Can a head pat from another girl induce jealousy? Perhaps. Perhaps not.
Eimi instantly closed the few steps of distance from the door and their gate to pull me away from her older cousin.
“Eimi, do you think I’m going to steal your man from you?” Anzu asked, clearly puzzled by how her little cousin reacted.
The girl instantly shook her head in denial.
“No. You can never steal him. But… He can… uhh.” Eimi stopped there and looked at me helplessly. She wanted to turn the situation around by saying I can steal Anzu if I wanted to but she’s conflicted about saying it openly.
Seeing her act like this, I was pleasantly amused. With a hint of red quickly lining her face, I put my hand on her cheek before putting her in my embrace.
“There, there. Everything’s fine. I won’t ever be stolen by
