"That's the last of them.", Saito said while cupping his groin with his right hand and flushing the ashes down the toilet with his left.

"It better be.", Louise responded with a grim expression.

"Louise, I just want you to know.", Saito said in defense, "Those magazines have been here the whole time was I gone. They were there before we met."

"That doesn't give you an excuse as to why you didn't tell me.", Louise sounded even more angry.

Saito thought for a moment. Why hadn't he told the woman he had sworn to tell everything about something that would make her feel insecure? All the girls in those magazines were much larger than Louise and he knew how defensive she was of her body. Was that the reason? Was he afraid of making her feel unattractive sexually? Or was it because he feared that she may have conformation to her claims of him being a dog in heat?

"You're right.", Saito apologized, "I just don't want you to know how bad I was 2 years ago."

"I summoned you 2 years ago. I have a good idea on how bad you were.", Louise leaned in closer to Saito, "But we changed eachother for the better."

Louise gave Saito a deep kiss out of forgiveness.

"But you're still not off the hook yet.", Louise assured her husband, "You went from being a dog in heat to a dog on a tight leash."

Saito was still groping his groin as he was still afraid that he would either be hit there or she would cut them off like she threatened. Once they went back downstairs, Saito would stay right behind Louise, thinking that she couldn't make a nutshot if he was behind her. Just as they went into the living room, Ryuto made his way through the door.

"Welcome home, Dad.", Saito welcomed his father.

"Oh, hello son.", Ryuto replied, then changing attention to his daughter-in-law, "Let me guess. My son picked out that outfit."

Saito was still behind Louise except now he had tears in his eyes and was mouthing the words, "No. Please. Stop talking."

"Dinner is ready!", Ayumi announced.

"Saved by the dinner bell.", Saito thought.

Ayumi had a made a large meal of sukiyaki.

"Sukiyaki? What's the occasion?", Saito asked.

"Just a big welcome home dinner.", Ayumi answered.

"Then let's dig in!", Saito shouted.

Ayumi placed the pot in the middle of the table and Saito and Ryuto filled their bowls like they had never tasted food.

"Our husbands are gluttons aren't they.", Louise sighed.

"Yep.", Ayumi agreed.

"Hey, I take offense to that!", Saito and Ryuto exclaimed in unison.

"You were meant to.", Derf repeated Louise from lunchtime.

"I'm thinking about making a quick round trip to Halkeginia right now to leave the sword with a big mouth on the other side.", Saito mumbled.

Ayumi and Louise filled their bowls with the sukiyaki and were slightly entertained by Saito mumbling to himself.

"So Dad,", Saito began, "Louise and I were thinking of taking you all to Halkeginia to visit."

"I guess I could use some vacation days.", Ryuto said, "And Kosuke will have a break from school soon."

"Oh, and since I have a thicker wallet now, I want to give you guys something." Saito said as he pulled out something from his back pocket.

"A gold coin?!", Ayumi and Ryuto exclaimed in unison.

"I brought 5 with us. Halkeginian Écu is solid gold so I figured I could buy anything I wanted while I was here.", Saito explained, "Thanks for dinner mom. I'm going to go set a bath."

"Could I go first?", Louise asked.

"Sure I get it ready for you.", Saito answered, "I wish that we had gotten a change of clothes for you though."

Saito parents stood astonished at the solid gold coin on their dinner table, as the young couple went up to the bathroom. Saito had set the water for his bride and let her undress. Louise got in the bathtub while Saito went into his bedroom to get her a change of clothes.

"Try not be as loud as you were last night, partner", Derf told Saito.

Saito took Derf and left him in the living room.

"Derf stays here.", Saito announced, "Under no circumstances will anyone move him."

Saito's parents did not notice his announcement as they were still marvelling at the gold. Saito went back to his room and found a naked Louise drying off.

"Louise, you're already done?", Saito asked.

"Is that a problem?", Louise said, as she removed the towel from her chest revealing her nipples.

"Not at all.", Saito said, with a nosebleed forming, "I'll just take a quick bath and be back."

Saito ran into the bathroom at near Mach speed, quickly ripping off his clothes, and jumping into the water. He scrubbed his body so quickly that a fire might of started if it weren't for the water. Once he scrubbed himself raw, he grabbed a towel and ran back to his room.

"What took you so long?", Louise said with a seductive voice, who was without a towel and sitting on Saito's bed.