Can Ivory consider herself blessed?
Well, why not, she thought, when the first dream on her wish list came true in an eye. How could the dream she had written down in an old notebook 13 years ago come true? Ivory had no idea.
Obviously, she enjoyed it.
No, she's trying to enjoy it, although a slight annoyance hit her a while ago.
Shortly after her partner turned off the call from her future wife, Aaron then pulled Ivory's hand to get out of the tent's threshold. Aaron Magnifico silenced all of Ivory's questions about the call with a reassuring smile followed by the owner's signature shady smile. Aaron took Ivory for a walk there with the thin, dust-like snowflakes drenching the two's hair. Aaron made a lot of jokes to see the smile on the girl's face, which had caught his attention for some time.
In a way or two, Aaron was addicted to seeing Ivory's huge front teeth that popped out every time she smiled widely. Somehow that smile made refreshed his mind like recharging. Just like this time when Ivory smiles and laughs a lot.
It's because Aaron kept tickling the girl's waist when the figure stubbornly refused to share the caramel macchiato they bought a few minutes ago. Ivory giggled in amusement as Aaron's warm hands brushed against her waist and stomach. She even nearly kicked Aaron in the shin when the man didn't stop his annoying move. Almost the drink that emitted smoke billowing in her hands spilled and wet the jumpsuit she was wearing.
"Aaron, stop it. Oh shit. Stop—ouch. Aaron!"
The older one's laughter boomed when he saw his girl twisting her body this way to endure the constant tickling. She groaned as she tried to distance herself from her partner's arms unconsciously wrapped around her body. Ivory was still chuckling even though she was annoyed at being tickled non-stop.
"Aar, stop being so annoying—Aww, my macchiato!"
The drink spilled and wet her thigh, protected by a cloth made of jeans. Ivory touched her pants soaked with brown stains from the coffee Aaron brought. The girl chuckled and glared at the troublemaker.
"The pants!" she said in a higher voice than usual. "The coffee spilled and got on my pants!"
"Sorry, is it hot?"
Still giggling, Aaron rubbed Ivory's thighs in reflex. His hands were trying to dry Ivory's jumpsuit sticky with coffee. He looked at his partner with a mixture of guilt and amusement.
The girl who was six years younger shook her head and looked down at Aaron's long-fingered hand, which was now on her right thigh.
"No, but my pants got dirty. Oh, dear..."
"Dear? You dare to call me dear?"
"Ish, Aaron," Ivory whined. She chuckled, annoyed because the temptation from the spouse made her cheeks feel hot. It was as if she had just been exposed to the warm summer sun. "That's not what it means! I mean my dear pants, not you!" she scolded.
Aaron Magnifico laughed again and ruffled Ivory's hair gently. "Just kidding, Ivy. We'll buy new pants later, okay?" he said lightly and then pulled his partner's hand back to continue walking.
"Besides, you already have your own coffee. Why are you still asking for mine, anyway? It's the first time I've tried this drink, and it tastes perfect. But you want to swap with me instead. What are you doing, Aarooon," Ivory mumbled again, muttering Aaron's words with a long 'Ron' part.
Aaron knows that he is the type of human who can't stand something adorable or what he usually calls cuteness overload. He usually will immediately bite anything that makes his heart race because of the excitement that hits. For example, Aaron once bit his favorite teddy bear as a child or bit Chopa's ears and nose. He even bit the nose of his girlfriend's baby nephew, which was immediately bombarded with grunts from Joy, who called him crazy.
Therefore, Aaron now had to growl a little to hold back his desire not to pounce on the adorable human beside him and then hugged her tightly and bit her.
"Sorry, Ivy. I don't really like coffee. I ordered the wrong drink. I shouldn't have ordered an Americano. It turned out to be very bitter, and I hate bitterness," Aaron muttered guiltily. However, Ivory's pants got wet and dirty because of his actions. Therefore he was ready to accept his partner's scolding.
"If you don't like coffee, why did we stop at the cafe earlier?"
"Because you said the cafe was unique."
"But you can refuse it."
"I don't want to refuse your wish."
"Why is that?"
Ignoring Ivory, who was pursing her lips, Aaron took out a cell phone from his trouser pocket and handed it to Ivory.
"Huh?" Ivory looked confusedly at Aaron.
"Put your thumb on the screen."
Ivory raised thick eyebrows in confusion but followed the man's orders.
"Well, say your full name right in front of the screen."
"Ivory Kelana."
With that, Aaron smiled widely, which made Ivory even more confused.
"Aaron, what does it mean?"
"I activated the double-lock security system."
Aaron showed something from his smartphone screen.
"You can unlock my phone whenever you want. It's up to you. Just use your fingerprint or pronounce your name clearly. This phone detected your voice a moment ago," he explained. He handed again the precious object that held a lot of data into Ivory's hands. "Try it," he ordered.
Hesitantly Ivory brought the phone to her lips and mumbled her name.
"Ivory Kelana."
The phone screen lights up when the lock is open. Ivory widened her round eyes in admiration.
"Wow."
"Let's take a photo together."
"Wait a minute," Ivory said. She returned the phone to its rightful owner. "Aaron, why are you doing this? This phone is your personal item. I don't want to intrude on your privacy."
"My privacy is your privacy. We share a life, Ivy. I want you to use this phone with me," said Aaron. "I just ordered a cell phone of the same type for you. However, due to the limited number of items, it will take one month for the item to reach your hands. In the meantime, you can use my phone instead to do whatever you want to do. You can explore the internet as much as you want, take photos, videos, whatever it is."
"Aaron, I don't need a new cell phone. I have mine, and it's still working fine."
"But the model is very old, Ivy. Here, a cell phone like yours is usually in a pile of junk, ready to be destroyed. You need something more sophisticated."
"But, Aar-"
A short kiss that didn't last more than a second landed sweetly on Ivory's left cheek. The girl's eyes balled up when she found Aaron smiling sweetly after kissing her cheek without a word. She didn't expect it at all.
"No more arguing, Ivy. Remember what I said."
Ivory touched her cheek, which had just been touched by Aaron's lips. She could feel her cheeks warm. She lowered her head in shame and looked at the road slowly getting wet with snow.
First snow and kiss.
"Come take a picture with me, Ivy."
And now the man's hand that made her heart beat faster was hugging her waist casually and pulling Ivory to lean against his chest a little.
Ivory is truly blessed.