@starlingsinclair - I have good news and bad news!
Good news - I finished this chapter FINALLY!
Bad news - The story is still not finished because this last bit just exploded, and I had to cut it.
Anyway, I really hope you enjoy it!! I want to say thank you to @tinacentury and @floraone. This chapter would literally not exist without their support. I mean, really the whole story. Thank you ladies, for making everything I do a million times better.
Preview:
Mamoru suspected he had been in love with Usagi long before he realized it. The question was when had it happened? Was it during their first date?
First fake date, his mind reminded him.
Had it been when her hands had enveloped his face and kept him calm when he panicked at Natumi’s unwelcome presence in the park? Or was it before that? Could his feelings have started as far back as her visits in the hospital when she had regaled him with one impossible story after the next about how he might have lost his memory? Could he have already loved her even then?
It seemed impossible. And it frustrated him that he couldn’t pick out a definite moment, or even a general timeframe. It was almost like his feelings had always been there, and it had just taken him time to recognize it. He was also sick of obsessing over it, but his mind refused to focus on anything besides Usagi for long.
Like right now, he was supposed to be eating his breakfast, but the miso broth with rice on the side had turned lukewarm, and remained almost untouched on his kitchen table. He sat lost in assessing every shared moment with his girlfriend.
Fake girlfriend.
He forced himself to shovel the food into his mouth. If he didn’t hurry, he would be late for their weekend date.
Fake weekend date.
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