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"Bun! Get up!" I quickly sit up in bed, looking around before seeing my wife Haley and smiling.
"Good morning to you too, hun." Haley runs over and gives me a small kiss on the cheek before we hear meowing at the door. I chuckle before getting up and opening the door to a gray cat.
"Good morning to you as well, Jello." I turn around, making sure not to trip over Jello before making my way to my wardrobe. I show Haley my outfits wanting her opinion. After an hour or so of Haley ever so lovingly criticizing my clothes, I get dressed in a plain shirt and pants while my lovely wife dresses like she's going to ZuZu city fashion week I lean down to quickly give Haley a kiss before she puts on her makeup on leaving a small mark on her cheek with the lipstick I didn't get off last night.
"BUN!" I snicker before draping my arms around her shoulders.
"What? You didn't have makeup on." Haley rolled her eyes before playfully punching my arm.
"You're so lucky I love you." I smile before kissing the top of Haley's head.
"That I am." Haley sighs and shakes her head before going back to her makeup, letting me do my farm chores. Haley eventually walks out in a light blue, short sleeve summer dress but with some new earrings that match the mermaid pendant necklace I gave her beautifully. I finish up petting the chickens before running towards Haley.
"Ready to go, Bun?" I nod and let her pick the few pieces of straw and chicken feathers out of my hair before I offer my arm to Haley. Haley smiles and takes my arm as we walk towards town to meet up with her sister. Once at the house, I noticed that it wasn't just Emily but Shane and some mystery man as well. I wave over at Shane before hugging Emily but meeping the mystery man in the corner of my eyes.
"Oh Bun, it's lovely to see you." I nod and smile.
"It's wonderful to see you as well, Emily. I am so glad that you're doing alright." Emily smiles before trying to secretly put a pack of sunflower seeds in my hand before winking at me, making me snicker a bit. I put them in my back pocket before Emily dragged me over to the man that I realized is covered in paint. Emily then leaves me with him while Haley, Shane, and her walk to the other room. The painted man gives me an awkward smile before offering to get me a drink. I immediately nod, not really caring what it was as long as I don't have to start the awkward small talk. A few moments later, the mystery man gives me the drink, and I thank him. "So what brings you here?"
"Oh, my wife wanted me to meet her sister. She thought having a big family reunion would be a great idea."
"And who's your wife?" The paint covered man looks at me, waiting for an answer.
"Haley. We met through photography when I first moved here. I was complaining about photography things to Evelyn while I was helping her plant the flowers, and she took the opportunity to talk to me, and well, here we are." I smile before getting a bit concered when the painted man chokes on his drink before clearing his throat and staring at me.
"Like Haley, Haley? Emily's sister Haley?" I nod, seeming a bit weirded out.
"Yeah? Emily's my sister in law." Haley and Shane both start snickering before I turn around at the both of them, seeing that Emily has joined in on the laughing, "What's so funny?" Emily walks over to the painted man and drags him away while Haley comes up to me.
"Babe?"
"Yeah?"
"That's Micheal."
"Oh, I didn't know he had a name." Haley sighs and shakes her head before chuckling.
"Micheal as in Emily's and Shane's partner." I nod again.
"Okay?" Haley sighs before patting my head.
"You'll get there." I look at Haley for a few minutes before gasping and looking over at the man who is no longer a mystery.
"He's married to Emily? That makes sense, I mean, look at him. Wait! He's my in-law?" Haley starts giggling before nodding.
"Mhm. Micheal already caught on." I look at Micheal as he laughs.
"Wa- Honey!? You didn't tell me your sister was married?" Haley shakes her head again before pointing towards Emily's mermaid pendant, "Oh my gosh." Shane leans his head on Micheal's shoulder while I tilt my head at Emily before Emily gestures me to sit down. I sit down with Haley by my side as Emily explains that her, Micheal, and Shane are all polygamous and have an open marriage of sorts. I nod my head along, somewhat understanding what's going on.
"Alright then. That makes sense. Well, it's lovely to meet my two new brother in laws. Though I wonder why we weren't invited." Emily shakes her head.
"Bun. We've been married longer than you've been in town." I look at Micheal, noticing his neon green hair, his paint covered clothes, and wonder why or how in the holy world of Yoba I've never seen him.
"I've never seen you in town." Micheal nods.
"I've never seen
you
in town." I nod my head.
"Did your grandpa also die?" Micheal laughs before nodding.
"Yeah, then I became a farmer." I look over at Haley.
"Ayyyyy! Another farmer with a dead grandpa." Haley gives me a kiss on the cheek before laying her head on my shoulder. Micheal laughs before giving me a werid side hug, and then Shane speaks up.
"Don't forget you both worked for the same company at Zuzu city." I look over at Micheal while Micheal looks over at me before we both speak at the same time.
"We worked together?" Shane nods.
"Mhm. Micheal told me about his job in Zuzu city and how he absolutely hated the product models." I giggle before nodding.
"I completely agree. They all suck. They think they're actual models and thus think they're better than everyone else. Yoba, did I hate them." Micheal nods along and takes a sip of his drink, I look over at Haley.
"Wait, honey? Why aren't their photos of your sister's wedding?" Haley shurgs.
"Mayor Lewis didn't want photos being taken." Micheal and I both roll our eyes, making our respective partners smile and laugh.
"That guy sucks. You guys all know about his golden statue, and he still thinks no one knows." Micheal rolls his eyes again before we both speak at the same time.
"It isn't even make out of real gold." We both stare at each other before laughing. Our wives stare at each other before chuckling before Shane speaks up.
"Glad to know that sister's have a type." Shane nudges Emily's side, making Emily hide her face in her hands. Haley laughs at her sister before Emily glares at her and smirks.
"I'm gonna show her." Haley shakes her head.
"You wouldn't." Emily nods her head before bolting to Halvey's childhood room, Haley following soon after. I look up at Micheal and Shane before they both shrug. After a few minutes, I see Emily run over to me before she hands me a small pink photo book with her name on the front, all before Haley basically tackles her. I softly smile before gently opening the book while Haley is distracted only to see photos of me. All ranging from me doing farm chores to random events in my life. Like the Flower Dance, and even that time, Penny asked me to teach the kids about farming.
"Aweeeee." Haley gets up off of her sister and trips a few times before reaching me.
"No! No more." I smile before closing the photo album.
"I'll look at these photos later, hun." I put in the same pocket as the packet of sunflower seeds before Haley can take it from me. Emily gets up with the help of Shane, and that's when I realized that Shane no longer smells like alcohol. I wonder if Micheal was the cause of that before I could wonder in my thought for long Emily puts a necklace around my neck.
"It's a citrine necklace. Micheal found so many of them in the mines and gave them to me. Thanks to Sandy's help, we were able to make so many gem necklaces." I smile before gently touching the necklace.
"Thank you. It's very nice." Emily smiles back before the cuckoo clock goes off
"Oh, it's already noon. Well, I gotta head into work." Haley nods.
"We gotta get home soon before Jello she finds the food." Shane laughs before Micheal nods.
"Cats are like that. Gremlin and Flurry act dumb but they're incredibly smart. Gremlin likes to jump on the counter and eats the food Emily makes." I laugh before Haley helps me up, and we walk over to the door. "It was lovely to meet you two. Can't wait for the next family reunion." I hug Shane and Micheal before walking out with both Haley and Emily. Emily splits up and walks towards Guss's as she waves goodbye to us. We wave back as we walk back towards our farm. Haley looks over at me before leaning her head on my shoulder as we walk home. Once home, I take off my shoes and put the necklace in my jewelry box while Haley sits at her vanity and takes off her earrings before kissing my cheek, leaving red lipstick. It's a great morning.