Chapter One: An Unhappy Marriage

He carefully watched the distraught woman from behind his desk. They had always been close since Naruto and Sasuke had left and she had been the one to stay and train with Lady Tsunade. She was tired of being left behind and seen as the weakling as their team. She trained hard under Lady Tsunade and became The Fifth Hokages' apprentice; his predecessor. At the age of 26 she had turned into a fearful kunoichi and a beautiful woman. After the 4th Great Ninja War she had finally got her lifelong wish and married Sasuke.

And yet after being married for ten years to him, there she sits with her old sensei crying about her failing marriage. Just thinking about the pain his other student, one that had reminded him so much of his younger self, made him angry. "I don't know what to do anymore Kakashi. After ten and a half years, two beautiful children and countless of nights alone; I finally realize why I am so unhappy with our marriage. He's always out a mission of some kind," she told him with a slight glare. He knew she was lonely being stuck with just the two children and having to raise them on her own. There was nothing he could do. He had tried countless of times to convince Sasuke to stop requesting and taking so many missions that left him away from his wife and children.

But it seemed the more Kakashi pushed him the longer he made his missions last. Sakura had kept herself busy working at the hospital more and more until one day she completely passed out from chakra depletion. It had pissed him off to know she had been so unhappy that she had risked not only her life but her child's life by over working herself. Seeing her breaking in front of him not only made him want to personally kill Sasuke but it was breaking his heart. He had noticed feelings forming for his pink haired ex-student about two years ago, when she felt she could no longer work full time at the hospital and raise her two children, Sarada and Itachi.

FLASHBACK

To supplement the income she would have been losing he had taken her under his wing and offered her not only the role of administrator at the hospital but as his assistant. He could remember her answer like it was yesterday. "But Kakashi-sensei, I don't know how to run a hospital and wouldn't that require more of my time? I want to be there for my children. I feel like I've already failed Sarada by not being around as much. I don't want Itachi to feel the same way his sister does. Not to mention, why would I want to be the 'secretary' to such a pervy, old man like you," she had joked yet she had the brightest smile he had seen in some time.

"Sakura-chan, please stop calling me sensei, I am no longer your teacher but your equal and now, if you will accept, your employer." He gave her a masked smile she was so accustomed to seeing from her youth. She bowed respectively as she accepted. "Now, let us talk about your income, shall we?" He motioned for her to take a seat in the chair across from his desk even though he knew she liked to stand. He was surprised when she sat down, realizing her feet must have hurt from her day at the hospital. "Now I believe that you currently are making 26 yen and hour correct?" He waited for her to nod in affirmation. "You put in 50 hours a week so," he stopped a second to do the math in his head. "That's 6,500 yen a week and 26,000 a month correct?"

"Hai, Kakashi," she mumbled. She seemed a bit embarrassed at him figuring up how much she makes. She patiently waited to see where he was going with this; partially scared. Running a hospital and being the assistant to the Hokage was not only a great honor but she was sure it paid well. Much more than she was accustomed to having and that scared her. However, being able to provide for her 10 year old daughter and 6 year old son would be heaven. She hoped he kept it reasonable.

"How much do you pay in rent and utilities a month?" he questioned her. He was hoping to be able to help her provide very well. Enough that if she decided to finally leave the unhappy marriage she would be able to. He was sure that the income from Sasuke's missions never made it to her and the children; hell he even doubted it made it for the rent and utilities. He could tell she was getting a little uncomfortable having to talk finances with him.

"Well the apartment rents at 15,000 and utilities are about 5000. Then it takes about 2000 for food for the month." She didn't want to tell him that the apartment was getting to be too small since there was only two bedrooms. Lately, Sarada had been sleeping in her bedroom and she either slept with her or on the couch. She could see Kakashi looking at her with a puzzled eye crinkle from behind his mask. "I need to be finding a new apartment though because the current one is becoming too small for the three of us. Sarada has been using my bedroom." She told him as she shrugged as if it was no big deal.

"Hmn…" he thought for a moment trying to figure it all out so that he could give her enough to start saving up for a new place. Until an idea struck him, although, he was skeptical of her accepting. "Alright well I believe that for both positions together your salary should be 70,000 a month and as a starting bonus I have a place that you and the kids can stay at. Rent is 10,000 a month with utilities included and I won't take no for an answer." He watched her shocked face which turned slightly pink as she blushed. It sent chills down his back and blood to his groin. She looked so beautiful in that moment that he wanted to kiss her.

"You know I can't accept that Kakashi-sen…" she stopped mid-sentence as he leaned across the table and kissed her just to see her reaction.

END OF FLASHBACK

"I'm not in love with him anymore," she told him gauging his reaction. "I love him yes, but I am not in love with him. I can't be happy in a one-sided relationship anymore. He's never home and when he is he is distant with me. He's never took me on a proper date, brought me flowers, candy, or even jewelry." She sighed. "You know what Kakashi, I even bought my own wedding and engagement bands along with his. I don't know what to do; should I stay with him for Sarada and Ithaci's sake?"

She was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't see him get up from his chair and come around to the front of his desk. He stood right in front of her and without pausing to think he pulled her up to him, removed his mask and kissed her. He felt her respond by putting her hands around his neck and tangling her fingers in his silver hair as the tension and anguish left her body. He could tell her knees was starting to get weak so he leaned back and sat on his desk pulling her onto his lap. He bit her lip gently asking for entrance and received a moan so full of passion. It was that moan that snapped him out of the trance he was in.

Trying to regain his ever constant control that had seemed to fail him he pulled back from her lips and gasing for breath looked down at her on his lap. As he shifted she realized what had happened and the position they are in. She got up and started for the door when she heard him speak behind her. Not paying attention she opened the door and walked out before the tears could start again. She was still married and she had just let her boss kiss her very passionately. She was such a horrible wife, even if she was unhappy in her marriage she had never dreamed of cheating on her husband. But now after a second breath taking kiss from her boss she knew there was another reason for her unhappiness that she hadn't wanted to admit. She was in love with Kakashi; her best friend, boss, teammate, and her ex-sensei. What was she going to do?