Sometime after the events of The Best is Yet to Come. Chrom

"Give your heart and soul to me
And life will always be
La vie en rose"

Louis Armstrong - "La Vie en rose"

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"Should we rent a bigger apartment? One with more rooms?"

"Maybe. The problem with that is the lack of space."

"True, true. What about a house? There are some rural housing areas not far from here."

"That would be good. The problem with that is the commute to work would be a nightmare. Plus, we'd be a good 45-minute drive away from all our friends and family."

"God, why is finding real estate in New York so difficult?" I groaned, pinching the bridge of my nose.

Anna shook her head. "I don't know... It took me weeks to find my own apartment! Which I only ended up living in for four months!"

Ever since Anna and I started dating, life has been a whirlwind. The Shepherds' Medical Firm was more popular than ever, our friends have been starting their own relationships and lives, and Anna moved in with me. We haven't even been dating all that long; almost six months. Our pacing sure was fast, but given how long we've known each other and how deeply committed we already are, this felt natural. Besides, there was no need for a timeline on any relationship.

We decided that we needed to look for a bigger place to move into, given that we were planning on expanding our small family very, very soon. However, finding a home in Manhatten was literally like finding a nettle in a haystack.

My girlfriend leaned against me, eyes closing. "It seems like there's no happy medium when it comes to New York, is there?"

I wrapped an arm around her, sighing. "I really don't know, my love. We'll keep looking and we'll find something, I promise," I said.

Her gaze drifted to the screen of my laptop. "Maybe we should just stay in this apartment for a little while longer..." she sighed, hand absentmindedly drifting towards her abdomen. "I-I know we both really want our family to grow up in a spacious place, whether it be a larger apartment or a place with a yard, but maybe finding that perfect place will take a few more years. Maybe now isn't the best time for us to be trying-"

"No!" I suddenly spoke, my heart feeling heavy. "W-we'll find a way to work this out. I promise. We have plenty of time. We've only been trying for a couple of weeks, so we have time. More than enough time."

Her pleading sapphire blue eyes met mine. "Chrom..." She shook her head. "What if...what if we're rushing? We're rushing and this is fate's way of telling us to slow down?"

"Then screw fate." I set my laptop down on the coffee table, pulling Anna into my lap. "No one is telling us to slow down. We're perfectly comfortable with the pace we're going at. We're already going to spend our lives together, so what's the point in prolonging that?"

She managed to crack a small smile, chuckling. "Mighty bold of you to say, Mr. I-haven't-even-proposed-yet."

I rolled my eyes. "I'm working on it." I tilted her chin up slightly. "Can't let you in on all my master plans, can I?" Without even giving her a moment to speak, I sealed my lips over hers, letting any fragment of unease drift away. She gave in, wrapping her arms around my neck and tilting her head to give me easier access to her mouth.

We pulled apart, breathless. "We'll figure this out, my love. We'll find a happy medium and everything will work out."

"You always have to see the world in rose-colored glasses, do you?" She smiled.

"Only when I'm with you, Anna. Only when I'm with you."

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And then they find a perfect house, have Lucina, and everything is peachy keen. Yeah, I think there actually is kind of a happy medium in the housing they want. I don't know the specifics I just know it exists. Yee yee. Also, I couldn't help myself. I needed to add lyrics before the chapter. Sue me. This is actually one of my favorite songs and I really think it fits with the chapter and Chrom's mindset really well. According to Google Translate (I speak Japanese not French don't at me) "La Vie en rose" means "Life in pink" which then turns into the saying "Seeing life through rose-colored glasses". Yee yee. I'm running out of yee yee juice someone save me 😂. Anyway, DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT THE NEW POKÉMON YAMPER EXISTS? I WILL DIE FOR IT. YAMPER AND WOOLOO WILL BE MY UNDOING. Thank you so much for reading and look forward to reading more!

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