, and you were so sad, I had this idea to come at the funeral, for you, but also for him."
"I…I'm really sorry…he was a nice man, and he saw me growing up, until I decided to being the "baddest boy of them all"…I think it broke his heart…and plus, I started to kidnap you! I felt awful. I know that he didn't die for a heart attack, but I liked him, and I never said thanks to him, when he visited me, even when I was a villain. So I decided to come at the funeral, to "talk" to him, to tell him thanks…and to tell him that I was sorry for kidnapping you," he said with teary eyes, and cracked voice.
Roxanne smiled half sadly, seeing him broken like that, and she hugged him even more, patting and caressing his back.
"Ssssh…hey, don't worry, I'm happy to know that you cared about me, and my father, at that time…that means that you weren't so evil, even in those years," she said, soothingly, to lift his sad spirit.
Megamind shed some tears, and sniffled a couple of time, sneezing for good measure, and after some time, he said, "Thanks, Roxanne, you are really a good person…I don't deserve this treatment, especially by you. But I appreciate it, really!" he finished, more happily, smiling at her.
The reporter was once again astonished by his shy behavior, but then she thought that it was normal, given the life he lived.
She smiled back at him, and she had a mischievous idea: she took his face in both hands, and she leaned forward, then she kissed lightly the corner of his eyes, to dry his tears.
When she took his face in that manner, Megamind's brain began to go in hyperdrive, knowing what was the significance of that gesture.
Then, when she kissed the corner of his eyes, he held his breath, and when he was needy for air, he exhaled a long breath, melting in her gesture.
He had the impression that his brain was melting too, but it was a very nice sensation, and he stayed in this dazed state for a while, and then he woke up hearing her giggle.
On the other hand, Roxanne was sure of his reaction, and she waited some time, watching him, with that lovesick expression plastered on his face, then she giggled, to snap him out of that bliss.
"Roxanne, you are a terrible temptress! But…well…I like that! I feel like the most lucky man on the planet, right now, you know?" the blue alien said, smiling like a madman.
The brunette laughed, liking his recovering. "Oh, Megamind! And you know what? I feel like the most fortunate woman on the planet, to have such an amazing and funny boyfriend! You are one of those positive types that see always the glass half full, right? But I knew that, you never run from a fight, even if you know that you haven't chance to win, right? And I like that in a man," she said, holding again his face, and rubbing her forehead on his blue one, watching him I those incredibly green eyes.
The blue alien smiled warmly at that statement, and rubbed his giant forehead on her petite one, closing his eyes.
"Thank you Roxanne…and yes, I'm a positive man…hum…alien. My stubbornness is a double edged sword, but I think that at the end is a positive thing. Aaah…I feel at peace with you…and…ahem…I feel my stomach grumbling…maybe it's better making lunch?" he said, clutching his belly, and making a mock pained face.
Roxanne laughed, and rolled her eyes. "Ok, mmmh…some preferences? Did you want some other soup, or something else? I'm not able to cook much, but I can do something," she said, slipping out from the blanket.
Megamind coughed a little, and wrapped around himself the blanket, going toward the kitchen.
The brunette watched him worried, and she went to take another pill and a glass of water. "Here, take this. Let's check your temperature, even if I don't think that you have a fever," she said, taking the skin thermometer.
"Mmmh…98.6 grades…normal. Take that pill…ok? Now I see what I have here in the fridge," she added, opening it.
Megamind sat on a chair, near the table, and took the pill with some water.
The reporter hummed and then she said, "Ok…the options are: omelets with zucchini, or leek, chicken cutlet with French fries – those one are frozen – or some pasta with tomato sauce, your choice."
The blue alien's mouth was watering at the thought of those plates, and he thought over for some time. "I think that the cutlet with the fries is the best choice," he said, thinking that it was one of his favorite meals.
Roxanne smiled, and took out the chicken breast, some eggs and breadcrumbs to do the cutlet. Then she turned on the oven to cook the potatoes, and she prepared the pan with some butter to cook the meat.
"Ok, while I cook, why you don't get comfortable? I have a pajama in my bedroom, and I think that you will be comfier in that, instead of your suit, what do you think? And also you can do a shower, if you want. Come with me," she said, taking a flap of the blanket, and taking him in her bedroom.
There, she took out a black and blue man's pajama from a drawer, still in its box, and she put it on her bed. She took out some towels and a white bathrobe too.
Megamind was slightly embarrassed, and when she turned around, he was blushing madly.
She blinked, and giggled a little, then she said, "Sorry, sweetie, but why are you embarrassed? You can undress on your own, right?"
The reporter was befuddled, when he shook his head. "Hum…I need your help to remove partially my suit. You see…usually the brainbots help me get dressed and undress…mh…there is a hidden zipper in the back, unzip it, please," he stammered, blushing even more at the idea of Roxanne undressing him.
Roxanne was nicely amused and very curious to undress him, so she made him turn around, and she unzipped the suit, and remaining astonished to see another suit under that one.
"Hey, what is with those multiple layers? I thought that it was only one suit, not two!" she said, pouting, hoping to see his blue back.
He chuckled, and waggled his eyebrows in a seductive manner, watching her. "Oh oh oh…so you wanted to see my…naked skin…oh, Miss Ritchi, you are naughty!"
The reporter watched him smiling in a crooked manner, not believing his boldness. "Well, yes, I wanted to see your naked skin…AND I don't see anything wrong with that: you are my boyfriend, and I have the right to see the naked skin of my boyfriend, so…how do I remove this skintight suit? I think that we haven't finished, yet, right?"
Megamind beamed hearing those things, and turned around. "Ok, now you have to pull it forward and the sleeves would unroll, ok?" he said, and the brunette took the flaps of the back of his suit, pulling forward, and the thing went off.
"Ok, now for the pants: they haven't a zipper, so you need to stretch them on my waist, and pull them in the same manner, ok, Roxanne? You think that you can do it?" he asked, and she nodded.
"They are like leggings, right? There's no problem," she said, inserting two fingers on the two sides, and stretching out the pants, then unrolling them down.
"Sit on the bed, please, and grab the headboard, so I can pull," she instructed him, and he did so.
She pulled with all her strength and the pants came off.
"It's not so easy! Now, can you tell me why two layers?" she asked, with a mischievous glint in her blue eyes.
He made a smug expression, and explained, "Well, as you can see, my outer suit is made with a material that isn't very comfy to wear on my bare skin, and so I developed those undersuits, made by a protecting material, that dampens various hit. This one is also thermo regulated, so I can go around with bad weather like yesterday. Now, can you help me taking out the upper part of this suit too, please?" he asked, getting off the bed, and pointing another zipper on the back.
Roxanne smiled, and unzipped the undersuit, watching his blue back. She stopped at the waist, and he was capable to remove the front part by himself, because this one was made of fabric, not spandex.
Then he froze, feeling Roxanne's hands on his nude back, caressing it.
"W-what are you doing?" he stammered, trying to regain some composure, but failing miserably.
"I…hum…your back is full of scars…what happened?" she asked sadly, hugging him, and leaning her head on his shoulder blades.
Megamind was breathing hard, and his heart was thumping madly in his chest. Roxanne smiled, and kissed him on the middle of his blades.
The alien's adrenaline was pumping through him, and he firstly froze, at her kiss, then he melted, and calmed down, sighing.
After a while, he regained the use of his brain, and he said, "Roxanne, please, I like those types of affections from you, but you know…I'm not used to them, and I don't want to have a heart attack, because you do something like that. Alert me when you do, ok?"
She giggled, and said, mischievously, "Ok, Mister Shy Guy, but you haven't yet answered my question."
Megamind frowned a little, and sighed. "I got those scars inventing some of my evil contraptions that blew up in front of my face – literally. But it was at the beginning of my "career"…" he said, smiling at her, for her concern.
She sighed in relieve, tracing a finger on one of the scars, making Megamind shiver, but not for fear.
"That's good to hear. I mean…it's not good for you, but I'm relieved that it wasn't Wayne's fault. I would have scolded him for that too," she said smiling mischievously.
The blue alien smiled for her concern, basking in all those attentions. "I invented the protective undersuit for his hits, but thinking of it, he was always careful to not be too rough with me…I wonder why…I think that I will ask him, when you will call him," he said in a pondering tone.
Then he turned around, and Roxanne stared with an amused expression at his chest and torso.
He wasn't very muscled, but he had a well-marked chest, and a good eight pack.
"What are you watching? My skinny appearance? I'm repulsing you, Roxanne?" Megamind asked, misinterpreting her expression.
Roxanne shook her head, and caressed lightly his chest, smiling. "No, sweetie, in fact I like your musculature. You aren't skinny at all, and I prefer men like you. Like that, you are easier to hug," she said, hugging him for good measure.
He was frozen and breathless again, but after a while he hugged her in response, sighing.
They stayed like that for some time, and then Roxanne detached herself, placing her hands on his chest, watching him in the eyes.
"You are really sweet, you know? Now I'm going to prepare lunch, you change and do that shower, ok?" she said, smiling at him, and leaving the room.
Megamind nodded automatically, with that dreamy expression on his face. When she left the room, he removed the pants of the undersuit, thinking about Roxanne watching him, and blushing a lot.
Then he took the pajama, the towels and the bathrobe, and he went into the bathroom.
He watched around, and he regulated the shower at the right temperature, to wash himself.
After the shower, he dried himself with the bathrobe and towels, and then he wore the pajama. He was amazed by the fact that it was the right size for him. Then again, he thought that he and Roxanne were more or less the same height. He felt very well right now, and smiled, thinking about Roxanne's good idea.
He went into the living room, taking the blanket, to see if the lunch was ready, and to ask something at his girlfriend.