The Guide is Actually a Body-Switching Esper [BL]-Chapter 464: Married Couple Things

Chapter 464: Married Couple Things
After trying on several rings and figuring out what size was loose enough on him to fit Damien’s finger well, Lane left the jewelry shop having bought... two watches.
One for himself, one for Damien. A matching pair. He wanted to reward the shop assistants for their help, but he didn’t need some random ring that he wasn’t going to propose with. Neither he nor Damien had any interest in them, so it was better to buy something that they could actually use instead. Not that he cared about the money that he spent, but...
Watches went well with suits, so it was perfect.
And if Damien had noticed his absence, he could use it as an excuse. For example... Say that it was going to be a New Year’s present, which is why he wanted it to be a surprise. Lane didn’t know whether it was common for people to give New Year’s presents - he had never given or received any before, not even from Damien, even though they had already been dating at that time last year - but it WAS a special occasion, technically, so the excuse should work.
When he returned to the tailor’s shop, Damien’s fittings were still not over. He quietly sneaked in through the door, giving the tailor’s assistant a wink and a smile, before walking straight into the fitting room that Damien was in.
Damien was standing in the middle, his back straight, looking straight ahead, all tense. His eyes drifted toward the door when he noticed Lane had entered, but he didn’t say anything or move an inch. He didn’t want to disturb the tailor’s work, after all.
"Were you able to finish your consultation, Sir?" the tailor asked, as he pinned the material of Damien’s jacket.
"Yes, thank you."
"That’s great..." The tailor said, even though his eyes said something else as he glanced at his assistant. Lane’s ’consultation’ lasted a bit too long for the simple order that he had said he wanted to make. Could it be that Pete hadn’t done a good job?
Since Lane didn’t raise any complaints, though, and was smiling instead, he didn’t try to pursue it. He just said, "We’re almost done here as well. Please let me just double-check everything, and we’ll be good to go..."
"Ah, is that so? That’s good." Lane’s smile widened. Not because he was so happy about it, but rather because he wanted to cover up how tense he actually was.
He had barely made it! If he were any slower, Damien would have caught him in the act (kind of)! Of course, he had the watches, so it would have still been fine, but... He didn’t plan this whole covert mission to end in such an awkward situation!
Luckily, everything worked well, and they left the shop with Damien not having discovered anything.
"Is there anything else you need to go?" Damien asked, as they strolled down the shopping mall.
"Nope!" Lane shook his head. With the fitting done, both for Damien’s suit and for the ring, there was nothing left for Lane to do. Other than maybe going on a shopping spree and buying more clothes, but... Honestly, he’d rather just go back and spend some cozy time at home with Damien. Both he and Damien still had clothes in their closet that they hadn’t worn yet, while the time they had just for themselves had been way too scarce in the past weeks, and would continue to be so at least until after the summit.
He was just about to propose that they should grab some popcorn and watch a movie, cuddling on the couch, when Damien suddenly asked,
"Then... Do you mind if I take the car?"
"Huh?" Lane blinked, confused. "Which car? My car?"
Not that he minded, but...
"No... The other one. The SUV."
"Ah." Lane paused for a moment. "Why are you even asking? It’s your car."
Damien didn’t answer. There was no need for him to, since Lane could guess what he was thinking anyway - Lane might have given him the SUV, but he still didn’t fully see it as ’his’.
Well, it didn’t really matter. It was going to be their shared property, since Lane wasn’t planning to sign a prenup. Rather than argue about Damien’s rigid views and his difficulty in accepting gifts, Lane posed the more important question.
"Where are you planning to go?"
It couldn’t be work, since the Headquarters were literally a few steps away from their apartment building. His sisters’ place, then...?
But no.
"Grocery shopping. We need to restock the fridge."
"...Ah."
That... indeed made sense. They had been away for two months, so their fridge was empty. Now that they were back, though, Damien probably wanted to return to cooking meals at home... After all, while they were still going to be busy, they were at least going to be returning home for the night.
"Can I go with you?"
Hearing Lane’s question, Damien couldn’t help but raise his brows. "You... want to come with me?"
Since when had Lane been so interested in chores?
The explanation was rather simple, actually.
"Yeah! I can’t remember the last time I’ve been to a supermarket!" Lane announced with a smile. He had always just been ordering his ’groceries’ (that is, snacks, energy drinks, soda, and beer) online, or sometimes stopping by a convenience store. He hadn’t been in any of the larger supermarkets since... possibly ever. Apart from the time he had entered a Gate located in one, but the shore had naturally been closed at the time.
In other words, it was like a field trip for him.
And, it seemed like such a married couple thing to do. It could prepare Lane for his future with Damien.
Damien looked Lane up and down. Honestly, that didn’t seem like a good idea. He could probably get it done quicker on his own...
Still, how could he possibly say no to that face?
...Even though he probably should have had, as he realized once they were already in the supermarket, Lane pushing the shopping cart through the aisles. He turned around for a moment to pick some condiments that were on sale from the shelves... It took a moment, since he was checking the nutritional values and the expiration dates.
And when he turned back to place them in the cart, he noticed that the cart was already half full, filled with popcorn bags.
And they were only getting started!
He closed his eyes, and let out a heavy sigh.
"We’re going to need a bigger cart..."