"Welcome back, dear! Anna!" I greeted them, turning off the fire for the pasta and the sauce as both were done by now.
"Hi mom." Elena greeted me, looking a bit tired, but she seemed clearly happy.
"Auntie Elayne!" Anna said. "Are you making noodles? Smells so good! Can I eat too?"
"Of course, I was waiting for you two to get back home." I giggled. "Come sit down, let's have a meal together."
We sat down as I happily served pasta to everyone, with some parmesan cheese of course. Everyone was really hungry, so we started eating right away.
As we ate, we talked about the game and what we've gone through mostly, my daughter and Anna were once more rather envious that we defeated a Hidden Boss again.
Though, what the Hidden Boss did… we didn't go into details with Mark for now. We'll need to do some of our own research before we are sure what just happened.
But I'm getting some ideas already, and I can confidently say it wasn't anything good. Whatever happened there, it is something very dangerous we have to neutralize before things become even worse.
The Cult… might not have the same objective as before. Hell, I think their objective might be much different than anything we could ever guess.
And that the Demon King of Death is helping them makes it even more ominous, especially because he hasn't made a move against us at all and is concentrating into helping them.
But well, I can think and discuss about it later, maybe on the Banquet.
"So did you had fun together?" I wondered with a giggle.
"W-Well… Yeah." Elena nodded while blushing.
"We're girlfriends now!" Anna said out of nowhere, making my daughter blush in shock.
"A-Anna! Why did you just said it out loud like that?!" Elena cried; she was melting on embarrassment.
Monica and Mark were slightly surprised by that, but Mark simply nodded, I had already told him about my daughter, so he was half-expecting this to happen like I did.
Monica was more shocked, covering her face in surprise. But she remained in silence. I suppose she didn't had much to say about it.
"Well, didn't you said your mom already knew about it?" Asked Anna. "S-So it doesn't matter, r-right?"
"I-I mean, that was still sudden but yes, I did know. And I was half-expecting this to happen." I giggled. "I'm glad she finally confessed! Anna, I'm hoping you'll take good care of my daughter."
"S-Sure…!" Anna nodded. "I-I… Ah, this is embarrassing, yeah…" She quickly realized how embarrassing was the conversation.
"You started it…" Elena sighed. "A-Anyways, t-that's that! Let's just finish eating…"
"Heheh, I guess you're right." Anna giggled, giving her a kiss in her cheek.
Because of their embarrassment, and because I didn't wanted to intrude into their personal lives, I let them simply keep what happened a secret.
No good father would ever try to get involved into their children's personal lives, even less with their first ever girlfriend.
It's all up to them from now on… Of course, she can ask me about stuff, or tell me some things, but that'll be when we are alone.
The dinner went on flying by talking about anything. Anna and Elena were desperate to change the topic, so they were constantly talking about other things.
I just heard them out and sometimes commented, just feeling rather happy my daughter had found someone that loved her and that she loved back.
I hope their relationship lasts forever, and the two can be happy and grow into a lovely pair…
As a mother, the only thing I want is her happiness.
Once dinner was done, we helped Anna get back home on Mark's car, where we greeted her mom. It was now up to Anna to tell her mother about her sexuality and everything.
I might have become her friend, but I still feel like I have no rights to intrude into their personal life, nor try to help her mother understand.
For now, let's leave things go on their own… If there's any problem, I might try to help, but it's always better to respect other families personal space and issues.
Once back home, Mark said his goodbyes, as he decided to go back home and not stay for tonight… I wish he could, but he had job tomorrow.
"Take care honey." I gave him a big kiss on his soft lips before he went off. "See you in-game!"
"Yeah, I'll make sure to log-in soon." Mark said, as he quickly moved back home.
Monica was feeling sleepy, so after saying that she was happy for Elena and Anna's relationship, she went back to her room to sleep. Maybe tomorrow I'll help her get a magic circle.
"So? How was it?" I asked my daughter after we were finally alone. "Tell me! Please!"
"Geez, you really want to know?" She sighed, crossing her arms. "O-Okay, I'll tell you a bit…"
She said she couldn't find the courage to ask her about that, so Anna ended doing a lot of the heavy lifting in the entire process of asking her to become her girlfriend.
Both were really happy though, especially Anna, who had some sort of complex over her appearance, she often was called ugly back in high school, so she thought Elena didn't deserve her and all…
"Honestly she's a pretty cute girl, I don't understand why anybody would call her ugly… What's wrong with kids these times? Do they want a supermodel's appearance to be the norm or something?" I couldn't help but make a small rant.
"Right? Those shitheads are all full of crap!" Elena was quite unhinged when it came to her beloved Anna. "I'm glad I'm not going to see them ever again anyways… After cheering her up she finally felt much better. I'll have to tell her every day she's pretty so she doesn't feel bad."
"Hehehe, that sounds so cute! You better do then." I smiled. "I'm sure she'll feel much better if the girl she loves is always complimenting her."
"Y-Yeah, I guess…" Elena smiled gently. "Thank you mom, for… helping me on this."
"It's fine…" I said, giving her a hug. "If you have anything else you want me to help you out, just ask! Mommy's here for you."