Life as a newlywed was just as eventful as you had expected. Cyrene kept dragging you everywhere for an entire week before finally toning down the clinginess a bit, but just barely enough to give you any sense of personal space... Not that you could really complain about having such a loving wife, specially one as pretty and helpful as her

And as such, you felt kind of obligated to keep up with her levels of affection, so why not prepare a surprise dinner for her when she gets home? After all, she has always been pulling off so many nice things for you ever since you started dating, so it's already due time to reciprocate the care

Then, you spent the entire day planning everything to make sure that it was absolutely perfect, from wine, illumination, food, etc. However, one key factor of your plan was missing at the time that Cyrene usually comes back; And that factor is Cyrene herself

It isn't common for her to be late, but well, surely she would be returning soon, or else she would've sent you a text or something, right...? So you wait, and wait, and wait a little more... And before you know it, it's already 11 pm and there is absolutely no sign of Cyrene

At this point, there isn't much that you can do apart from just giving up and going to sleep, even if it feels like a waste to let such a perfect dinner go to waste because of whatever happened to Cyrene. And what feels even worse is actually having to sleep by yourself for once, without the comfy warmth of Cyrene's body beside you

But you do manage to sleep peacefully for a while, until just a few hours later the sound of your room's door opening ends up pulling you out of the peaceful slumber. However, before you even have any chance to process the noise, Cyrene is already laying beside you in the bed, her arms keeping an almost crushing hold, which is uncommon even for her

"...Did I wake you up? Sorry, Phainon asked me to help with a few things for that surprise party that everyone has been preparing for Mydei's birthday, and it ended up taking way more time than I expected..."

Cyrene says in a guilty mumble, snuggling even closer to you in an attempt of making you forgive her through just cuddles alone... But are you even mad at her in the first place?

"I saw the plates on the table, you were preparing a surprise for me, weren't you...? How about we go out to eat something special tomorrow? I'll be the one paying of course, would that be enough to make up for you...? Or did I make my darling here too angry to be repaired~? ♪"