Dimensional Descent

As Leonel was lost in thought, a soft feeling suddenly slid onto his thighs before a delicate fragrance tickled his nose. A smile spread across his face. "Not mad at me anymore?"

He wrapped an arm around Aina's waist, pulling her deeper into his lap. "First rule of pleasing your girlfriend is not bringing up times when she was mad before," Aina pulled away, not letting Leonel feel her up too much in feigned defiance.

"Is that really the first rule? Could have sworn it was 'she's always right'."

"That too," Aina nodded confidently. "There are multiple first rules?"

"Refer back to rule number one, please."

Leonel laughed, pulling Aina back in closer and giving her a kiss. He didn't even know what he was worried about anymore, whatever it was, he had thrown it far away.

Unfortunately for him, when a peck became a make-out session, and a make-out session was about to progress into something more, Leonel found himself stonewalled again. Aina slapped his hand away from slithering up her shirt. "Nope. Not until you make good with my dad."

Leonel coughed, looking down at his crotch. He was already at full mast, what did he do to deserve this hardship? How was he supposed to make good with that stubborn old goat, was he supposed to be celibate for the rest of his life now?

Aina giggled. How could she want to see her father and her future husband at loggerheads? But she had already promised Leonel not to interfere too much, so she could only stand on the sidelines right now.

"Hey, what do you think about your father remarrying?" Leonel suddenly asked.

Aina was caught off guard by the question, but she eventually answered seriously. "No one should spend their lives alone."

Leonel somewhat expected this answer. He had mostly asked it because he thought of Cidra again and found it amusing, but he didn't want to make a joke of it unless he knew Aina's stance on it first. Now he knew he was clear to make his jokes, but what he didn't know was how he felt about the answer. He forgot to consider how much that question was also relevant to him. Wasn't his mother in the same situation right now?

marrying another man. He could lie to himself and say that it was because he had confidence in one day resurrecting his father, and even now that remained his

there was a difference between himself and Aina, though. His father had only just died, and Aina's mother had died decades ago. Maybe if he was more removed

head. It didn't matter. He would definitely bring his father back one

your mom?"

asked because it seems

blinked in

he saw

mean it like that!" Aina denied

I asked him about that, and he said there was no one. He must have lied to

maybe he's not interested,"

never interested

off,

so it's more likely that he's ignoring it. I definitely need to vet this lady, who is

remembering Cidra's

thought. She remembered this person quite well, but

a lot

too many judgments about a person she didn't actually know, but it was hard to believe that a woman would spend so much time in those areas and not be

in their matters too much. If she really does end up with my dad, we