Bonds can Bend but can't Break

It was a long day at work, I had put Vivio to bed and I was sitting on the couch waiting for Fate to come home. It was 3am when I heard the door open and in came Fate.

"Welcome home what were you doing for so long that you don't get home till 3 in the morning." I asked her I could see her shadow and I knew that she had jumped then she reached the light switch to filling the room with light.

"I was at work." She told me but I knew something was up.

"Really because I was told by Hayate that you have been leaving work at 5 everyday so why you coming home late everyday." I asked her waking over to her. When I got closer I could smell perfume on her. She doesn't wear perfume unless we did something special.

"I had to do some things" She told me as she walked around me.

"Something to do for this long." I asked following her as she went to our room taking off her clothes and putting on her pajamas.

"Yes" She told me laying in bed

"Well tell me what it is." I told her she looked like she was thinking about it for a minute before she said

"I had to do some things with Signum" She told me as she turned off the light saying she didn't want to talk about it anymore. I just layed down wondering what was up with her for the past few days she would go to work early in the morning then come home late in the night. I had trouble going to sleep but finally I fell asleep good thing I didn't have work the next day. But when I woke up Fate was gone with a note on her pillow saying that she would be home for dinner. I just got up I had a lot of work to do so I started with breakfast and waking up Vivio with it being the weekend I would make a nice breakfast then wake Vivio up then I would clean up the house and after the chores were done we would take Vivio to the park but I guess this time its just me and Vivio. After we had breakfast I went to do laundry while Vivio cleaned her room. I was putting in Fates uniform when I seen on the collar that thing, I couldn't believe her. I throw everything else in and put the shirt to the side. After the house was cleaned me and Vivio went to the park across from the street but I couldn't pay much attention to what was going on so as Vivio was playing I sat on the bench just thinking until it was time to get home to start dinner so we went home and I started to make dinner will Vivio watched TV.

"I'm home" Fate called I looked at the clock to see it was 6.

"Welcome home Fate mama" Vivio called running to her. "I missed you"

"I missed you too." Fate told her as they came into the kitchen with Vivio in Fate's arms.

"But I liked the letters you left for me." Vivio told her the two of them had been passing letters to each other since Fate started 'working' longer.

"Good I'm glad" She told her as she sat Vivio down on the chair and then she sat her chair as I put the food down and we started to eat. Fate and Vivio talked and I stayed on the sideline waiting for my time to talk with Fate. When dinner was done we had some family time watching TV together until Vivio's bedtime so Fate put her to bed and told her a story. I sat on the couch with Fate's shirt in my hands when Fate came to the living room when I asked her.

"Fate what is this" I asked her showing her the shirt.

"That is my shirt why" She asked me with a puzzled look on her face.

"Not that this." I pushed the collar of the shirt in her face to show her the lipstick on the collar of her shirt.

"It looks like lipstick why" She asked trying to make me think that she didn't know what was going on.

"Is this why you have been gone so much Fate is this why" I asked her shoving the shirt in her face feeling like I was going to cry.

"What are you talking about." She asked

"Fate are you seeing someone else are you." I asked her finally braking down crying

"No why would you say that you know that I love you" She yelled quietly to me

"Then why… why have you been leaving early and out late coming back with perfume on you and lipstick on your collar." I cried falling down on the floor Fate kneeled down with me putting he arms around me but I just pushed her away " Why Fate? Why?" I asked again this time Fate put her arms tightly around me that I couldn't push her away.

"I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry" My heart leaped out of my stomach when she told me she was sorry it couldn't' be she wasn't even denying it. "Nanoha I really was working I got another job so I would go into work early so that I could get out earlier to get to my second job. The perfume and lipstick was probably when one of my coworkers fell down some stairs and I caught her and her perfume and lipstick got on me I promise I would never do anything to hurt you I'm so sorry I love you." She told me hugging me tight.

"Why do you have a second job." I asked

"I wanted to give this to you tomorrow when I took you to dinner. I had gotten a babysitter to watch Vivio and we would have the whole night to ourselves but I guess now is better then ever." She told me getting up going to he jacket. When she came back to me she got on one knee and showed me a jewelry box. "I was going to ask you to marry me." She showed me the ring it was a simple design but it was the greatest. It was silver band that had small diamonds going around it and in the middle the was bigger diamond not to big as to make it tacky or to make it to seem like it was showing off but just big enough to make it look beautiful. I must have taken to long because Fate started to worry.

"yes" I told her throwing her arms around her neck pulling her into a kiss. "but you didn't have do that"

"I want to marry you and I wanted to get you this ring as soon as I seen it so I had to get the second job but don't worry I went today did my last day got my pay and the ring so I wont be working there anymore. And I'm sorry I worried." She told me I just hugged her tighter

"I'm so sorry I doubted you I love you I love you so much."

"Well I guess I'll call the babysitter and tell her that we don't need her to watch Vivio." She told me walking to the phone.

"Wait Fate don't do that we can still have that dinner and if your plans are really good you might get a nice desert tomorrow too." I told her taking her hand walking her to our room ginning at her she just smiled at me with that knowing smile as we walked into the bedroom shutting and locking the door.

THE END

Thought about this and wanted to get it out before I forgot about it tell me what you think and I am working on Mars a Fate and Nanoha story I just can't get it done to fast because I have been working on two papers due this week but I will get it up so so tell me what you think of this and till me if I should do the wedding think you and if you have any ideas you want me to use tell me and I will see what I can do.