Keitaro looked a bit helplessly back at her. "I don't want to, you know."
"Yes, I know. But you have to be responsible, right?"
"It comes with being the landlord."
"Yeah, but I don't think that most landlords have to deal with what you have."
"It isn't so bad. I mean, look what happened with all of us," he said with a shrug.
"I'm living it. But you really should find out what's going on."
"But... I don't want to just dump the work on you like this... and I... well... we were..."
"The moment's ruined, so you can go. It's not like I'm going anywhere."
"Neither am I," he said with a bit of a goofy grin, and then managed to look embarrassed. "Well, I'm going to leave the room, but not you. Uh... I mean... Not going to leave you as in separating... Ah..."
She put a finger to his lips and made a 'shushing' sound. "I understand what you're trying to say."
"Right... Should have guessed."
"It is a special time, so I guess that acting that way can be explained. But that explosion won't. Go."
"But..."
"I'll be fine. So check it out."
"Okay... I'll do it. I'm just trying to get used to the fact that we'll be sharing everything... Oh, I just realised something. You might have to do this too."
"I will?"
"Of course. I'm the landlord, and your my wife. Since what's mine is yours, you're also sharing this place," he told her as he gave her a quick peck on the cheek and ran out.
But she stayed sitting and staring at nothing. The kiss would have done it for a moment before she went into happy fuzziness, but she was finding herself dealing with a sudden understanding. She was now Keitaro's wife, and as such they shared property. That made her the 'Mrs. Landlord' to his 'Mister'. Instead of being a tenant, she was now part of the family that owned this place, and possibly would pass this place to her children.
That made her realize that she and Keitaro were going to have children. They were married, and for some reason, she didn't doubt that they would have kids. She would be the one bearing them, giving birth, and all that came with it. A hand splayed over her flat belly, and she found herself recognizing the fact that this really was permanent. They were man and wife, sharing everything, with the many perils and joys that such a life would bring.
Strangely enough, she couldn't help but smile a bit.
Pulling herself free from that realization, she started moving again, while:
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