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That's my husband - Ch7:

Monday morning and no alarm sounds to wake the dead was what Chara looked forward to every week. Papyrus still rose early to jog, shower, wake the kids, and make breakfast. Chara still took the horde to school except Papyrus woke her instead of the annoying buzzer from the clock. However, this morning he started with waking his woman with a kiss on the back of her neck and then her shoulder feeling challenged after Sunday's failed advance. Chara squirmed against him as she began coming to and rolled over to wrap her arms around him. He gave her a sweet kiss which she returned and rolled him over her. As if on cue, a knock echoed from the bedroom door and a scruffy little voice called, "Momma, Papa! We're ready for breakfast!"

"NO ONE'S HERE BY THOSE NAMES!" Papyrus answered receiving a light chastising smack on his arm from Chara.

"Go jog. I'll throw some pasteries in the oven and scramble some eggs. I can do that much," she fussed playfully. Her husband just laughed and kissed her before standing up to stretch. "Good morning, Kabel," Chara exited and pat her troublemaker on the top of his head. "How about I make you kids some cinnamon rolls, scrambled eggs, and cut some fruit?"

"Did we do something bad?" he asked following her heels down the stairs.

"No, not at all. Why do you ask, my love?"

"Then why are you punishing us with breakfast?"

"KABEL SKELETON, APOLOGIZE TO YOUR MOTHER," Papyrus scolded him leaving the bedroom to go for a run. "I EAT HER COOKING TOO, AND YOU DON'T HEAR ME COMPLAIN."

Chara inhaled slowly and pinched the bridge of her nose. 'That... that's my husband alright...' she thought to herself knowing he didn't mean it how it came off.

"Sorry, Momma..." Kabel obeyed.

"It's alright, sweetie. Just be careful about things you say to others. Think first and ask yourself if it would make you feel bad hearing someone else saying it to you. A lot of times, the answer is correct, but not always. What's funny to one person might be hurtful to another. Everyone is different, my love." After breakfast, Papyrus rode with them so he and Chara could run some errands while out. "Pap, you know you could have stayed home and rested. I know you're tired," she made conversation.

"NONSENSE! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, WILL NEVER TIRE WHEN THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE! BESIDES, I LIKE BEING THE PASSENGER FOR ONCE," he joked.

Chara just smiled, rolled her eyes, and shook her head. 'That is also my husband...' she mused.

"WHERE ARE WE GOING AGAIN??"

"Well, we need groceries for one. I just used the last of the eggs and milk. I thought we might pick you up a new pair of work shoes since yours are starting to break down, the car needs an oil change, and I need to make a payment on your business loan. I also thought we could grab lunch before picking up trouble and minion."

"CAN'T YOU JUST MAIL THE PAYMENT IN OR PAY IT ONLINE??"

"Nope! Processing fees are worse than the gas burned to bring in cash when it's right next to the shopping center where we'll be anyway."

"AND THAT IS WHY YOU HANDLE THE BUDGET. I WOULD JUST PAY THE FEES TO AVOID THE DRIVE TO TOWN."

"We don't have a safety net in the bank by paying excess fees and spending frivolously, Pap. Those extra fees versus gas spent is only a couple hundred a year but it adds up when applied to everything. A couple hundred here and there adds up quick."

"TRUE, BUT TIME IS A MORE PRECIOUS RESOURCE THAN MONEY AND I CAN ALWAYS MAKE MORE MONEY. WE AREN'T MAKING ANYMORE- WHAT??"

"Are you really about to say 'time'? To the person who was given a way to manipulate time by Gaster?" Papyrus grinned and shrugged.

The first order of business for Chara was the oil change where they were stranded at the shop for an unpredictable amount of time. As she handed the guy behind the counter the key for the transaction, Papyrus told him in jest, "DON'T FORGET TO TOP OFF THE BLINKER FLUID, ALRIGHT. NYEH HEH!"

"Funny, sir... I see what you did there..." the guy replied unamused tagging the key.

'Oh dear stars, that is my husband!' Chara screamed internally and palmed her face in a vain attempt to hide herself cringing at his joke. After receiving the key back, their next stop would be to drop off the payment and spend an hour or so in the store as he went through every pair of shoes available to find the absolute best fitting pair. She had given up rushing him a long time ago. After finally deciding on the perfecg pair, they headed to the grocery store which took half the time getting through with Papyrus because he knew exactly what he needed and where to find it. Chara was the one who liked to browse and take her time deciding which new snacks to try and trying to remember which foods the children randomly decided they suddenly liked or didn't like.

"I'M GOING TO GRAB ALL THE PRODUCE WE NEED WHILE YOU LOOK. SEND ME THAT PART OF THE LIST AND I'LL GRAB IT AND THE MEATS. THIS WAY WE CAN GO HOME AND HAVE LUNCH BEFORE PICKING UP THE KIDS," he offered. Chara agreed and sent him a text with part of her list.

Once everything was loaded in the cart, they stood in line to check out and pay. "Ooh! Someone likes eating healthy! It's not often I see a cart with so much whole food!" the cashier exclaimed in a bubbly voice.

"WE TRY AT LEAST. BUT IT'S HARD TO GET ONE OF MY FOUR TO EAT GREEN STUFF AND IT'S NOT THE ONE YOU THINK," Papyrus cut up with the lady in a hyperbolic manner and pointed to his wife.

"Papyrus!" Chara chastised. "I am not a child so don't lump me in with them."

"Oh! This is your husband?? I would have bet money on you being a child if you hadn't said something! You look so young and adorable!" the cashier kept up her appearance.

"Um, thanks? Yes, that's my husband and he thinks he's a comedian like his brother. Pap, pay the bill and let's go. We don't want to hold the nice lady up."

"DON'T BE SALTY, LOVE. YOU MIGHT JERKY THE MEAT BEFORE WE GET HOME," Papyrus chuckled at his own joke. Chara gave him an indignant side eye taking the receipt from the lady.

"Thank you, miss. Have a good evening," Chara turned to her politely to speak before taking the cart. "Papyrus. Must you?" she hissed exiting the store.

"I WAS ONLY TEASING, DEAR. YOU GET SO TOUCHY OVER BEING THOUGHT OF AS A CHILD SOMETIMES," the tall monster scratched his crown as he put the bags in the trunk.

"Pap, we've been over this so many times. I'm not a child. I'm your wife and people mistake me for your child so damn often if I'm not dressed to the nines. It's frustrating only being seen as an adult through your validation if I'm with you because no one takes me seriously..."

"JOIN THE CLUB, HONEY. NO ONE TOOK ME SERIOUSLY AS AN ADULT UNTIL I BECAME A FATHER. I GET IT. IT SUCKS BEING SEEN AS A PERPETUAL CHILD JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE DIFFERENT. BUT, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE MORE ADULT THAN TO BE SO UPSET OVER A SMALL TEASE THAT MIGHT HAVE MADE SOMEONE ELSE'S LIKELY AWFUL DAY A LITTLE BETTER."

"Grr! How dare you make sense to me and appeal to my empathy." Payrus kissed her cheek climbing into the passenger side and took her free hand. She knew he was right especially about others taking him seriously as an adult. People often mistook his jovial and whimsical nature as childish and innocent, but Papyrus knew all too well the harsh and ugly truths of reality. He simply chose to not let it affect him much. He was an optimistic soul with his own little dark side only Chara was privy to. 'Yep... that's my husband for sure...' she reminded herself as they left for home.

Later that evening after homework, dinner, and nightly baths, Papyrus finished his day catching up on his favorite shows. Two tiny munchkins sat in his lap watching with him while Serif studied in his room with headphones on. Chara leaned on him half asleep from boredom. His detective dramas were not her favorite but she didn't fuss since he didn't always have time to watch them. "Papa!" Sylfae grew restless and began squirming under her blanket.

"YES, PUMPKIN?" he indulged her.

"I wanna play before bedtime! Can we build a fort?!"

"Yeah, Papa! Can we?!" Kabel joined in.

"FIND SOMETHING STURDY, GRAB ALL OF YOUR PILLOWS, AND YOUR BLANKETS," he told them.

"You are actually going to have them drag their bedding down here to set up a mess for me to clean tomorrow?" Chara gave him an unamused scowl.

"I'LL CLEAN IT UP AFTER WE PUT THEM TO BED, I PROMISE. THEY WON'T BE TINY FOREVER, DEAR." She agreed reluctantly and watched as he daughter dragged her dollhouse downstairs to make a wall. Papyrus tossed a large blanket over the back of their couch and the dollhouse to make the cover and another on top to make the back wall. Kabel stuffed the inside full of their pillows and extra blankets. It was then that Papyrus dove inside and barricaded himself in. "I, KING PAPYRUS, HAVE DECLARED THIS MY CASTLE FORT! NYEH HEHEH!!"

"Attack!!" both young ones shouted jumping through the gap where his eye sockets peeked from behind a single pillow knocking him and the blankets down.

"It's too dark!" Sylfae cried.

"YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE KNOCKED IT DOWN, YOU LITTLE GOBLINS!"

"Papa, I'm stuck!!" Kabel exclaimed.

"AS LONG AS YOU'RE BREATHING YOU'RE FINE, SON." He then pulled the blankets off of them and bundled them up. "WELL, NOW THAT IT'S DESTROYED, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?"

"Let's rebuild it! Then, you can read us a story under the roof," Sylfae giggled with excitement.

"YOU TWO KNOCKED IT DOWN SO YOU CAN REBUILD IT. THEN, YOU CAN DECIDE ON WHICH BOOK - WHICH ONE BOOK. IT'S ALMOST BEDTIME." The two rushed to their rooms to grab a book and argued which one was the lucky pick. "NOPE! NO QUARRELS! BRING THEM TO MOMMA AND SHE'LL DECIDE." Chara smiled at him as she draped herself over the back of the sofa.

"Kabel, this is your reading assignment for school. Nice try, but we'll go with minion's pick tonight even though it's a little above your level. This was Serif's book once right?" Chara chose. Papyrus nodded in confirmation and took the novel.

"Rats! Caught again," Kabel sighed.

"What is all the noise??" Serif asked exiting his room for a snack.

"Papa is going to read us a story in the fort we built," Sylfae answered peeking out.

"Which story?" She held up the cover to the small window to show him. "Sweet! I love that one!" Serif joined them in the spacious area making it cramped as Papyrus started reading.

"WHEN I LEFT MY OFFICE THAT BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY..." As he read the first couple of chapters, the little two dozed off soundly atop their nest of pillows and blankets. Once little snores and steady breathing could be heard, their papa marked the page and carefully removed the top sheets that served as the roof and back wall. He gently cradled his daughter and motioned for Serif to pick up his brother so they could put them in bed. "GOODNIGHT, LITTLE PUMPKIN. I LOVE YOU," he whispered kissing her forehead and tucking her in. Chara was tucking in Kabel when Papyrus entered to tell him goodnight as well. "GOODNIGHT, YOU LITTLE TROUBLEMAKER. JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER AND UNCLE ASRIEL... I LOVE YOU," he spoke softly and brushed the wild wavy strand out of his face.

"We weren't that bad..." Chara pouted.

"WE DIDN'T CALL YOU BOTH THE TROUBLE TWINS FOR NOTHING," he muttered on exit to tell his oldest goodnight. "GOODNIGHT, STINKY! I LOVE YOU TOO!" he spoke to Serif not so quietly and put him in a headlock reminiscent of how Undyne used to do.

"Dad! Come on! I'm almost big enough to take you, ya know!" Serif protested.

"OH YEAH?! YOU DARE CHALLENGE ME! I'VE BEEN FIGHTING YOU SINCE YOU WERE A LITTLE POMEGRANATE IN YOUR MOM'S BELLY! I KNOW ALL OF YOUR MOVES!"

"Alright! Fight me!" Serif laughed as he took out his dad's footing sending both of them to the floor. "You might be bigger, but I'm squirrely!"

As the two wrestled trying to pin the other, Chara warned them, "You better not wake the others up! I'm not staying up with them if you do! Serif, you can stay up since you're so full of energy."

"Not now, Momma! I've got Dad in a full nelson and Imma 'bout to make him tap. Unless he wants to keep wearing me like a backpack!"

"UNFORTUNATELY FOR YOU, I'M FLEXIBLE," Papyrus reminded him as he slipped out and picked Serif up wrapping him around his neck vertebrae in a backbreaker power mover.

"Gah! Dad! No fair! I can't get a grip on you because you're all bones."

"NYEH HEHEHEHEH!! Papyrus laughed all the way to Serif's room where he dumped him on his bed. "GOODNIGHT, STINKER. SLEEP WELL." He petted his son's head, but Serif stood up and wrapped his arms around him.

"Goodnight, Dad. I love you."

"I LOVE YOU TOO, SON. I LOVE YOU KIDS VERY MUCH."

Chara wore a smile that touched her eyes watching them interact. 'Now that... that's my husband,' she said to herself when Serif threw his arms around her and picked her up.

"Love you, Mom," he said hugging her.

"Oh! Serif! I love you too, sweetie, now put me down," she laughed. "I get it. You're taller than me, geeze." She kissed his temple and left for bed with Papyrus in tow.

"THREE KIDS... WHAT WERE WE THINKING?" he mused climbing into bed. "SERIF WAS A SURPRISE, KABEL WAS NOT EXPECTED STILL, AND WE PLANNED SYLFY. DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE ALL THREE AND WOULD MURDER SOMEONE OVER THEM WITHOUT HESITATION BUT WHAT THE HELL WERE WE THINKING?"

"Do I really have to answer that for you?" Chara arched a brow at him opening her book to read a little before bed. "Why? Do you regret having them??"

"OF COURSE NOT, BUT BETWEEN THREE CRUMB GOBLINS, YOU, AND WORK, I'M EXHAUSTED."

"All the more motivation to hire more help."

"FAIR. READ TO ME? I STILL LIKE IT WHEN YOU READ YOUR STORIES." He curled up and laid his skull in her lap and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Of course, my love." She started where she left off the night before reading the first passage again. As his breathing steadied, she couldn't help but think to herself, 'That's my husband, the father of my children, and the love of my life. He's such a dork.' She grinned leaning down to kiss his cheek bone and worm her way into the blankets for sleep. Feeling her shift, Papyrus squeezed her tighter and buried his face into her neck without ever waking up.

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Papara week 2023 Day 7 - That's My Husband!

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Papara-week Day 7: THAT´S MY HUSBAND! -so as my wife~

Nyeheh nobody talks like that about the bride Pap's loving in uwah!!

Nyeheh the Week is over for my Part!

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PAPARA WEEK 2023 DAY 7 - That’s my husband!

Thats’s TWO husbands for you, thank you very much!!

Last time I posted gay Papara some people didn’t realize Chara was male so this time I made sure to add the flag and all. Papyrus would be into Chara no matter their gender, you can’t change my mind ✌️

@papara-week thanks for organizing this event and thanks for everyone that participated, I had a blast!

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Announcing our love - Ch6:

Sundays, Papyrus went in a little later and closed a little earlier with his biggest spike being late breakfast and early lunch. Instead of five, he rose at seven to open half past eight. He sat up and saw his little human bundled under the sheets wearing a sleepy grin as she slept right through the alarm. He smiled and kissed her neck to stir her. "Noooo, Pap..." Chara groaned in a foggy voice. "Three's 'nough..." She shooed him away lazily with her hand crossed over her body not even bothering to roll over to face him.

"ARE WE TALKING GLASSES OF WINE OR TRICYCLE MOTORS?"

"Both..."

"NYEH HEH! I LOVE YOU. COME ON, DEAR, WE NEED TO LET THE KIDS KNOW WE WILL BE LEAVING THEM WITH THEIR AUNT FRISK AND UNCLE SANS SO THEY CAN THROW THEIR FITS NOW AND BE DONE WITH IT."

"Don't you put that on me today, Papyrus. You get to leave while I'm stuck with them!"

"THE SOONER THE BETTER, DEAREST. DON'T WORRY, I'M NOT LEAVING UNTIL I KNOW THEY WON'T CAUSE YOU GRIEF." Chara groaned and dressed for the day while Papyrus started his routine.

The three were already piled on the couch in their pajamas watching television and shoveling sugar laden cereal into their cheeks. "Kids..." Chara beckoned their attention and turned off the show followed with a chorus of groans. "Shush! This will only take as long as you make it. Kids, your father and I have something to talk with you about."

"Oh no! They're getting divorced!!" Kabel cried and threw his hands to his face dramatically.

"What?! No! And, where did you learn that word anyway??"

"Our friend at school said their mom and dad were doing it, and she said she will only see her daddy on the weekends..." Sylfae told them.

"WE'RE NOT GETTING A DIVORCE. YOU CHILDREN ARE DRAMATIC LIKE YOUR MOTHER. ACTUALLY, WE'RE DOING THE OPPOSITE OF A DIVORCE!"

"You're... getting married??" Serif asked with a scrunched face feeling very confused.

"We're renewing our wedding vows for our anniversary, yes. Which means you three will have a role to play in it. Papa and Momma love each other very much and aren't interested by any means in leading separate lives. Also, we do have some news you're not going to like to follow the wedding. Papa and I will be gone for a week, a full seven days, on a honeymoon... just us... without you three..."

"You're leaving us behind?!" Kabel asked in distress.

"But, we always go on trips together..." Sylfae teared up. "You don't want us to come?"

"Both of you, stop," Serif cut in bopping them on the head with one of their stuffed animals to get their attention. "Mom and Dad will be doing boring grown-up stuff on their trip. Stuff you won't be interested in. That's what a honeymoon is. They don't want to hear us groan for a week about how bored we are while they take care of things."

Chara smiled adoringly at her oldest who frequently translated what they were trying to say in terms the younger ones would understand. "What kind of stuffs?" Kabel asked not quite convinced.

"I don't know, I've never been!"

"WE'LL BE TAKING CARE OF PAPA'S WORK STUFF, TAXES, LEGAL PAPERWORK, SCHEDULING, MAYBE EVEN RUN ERRANDS WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP EVERY FIVE MINUTES FOR ONE OF YOU TO PEE," Papyrus helped his son out picking up on where this was going.

"Booooo!!" Sylfae and Kabel shouted at the same time. "Why even go??" Sylfae asked.

"Because adults sometimes have things to do that aren't always fun but are necessary. That's part of being a responsible adult. Thank you, stinker. We appreciate the backup," Chara kissed all three of them and joined them in front of the tv.

"QUICK THINKING, SON. GOOD JOB," Papyrus roughed his hair and kissed all of them before heading out the door for work. Thanks to Serif, the talk went smoother than planned. They loved all of their kids, but they were grateful for Serif and how he was with his siblings.

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• P A P A R A • W E E K

💛Day 6: Publishing their love

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Day 5 - Are we a couple now?

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Papara week 2023 Day 6 - Publishing their love

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So day 6 is the only day I didn't draw anything for Papara week BUT I'll be PUBLISHING MY LOVE for this drawing of my babies from Damn you, Chara! that I commissioned from our one and only @jjaydazo :

LOOK AT THEM!!!

Does this still counts for @papara-week ? 🤭 (Nope it doesn't, I'm a dirty cheater)

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Note - I just realized none of my italics copied over... so if it reads like there should be emphasis, there probably was... sigh.

Are we a couple now? - Ch5:

A couple weeks had passed along with the stomach virus and things returned to normal. Chara's admission to how she had been feeling lately reminded Papyrus that he was once extremely doting and extremely affectionate to which things had simmered down over the years between three beautiful children, his career, and adult responsibilities needing their attention. Papyrus decided, he needed to shift focus a little back to his woman who made all of it possible to begin with. It was her idea initially to secretly evaluate his kitchen performance over months to surprise him with his certifications that now hung in the lobby of his business framed with his favorite shirt stained with many meals that he refined over the years. She, with the help of Frisk, Asriel, and Toriel, set him on the path to being an official master chef. She gave him three babies, unconditional love and adoration, kept him going when he felt like giving up, and was always there to steer him when he felt he lost his way. She called him her rock except she was his shelter, and it was time he reminded her of that.

Their fifteen year wedding anniversary was approaching and Papyrus began scheming something special. "SERIF," he called his oldest one morning before school.

"What's up, Dad?" Serif answered his call.

"THIS SATURDAY, I'M TAKING THE EVENING OFF AND LEAVING EL IN CHARGE. I'M TAKING YOUR MOTHER OUT ON A DATE WITHOUT YOU KIDS. I WANT YOU TO BABYSIT. OKAY, STINKER?"

"Whoah! You haven't went out without us in a long time!"

"I KNOW. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GOING TO SIT. I'LL MAKE SURE TO LEAVE ENOUGH FOR PIZZA UNLESS YOU WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING. I TRUST YOU WITH THE OVEN MORE THAN YOUR MOTHER."

"Pizza sounds great. So, do I get paid for the favor too?" Serif have his dad a cheesy smile.

"YOU CAN SKIP YOUR CHORES AND I'LL LET YOU RENT A COUPLE OF MOVIES."

"Fine. I'll take it." Papyrus pat him on the head like usual ruffling his fixed hair. "Dad! Just because you don't have any doesn't mean it's okay to ruin mine..."

"EXCUSE YOU, CHILD."

"He's right, Pap," Chara defended her boy. "He works hard to look nice for school and you mess his nice hair up. Then, I have to hear about it all the way to school."

"I WILL MESS UP THIS BOY'S HAIR PLAYING WITH HIM ALL I WANT BECAUSE HE'S MY SON AND I LIKE TO PICK AT HIM WHEN I CAN."

"Alright, but be prepared for retaliation. He's getting older, love, and has a bigger arsenal of comebacks than when he was a pup. Now, grab trouble and minion and let's go before all three of you are late. Have a good day, Pap. I'll see you when you come home."

"DEAR, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT I TOLD STINKER. BE READY SATURDAY EVENING. I'M TAKING OFF EARLY AND WE'RE GOING OUT. JUST US," Papyrus emphasized.

"You're taking me out on a date-date?? A real date?! Hot damn! Alright! What time do I need to be ready by? What about the kiddos?"

"I'm going to babysit for pizza and chore exemption!" Serif told her with excitement. Chara hugged her boy in gratitude, kissed her husband goodbye, and ushered them to her car for school.

Papyrus had a plan and it involved an expensive rock he had been secretly saving for, a dinner reservation at her uncle MT's restaurant, and a bottle of his favorite wine. This was all just a small part of a bigger plan for their anniversary and he hoped the surprise would take her breath away like he used to do. Feeling pleased with his mate's reaction, Papyrus headed to work with a smile the whole way.

Once Saturday came, Chara made sure she was ready wearing a new red dress Mettaton had suggested. At first, she protested saying she couldn't pull off something so revealing at her age, but once she modeled it for her uncle as proof she fell in love with it. It had a much lower neckline than what she wore even at her wedding but it fit like a glove and was still modest despite the dipped sweetheart neckline. It wrapped around the shoulders, stopped mid-thigh, and was covered in fine lace.

"Darling, you look fabulous!" Mettaton exclaimed. "Keep the dress. It's going to knock him out of his shoes or my name isn't Uncle Ton-Ton! And, if it doesn't knock him out, I might." Chara laughed and playfully shoved him. However, he wasn't wrong. Papyrus quickly found he was the one left breathless when she casually stepped down wearing that simple yet elegant dress with matching heels, and blood-red lips in a shade that fit her beautifully.

"I'm ready whenever you're ready," she smiled mischievously at him as he rubber-necked up the stairs to grab his clothes for a shower. He hadn't said a word, but he didn't need to. The look on his face told her everything.

"Wow! Momma's pretty tonight!" Sylfae giggled.

"Mom's pretty everyday, sissy," Serif chastised her a little.

"Momma's extra pretty today!" she explained.

"It's okay, sweetie, I know what she means. Thank you both, though. Makes me feel good that my kids think I look nice even if I'm a mess," Chara explained giving all three dark red lipstick marks on their cheeks before going over rules and safety. Papyrus was ready by the time she was through and escorted her out the door wearing a suit he hadn't donned in ages.

"YOU LOOK STUNNING IN THAT DRESS... IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT EARLIER..." he told her sheepishly.

"You didn't say a thing when you walked in. You ogled and choked on air trying not to trip over your jaw going up those stairs," she smirked back.

"HOW DARE YOU NOT BE ABLE TO HEAR ALL THE THOUGHTS GOING THROUGH MY SKULL! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! AND I THOUGHT THEM AS LOUD AS I COULD TOO!" Chara laughed and jostled him with her elbow as he drove.

They had their usual meal in the private lounge away from everyone. Papyrus stuck with one glass of wine since he was driving while his wife had three which was two more than she needed since she abstained most of the time. Every conversation they had led right back to their kids at first until they were able reconnect on a more intimate level. "It is so hard to believe we have gone this long without a genuine date. When did our lives get so crazy? We still went out occasionally with Serif and even after Kabel we did things together. It's like Sylfae came along and suddenly things were too much."

"SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH BUSINESS PICKING UP A GREAT DEAL AT THE RESTAURANT. IT WASN'T AS POPULAR AS IT IS NOW. WHICH IS WHY I'M ABLE TO HIRE MORE HELP. AND... HOW I'LL BE ABLE TO START HAVING MORE TIME WITH YOU AND THE KIDS." Chara smiled wide with her doe eyes sparkling in the soft lighting. It made his soul skip once again as he sipped the same glass of wine. "CHARA, SIXTEEN YEARS AGO I ASKED YOU TO MARRY ME. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT NIGHT?"

"Oh heaven's mercy, how could I ever forget, Pap?!" Chara guffawed as her cheeks turned rouge. "Oh wait... that was the other timeline wasn't it?? One timeline I ran out afraid you would hate me because I knew I couldn't hide the truth anymore and the other was you putting the ring into a dessert that I almost choked on. Which one are we living? Gosh, I can't believe Gaster fucked up our first timeline so bad we had to literally go back in time..."

"I WISH I COULD REMEMBER BOTH. THE FIRST ONE SOUNDS LIKE AN ENDEARING MOMENT WHERE I ALMOST KILLED YOU IN THIS ONE..." Papyrus turned a little orange and sipped his water next.

"Don't be ridiculous! I'm the child that death refuses. I'm not going until it's on my terms again, heehee!! Anyway, what brought that up, dear?"

"I WAS JUST THINKING OF HOW I MESSED THAT UP SO BAD, IN BOTH TIMELINES APPARENTLY, THAT I WANT TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU." Without another word, the tall skeleton monster stood and moved to her side of the table to kneel.

"Wh-What are you doing?" Chara asked with wide uneasy eyes as if they hadn't been together for over a decade.

"WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE ORIGINALLY," he answered taking both of her hands in his. "CHARA, I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING. OUR ANNIVERSARY IS COMING UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND FOR THAT I WANT TO CELEBRATE IN A SPECIAL WAY, BUT IN ORDER TO PREPARE I HAVE TO START HERE. CHARA SKELETON, LOVE OF MY LIFE, MY ONE AND ONLY, MOTHER OF MY CHILDREN, MY PUZZLE BUDDY, MY BEST FRIEND, WOULD YOU MARRY ME AGAIN? A THIRD TIME TECHNICALLY?" Papyrus revealed a princess cut chocolate diamond ring set in rose gold to match her wedding set. Her wedding ring was a chocolate heart with alternating pink and white diamonds on the outline. This ring had the pink and white diamonds set in the band on the sides of the center piece.

"Holy fucking shit, Papyrus! We don't have the money-"

"YES WE DO. I MAY HAVE TWEAKED THE CHECKBOOK BALANCE A LITTLE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO SAVE FOR IT. I KNEW MONEY WOULD BE YOUR FIRST CONCERN. HONEY, YOU DO EVERYTHING FOR ME AND THE KIDS, YOU MAKE SURE WE ALL HAVE AND YOU PUT YOURSELF LAST THESE DAYS. SADLY, I'VE BEEN GUILTY OF IT RECENTLY TOO AND THAT'S NOT ME. I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO PUT YOU FIRST BUT THE KIDS COME FIRST AND WE BOTH UNDERSTAND THAT. TONIGHT, YOU COME FIRST. THIS IS PART OF YOUR PRESENT. PROPOSING PROPERLY AND RENEWING OUR VOWS IS THE ANOTHER PART. YOU GET TO HAVE THE WEDDING YOU WANT INSTEAD OF THE POLITICAL STATEMENT THE EMBASSY MADE IT INTO THE FIRST TIME."

"Pap... I don't care how many times you ask, how you ask, where you ask, or what you ask with, my answer will always be yes." She cupped his face softly and kissed him eagerly. His arms immediately wrapped around her small frame still holding the box. "This time it will be just closest friends and family. I know it will still be bigger than it should be, but at least it won't be the whole damn city crammed into the ballroom at Mom and Dad's."

"WHATEVER YOU WANT, SWEETHEART. I'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN."

"So..." Chara grinned mischievously, "does this mean we're a couple again or...?"

"CHARA, LOVE, YOU'RE TIPSY. THIS GLASS IS YOUR LAST ONE. HERE, PUT THIS ON SO I KNOW IT FITS."

"This one will go on the other side. I'm not moving my wedding set my baby picked out for me."

"HONEY, I DIDN'T-"

"Shhh. Let me pretend you didn't consult with Uncle MT this once... I love you, Pap..."

"I LOVE YOU, BABY. WELL, I'M EXCITED. BECAUSE THE REST OF YOUR ANNIVERSARY PRESENT IS THE HONEYMOON. YES I PLANNED A HONEYMOON TOO BEFORE YOU SAY A THING. THE CABIN WAS NICE, BUT WE'RE GOING ON A CRUISE THIS TIME. A WHOLE WEEK, NO KIDS, NO KIDS - DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT. THEY GET EVERYTHING. THIS IS FOR ME AS WELL AND I WANT SOME LONG OVERDUE, QUALITY ALONE TIME WITH MY WIFE." Chara glared at him but she couldn't help agreeing that they needed this.

"Who's going to keep them?"

"WELL, THEY'VE HAD THEIR SHOTS AND ARE HOUSE BROKEN, SO ANY BOARDING KENNEL WILL TAKE THEM-"

"Papyrus!! You ass! Stop that!" Chara busted out in laughter which caused him to join her cracking himself up. "That joke is so old! They're not animals, Papyrus."

"I BEG TO DIFFER! I'VE SEEN THEM EAT! THEY SHOULD BE EATING OUT OF A DOG BOWL."

"Papyrus!" Chara playfully scolded him and smacked him with her cloth napkin.

"Well, it sounds like you two lovelies are having fun," Mettaton came in to check on them. "How was everything?"

"Hey, Uncle Ton-Ton! Everything was perfect as always. Thank you for letting us have the private venue," Chara greeted him with a hug.

"Anytime as long as it's not booked prior, you know that. Are you going to have a dessert as usual, darling, or has the wine and frosted chocolát been enough?" he winked.

"You knew!! You knew why I wanted a new dress! You two dirty, scheming men!"

"Of course I knew, darling! Papy runs every fashionable decision by me first. I thought you knew that by now? Plus, I have connections. Why pay more if you don't have to? I respect that as a fellow businessman and as a consumer. But my-my, that does look gorgeous on your delicate little hand. He actually did pick it out himself this time though. I simply pointed him to the right place and person. So, did she say yes, Papy?"

"Of course I did! He's my husband for goodness sake!"

"Well, dear, to be fair you might have hit him with divorce papers. I've seen it plenty of times..."

"OVER MY DUSTED DEAD BODY..." Papyrus mumbled into his glass of wine finishing it. "WHAT??" he asked as both of them stared in disbelief at his unfiltered comment.

"Papyrus, if I wanted to leave then I would have taken the kids and split years ago," Chara answered.

"THEY WOULDN'T FIND YOUR BODY, MY LOVE..."

"He's so dramatic sometimes, darling. How do you put up with it? Hee!" Mettaton joked.

"YEAH... DRAMATIC... HEHEH..." Papyrus gave a half-hearted laughed and chugged his water. "ANYWAY, WE TOLD SERIF WE WOULD BE HOME IN TIME TO PUT TROUBLE AND MINION TO BED. SHALL WE, MY NEW FIANCÉ?"

"Pfft! You're so silly, Pap." Chara moved to stand, but Papyrus swept her up like old times and carried her to the car. Now this was reminiscent of the man she married.

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