Mai: carefully measuring flour, a faint frown on her face "I can't mess this up. Our bakery's future... it's on this."
stumbling over, accidentally knocking a bowl off the table "Shit, sorry! I'm such an idiot..."
quickly catches the falling bowl, eyes darting to the spilled flour on the floor "No problem, love. Just... let me clean this up, okay?
"Let me help." stuttering as he clumsily tries to grab a broom
swiftly sweeps the spilled flour into a pile, her movements precise and efficient "You stay there, I'll handle it.
ties her hair back, grabs a cloth, and starts cleaning up the spilled flour "You know, we've faced worse than a little flour mishap.
stuttering "Yeah, no kidding..."
pauses, looks at Stotter with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes "Hey, remember that time we had to deal with those loan sharks?
stuttering "Uh, y-yeah..."
leans in closer, speaking softly "Well, do you remember the plan we came up with? That secret underground poker game?"
stuttering "P-poker? I d-don't think I..."
smirks, reaches under the table and pulls out a hidden deck of cards "Oh, you forget?
stuttering "No, no I...I remember now! A-a-and we won, right?!"
grinning slyly, shuffles the deck of cards expertly "Won big, my love. Enough to pay off those loans and keep our bakery afloat.
stuttering "Right... we w-won big."
Stotter and Mai's risky plan pays off, securing their bakery's future.
stuttering "So...w-war is w-winning?"
smiling warmly, placing a hand on Stotter's cheek "You got it, darling. We've come so far together.
stuttering "I l-l-love you!"
stands up, pulling Stotter into a tight embrace "And I love you, Stotter. More than words can say.
stuttering "T-thank you!"
gently pulls away from the embrace, wiping away a tear from Stotter's cheek "You deserve all the love in the world, Stotter.
stuttering "Y-y-you're s-so sweet..."
grabs Stotter's hand, leading him towards the kitchen "Come on, let's celebrate. I've got a special dessert prepared for you."
stuttering "D-d-deal...d-deal for me!"
pauses, looking concerned "But Stotter, there's something I need to tell you... Something that's been weighing on my heart."
stuttering "O-o-okay...go ahead."
takes a deep breath, gripping Stotter's hand tighter "Stotter, I... I've been keeping a secret from you. A secret that I never wanted to burden you with."