winter rose

At noon, the antique shop suddenly had a wave of tourists visiting the town. Perry was too busy entertaining guests and forgot to eat lunch, so he fainted from hypoglycemia in the afternoon.

Really dizzy.

The kind of dizziness that hit the ground with a bang.

In the evening, when the courier Mr. James Green came to pick up his new wife, Melusina Green, he saw a little girl with her head wrapped tightly and a pitiful look on her face.

God knows how he couldn't hold back his laughter while feeling distressed.

"Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee."

Perry murmured a few words, but Bucky couldn't catch anything.

Bucky doesn't need to hear clearly at times like this, though.All he needed to do was pass a strawberry-flavored fruit candy, and hug the pitiful little girl in his arms to comfort her.

Lisa at the counter next door looked at her colleague's charming husband and swallowed silently.

Everyone in the town knew how sweet this new couple was, but every time I saw it, I still felt it was so sweet.The husband looks very aggressive but treats his wife very gently. The wife looks cold but treats guests with enthusiasm.

wow~⊙o⊙, is it good to write a novel?

Perry: write duck

Author Dou Jun: I'm not, I don't have, I don't want to, I don't know

This evening, I was going to have dinner at the house of the Valeska couple next door, but now Perry has a gauze on his head, which looks very funny.

It's head-scratching.

In the small courtyard, in the bedroom, in front of the makeup mirror.

A dark-haired woman with a gauze on her head was roaring, but a pair of clear green eyes seemed to be able to spew fire at this moment.

"This is too...!"

Perry angrily started to remove the gauze, but accidentally pulled the wound and bled again, and she tore it out in pain.

And Bucky rushed from one end of the bedroom to the other the moment she started to remove the gauze, and smashed the gauze back after the wound was bleeding.

"Hiding it in the hair, no one will see it," he added.

"Perry, you're always good looking."

"Thank you." There was a hint of coquettishness in the sad eyes.

"But this is the first time I've been a guest at a neighbor or a friend's house, the first time!"

"It's no big deal, I used to go to Steve's—"

Bucky paused visibly, and Perry quickly picked up the next sentence.

"—and your house of ex-girlfriends who can fill a ballroom and will always be crazy about you."

"It's not as many as a dance hall." Bucky retorted with a puppet-like displeasure.

"At most...don't care, I'm a married man now anyway."

"I'm glad you remember that."

Perry turned back and kissed him.

"I baked a shepherd's pie and a lava cake in the oven for the Valeskas later, you go and see—"

In Bucky's widening eyes, a look of horror spread.

Then, he immediately let go of Perry's hand and rushed to the kitchen.

Fortunately, the timing was just right.

Our hero, Bucky, kills the mashed potatoes, pate and chocolate batter meant to blow up the kitchen moments before the crime is committed.

Metal palms hold hot trays, saving the family the expense of insulated cotton gloves and tongs.

At this point, he handed the tray and fork to Perry, who was still in the panic that he almost blew up the kitchen again.

"It looks pretty good." Bucky said quite sincerely.

Perry poked the lava cake with a fork, and the chocolate core flowed out perfectly.Considering that the mashed potatoes are easy to cook and the meat sauce itself is cooked, so I put the pie and cake into the oven together.Now it seems that it is indeed very successful in terms of time and results, and the only shortcoming is...

The shepherd's pie has a sweet chocolate aroma, while the lava cake has a bolognese flavor.

"Anyway, I have to eat it in my stomach. Everything tastes the same!"

Perry obviously admired his culinary achievements very much, even the gauze on his head was only covered with hair in a hurry, and Bucky put them into a box.

I went to my neighbor's house for dinner today, Hi Sen!

Perry thought as he put on his makeup.

In fact, looking at it now, there is not much difference between the beautiful fantasy of wartime and today's life.Of course, friends who just go to dinner may have some changes.

Like not sister and Steve.

For example, if you are not super rich, you can treat yourself to whatever you like...

Lipstick settled on the corners of his mouth, and Perry lowered his eyes.

Bucky pushed open the door, holding two flat boxes in his hand.

"Ready, Perry?"

"Ah? Ah..."

She covered the lipstick cap, pursed her lower lip, glanced at herself in the mirror from the corner of her eye, and it was the same appearance as that military doctor.

"Well, all right."

She tucked away the broken hair around her ears, and the ends of her black hair had soft curly curls, which were naturally scattered on her shoulders.

It's not a serious party, so a dark red dress and matching shoes will do.

Perry took a look at Bucky's clothes, then suddenly squatted down and rolled up his trousers.

"Let's go."

She raised the corners of her mouth, took the hand of the most steadfast choice in her life, and walked towards the gate of the Valeska couple's house.

Meanwhile, the Valeskas next door.

The pregnant Wilhelms waved his wand to straighten the tablecloth, while the disdainful Jerome yawned lazily.

"Sweetheart, I really don't know why you are so interested in that Mrs. Green."

He suddenly broke into a nasty smile.

"Aha, maybe it's good to find out the details of that unhappy man, right? The people here are not as interesting as those in Gotham, but that couple is different. They... have secrets."

"Okay, J." Wilhelm threw a napkin over his head.

"I just want to temporarily leave the depressing place of Gotham for a few days when I am pregnant. Of course, I know you like it... But you said you should listen to me on this matter, Jerome, you I said it. So don’t make trouble and let me experience the life of a normal person, can you? After returning to Gotham, follow you crazy, and I will accompany you to help you support you and support you in whatever you do.”

"Oh, the lives of normal people."

Jerome rolled his eyes and grimaced at her back.

For Jerome Valeska, the word normal is really abnormal.

So he mumbled that he didn't know something, then strode over and pulled Will, who was setting the tableware, back to the sofa, while he set the rest of the glasses with an unhappy expression.

Wilhelms sat on the sofa, looked at Jerome's back, smiled and patted his lower abdomen.

Everything is getting better, isn't it?

The Valeskas invited guests, which means that the Greens will invite them back next time.

But Perry didn't dispute that, and was glad it did.

The decoration style of Valeska's house made her feel a little familiar, and the furnishings in some places even gave her a feeling of returning to LWL.She even hinted at Bucky with her eyes, and transmitted Morse code with her fingertips to make sure it wasn't her hallucination.

Bucky's response is that the illustrations on the vases are the same somewhere, the same kind of decoration is placed somewhere, somewhere...

oh well.Not hallucinations.

Sudden headache.

"The bolognese in this shepherd's pie tastes exactly like it did when I was a kid."

Pregnant women can always eat extra, especially Wilhex who has no pregnancy reaction in the later stage.

Jerome, sitting next to her, gave her a strange look.

"I mean at school," Will said to Jerome. "Of course it's impossible at home."

"When I first arrived in the United States, I ate canned food every day, and then I went to New York once to get better." Perry continued.

There was a pleasant clatter of knives and forks on the dinner table.Because the former military doctor Perry who appeared in time to solve Weir's stomachache and the pregnant woman Weil Heath were the main force of the conversation. The British chatted happily with the British, but the two Americans were completely silent.

Jerome was better, and occasionally said some strange words.Bucky, on the other hand, basically doesn't speak except to answer some questions.

He only occasionally glanced at the ring fingers of the couple.

There was no ring on it.

"We just lived in a small town for a while during pregnancy, but I actually want to visit New York."

During dessert time, Wilhelm opened the cake box Perry had prepared.

"It looks delicious." She picked up a piece of cake, and the chocolate flow inside was still warm.

"I'm glad you like me." Perry smiled. "New York is not a place where you can relax during pregnancy. You'd better go after unloading."

Wilhelm shrugged indifferently.

"Jerome won't let me have anything to do, Melusina, you don't have to worry about this at all."

Perry wanted to say something more, but Bucky suddenly grabbed her hand under the table.

"Okay, Echo." She passed another piece of cake. "Then I wish you a happy trip... But I really hope you can stay here a little longer. Where are you going after New York?"

"Should be going home." Jerome continued, with the corners of his mouth raised, showing a familiar smile that gave Wilhelm a headache.

"Back to Gotham."

As he said this, his eyes were full of urgency.

"Gotham?" Bucky repeated.

"Yes, Gotham." Jerome replied with a smile.

Perry and Wilhelms on both sides of the dining table glanced at each other, and then both buried their heads in the cake in front of them.

On how thrilling the makeover and the incognito acquaintance are.

About that.

The excitement of visiting a neighbor for the first time wears off quickly.

Perry and Bucky didn't go home directly, but walked back and forth several times in the boulevard of the residential complex.

The last walk in the woods after dinner was not a good memory, but the more Perry restrained himself from thinking about it, the clearer the images and the issues of the debate became.

It is easy to let go of the guilt of being forcibly carried in the past, but how is it possible to completely pretend that Howard did not exist.

Although the ordinary little days can go on, those small pasts will still be remembered.

Gotham is a city of crime, where everyone is a criminal.

That's why Bucky would repeat that name.

So when you walk, you are silent all the way.They didn't breathe a sigh of relief until they got home.

Some things are still hard to let go.

"Bucky..." Perry shook his hand slightly.

"It's been a long, long time since you last danced with me."

His blue eyes moved, and he held out his hand in an inviting gesture.

"Perry..." Bucky paused, as if remembering something.

Maybe a reasonable suffix, maybe...

The hand that was in the pocket was slowly withdrawn, and the small velvet box was left in the corner again.

Perry's hand rested on his inviting one.

It's like in the front-line tavern in 1942, the hands that are used to holding the scalpel and the hands that are used to holding the gun are tightly clasped together.

Even if some things cannot be forgotten, life still has to go on.

The author has something to say:

The Valeskas who appear in this chapter come from the next door "Arkham and Azkaban"

Maybe you still remember that I opened these two books together during the holidays?

Then the novella next door is finished first

Let them live their lives here

In the original he episode, they live under the guise of others

Jerome Valeska - Jerome Valeska

Wilhelm Green - Ike Green

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