Austria and Palamecia: Grand Alliance!

After I got back to Roderich's house, I remembered that I haven't had anything to eat yet, so I decided to go grocery shopping. I took Roderich with me incase Hungary, Iceland, or even Prussia decided to show up. While there, we bought some steak, potatoes, butter, ice cream, bread, milk, and a cake. "It seems that checkout area is the least congested." Roderich said, pointing to checkout number three. It turns out that the person right behind us was Emerald. "Good evening, Mateus!" she said. "Is this your boyfriend?" she asked, pointing to Roderich. Both me and Roderich were instantly blushing. "Emerald, it's not like that. We're just friends!" I said in defence. "Oh, well why are your hands so close?" she asked. To my embarassment, my hand was about an inch away from Roderich's hand! "I didn't even notice that!" I said, my face now as red as a beet. I set all the things we bought onto the counter to get checked out and dashed for the door when everything was paid for. Once we were back at Roderich's, I told him about Emerald as I prepared dinner: steak and baked potatoes. I explained that she can be a bit like she's in her own little world sometimes and thankfully, he understood. When dinner was cooked, Roderich turned on a CD of classical music. "Roderich, don't you feel that music is a little bit...um...romantic?" I asked. "Oh, sorry." he responded, blushing as he turned the music back off. Dinner was silent, other than the clanging silverware. When we were finished, I washed the dishes and got ready for bed. "Going to sleep?" Roderich asked me. "Yeah, it's been a long day." I responded. "Okay, but I have something to tell you first." he replied. "Oh? Well, what is it?" I asked. "Well, I... I l-like you, Palamecia..." he said, blushing deeply. "I-I like you too, Roderich." I responded, blushing redder than I did at the grocery store. "Well, g-goodnight!" I said as I headed for my room. "Good night, Mateus." he replied.