oh my gosh? that was one way of spending time with your mom.

"no. i do not approve!" spat the mother.

that was the last thing that she said before her daughter decided to stand up and exit the room, leaving her only real family behind. who the fuck cares, she has her new husband anyway, right?

dumbass. it's still her mother. why would she walk away?

"i don't care if you're my own blood or not. i'm going to live the life i want even if it's not what's best for me."

not even the author agrees, lol.

either way, y/n left the hospital room right after and headed back home.

most people would probably shit on the woman for picking a man that she truly loves over her own mother that raised her with love and care, but her mindset is different. this woman is an adult that isn't supposed to have her parent boss her around regarding who she could fuck with or not.

simply put, this woman's mind only wants to fill the empty cup that was emptied the day she broke up with him.

he's still a criminal though. isn't it wrong?

"fuck this bullshit. you either pick the good path in life or the bad one, i'm doing the bad shit right now."

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"i'm sorry mother." she thought. the man before her noticed a sudden change in mood as soon as he asked her "fuck did you tell your mom? she with us or nah?"

"she's not with us at all. i'm certain that she has already decided to just abandon me."

"isn't that good?" chuckled the man.

y/n's gaze moved to the man's eyes and it sent shivers down his spine. "or maybe not." he spoke.

the woman let out a sigh before standing up to leave.

"where are you going?" asked sanzu.

"i need some time alone to reflect on stuff."

"wait." the man stood up and walked to the woman, stopping in front of her to look down to her face. his hands moved to her face and they made long eye contact before kissing her.

it lasted for a few seconds, and as much as she felt guilty for leaving her mom, it felt so good.

shit sounds so fucking weird but you feel me.

"i love you baby." he whispered.

his hands were still cupping her cheeks, waiting for her reply.

y/n only stared at him.

"so."

"so?"

"so you love me?"

he laughed. not at her question, but rather at her face expression. she looked shocked despite knowing that he loved her. it just felt so weird you know?

isn't he her true love, her one and only? this man waited for over a fucking decade for her to just call him by his name again, for her to give him just a bit of attention.

anything she did made his heart beat.

"i love you so much." he continued.

"i love you too, haruchiyo."

"i'm surprised you even waited for me this long." she continued.

the strawberry-blonde haired man smiled "they say that if you have a crush on someone for more than three months then you're totally interested in them, but for us, it has been over a decade."

"it's true love." he continued.

y/n chuckled. "that sounds like some disney princess type of shit."

"well they have their happy endings too, no?"

"they do, haru."

"we deserve our happy ending too don't you think?"

the h/c woman's smile dropped. they do deserve it, every couple that's in a happy relationship deserves it.

"for you to be successful, sacrifices must be made. it's better that they are made by others but failing that, you'll have to make them yourself." -rita mae brown.

"yeah, we deserve it." she agreed before smiling again.

"are we a couple now, as in girlfriend and boyfriend?" he asked.

"you decide."

"yeah, let me be yours and you'll be mine."

<3

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