A Mother's Advice

Across the street from the mall, a cafe was newly opened. With the unique display of desserts and interior decoration, Selina, Rosanna and Jason decided to take a small break there.

To be exact, it was the colossal Snorlax by the window that attracted Selina's attention. She looked down at her flat stomach and felt her insides stirring from hunger. The Snorlax had a dessert plush in its embrace. With its mouth wide opened and a scoop of ice cream in its hand, Selina was completely convinced to try the new dessert spot.

In the middle of walking, Rosanna followed Selina's line of sight. Realizing her daughter's desires for dessert, she ended up suggesting to make a stop at the cafe.

Once they were inside the cafe, they realized there were few people there. Since there were many empty tables, each of them took a menu and chose an empty spot by the window.

"What should I do? Every one of these sounds so good, but I can't finish it! Ahhhhhh, someone help me choose." Selina cupped her cheeks as she scanned the first few pages of the menu indecisively.

"Then choose three desserts that you really want to try. We can help you eat some of it. This way, you can try at least three of them. Also, you can order some for takeout and eat it after dinner." Rosanna smiled and folded the menu neatly before pushing it to the center of the table.

From one look, anyone could tell how doting she was. Jason smiled and followed his mother-in-law's movements. Hearing her words, Selina lifted her head and turned to Jason. He nodded in response, giving her green lights to order what she wanted.

"Ahhh!! You two are the best!! Mwahhh!!! Then I'll get this one with Togepi hugging Pikachu with a grin, Komala dozing off on a tree and Minccino high-fiving Eevee. These are too adorable to eat!!!!" Selina felt her heart racing from the sight of the dessert pictures. Each of these desserts was made delicately as a cake with various flavors on the inside.

At the back of the cafe, there were bullet proof glass closets filled with Pokémon figures. Selina's eyes sparkled at the sight of the plushies for sale at a gift shop part of the store. When she walked up to the counter, she spotted body pillows and plushies ranging in different sizes. Of course, her eyes laid on the large size Snorlax at the entrance.

Seeing his wife attached to the plushies, Jason let out a soft chuckle and walked over to see if she fancied any. From the looks of it, he knew if he asked, she would tell him she wanted the entire collection. He looked over her shoulders and asked. "You want a souvenir from here?"

Leaning her head backwards on his chest, she smiled brightly. "En! I won't ask for much. Either one big one or two small ones!"

"Alright. You choose." He chuckled softly.

"Yes! Then hubby! I want the huge Snorlax by the window!!!!" Selina pointed over his shoulders to the huge Snorlax with a dessert in its hand.

Jason took out his credit card and wondered how they'll stuff that in their car. As thoughts went wild in his mind, the staff interrupted Selina's request. "My apologies, but that item is not for sale. It was specifically created for our store only. Please choose something different from our selection on this menu."

"Oh.." Selina felt slightly disappointed as she really wanted to go home with a huge plush like that. She thought sleeping on it would feel very comfortable. Sighing, she started skimming through the plush cushions. At the end, she chose two couch cushions - Emolga hugging an apple and Togepi stuffing a bunch of bananas into Teddiursa's mouth.

The staff wrapped up the two cushions Selina had asked for immediately. After that, Selina walked back to their table where Rosanna welcomed them with a smile.

Suddenly, Jason remembered that this store was a self-service type. He quickly excused himself and went on line to order the desserts. Seeing Selina smiling happily at the cushions Jason bought her, warmth crept up her heart.

"Selina." Rosanna called out to her daughter who was busy snapping photos of her new cushions.

"Mm?" Selina turned to her mother after putting her items back in the gift bags.

"Have you and Jason done it yet?" Rosanna asked vaguely since they were in public

"Done what?" Selina smiled cluelessly at her.

"Consummate your marriage." Rosanna said it straightforwardly this time.

Hearing this question, Selina's cheeks burned from embarrassment. "Mom! We.. We're.."

"So, did you?" Rosanna gave her a meaningful smile as she continued teasing her.

"Not yet. We haven't had the time to sleep together." Selina coughed to cover up her shyness.

"Could it be something is wrong with Jason? You two are married and it's been almost a month since then. Tell me honestly, is there something wrong with him down there?" Rosanna squinted her eyes in disbelief that a young active man would not touch his lovely wife after their wedding.

"Nothing is wrong with him! We-" Selina tried scrambling words to form sentences, but her brain began malfunctioning as she faced her mother's questions.

"Then, do you need mom to give you some advice?" Rosanna tilted her brows in amusement.

"What advice?" Selina gulped after listening to her offer.

"Bedroom advice." Rosanna shamelessly brought up the topic.

Covering up her cheeks, Selina spoke. "Mom, we are innocent."

"Uh huh. He's your husband. You're his wife. How innocent can you two be afterwards? So? How about some tricks?" She asked Selina once again.

"Tricks..." Selina repeated in a half embarrassed and half curious tone.

Rosanna leaned in and whispered words into Selina's ears. "You can take a bath and pretend to forget your towel. Have him bring one for you, and you take this chance to pull him inside. You know how the rest would go. If not, then use the classic move. Just push him down in bed and claim your man." Rosanna chuckled after finishing up her words.

"Mom..You're quite experienced...Did you and dad also..." Her question was cut off by Rosanna's immediate response.

"We haven't done that." She said calmly.

"Then why are you telling me to do it?" Selina couldn't help but ask her mom about these ideas.

"I'm not. It's a friendly advice." Rosanna winked at her daughter naughtily.

"Good, then I won't have to follow them." Selina turned her attention to the counter where Jason was waiting for their order.

"So, about the idea I just mentioned..." Rosanna tried bringing up the topic again.

"Mom! And you say it is advice?" Selina looked over at her mom with her rosy cheeks.

"What advice are you two talking about? It seems fun." Jason spoke as he settled the tray on the table surface.

"Nothing." Selina answered.

"Nothing much. I was just giving Selina advice on how to tame an animal. But she probably won't do it." Rosanna said as she distributed the desserts.

"Oh? Why do you suddenly want a pet?" Jason didn't catch the meaning behind Rosanna's words and asked his wife about her sudden thought.

"She wants it to warm her bed." Rosanna smiled, stuffing a spoonful of cake into Selina's mouth.

"Hmm? Are you cold at night? Should I get you an electric blanket?" Jason thought the temperature does drop when night time hits. He had already turned on the heat, but Selina's feet would still be cold at times.

"Instead of that, you two could wrap each other up like a burrito. You'll be warm all day and night." Rosanna took a bite out of the detailed cake. The fragrance of chocolate and strawberries melted in her mouth.

"Oh, we do have a burrito blanket at home if you want it." Jason sliced the cakes in front of him for everyone's convenience.

Hearing her son-in-law's innocent response, Rosanna didn't know whether she should cry or laugh.

To their surprise, the cakes were lighter in flavor compared to the cakes in other dessert spots. Hence, it took them half an hour to finish.

Outside the cafe, Rosanna bid the couple goodbye. Right after she watched Selina and Jason walk away with their fingers interlocked, she answered her vibrating phone.

"Hubby."

Eric hesitantly asked, "Did they..."

She knew what he wanted to ask, so she answered. "No. Not yet."

She heard a sigh from the other side of the line. Before long, a BMW stopped in front of her and she hopped in.

"They made a move." Eric said as he helped Rosanna wear her seat belt.

"I know." She replied.