If our parents ask us about our date, it’s better to have various experiences so we can talk about specific things.
Yes, this is just one of those experiences. There’s no need to be particularly conscious of it.
I stare at the offered fork, then at Sophia’s lips.
It’s the fork Sophia used… That’s why I shouldn’t be conscious of it.
I take a deep breath and then bite into the offered fork.
…Ah, it’s delicious!
「This is good too…! The chocolate is really rich.」
「R-Right?」
Sophia blushed as if she had been complimented.
But actually, I was grateful to Sophia.
If she hadn’t invited me today, I probably would never have tasted this cake in my life.
「T-Then, I’ll have some of that cake──」
That’s right. Sophia must want to eat the shortcake too.
I quickly take a bite with my fork and offer it to Sophia.
「Uehh…?」
「Here you go. Eat it.」
「……」
Sophia looks at the fork I offered and blushes, as if the embarrassment from when I complimented her earlier has returned.
…Huh? I thought it was my turn to feed her since she fed me earlier, but was I wrong?
No, maybe I’m doing it wrong. Certainly, Sophia was supporting the fork with her other hand earlier.
That’s right, it’s like this. It has to be this pose.
「…W-Why are you looking so smug?」
「Eh? No, I just thought it was going well.」
「…Ahh, geez!」
Sophia lets out a small cry and then bites into the fork I’m holding.
She has a good appetite. She must have been looking forward to it that much.
「H-How is it?」
「…It’s delicious.」
Perhaps she’s so excited about how delicious it is that she blushes even more and nodded slightly.
As we’re doing this, a new cake is brought out.
The waitress smiles and clears away the finished plates, bringing us a new cake.
…I’ve thought about getting a part-time job, but I can’t smile so kindly like that, and I probably never will be able to.
As I thought about such things, we continued to eat the cakes.
Monday.
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Yesterday’s date ended without a hitch, and I probably won’t be questioned by my family for a while.
…Well, in my case, I wasn’t really asked anything by my parents in the first place.
I went to school as usual, and Sophia and the others were already in the classroom.
I walked past them as they were chatting, occupying the seats near mine, and sat down at my own desk.
I felt like I made eye contact with Sophia for a moment.
Yesterday… was fun.
After we ate, I went straight home, but all the cakes were very satisfying.
I’m hooked enough to think about going there alone next time.
「Ah, right, right. I went to the shop Natsuki was talking about the other day.」
「Eh, really?」
Sophia says this to Totsuka and takes out her smartphone.
Is she showing her pictures? Totsuka and the others gather around Sophia’s smartphone and everyone looks at it.
「The pasta was good, but the cakes were the best.」
「Uwaa, I wanted to go too! My older sister said it was good! Why didn’t you invite me!?」
Totsuka slaps Sophia’s back repeatedly.
Shiraoka and Hasuda are looking at Sophia’s pictures with their cheeks twitching.
「Rather, Sophia… aren’t you eating too much!?」
「Did you order all of this!? And you still have that slim figure!?」
Certainly, if you look at all the pictures she took, you might think Sophia is eating too much.
However, Sophia doesn’t seem to mind the comment at all and answers with a smile.
「I went with someone else. We split everything in half, so I didn’t eat that much.」
…She said so, I think it was quite a lot. Sophia seemed to have a big appetite too, and her pace never slowed down.
Well, I probably ate more overall, but I still think Sophia consumed a considerable amount of calories.
「Eh? Don’t tell me, a guy!?」
「Yes. You know, the fiancé I was talking about the other day.」
Sophia looks at me, averting her gaze naturally.
Don’t look at me with those teasing eyes.
The people around us might think she just looked away a little, but it makes my heart skip a beat.
「Ehhh, seriously? You guys are so close! Not fair!」
「What!? What happened to the “No Lover’s Alliance”!?」
「By the way, don’t you have any pictures of your fiancé? The cakes are nice, but I want to see that too!」
「Yeah… I don’t think he likes taking pictures that much, but I wonder if I should ask him and try to take some?」
Please stop looking at me.
Besides, if we take a picture, it will definitely be revealed that it’s me, and I really wanted to refuse that.