Date

"You look great, daddy.", Jane exclaimed and rushed towards him.

The others nodded, reassuring him.

"You are going out?", Celine asked.

"Yes. I'm just waiting for Lara."

"So you are going on a date?", Celine asked with a slight smirk, teasing him.

Sadly this nuance was completely lost on Ivan. He just nodded.

"That's good. The two of you should cherish each other more. The world out there is dangerous, especially since I don't think you will be staying in this realm forever. So one should really enjoy these peaceful times."

When Jane heard Celine's words she looked at Ivan with a pitiful look.

"You are leaving daddy?"

"What are you talking about? I won't leave anytime soon."

"So you are planning to leave.", Jane said reproachfully.

Ivan smiled at her antics and squatted down in front of her. "How can I bear to leave my little darling? But sometimes there will be a time for us to separate. When you have grown up, don't you want to live your own life? Find your own happiness?"

Jane didn't look convinced but since he had already said, that he wouldn't leave, for the time being, she chooses to stay quiet.

"So where are you going?"

"I don't know. Lara said to just follow her."

Both Celine and Lucia laughed when they heard that. It seemed so typical of him. As long as it wasn't about his training or fighting, he seemed to be content to just follow the decisions of others, mainly his wife.

They were just thinking about how to best make fun of him, because of this, when Lara walked down the staircase. She looked stunning in her burgundy colored high-necked long dress, that showed off her figure while not showing much skin. Her hair was bound in a simple ponytail and she wore next to no makeup. But this only managed to highlight her natural beauty.

When he first looked at her, Ivan was stunned. Until now, he had only seen her in either office clothes or comfortable home wear. Seeing her in a dress was a completely different view, making him be absolutely charmed by it.

Seeing his stunned look Lara smiled proudly. It had been a long time since she had worn a dress, so it had been a long time since she had seen a look like this. Her usual clothing was professional to dissuade others from looking at her. She just didn't want any guys to look at her like this. But now that Ivan was doing it she felt proud, which was a clear sign for the change in her heart.

"Let's get going.", her words broke Ivan out of his reverie.

"Jane, be good and don't annoy your sister too much.", she then warmly warned their daughter, directly calling Lucia her sister.

"I won't!", Jane protested, making the others laugh.

"She won't be a problem, so be relaxed and have fun.", Lucia assured them.

"Mm." Lara grabbed Ivan's arm and then pulled him out, leading to another series of laughter by the ones left behind.

"So where are we going?", Ivan asked once again.

This time Lara didn't hide it and instead explained, "Today is a business dinner gala. Usually, I won't go but instead, only send the vice president. But my mother has asked me to show with you in the public, so I thought this was a great opportunity."

When he heard that it was because of her mother, that she had asked him out, Ivan felt a bit disappointed.

"So it's because of your mother.", he mumbled quietly. Still, Lara heard his words and replied hurriedly, "That's not it. It's just that I wanted to wait a bit longer. I wanted to wait until our marriage was real, before appearing together in the public."

"So you think our marriage isn't real?", Ivan asked with slight anger in his voice.

Lara slowly got flustered. She felt it hard to voice out her feelings. "You know to have sex and such things. Aren't they required in a marriage?"

Hearing her flustered reply Ivan had to laugh. Never before had he seen her like this and he just found it cute.

Now it was Lara's turn to get angry, "What are you laughing at?"

Ivan calmed himself down, before answering. "I just enjoy seeing you like this. It's just so different."

"Hmpf."

While they were quarreling they reached the entrance, where a stretch limousine was already waiting for them. In front of it were not only an older woman who was the driver but also a young looking woman and men, waiting for them.

"Hoh, so you are the boss's husband. Not bad, not bad.", the woman stepped towards them, as soon as they stepped through the gate.

"Yes, this is my husband Ivan.", Lara introduced him, before introducing the other pair, "And this is Keira, the vice president, and her husband Teddy."

"Nice to meet you.", Teddy shook his hand, while Keira stared at him.

"So since he is your husband is he, my boss, too, then?", she asked Lara with a sly voice.

"You could say so?", Lara carefully responded. While Keira was an exemplary vice president, in private she was a bit unusual. And even the husband she found was according to her unusual tendencies. Together they made a fitting pair.

The next words of Keira only confirmed her fears. "Then do you think we could play together for a bit? You two being the master and me the servant? I'll even throw in Teddy if you want."

"I don't think you.", she directly tried to shoot her down.

"You sure. I promise that it will be a great experience.", Keira insisted.

"NO!", Lara exclaimed. This damn girl, she always managed to get her angry. If not for her being so good at her job and being her friend, she would have long since fired her.

"Oh.", Keria looked disappointed but she quickly reverted back to her usual self, "If you ever change your mind, just tell me."

"I won't, don't worry."

After they had finished, they entered the car.

"Is there anything I have to look out for?", Ivan asked. He didn't have the opportunity to ask before but now seemed like a good opportunity.

"This is the first time to such an event?", Keira asked in surprise. She didn't know anything about him, but since he was Lara's husband, then shouldn't he have a certain status? After all, Lara was a princess, so her husband had to have a certain status too and then he should have attended such events before.

"Yes.", Ivan readily admitted. He was sure that there would be more such events in the future he would have to attend. At least the event for the announcement of the title of duke, but there would surely be many more.

"Not really. Just be polite but not too much and don't promise anything. If you do this, then you will be just fine.", Keira readily explained. "As for the rest, just follow our example. Oh and don't touch just any woman.", the last sentence was said in a joking tone, but still earned her an angry glare from Lara.

"Do you think everyone is like you?", she asked in a cold voice. "If I remember correctly, didn't you once get thrown out because you got frisky with a man at one such event?"

"Haha. Yeah, that was fun. Who would have expected that that guy would be so stuck up?", Keria said without any remorse.

"I guess I'll better not follow your example then.", Ivan said. This woman really scared him with her style. He much preferred someone like Lara or Tanya, who was open too, but still more reserved.

"Hmph. You really don't know what would be good for you.", she joked.

The drive luckily didn't take long, or he was sure that Keira would have managed to drive Lara insane. After they had finished the short talk about what he had to look out for, she had then continued to try to talk her into playing together. The whole time Teddy had just sat there silently and listened to them, with a smile on his face. It seemed like he was used to it. Only at the end, when they had nearly arrived, he said something.

"You should do it. It's fun to try something new."

This was a bit surprising to Lara. She hadn't expected him to say something like this. Keira had practically offered to serve her husband and not only did Teddy not say anything against it, but he even encouraged it.

"Oh and if I could watch it would be great."

"Fuu..", this left both Lara and Ivan speechless. It was the first time they came into contact with someone like this.

Suddenly an evil grin appeared on Lara's face. "So you want to serve us, is that it?"

Keira shuddered when she saw her grin, but there was no way, she would back off. "Yes, so what?"