Marron woke up in the middle of the night feeling cold. She rolled over to her left to get body heat from Gohan, but to her surprise, he wasn't there. She checked the time and saw that it was two in the morning. She immediately got up from her bed, and searched the house looking for him. He wasn't there. She started to panic and was about to wake up Pan. "Calm down Marron," she told herself. She walked to the living room window to see if his car was out there, but it wasn't. "Where is he?" thought Marron.
Marron picked up her cell phone and called her husband. Gohan did not answer the phone, and she left him a message. He returned her phone call three minutes later.
"Where are you?" she asked, as calmly as she could.
"I'm at my office," he said. "I have a lot of things on my mind, and I couldn't sleep. I didn't mean to worry you," he said.
"Do you want to talk?" she asked. "I have no problem driving to your job."
"No!" he yelled. "I mean no. It's late, and I don't want you leaving Pan in the house by herself."
"Okay," said Marron. "But if you're not home in ten minutes, I'm coming down there."
"I'll be there shortly," he said. "See you soon."
Marron and Gohan ended their phone conversation.
Marron walked into the kitchen, and began pacing back and forth. She started thinking back to what Bra told her. "Is he freaking out over this baby, or is their something else?" thought Marron. "Maybe Goten knows something. And if he does, I'm sure Bra will tell me later on today when I call her." Marron opened the refrigerator door and decided to pour herself a glass of orange juice.
Gohan came home within the ten minutes, and entered through the front door. Marron heard him and met him in the living room.
"Do you always sneak out, when you think I'm going to sleep through the night?" asked Marron.
"No, this is my first time," said Gohan, avoiding Marron's face.
"What is wrong with you?" asked Marron. "Are you really that unhappy about this baby?" she asked, sounding like she was about to cry.
"I'm not unhappy about the baby. I was just surprised," said Gohan. "Very, surprised," he said, trying to reassure her.
Marron looked very sad, and Gohan walked over to give her a hug. As she hugged him, she noticed the scent of 'Simply Sexy' on him. Marron didn't think anything of it. She just assumed he had on a used shirt, and that the perfume was hers.
Gohan held out his hand for Marron to take. She accepted, and he led her upstairs to their bed. Marron cuddled up next to him, and fell asleep in his arms.
Gohan saw how relaxed his wife was. He thought she looked so cute, and couldn't resist stealing a kiss. "I'm sorry," he said. "I am truly sorry."
Gohan got up early that morning and cooked Marron and Pan breakfast.
"What is this about?" asked Pan.
"Nothing, I'm just in a good mood," said Gohan.
"Yeah right," replied Pan, doubting her father.
"And how is my beautiful wife?" asked Gohan.
"What did you do?!" asked Marron and Pan.
"Nothing," he said.
"You're behaving strange dad, you never compliment mom," said Pan.
"Yes I do," he said.
"No you don't," said Marron, looking at him.
Gohan was starting to feel nervous. He doesn't know his usual behavior with them, and his 'good intentions' were coming off as suspicious. He didn't want them to become suspicious of him, so he said he had to hurry off to work.
"Bra was right," thought Marron. "Gohan is hiding something."
When Pan finished eating, she hugged her mom, told her bye, and left to catch the bus for school.
Marron made a quick phone call to Bra, and asked her if Goten told her anything. Bra told her, 'No, but I'm working on it.'
End of Chapter
