Rainy Aroma
Tonkatsu

"Regarding the dream I was talking about this morning when we had breakfast together, are you sure you don't have another woman out there?" asked Sarah when it was so late, the wall clock in Galen's room even showed at eleven o'clock and seven minutes at night.

Galen glared at his mother, still reluctant to answer. Is this what a mother's instinct is?

"It's nothing really. I just feel worried, your marriage with Mina is in sight. I don't want everything to get screwed."

"There's nothing to worry about. Everything's fine." Galen replied reassuringly.

"Thank God then." Sarah breathed a sigh of relief. "Go to rest. Tomorrow morning you have to get up to pick up your future in-laws at the airport."

Galen only replied with a brief nod.

After Sarah's death, Galen could only take a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

Everything was messed up in an instant. To this day, he still cannot make a decision.

Keeping the baby until birth is not a good idea, especially if it is up to abort it. It is a sin that he will bear for a lifetime.

Then Mina..

Galen has a big worry if his fiancee gets to know the fact that she has already impregnated a girl out there.

Worse yet, it was clearly visible if Mina did not like the figure of Aurora so much.

***

Midnight hunger is becoming a new habit for Aurora these days.

Yesterday when it was not discovered that she was two-bodied, the girl would only ignore her hunger on the grounds that dinner would increase the fat content of the stomach.

Aurora will wait until morning and she can go to the kitchen for breakfast early.

But the story is different now.

This hunger made Aurora unable to close her eyes until the morning almost before.

Unable to stand it anymore, Aurora was forced to step out into the kitchen to eat something.

During the time with Galen, the man occasionally gave advice that for now Aurora should be more concerned about the state of her body, because after all there is one life that depends on her in there.

Actually a lot of food that Aurora can eat there, just need to heat in the microwave alone, as simple as that, Aurora instead wants to eat something else, which she does not have at home.

Tonkatsu's..

Somehow the picture of tonkatsu seems to be circling inside Aurora's head. He could have ordered the menu through the food delivery application, but again not as simple as that.

The tonkatsu Aurora wants is the tonkatsu Galen bought.

Is this what people call cravings? Why so troublesome? Even though Galen did not buy, the tonkatsu taste is still the same. But it seems that if Galen buys it, Aurora can eat the menu greedily without spewing again.

Aurora stared at the screen of her old phone, as if she was weighing something. "Do I really need to contact her? Just for the sake of one serving of tonkatsu?"

"Hah~ is right! I must be crazy. Awake, Aurora Alexandra! He'll definitely assume you're just taking advantage of the situation if you're determined to do that."

In order to facilitate communication, they deliberately exchanged HP numbers while at the cafe yesterday.

Galen said Aurora should not hesitate to contact him if there is something important.

Indeed indeed..

Since Aurora's confession about her pregnancy yesterday, Galen's nature has suddenly become soft. No longer showing the cold attitude as before was also suddenly a concern.

Of course it can all happen because of this baby. Galen just wants to keep the baby. Aurora must often remember this.

Galen is being sweet only to her future baby, not her!

***

After this morning with all his might try to refrain from forgetting his craving. This afternoon, when she had just arrived at the boutique, Aurora was surprised by Galen's arrival there.

Aurora checks around the boutique neighborhood, looking for Mina's whereabouts, but it seems Galen did come up on his own.

The man then realized the existence of Aurora who was standing not far from where he was sitting, Galen turned to approach Aurora.

"You got a dress-fitting schedule with Briella?" ask Aurora curiously.

"Nothing."

"Why did you come here?"

"Have you had breakfast?" Galen asked back.

"It's noon and you haven't had breakfast?!" galen asked in disbelief.

"So it's been, but she doesn't seem to like the breakfast menu. I just put one bite of bread with strawberry jam but ended up regurgitating it." Aurora replied lethargic.

"Is there something you want to eat now?"

Aurora immediately nodded.

"What's? Tell me."

"Tonkatsu."

"Tonkatsu's? Then let's go eat it." take Galen.

"Now?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"But I have to go to work." Aurora refused even if she wanted to.

Galen breathed. "I know he may not mean anything to you or he may be a hindrance to you."

"I've never thought of it that way." Aurora reluctantly retorted.

"That's why I came here to tell you to be willing to take care of it for me. I know it'll trouble you, but try to hold on." Galen asked.

"The other reason I refuse to go with you even though I really want to eat tonkatsu is because I don't want your fiance to misunderstand."

Galen is quite aware that Aurora has such a reason, because Mina does not like the girl very much.

"Mina won't know. Because all day he will spend time with his mother who has just come from Japan. That's why you don't have to worry. Let's go to the restaurant to eat tonkatsu."

***

Tonkatsu restaurants..

11:15

"You enjoying the food?"

Aurora replied with a nod as her mouth was filled with tonkatsu.

"It's delicious, because I've been imagining it since this morning." Aurora replied after she finished chewing her food.

"Why don't you go to order if you really want to eat it?" ask Galen in wonder.

'Because I want you to buy it.' Inner Aurora. "Stop it.."

"Other times if you want anything just tell me, I will try to fulfill it" Galen said.

"You don't have to do that, I don't want to trouble you." Aurora declined.

"Before you trouble me, I've already troubled you." Galen replied.

"Huh?!" Aurora frowned not understanding.

"Pregnant is not easy, is it? I did not intentionally do it, even so, it is undeniable if it is my fault."

Aurora still remembers if the toughest thing is experiencing morning sickness, stomach cramps, also her body that suddenly becomes easily tired and always feels sultry.

"Then what is the fate of this child in the future? Have you found a solution?" ask Aurora curiously.

Galen shook his head in a doldrums. "Even in front of my mother who is notoriously wise and understanding, I can't tell the truth."

"My twin brother doesn't know either. But we can't keep going like this, sooner or later it's gonna get caught, too."

Galen was just in the brooding, no longer even touching his tonkatsu.

Knowing that it bothered Galen a lot, Aurora decided not to discuss it further. The girl refocused on her food.

The restaurant door opens.

Two customers came in and caught Galen's attention.

Galen did not expect to meet Mina and her future mother-in-law here.

***