I Transmigrated into the Wrong Body

Juniper's Date with Edros (64)

Edited by: ASaltedFish

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On the day of Juniper's date with Edros, Juniper waited for him by the front door.

Edros needed to finish a call in his study and mentioned it wouldn't take too long. That was fine; they still had time.

First, they would eat lunch at the cold noodle restaurant, then they would go to the aquarium until their dinner reservation.

Juniper fidgeted with the storage ring that Edros gave him. He was thinking about how excited Edros was when he initiated a date. He looked so happy and surprised that he made sure to request time off from military affairs. Even when the military wanted to backtrack, he didn't back down.

Not only that, he was nervous that Edros would not like the gift he got. Edros had many crystals, so he wanted to get something special. But for a while, he couldn't find anything that caught his eye.

That was when he saw a few stone carvings and thought, Why couldn't he commission someone to carve Lune and Casir? That was when he saw one of his clients listed as a master stone carver!

He could provide a session in exchange for the carving with no further charges. It was a mutual exchange!

Everything had been working out for him so far; he couldn't help but feel nervous. Still, he was excited to see Edros' reaction to the carving and his confession.

"Juniper, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." Edros said while walking up to Juniper.

Juniper looked up and saw Edros dressed in casual clothes, something he only wore during their dates. He wore a plain red shirt and black slacks. Juniper wore a similar outfit, but his shirt was a light purple.

"I didn't wait too long. Let's get going." Juniper knew that Edros was a busy man, so he didn't take it to heart.

"Alright, let's go..."

Juniper reached out his hand for Edros to hold it. As he went to therapy, he promised himself that he would take the initiative more often, and it started with his relationship with Edros.

In his past life, he had been alone for so long, so it was hard to undo 25 years of survival.

Edros gently took Juniper's hand and looked like he was savoring the moment. He didn't know what was going on with Juniper, but he was excited. Was it because of the conversation he had with Ellery the other day?

Since Juniper planned the date, they took Edros' personal hovercar. There was no need for any security with Edros by Juniper's side.

Juniper and Edros arrived at the cold noodle restaurant quickly. It was a small family-owned business, but they had a private room where they could sit and eat. As promised, there was no one else in the restaurant at the allotted lunch time.

The food was quickly put on the table by robots. The cold noodles were placed in front of them while many side dishes were laid out across the table. The side dishes complemented the cold noodles, letting the customer mix and match to find what they like best. If they wanted more of something, they could order it on the robot. The stuff they didn't like could be taken away.

The two of them tried everything on the table. Edros ended up liking everything, but Juniper only liked a little more than half. Everything he didn't like was given to Edros while they shared the rest.

The meal between the two of them was harmonious because they were used to eating in front of each other. Juniper didn't shy away from his eating habits, keeping everything separate and perfectly portioned. Edros was a bit more lax with the way he ate and made sure he took extras of some dishes so the food would even out for Juniper.