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?

he thought about his mother marrying another man. He could lie to himself and say that it was because he had confidence in one day resurrecting

difference between himself and Aina, though. His father had only just died, and Aina's mother had died decades ago.

shook his head. It didn't matter. He would definitely

asking because of your mom?" Aina asked in a

a smile. "No, I actually asked because it seems

Aina blinked in

laughed. "If he saw

mean it like that!" Aina

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

maybe he's not interested," Leonel

shook her head. "He's never interested in anything but food and

like someone else-" Leonel's voice trailed off, having

miss it, so it's more likely that he's

chuckled remembering

blinked, and then her eyes seemed to glaze over in thought. She remembered this

woman spends a lot of time

know, but it was hard to believe that a woman would spend so much time in those areas and not be

their matters too much. If she really does end up with my dad, we might end up like you and my