Chapter 62 | Lunch for the Three of Us

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In February, I, my girlfriend Rika, and my stepsister Dahlia came to Atami.

The three of us went to a restaurant with a view of the ocean.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“””Wow…!”””

The seafood dishes are placed in front of us. All of them look delicious.

“Looks so good!”

Dahlia was taking pictures with her phone.

“It’s true, isn’t it?”

Rika was also taking pictures with her phone.

“What are you guys doing?”

Why are they taking a picture of their lunch?

“I’m taking it so that I can look back later and remember what I ate with Onii-chan.”

“Oh, I see…”

This is also a memory.

I’ll take a picture too.

“You’re so straightforward, Onii-chan.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. Many men think they are right. They don’t listen to the opinions of those around them. But you are different. Being flexible is a very important point.”

Dahlia says to me with a smirk on her face.

I recently found out that when my stepsister laughs like this, it’s almost always when she’s trying to tease me.

“I’m so happy for you, Rikatan. You have a wonderful boyfriend.”

“Yeah, well…yeah…”

Rika’s face turns red and she looks down. Dahlia’s face turns red and she looks as if she has found an interesting toy.

“Did the compliment for your boyfriend make you happy~?”

“Oh, oh, oh, eh, what, what, what… what?”

“Even your ears turned bright red. You’re so cute, Onii-chan’s girlfriend.”

Dahlia pokes Rika’s ear.

Rika turns even redder and shrinks her body.

“Yes, yes, Dahlia. Don’t be so mean to Rika, okay?”

I know she didn’t mean any harm, so I don’t get angry at her. I know I shouldn’t spoil the fun, but my girlfriend gets short-circuited if someone messes with her too much.

“Your boyfriend really cares about you.”

“Huh, hehehe…♡ right…♡ I love him so much…ehehe♡”

Rika smiles. If it had been a stranger, I would have been embarrassed too. But it’s my stepsister, Dahlia, who is standing next to me.

“Come on, let’s eat lunch~♡♡”

Dahlia says, and we eat our meals.

We each eat differently.

I ordered Japanese-style grilled fish.

Rika ordered the seafood paella.

Dahlia ordered the sashimi set meal.

“They have pretty much everything, don’t they?”

“Hey~♡ Oh, Onii-chan, can I have a bite?”

“Yeah, sure.”

Rika hands Dahlia a piece of grilled fish.

“Hmm? Thank you. Does Rika-tan want some?”

“Uh!? I-I guess…I-I want it…I guess…”

Dahlia is a good support. By getting it from me herself, Rika is creating the flow of getting a sip.

“If you don’t tell your boyfriend properly, he won’t give it to you. Say it. Give me a big piece of yours.” 

“Ah, your…wait, uh, uh! Can you say that?! Baka!”

Poka-poka and Rihana tap Daria’s shoulder. But she didn’t put any force into it. It’s the same as playing with her. They are like close sisters, and I love the smiles on Rika’s and Dahlia’s faces when they are doing that.

She smiles so happily when she is with Dahlia. I like Rika’s smile. Dahlia also smiles when she is caught in the moment. At that moment, she forgets her mature mood and becomes just a girl again.

I want them to be happy. I know that Rika came from a poor background, and I know that Dahlia has a dark past.

“What are you acting like an old man on the porch, Onii-chan?”

“That’s right. Come on, let’s share.”

“Yeah.”

There were three different lunches, and each of us ordered something different.

I was going to order the same thing, but I think I was right.

“Sashimi!”

“Grilled fish! No soy sauce!”

“Paella is great, too.”

We each share a portion of the food. We share our memories, and our time together. One day, we will look back on the memories of this day with the taste of the food and the pictures.

It will be wonderful to know that they will have the same feelings when that day comes.

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