Stealing Spree

Chapter 2273: Heading back and preparing

It took around ten more minutes before Anzu-nee fell asleep. By then, I had pretty much accepted the reality of our situation. Any useless thoughts were shelved in my head. There’s no going back.

After making sure that she was deep in sleep, I extricated myself from the warm embrace of Anzu-nee’s body. The air outside the blanket was cooler, dispelling the heat we had generated together. Careful not to wake her, I stood up carefully before fixing the blanket over her.

The alcohol was definitely still in my system but the warmth from our intimate encounter had sobered me up a bit.

I walked over to her study table. Picked up a post-it note and wrote something there for her to read.

Once that was done, I silently left her room.

Before going downstairs. I checked on Eimi one last time, kissing her forehead and fixing her blanket on her body. Since I was about to leave, I also left a note for her and a message on her phone, in case she failed to see the note.

Because her parents weren’t home, I did a quick inspection downstairs, making sure that even if there was a burglar, they wouldn’t have an entry point. And in case of emergency, both Eimi and Anzu-nee would be able to evacuate right away.

Of course, that’s just a precaution. I wouldn’t hope for any of that to happen.

I then went to the kitchen, picked up the grocery bag and left the house.

Upon returning home, Akane was still asleep on the couch. Fuyu and Fubuki would be coming after lunch so… I probably wouldn’t be able to catch them arriving.

I had the ‘buying her a phone’ date with Misaki next on my agenda. In fact, I already read Maaya’s message about Misaki getting ready for it. She visited the forehead girl in her spare time during her work at the hotel.

I would pick the girl up in her house. As for whether I would get confronted by her strict parents, that was still up in the air.

But for Misaki’s sake, there was no reason for me to cower and have her wait somewhere else when in the future, I’ll be going to ask for her hand in marriage.

Anyway, that’s for later, for now, I focus on making lunch for Akane and maybe a snack for our visitors later. I also anticipated that Miwa-nee would be coming home along with Minoru while accompanied by my parents so… I decided to cook more. They could heat it up later anyway.

After cooking a simple lunch, I woke Akane up. She was a bit groggy but once she saw me, she brightened up immediately.

“You’re back, husband!” With a sleepy smile, she stretched out like a kitten waking up from a nap before jumping at me, her clinginess once again amplified.

“Wait. I smell something on you, husband. Not Eimi or her cousin… Uhm… Chocolate and…” Akane’s eyes narrowed as she kissed me, her tongue invading my mouth, trying to find traces of what she was missing.

Of course, it was difficult for her to pinpoint the taste of alcohol from the chocolate. Although I had already recovered from its effect after washing my face earlier, there was probably still a little bit left behind.

“Alright. It was a chocolate that Eimi and I bought. It’s quite a bit special though.” I confessed. With Akane, there was no reason for me to hide anything even if she was in this state.

“Special chocolate? Uh… Did you buy me one too?” Akane looked at me with those hopeful eyes that I couldn’t say no to. She was adorable no matter how clingy she was at the moment.

“Sorry. I bought something else for you instead but first, let’s go eat.” I pinched her cheek before carefully carrying her with me to the dining table.

Her stomach grumbled in response, making me chuckle. I set her down gently on the chair and took a seat beside her, serving the food. The aroma filled the room and her eyes lit up with excitement as she saw the plate of grilled chicken, steamed rice, and a side of stir-fried vegetables.

“Thank you, husband,” she said with a smile as she picked up her chopsticks.

“Anything for you,” I affectionately patted her head before we both dug into our food. Akane’s eyes sparkled with contentment, and she didn’t miss the opportunity to feed me with her chopsticks occasionally. It was a simple yet heartwarming gesture.

And as I expected, she eventually became clingier again as she climbed up my lap and had me feed her to her contentment.

When I presented the dessert that I bought for her from the supermarket, Akane showered me with kisses, her eyes lighting up with excitement. “Oh, husband, you’re so thoughtful!” she exclaimed, taking the small box of chocolates from me. She unwrapped one and popped it into her mouth, her eyes closing in delight as she savored the taste.

Of course, it’s not the alcoholic one but just a normal box of chocolates. Valentines was still too far but there’s no reason not to enjoy such delights. And as her husband, it’s my duty to take care of her. To take care of all of them.

After lunch, I lingered in the living room with Akane for a while before beginning my preparation for the ‘phone date’ with Misaki. Her clingy state settled down a bit knowing that I had to leave again but it took her a little convincing about how long I’d be out. Despite already knowing my full schedule for today, my silly wife acted like she forgot it just to have me pamper her more. It’s really quite adorable, actually. She once again turned like a kitten begging for more cuddles after feeding her.

“Can you bring home Misaki-chan here? I want to see her, husband.” Akane asked, her voice filled with genuine curiosity.

Because that girl had no phone, she wasn’t included in their group chat. But ever since Maaya also got involved with me and Himeko added her to the group, Misaki had also started getting to know them by reading through their logs.

Sometimes, Maaya would let her send a message and everyone would be fascinated with her innocence.

Well, at least, that’s what I heard from Akane. I wasn’t included in that ‘Ruki Hub’ after all. I know they won’t mind adding me but the fact that I’m always the center of their topics, I might just die from embarrassment reading all the thoughts they were sharing there. Better to remain ignorant and rely on the tidbits that I was hearing from them. “Alright. But I can’t promise it. But if it’s not possible today, maybe I can do that the next time I bring her out of her house.” I answered Akane, stroking her hair with the hairbrush after pulling me back to the couch — her way to extend a little bit more time with me.

Her cheeks puffed up as she pouted slightly, but she didn’t argue anymore. She might be silly but my Akane was reasonable.

“Alright. Say hi to Fubuki-chan for me and don’t tease Fuyu too much.” I playfully reminded her as I stood up, ready to leave.

Akane giggled before cheekily answering. “I’ll try, but no promises. I’ll take photos of her for you, husband and I’ll be sending it in real time.”

“What if you get teased instead?”

“That’s impossible!”

“Well, you never know. The table can be turned. I mean, didn’t she declare how she wanted to

beat you?”

“Hehe. It’s too early for Fuyu to beat me, husband. And I have an ally with Fubuki-chan.” Akane and I talked for a bit more before finally settling her back on the couch. She was still sleepy because of her period so… I kissed her again and tucked her comfortably.

As I was leaving the house, I sent a message to Fuyu who told me they were on the way.

As much as I wanted to wait for them at the station, I would be running late, so after bidding them farewell, I took the bus that would stop near the address that Maaya and Misaki handed

to me.