I am back again! and almost done with chapter 4. So i definitely don't feel like my writing is up to par anymore.. I dunno, and yes the first couple of chapters are a little slow but things will start getting more interesting, there are going to be several subplots that will be introduced in the coming chapters so it will get better.

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Chapter 2

The car parked in front of the small cafe that her and her friends had agreed to meet at. Tossing the keys to the valet man she walked inside. Giving her name to the waiter he led her to the outside table where her four friends were waiting for her.

She had known three of her friends since grade school and the other she met in high school where her and Sasuke both went to school at. His friend Shikamaru started dating a girl named Temari and soon her along with her friends, Ino, Tenten, and Hinata they were all friends. All four of the other girls were dresses in sun dresses or light skirts and tops, while she sported the khaki capris and a light blue baby doll top.

"Hey Sakura, we thought you suddenly couldn't come because you were too free to meet up with us." Ino joked. It was the normal. She would always seem to be the last one to gather with them and they all joked about because she didn't work, Sasuke's wish, she was too free to meet up with them.

"Sorry Piggy, but I had to talk to my mom about something and leave Seto there before I could come."

"I was wondering where the little guy was?" Temari stated aloud.

"Yeah, he's spending time with grandma, which he's going to start doing a lot of."

"Uh-oh, more Sasuke issues?" Tenten frowned.

"Yep. He came home at one thirty this morning, we fought until about two in the morning and then I was so fed up with him I..."

"You what?" Temari asked almost excited.

"I kicked him out." She said sheepishly.

"No!?" all girls chorused.

"Yep. I told him he could go live his bachelor life until he became the man I once knew."

"That's a dent in the manly pride right there, but you go girl!" Ino congratulated her.

"Thanks, so now I will be joining you lovely ladies in the workforce. I don't want to just sit around all day doing nothing. Know of any job openings?"

"Good thing you asked because I do know of one." Temari said.

"What is it."

"One of the medical clinics I work with are looking for a part time receptionist. I know you did a little bit a couple of years ago, working at another medical clinic. The pay is good and so are the hours."

"Have they put the ad out yet?"

"Nope, they actually asked if I would look around first. So the job is all yours. Come by tomorrow at ten and I can hook you up." Temari said.

"Thanks Temari, now why don't we celebrate my new found job and Sasuke-free life, because it does feel kind of nice not to have that man around." the girls cheered and ordered before going back into their chatting mode, only stopping when the food came and to take bites.

"How's Naruto doing." Ino asked Hinata.

"He's good. He loves his job working at the police station with Sasuke, oops."

"Don't be oops about it. I have no problem with you talking about Naruto and Sasuke. You and Naruto are married and Naruto and Sasuke are best friends, so it's natural he would come up." Sakura shrugged.

"Wow, deep Sakura." Ino whispered.

"Only for you pig. So what's the other news going around. I feel like we haven't seen each other in so long."

"Forehead, we've been talking for almost two hours and you are saying that? Girls what have we been talking about?"

"Clothes." Temari said.

"Our boyfriends or husbands." Tenten inputted.

"And absolutely nothing about us." Sakura chimed at the end, "well except for me, but I'm an exception."

"Making it all about you, now." Tenten smirked.

"Of course." Sakura smiled taking a sip of lemonade. "When isn't it?" she joked and the girls laughed.

After another good hour and a half Sakura had to leave the group saying she needed to go pick up Seto from her parents and get back to the house. The girls laughed and waved goodbye Temari reminding her to be at the medical clinic about ten the next day.

After getting her car from the valet she made the drive back out to her parent's house to pick up her little boy. Going through the gates she pulled up in their driveway. Turning the car she just walked into the house. She heard giggling from the kitchen and went in to see her little boy covered in flour and her mother looking similar.

Leaning against the wall she watched as the grandmother and the grandson baked cookies together, though knowing her mom it was her idea as Seto wasn't one much to cook when Sakura asked him to help her make batter for breakfast in the mornings, but it was different when it was your grandma and not your mother.

Finally making some noise both her mother and son turned to look at her. The boy immediately got down off the chair with the help of his grandma before racing to his mother who already awaited his arrival. Picking him up he graciously shared his floured shirt with her.

"Mommy, me and grandma made cookies for you!" he excitedly told her as she walked towards her mother and the counter the two had been baking on. Arriving there she set the small boy on the counter and tried to get some of the flour off of both of them.

"Did you now? Are they good cookies?" she asked the small boy who eagerly nodded his head as his mouth was full of dough he had stolen. She took a finger and wiped the stray dough off of his face. "What kind of cookies are they?"

"Cocoa chip." he said mouth half full still. "Do you think daddy would like 'em?" he asked with eager onyx eyes.

"I don't know sweetie." she told.

"If he likes them maybe he will play with me more." the boy told her eagerly. From the corner of her eye she could see her mother frown slightly at the little boys comment. He had no idea what was going on with parents at all and he shouldn't, but he should at least feel both of his parent's love for him.

"Well why don't we go home and maybe when daddy gets home you can give him a cookie." now she felt a little bad for kicking him out of the house. The boy nodded and after Sakura thanked her mother and asked if she could watch him tomorrow the two left with a container full of cookies.

Emerald eyes looked in the rear view mirror to look at her little man. He was looking out the window, watching the trees and other cars go but she knew it would be extremely hard on him for a while since his father wouldn't be around but Sasuke had to learn. He was taking them for granted and he couldn't do that, she couldn't do that. It just hurt too much to not see him at all during the day and only for a brief moment in the middle of the night.

The car entered the neighborhood and after taking the correct turns she finally pulled the car into their lane and drive the car down it. Getting closer to the house she could see the truck that was sitting outside their house. On the side it held the Uchiwa fan, indicating that the driver was a part of the Police Force and looking at the license plate number she knew exactly which member was in her home.

After finally getting rid of Itachi he continued to lean back. His headache was pounding and he really didn't want to leave the office just yet and deal with all the paranoia outside his office, but he knew he had to start working on the folders in his desk. Grabbing a bottled water from the small fridge he fit under the desk and taking two aspirin he opened the first file of many files.

The Police Department was more than just officers. The whole organization spread out into several buildings and covered ranges of police enforcement. In the main building which was his building had the regular officers that pulled fast cars over and dealt with unruly activity. But the building to the left dealt with interrogation.

In that building it held all the people that were in jail for committing crimes and the like. There was also a juvenile facility inside the building as well and then there was the interrogation unit the organization had. It was run by a man named Ibiki Morino and he was a scary guy, if Sasuke had to admit. Good at what he did but downright scary.

The building to the right of the one he was in held the investigation department. That was where his brother worked with his freaks for friends. They did most of the investigation on murder crimes, accidents, etc, etc. All of Itachi's friends were apart of the group and did an excellent job at solving crimes. It was also where the crime labs were that a man named Shino Aburame was over. He was obsessed with bugs and somehow the man incorporated them into solving crimes and did blood work for investigations as well.

Overall it was a large organization and he, Sasuke Uchiha was in charge of it. His older brother was supposed to have his current position but his brother liked being on the investigation team instead and gave Sasuke the role of being in charge of everything, though their father was still active in the police area, still doing patrols. Sasuke was also one of the men that went out at times, though he was usually in the office he was now currently in or in the other two buildings checking up on cases and files.

This was one of the reasons why he didn't understand why Sakura was so mad at him. He ran all three buildings and had lots of things to take care of but apparently being home at seven was more important to her. Closing the file he looked at his computer screen. Sakura had come in one day and for his screen saver she had put pictures of her, her and him, and then Seto, and then all three of them.

It was currently a picture of Sakura and Seto at the beach about a year ago. Sakura was sitting with her legs spread apart with a little Seto sitting in between them with little blue swim trunks. She had on a large sun hat and her light pink bikini on. Seto was playing with the sand with his little hands a baby grin on his face as he looked up

Sighing, he wished everything could just be rewound to that time and then maybe now they wouldn't be having problems with their marriage and be that man that she once knew. But he really didn't know the problem. He wanted to be with her and their son but what was keeping him away? Everything had just been really frustrating at home lately and he didn't want to deal with it.

Closing the new file and pushing the rest to the side he decided he would go back to the house, take a shower, get his clothes and get out before Sakura had the time to yell at him about why for once he was there early. He ran a hand over his face, she could be such a pain at times and it frustrated him to no end. She would always be there nagging to do something, and it had just recently started because when they were first married she wasn't at all like that.

Making sure his wallet was still in his back pocket he grabbed the keys to the truck he used and exited the office making sure to just walk by Karin's desk without saying anything. She had started to be quite annoying, or rather even more, since he had accidentally slept with her. Now he just avoided her at all costs and when she confronted him about it he had told her it was a drunken mistake and that she should just forget about it.

Getting out to the white truck with the Uchiwa insignia on it he got in and started it up, and started the thirty minute drive to the house. The Department was near downtown so he had to get onto the freeway and then get back off to get to the residential suburban area where Sakura had pleaded with him to get their house at, not that he minded the peace and quiet after the noise of the city and downtown.

Seeing the garage door down and the house looking empty he heaved a sigh of relief thinking it would be easier than he thought it would be. Pulling the truck to the curbside he cut the engine and got out entering the house and taking the stairs up after getting through the entryway.

Quickly disposing of his day old clothes he stepped into the shower to clean himself up before he gathered his other clothes. It felt good to him to take the shower, cleaning his hair and body. There was a reason he took at least one shower a day and it was too feel clean.

After taking the shower and quickly shaving his almost nonexistent facial hair he started packing his clothes into a larger duffel he had in the closet. He took all of his work shirts and pants, as well as several pairs of jeans and shirts for casual occasions, and then his boxers. He stuffed them into the duffel and just about as he was about to get his items from the bathroom he heard the open and a pair of little feet run into the house followed by a lighter yet definitive set of footsteps.

He inwardly groaned, he hadn't been fast enough to leave before she got home. He groaned again when heard the lighter footsteps starting to climb the stairs. Quickly grabbing the things he needed in the bathroom he hurriedly finished getting the duffel together and just as he was zipping it up a figure came into the room and he looked up at her.

"Sakura." he stated coolly.

"Sasuke." Just as cool.

"I was just grabbing my stuff." He notified her and she just nodded. She was about the leave the entryway when she spoke.

"Seto, made some cookies for you at my mom's house. You might want to get some before you leave." onyx looked at her as she left his sight and he instantly berated himself. He was such a jerk to his wife and son.

"Sakura," he called and she appeared back in the door. "Can we talk about this?" He asked, becoming the lowly one.

"What's there to talk about." she said leaning against the door frame.

"A lot."

"Then start talking Sasuke because I really don't want to fight and every time you want to talk or I want to talk we end up fighting."

"Sakura, can't we just put this behind us. I'll come home earlier." her brow scrunched at him.

"What are you thinking Sasuke? It's not just being home early and we can't just put it behind us because if we do that then it's just going to come back later on." she was staring at him in disbelief. "You think we can just forget about what's happened? It's not that easy Sasuke."

"It can be."

"No, it can't. You haven't been here to know what's even going on. Our little boy cries himself to sleep at night because he thinks his father doesn't love him enough to come home and kiss him goodnight. He's always asking me where you are because he never gets to see you anymore. I make dinner for two, not three because I know you won't be home when we have dinner. I don't even know where my husband is after he gets off work at seven or eight. I'm always thinking to myself, what have I done or what haven't I been doing? I always second guess myself lately because I don't know if you even love me anymore. How many times in the last month have we made love, huh? Twice, Sasuke, twice. That used to be half of what we did in a night, a night Sasuke." Tears were streaming down her face.

"So no, we can't just put it behind us. So until you can start being that man again, don't come back here, because I can't stand my heart breaking anymore. So go see your son before you leave." she said stepping to the side so he could walk past her duffel in hand.

"I'm sorry Sakura." He told her quietly.

"So am I." she sniffed letting him walk by her and go downstairs. She heard the squeal of Seto when he saw his dad and telling him about the cookies he made before Sasuke was telling him he had to go and a little whining was involved before the door opened and closed and the truck's engine was heard starting and pulling away only then did she hear the small sniffles coming from the top of the stair case.

Her head spun to the source as soon as she wiped away her own tears. Her eyes caught sight of her little boy holding his hands close to his mouth as he tried to hold back tears that threatened to fall down his face. Sakura looked sadly at the little boy before crouching down and opening her arms for him to run into them.

She cradled the small boy to her for a moment before picking him up and with him in her arms walked over to the bed and set them both down on it. Laying on her side she continued to hold the small boy to her as she felt his warm tears soak through her shirt.

"Why did daddy leave?" he whimpered. "Doesn't daddy love us?" her viridian orbs went down to the small body.

"He's still loves us, he just needs time to think about a few things. He'll be back." and in her mind she prayed he would be because she didn't want their little boy growing up without his father. They stayed like that for the rest of the evening and falling asleep on top of the covers.

His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly showing the whites of his knuckles. It had hurt when Sakura told him they couldn't just put it behind them and a part of him felt guilty that he even mentioned that, the only good thing that came out of it was that he now understood what she was feeling and knowing that it hurt him.

Looking at the radio in the truck he noticed it was nearing seven at night. Groaning he realized he hadn't gotten an apartment yet, so he would have to stay with someone. His parents were out of the question. He didn't want them to know of his and Sakura's little separation. Naruto was also out of the question, he didn't want to deal with him right now, so the only choice was Itachi and hopefully his creepy friends wouldn't be there.

Taking the course that got to Itachi's apartment he got out of the truck and went to knock on the front door. It was only a few moments later that Itachi opened the door and gave a smug look to his younger brother before he invited him in.

"Kicked you out again?" He asked his younger brother's back who just nodded his head. "What did you say to her?" Sasuke flopped down on the couch dropping his bag.

"If we could just put it behind us." he muttered making Itachi frown.

"You never say that to a woman you are fighting with, especially if she's your wife. So what did she say?"

"She told me we couldn't put it behind us and then gave me reasons. I feel like a total ass."

"You should. So what were the reasons?"

"Don't want to tell you."

"Fine, but you will eventually if you want to work it out with her."

"Hn."

"So you want to stay here?"

"Aa. Just until I find an apartment."

"Don't worry about my friends, they got banned after they threw a party here without my knowledge, they won't be coming around, so you can stay here and save the money and buy Sakura a really big gift to apologize to her."

"Hn."

"Good, you know where the room is, so have fun and I won't cook dinner for you, so deal with it." Itachi said heading into the kitchen while Sasuke glared at the back of his older brother.

Sasuke walked back towards the guest room where he had spend a night or two before. Dropping his bag on the ground next to the bed he fell upon the bed his back hitting the comfortable mattress, as he looked blankly at the ceiling. He couldn't get Seto's face out of his mind. The little boy had been so happy to see him, but once he had told him he had to leave the happy face fell, being overtaken with sadness and loneliness.

He had to start re-thinking everything and he had to do something quickly or he knew that Sakura would do something that both of them regretted and he didn't want that. He really wanted to spend time with her and their son, but time wasn't available much anymore. There is always something new coming up at work and he knew that when he took over that his job was a top priority and he thought that Sakura knew that too, but apparently she didn't. Groaning he got off the bed and walked towards the kitchen, maybe he did need to have a talk with Itachi.

so theres the next one... not sure how i feel about it, but whatever. it will start spicing up a little next chapter!

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