always you - i. hajime

e: when i was your man

~ two years later ~

you can be without haru for a few hours." hajime opened the car door for you while you stubbornly stood a few feet away. the two of you returned to miyagi for a few days and have been spending it with his family. ollie stayed with reiji and semi in tokyo.

"you can't be sure of that." hajime leaned against the car door and waited for you. his thumb was brushing against his dino ring and spinning it around his finger.

"i can be pretty sure." he knew better than to drag you into the car. you would just jump right back out if he did. you looked back at him and started walking.

"i guess spending time with you is pretty good too." before you got into the car you pressed a kiss to his cheek.

"thank you." he shut the door and went over to the driver's seat. you pressed the side of your head against the seat to look over at him while he started the car.

once the car was started and he began to drive out of the driveway, his hand reached over for your hand. you held his hand while he drove and lifted it up, pressing a kiss to his hand, most specifically, his ring.

hajime looked over at you a few times, just taking the chance to admire you before looking back on the road. "so, where are we going?" you asked and dragged your finger against the lines of his palm.

"just driving around." he answered and his hand slightly jerked back when he felt the ticklish feeling of your fingertip against his palm.

"i'm putting on music. can i put on music?" you reached for your phone and glanced over to him before putting on a song.

"you can do whatever you want." he paused. "for the music." he corrected himself, knowing it was probably not a good idea to leave you with the first part.

"what are you feeling right now?" you kept drawing on his palm with your finger while scrolling through your playlist. "sad?"

"definitely not." it was impossible for him to feel sad when you were with him.

"happy?" that was a better feeling.

"yes."

"in love with your amazing girlfriend?" you threw in that question for fun while looking for a song.

"always." he took his eyes off the road for a few seconds to look over at you, finding that you were smiling at him with the smile that he loved to see.

"keep your eyes on the road, mister." hajime followed your demand but moved his hand so it was covering yours, giving it a small squeeze.

"yes ma'am. you've got a song yet?"

"how much would you hate me if i played dance monkey right now?" you asked, feeling the grip on your hand tighten around yours.

"so much."

"lies. you can't hate me. only i can hate you because you left me for two years." you used the two-year breakup card and hajime regretted his decision every time.

"that was four years ago, baby. can't you let it go yet?" he asked and dropped his hand from your hand to move it to your thigh.

"never. that is a story i'm telling our kids. our grandkids. everyone we meet." you teased but hajime focused on one word.

our.

"thinking about us having children?" he asked and ran his hand up and down your thigh, mostly to just calm his nerves.

"i mean, have i been thinking about having mini iwa's running around with my amazing personality and your cute face? yes." you admitted. "but maybe not now, you know? like maybe in a few years i won't mind it."