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Part 9: Even If
Ritsu's POV
"Hey, Mio, Kai–," Hana slurred once our eyes met and I merely smiled at her cutesy quirkiness. She coughed twice as she fixed her skirt then she sat beside Kai. "And Mrs. Kotobuki."
"Come on, guys, we're a team now. You can use my first name already." They giggled upon my seriousness spontaneously but clearly, I did get upset in owing my current surname.
As a matter of fact, the Kotobukis was a legendary household for its standing as Japan's biggest conglomerate, and I only got lucky to be in their care. Yes, I never did deserve its reputation at all.
"Okay, Ritsu," Hana said my name a bit hesitantly but she could get better with one or two practices hopefully in more secluded places. I then offered her my most attention as we went on.
I caught Mio looking at me once in a while and of course, I knew very well how jealous she could be if I were to be interested in somebody else. But I bet it would not bother her any longer.
Mio's POV
"Really?" I tried hard to crack down on my conversation with Kai as I watched my ex and my best friend flirted for the rest of the night – it was very awkward. "I very like it when she called me that."
Kai smiled lovingly as he reached for my hands then I chuckled sheepishly soon after. I, on the other hand, felt a bit bothered by it though – what if my baby gets confused in the near future?
Ritsu is still her father even if she did not wish for Risa in our lives. Kai was a real nice guy but in my opinion, she should be lectured on how to address him properly – like uncle, or whatever.
"I'm sorry, Kai, I'm going back to the playroom," I murmured as soon as I stole a brief quickly look at the baby monitor from under the table. "I'll go, too," he excused himself afterwards.
"She's awake." Risa was exactly the distraction I needed to put her out of my mind, all together with her strong attempts to bed Hana. I thought that she would talk to me if I sat with her.
To Be Continued
Author's Notes: Thanks for reading.