Shopping and coffee time with the madams.
It's the fourth day of our newlywed life. We were about to run out of food. Dirk eats so much. We used up all of the food from the wedding.
So, we are going shopping. We also need to buy some cleaning supplies and other small things, so we headed into town for a date, hand in hand.
“Ou, Rosarin-chan! Congratulations on your wedding!!”
“Thank you.”
“Take this! A wedding present!”
“Wow, that’s a nice piece of meat.”
“Rosarin-chan, congratulations!”
“Ah, Dirk-sama!”
“Ojousama, congratulations.”
“Bocchan, are you shopping with your lovely wife?”
30 minutes later.
“... We don’t need to buy any ingredients, huh.”
Due to the gift attack from everyone in the shopping district of the Capital & the Rosenberg and Barton population, we quickly reached a quantity of food that would allow us to be secluded for a month at least. I should give something back to them when I return. I wonder what I can do for them… maybe a water mill… I think that would come in handy.
“Rosarin, what else do we need to buy?”
My mind was about to go into work mode, but I was on a date now!
“Some miscellaneous goods and seasonings, I guess.”
“What about clothes?”
“...... I think we have plenty. There’s no need to buy more, but I would like some… matching things.”
“Matching?”
“Yes. Different colors of cutlery, matching cups… ah, it’s fine if you don’t want them.”
“That sounds good. Let’s look for something we both like then.”
Dirk smiled and agreed. Charmed by his smile, I smiled back.
“Yeah!”
What matching things should we buy? Cutlery, I wonder if there are some good ones... I want the daily use ones to be matching. Not only on weekends, but also at home if we buy extra. Yeah, that sounds great.
After searching at my favorite grocery store for a while, I found nice cutlery. It was cutlery with a cute black cat motif. Black cutlery is rare because people don't like it. It was very shapely and adorable, just like Dirk. A part of the cutlery was smaller than the other, as if it was made for women. The one that seemed to be for women also had a small black cat with a slight bluish tint, just like me.
“Do you like this one?”
He caught me looking at it intently. Dirk looked at my hand.
“... It somehow looks like us, doesn’t it?”
I was glad he felt the same way, and we both laughed.
“Ah, about that. It was modeled after Dirk. The smaller ones were modeled after Rosarin. You guys get along well, so you're popular among the couples. I also have a set of plates and mugs. It's a series.”
“”Eh?””
When I was about to pay the bill, a bombshell came from the owner. The owner brought a set of plates. They were all quite elaborate and cute. Especially the mugs, the black cat’s tail handles formed a heart when put near each other. It was a very cute item for a couple.
“I will take everything.”
My Darling is magnanimous.
“Wait! Dirk!”
I stopped Dirk, who was quickly taking out his wallet.
“... Don’t you like it? I thought you wanted it very much.”
“That’s not it. I really like it. I want two sets of cutlery and mugs each!”
“Spares?”
“For when we are still at each other's houses during the week!”
“I see. Then, we will go with what she ordered.”
“You guys really do get along well. I'll make one for the kids as well, so please patronize me in the future.”
“......... Ki…… ds, yes.”
Dirk paid for it while I turned bright red at the shopkeeper's teasing. And I was slightly self-destructive in my remark about wanting to match with Dirk at our homes. Dirk didn't pick up on it, but I was embarrassed by my maidenly thoughts.
On our way home, hand in hand, I heard a pleasant voice.
“Rosarin-chan!”
“Okugata-sama!”
Seven years have passed, and she’s still a refreshing hunk... no, I made a mistake... a refreshingly beautiful woman…
“Oh my, what a coincidence.”
“Meow, Ojousama… no, it’s Okusama now.”
“Rosarin-chan!? Is your body okay!?”
There was a monster in the mix… but my mother, Miss Butterfly, and Lumia-san have come down from a carriage. Lumia-san seemed genuinely worried.
But it's hard to say I was okay because we didn't make it to the end. I was a little disappointed, but she seemed to pick up on it.
“We are going to have afternoon tea at Miss Butterfly's now. You two are welcome to join us.”
“Eh…”
“You are fine with that, right, Dirk-sama?”
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