Helios and Palmer Suck Face Bonanza

Aka HeriPalmer Afterstory

It had been decades since that inglorious event. Perhaps one could look back at it, and laugh at the utter farce that it had turned out to be.

Still it was not time to reminisce about old wounds, Palmer taught to herself.

Tradition still eluded her and her new family. The one of her own making.

Their careers though maybe not as prestigious as they could have been afforded them. That dream rural house which while not quite a mansion it was more than enough for what their family would grow to be, and not too far from Sapporo itself for amenities and their new vocations.

The somewhat mild Hokkaido summer was not unlike the one when she had first confessed to her beloved Daitaku Helios, making it easy to recollect that summer which had given as much heart as heartbreak.

And Now she had everything to show for it. A beautiful house, a stunning wife and lovely daughter and son.

The Mejiro's… Whatever, However unorthodox their family had become. It did not matter, Should not matter even. IVF was a nifty thing.

The clinks of glass and metal could be heard to the aware listener, whom would have been easily spotted in the Daitaku's back garden.

Indeed Daitaku Palmer was all alone for a while today as Helios was taking the children to a friends sleepover. She loved them so but Palmer could not lie, Some "adult time" had been on the menu for some time now.

She poured the the spirits and mixers needed for a cosmopolitan in the shaker, Enough for a couple at least, She'd know the original owner of her crown-name would likely love to join her in some reserved sipping.

A sigh of contentment left her lips shortly afterwards as she sank down in her recliner, the garden patio having a convenient tree for shade. Pulling out her tablet to keep a-jour with the racing world. It was still part of her job even decades after retiring as an active runner.

Small sips and research what would come to Sapporo this year. It was a non race weekend for once affording her some time off from her track management duties.

Behind the scenes work suited them both well now approaching middle age. Slower yet not less demanding, Or rather it was, but in different ways. Well it was behind the scenes for Palmer. Helios preferred a more outgoing role but they were still colleagues as they had always been, even now.

Perhaps they fell in love because they always worked so well together or did they work together because they were in love? Mystery that didn't need a solution.

Palmer flipped through her emails, It was likely that the Takurazuka kinen had to be moved here this year, due to the recent earthquakes. Mild earthquakes still, but Hanshin needed inspection before it was clear to take spectators in the grandstands again.

And lately the URA had been bogged down in red tape and the inspection was still not scheduled. Scheduling conflicts in Kyoto and Tokyo meant Sapporo was next on the menu. And the bosslady was besides herself with joy at the opportunity to hold such a beloved race.

This would be the last peace both of them would have for a while, she mutters to herself, letting out a heavy sigh.

She reaches for her drink as her ears twitch and before she can localise it a pair fo familiar arms embrace her from behind.

"Whats weighing you down Palmer-chi?" Helios arms wrapped around her like a blanket, one that was not unwelcome even in the sweltering heat of June.

"Nothing. Just mother nature creating a whole bunch of work for us." She flips the protective cover shut on the tablet. "Go check the bar will you? I made some for you too, Cosmo." She waved her half finished drink around to draw attention to it.

"Oh my fav, Gem-of-a-drink, Kino!" She still spoke that way, a way that was once hip but had gone out of date quite quickly and post elopement Helios didn't care to update it. It was still ever so charming to Palmer.

Helios giggled as she skipped over to the bar, the energy of their youth still infecting her body even now in its late 30s. And she was as beautiful as ever in Palmer's eyes.

Indeed as Helios was pouring her drink, Palmer snuck her hands around Helios waist.

"Weii~ Cant hol up till I get my drink on?" Helios teased as she leans back into the loving embrace.

"Been a while since I claimed your lips as my own~" Sniffing Helios neck, her perfumed scent was beyond excellent.

"And last night was not it?" Helios teased, smiling.

"Mhm~ Not as loud as i wanted~" Palmer cheekily admits. "And isn't it about time we got some mum on mum hours?~" She quickly kissed Helios neck, prompting her to gasp softly.

Between giggles Helios turned around, taking a quick sip from her drink ere putting the glass down on the counter again, all the while caressing Palmers face gently.

The summer breeze played with their hair as their eyes remained amorously locked on eachother.

Helios looked like that one day, That first real date. A getaway from her family to the small village of Shiotsu.

"You are my sunshine. Just like that day." Maybe not the happiest of times, But Helios had made them so much more bearable.

"You keep telling me that Palmer-chi~" Helios earnest response warmed both their cheeks like roses under that same sun.

"And its true every time."

Palmer locked her lips with Palmer, far more than a chaste kiss from a wife as if she craved more heated passion. The spark between them was still as electric like the first time they kissed.

The deepness of the kiss was as a well rehearsed dance as breaths were intertwined in the play as if they had been planned in advance. Love practised and unfaltering for almost 20 years.

And looking to stand strong for many, many more.