Leonel left the Segmented Cube to find Aina laying in bed with her palms over her belly, lost in thought. Leonel's sudden appearance startled her for a bit, but then she smiled.
It was a sweet smile, almost careless in its formation, but deep and filled with love nonetheless.
It left Leonel in a daze for a long moment. The way her hair spilled out onto the bed beneath her, the rosiness of her cheeks, the redness of her lips… even the way her nose scrunched up as though she was trying to tease him a bit with that smile of hers, as though she was well aware of just how beautiful she was.
Leonel didn't know what to say, and he was at a complete loss for words. It was Aina who spoke first as though she knew he was stunned.
"You've gotten shorter."
Leonel blinked. "What? You want to divorce me now? Ai, the heart of a woman is so cruel."
Aina giggled.
