Leo was enjoying his alone time with Amanda cooking dinner, when he suddenly heard a knock on his door.
"Come in brother–" he said, half expecting it to be Luke alone, for he had invited him over for dinner tonight, so that the three of them could eat together just like old times.
However, as both Luke and PinkLotus entered his home, Leo raised an eyebrow, half-expecting PinkLotus to challenge him to a fight.
"No, I am in no mood to fight you today. For one you're not strong enough, and for another you have nothing to offer me for my time, as I'm no longer even interested in gaining a favor from you" Leo said, instantly shooting down PinkLotus before she even had a chance to get a word in, as Alia's face darkened at his remark.
"She's not here to fight…" Luke said, covering for his lover, as that statement caused Leo to raise his brow.
"The battle maniac is here to enjoy a simple dinner? Now that's a first….. please make yourself at home" Leo said, as he did not think too much of it and happily invited Amelia to join them for dinner if she wishes to stay.
"Ouch–"
Leo cursed, as he felt Amanda pinching his non-existent belly fat, as she drew his attention to the red faced Luke and Amanda, trying to draw his attention towards the obvious signs that he had missed.
"Leo…. Try to read the room…. At Least look at them before you speak" Amanda said, as she encouraged Leo to drop his focus from the vegetables he was chopping and to redirect it to how Alia and Luke were standing, as just their posture alone told a complete tale.
Both stood quite close to one another, with Alia standing before Luke, her head ending right below Luke's chin.
Luke, also red faced, had his arms placed nervously on Alia's slim waist, as the two clearly seemed intimate with one another.
"Oh?" Leo said at first, his face turning into a frown, as he analysed the implications of such an intimate posture.
However, after the reality sink in, he eased back up, as after a casual shrug of his shoulder, he accepted their relationship readily.
"Congratulations…. I guess?" Leo muttered, sounding unsure, as both Alia and Luke breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Unbeknownst to Leo, both of them seemed to be holding their breaths, waiting for his approval and although it was not a big deal for him, it seemed to mean a world for them.
"OH MY GODD. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT…. CONGRATULATIONS!" Amanda shrieked in joy, as she pushed away Luke and hugged Alia first, leaving Luke to awkwardly scratch his nose as he waited for his turn to be hugged.
"You dog! When did this happen? You have to tell me everything!" Amanda said after a while as she shifted from hugging Alia to hugging Luke, as she seemed genuinely happy for the couple.
"Leo… come hug them!" Amanda demanded, but Leo refused to comply, only giving a double thumbs up from a distance instead.
"I'm good, but I'm happy and all–" he said, before locking eyes with Alia as he tagged her as "Potential Sister In Law".
"You're not mad or anything?" Luke inquired nervously, as Leo shifted his glance between the couple before shrugging once more.
"Nah, why would I be mad? I knew that you liked her for a while now. I just hoped that you did not follow through on it, because I couldn't imagine PinkLotus as the motherly type of woman back then.
However, over time I've realised that she's a pretty nice human being and if you are happy with her then I'm happy for you both.
Hell, I'll even stop insulting her for no reason now that she's family, but it will take me a while to genuinely warm up to her.
But I'll try my best" Leo replied, as his response made Luke chuckle joyously.
This was the first serious relationship of his life and with PinkLotus he genuinely felt like he had hit the lottery.
A master warrior who was the queen of a hundred million hearts, she was genuinely the definition of a princess.
As a man, Luke could not hope to get a better partner, which was why he felt lucky that she loved him back.
On the other hand, PinkLotus found stability and peace in Luke's company, as he felt like an anchor in her life that stabilized her and made life more beautiful for her.
She genuinely enjoyed his company and his charm, and although there were bits she wanted him to improve on, she just took it as an ongoing project, where she hoped to mold Luke into her ideal man.
Overall, the duo were madly in love with one another. With them getting increasingly hanky panky with each other in and out of the game.
However, while they did it sneakily up till now, with them declaring their relationship to Leo, they no longer needed to be discreet about it anymore.
"Are you planning to tell mom about your love affair anytime soon?" Leo asked Luke, who shook his head vehemently from one side to another in response.
"Not yet…. Maybe after we reunite upon landing?" Luke replied as Leo gave him a thumbs up.
They were still in too early of a phase into their relationship to make any public announcements, especially to their mother who was prone to get overly excited about such news.
Leo hence supported Luke's decision to only break the news after a while, once they had spent a considerable time with one another, so that they were sure that they indeed wanted to become each other's better half.
"Hey Leo…. Thanks for accepting my love" Luke said at the end, as although he did not really want to, Leo hugged his elder brother momentarily, patting him on the back.
"Man up brother…. Your girlfriend seriously has more balls than you" Leo replied, as both brothers chuckled out loud.