“Yawn…”
I really had too much fun yesterday.
Honestly, I overdid it by a lot.
I was going back and forth between the pool from morning till evening, drinking alcohol, and even staying up until dawn.
Despite all that fun, I don’t usually exercise.
All I do is sit and do office work.
Thanks to that, even after leaving the hotel and having lunch, I was still this tired after parting with the Commander.
“Yesterday… um…”
I didn’t care too much at the time, but thinking back now, it was ridiculous.
Even if I wasn’t sober, yesterday was… just too much chaos, way different from usual.
“…I wonder how many times I went inside… geez.”
The Commander was really a pervert.
Of course, I did give my consent and led the Commander to act in a certain way, but after that, he took the lead.
Well, after waking up, I managed to wash out what was inside with water and pulled it out with my hands.
…The fact that I really went all out is a secret.
Honestly, thinking about risks every day is just annoying, especially since I drank yesterday.
Whatever I did probably wasn’t wrong.
Probably…?
“…It should be fine.”
I didn’t particularly care.
I mean, this wasn’t my first time doing it inside, and I’ve done it with the Commander while drunk before.
Not to mention, I’ve done it outside too.
Anyway, hanging out at the hotel was a blast.
Personally, I’m really satisfied and even thought about wanting to go to a hotel again.
Of course, this time I paid, so the expenses were a bit high… but last time the Commander paid.
That’s how it should be.
“Hmm… or maybe it’d be fun to go to an entirely different area…”
Of course, if we were going to another area, we couldn’t just go there immediately.
Somewhere outside our area… somewhere with a bit of greenery and cool air seemed like it would be fun.
“Hmm… I want to visit a place with snow at least once…”
Of course, it’s a bit far, so I can’t go there right away.
“At times like this… I envy agents who can take vacations whenever they want…”
Of all people, the Commander and the Vice Commander.
We were in such inconvenient positions that it was hard to take vacations freely.
Of course, we probably could… but there would be issues in many ways.
…Lately, we’ve been working hard on operations, and the funds for the ship have built up a lot and improved in scale from before.
But in the end, not being able to freely take vacations is a minus factor.
“I think a day or two should be fine…”
But considering the areas I could go to for just a day or two…
“…Sigh.”
It was so disappointing in many ways.
If it weren’t for work, I could have gone to more places with the Commander.
Anyway, after properly resting with the Commander, I was lazily lounging around in my room.
It felt like it had been a while since I spent the weekend alone like this.
*
I felt like I’ve improved just a little bit regarding names compared to before.
Maybe time has passed since I started dating the Commander, enough to count in months?
“Hey Lindera, Dolores is glaring at you like crazy.”
“It’s fine. It’s lunch break.”
“That’s true.”
“…But she’s been like that since we got back from lunch.”
“Isn’t Dolores still texting that bartender she met last time? Since work hours.”
“W-What!?”
I may not have seen it directly, but I could guess.
It was obvious.
Honestly, she was giving herself away.
She was sitting there during work hours, fiddling with her phone like she was sending texts.
Not long after, she kept giggling and making strange laughter noises, there’s no way that was anything else.
Plus, since that meeting with the bartender, Dolores had been uncharacteristically bright.
Naturally, I couldn’t help but speculate.
“Well… I hope you’re in a lovely relationship.”
“I-I wasn’t hiding it…?!”
“Lindera, I heard a new restaurant opened up in our area. Should we go check it out?”
“I’m okay with that. Just do what’s comfortable for you, Commander.”
Even though I could hear Dolores talking to herself in a fluster, I casually carried on my conversation with the Commander.
To be honest, Dolores dating that bartender wasn’t a big deal to me.
I didn’t know anything about that bartender, nor did I need to know, honestly.
Not like he was the Commander.
“Commander, could you put a candy in my mouth?”
“Huh?”
“The candy.”
“Right now?”
“Yeah.”
Oh, by the way, I was comfortably resting my head on the Commander’s thigh.
I actually wanted to sit on his lap, but it’s the office, so…
I held back a bit, but I was quite satisfied with the state I was at.
Anyway, I was just resting with my head on the Commander’s thigh.
While eating the candy he puts in my mouth.
Midori had already gone off to call Nana, and the office was filled with a pink atmosphere.
Of course, it wasn’t during work hours.
“Lindera, if you keep holding my hand like this, I can’t use my phone.”
“Then just don’t use it.”
“Um…”
“If I’m like this, aren’t you going to play with me?”
I pulled his hand closer while lying on his thigh.
Using the phone was fine, but I was getting bored.
Plus, since I was enjoying this rare moment of laziness, I really wanted to have more fun.
And I couldn’t help but feel somewhat displeased that the Commander kept looking away from me and down at his phone to reply?
“…Alright.”
Only after I said something did the Commander release his hand.
Then he held onto my hand right away.
It felt a bit heavy compared to my hand, but that was nice in its own way.
Bigger is better than smaller.
Yep.
“Hmm… Commander, you should trim your nails. They’re getting a bit long.”
“…Isn’t this just right?”
“Uh-huh.”
Looking at the Commander’s hand, I definitely felt that.
My nails were longer, but I still thought the Commander should take care of his nails.
Of course, if the Commander did get manicures or something… I wouldn’t really know, but still.
“Please trim them.”
“…Do I have to?”
“Yeah. If you don’t do it now, you won’t do it later because you’ll think it’s a hassle, right?”
I could easily predict the Commander’s behavior.
It had already been a while since I started spending time with him, and we had grown even closer by now.
I knew very well that the Commander disliked this kind of maintenance.
In fact, he hadn’t bothered with personal grooming before.
Of course, he looked great regardless, and his looks were so good that it made maintenance seem unnecessary.
But he clearly wasn’t the type to do it.
In fact, after washing up, he barely ever used lotion, and I had to help him with that every time.
“It’s not that necessary…”
“I’ll do it for you, so just stay still for a bit.”
I moved to the desk.
No way I could trim nails on the sofa, after all.
It couldn’t be helped.
I wanted to lounge on the sofa comfortably and play with the Commander, but since I acknowledged his long nails, it was already too late.
“Nail care is a good idea. If you touch your face with long nails, it’s not great for your skin either.”
“Fine…”
“And Commander, you have nice hands. How about taking the opportunity to take care of them…?”
I trailed off.
Well…
“…Isn’t that a bother?”
“…A little bit.”
“Sigh…”
Just taking one look at his expression, it was rather… both amusing and somewhat absurd.
Anyway, I sat down in a chair and got ready to trim the Commander’s nails.
I laid down some tissues and pulled out the nail clippers from the desk drawer.
“But Lindera, I’ve been thinking, it really is a good idea to trim my nails.”
“Did it finally dawn on you now?”
While trimming his nails, it seemed the Commander finally realized.
Well… quite a relief in many ways.
Honestly, they weren’t long enough that trimming was absolutely necessary, but still, long nails could be inconvenient to look at.
Not to mention, it wasn’t great for the skin or other areas.
And there was one more reason which I didn’t bother to mention to the Commander.
A slightly… embarrassing reason to talk about in the office.
As I continued to clip his nails, making click-click sounds.
Even though Dolores was in the same room, she seemed to have given up halfway and was just fiddling with her phone.
“Hmm…”
“What’s up?”
I noticed the Commander seemed to have something on his mind but wasn’t speaking.
What was that?
It’s frustrating.
“Are your nails too short?”
“No, that isn’t it… uhmm… I kinda think long nails might be an issue. Just had that thought. For now.”
Why was he repeating the same thing again?
It was quite ridiculous in multiple ways.
Anyway… I diligently continued trimming his nails.
Really, I was careful about each one.
I’d say I was clipping them even more carefully than I would my own nails.
Usually, I’d just quickly trim mine and apply some care products afterward.
But right now, I was really giving it my all on the Commander’s nails.
“All done.”
“Thanks.”
With that, I trimmed all his nails and applied some hand cream.
“So, how does it feel? Isn’t it much better than before?”
“Definitely… it seems so. The scent is nice too.”
“If you need it, I can buy you the same product next time.”
Hand cream isn’t very expensive, and you can buy once and use it for a long time.
In fact, it’s quite a popular product, so I could just go to the area and find it easily.
“…Yeah.”
“But what was it you were about to say earlier that you didn’t finish?”
“…If the nails are long, you might get hurt when using your hands…?”
“…Was that what you were thinking?”
“Yeah.”
“………”
I looked at the Commander with a hint of pity.
But that didn’t mean I would scold him or anything.
“…I can see how that can happen.”
Well, that was only natural…
I mean, I had the same thought when I trimmed the Commander’s nails.
Of course, when we had done it on the weekend, the nails had been shorter than now, and during the hotel situation, there had been no use of hands at all…
How could we have had sex without using our hands even once?
How could we not cuddle or anything from the start…?
“…Ahem.”
Suddenly recalling how embarrassing that weekend was, I felt my face heat up slightly.
Of course, it wasn’t that I disliked it.
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