Hi Everyone. I'm well aware that it's been about 3,263 years since I've updated. I'm going to grant myself a mulligan this time since I relocated…from one country to another. But I'm almost settled now, which is good news for this story. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Keep in mind that Enzo does NOT know Chi Chi is married. That seemed to be a point of misunderstanding in the last chapter.

Disclaimer:

I do not own or profit from any Dragonball Z content or characters. The same applies to any popular songs referenced in the story, any publications, movies, or other cultural references. Any original characters not in the Dragonball Z universe are named at random, and not intended to mirror any living or dead individual.

The idea for this story belongs to Charismatic Beauty.

Chapter 10: A Day of Reckoning

Author's Warning: Chapter contains lemon.

The following Saturday, Chi Chi headed out to West City on the basis of having last minute holiday items to finish. Of course, she had afternoon plans with Enzo.

She left early and told Bulma to expect her. Outside of wanting to see her, she had some choice words prepared, effectively pinning blame on her for what happened with Goten.

Chi Chi arrived at Capsule Corp's living quarters and knocked. Bulma's mother answered. Chi Chi wondered how the woman maintained such a youthful appearance after such time. She looked younger than Bulma at this point.

"Chi Chi! How are you dear?!"

"Hello Mrs. Briefs. I'm okay. How have you been?"

"Well wonderful now since Bulma is back! Come in. I'll make some tea. Bulma is in the office area."

Chi Chi meandered through the maze of a house. She had been there enough times to know her way around; but it was still easy enough to get lost.

Meanwhile, in the den, which was used as an office during off-hours, Bulma was busy pecking away on her laptop trying to catch up on emails she missed during her time away. She was going like a bat out of hell; but was still barely making a dent, as new messages kept flooding the inbox of the brilliant heiress.

Despite seeing it before, Chi Chi couldn't help but be mesmerized by the den's décor. Greco-Roman columns dotted the corners, with cherry wood bookshelves and cabinets. Bulma's attention was interrupted as Chi Chi eventually knocked on the side wall of the open door. Upon glancing up and seeing her friend, Bulma screeched.

"AHHHHH!," she exclaimed while running over to hug Chi Chi.

Chi Chi warmly reciprocated her hug while closing her eyes, happy to see her fellow Saiyan matriarch vibrant and well again.

"How are you feeling?" Chi Chi asked as the two began to sit down.

"I feel fantastic! Really! It's like the clock has been turned back five years."

"You dyed your hair again," Chi Chi observed.

"Yep, not everyone can maintain their color through grandparenthood," Bulma glibly remarked, referencing Chi Chi's still healthy brunette (and natural) color.

"Well, given the pace of your work you definitely seemed revitalized."

"I am. Outside of the mess I helped create beforehand, I couldn't ask for much more to be going well."

"Right, there is that. I actually wanted to talk to you about it," Chi Chi's tone suddenly changed.

Bulma looked up saucer-eyed, knowing what Chi Chi's tone suggested. She was pissed.

"Okay," Bulma tepidly prompted.

"Your actions influenced my son, and yours, to partake in extremely reckless activities that night. This is not a light matter, as I'm sure you're aware. Using the substance is one thing. Unprotected sexual activity is another. I'm not solely blaming you. I've reflected on my own self as a parent, and how Goten would even consider being involved with such escapades. I'm very much responsible for raising him with too much leniency. Gohan would never even have considered doing such things."

"Mmm…to be fair, Gohan was a rather unique child," Bulma said, effectively parroting Goku's sentiments.

She continued, "Part of it was likely how you raised him; but it's not fair to yourself to think you were too lenient with Goten. What's lenient to you is very strict to most," Bulma interrupted.

"That may be. But nonetheless, I still view a lot of this as my responsibility. With that said, it's yours too. Trunks picked up on your behavior, and Goten got mixed up in it because of how much time they spend together. So, with that in mind, Vegeta and I agreed those two are not to see each other until further notice. I still feel like that moratorium should be in place, save for special occasions our families may spend together. They're a dangerous combination right now given their age."

Bulma lightly nodded her head in agreement, "I agree," she stated quietly, now feeling embarrassed and completely focusing her attention on Chi Chi away from her computer.

"Further, if this sort of thing happens again, I will not allow my family to mingle with yours going forward. That includes my oldest son, his wife, and daughter. Whatever Goku and Vegeta do doesn't really concern me; but everything else WILL be stopped."

It had been years since Chi Chi talked to Bulma this way, before they truly became friends; but she knew Chi Chi was capable of it, given stories she'd heard about her with Goku and her sons. She looked at Chi Chi with some resentment. Who was she to speak to her this way? To protect her family? Like Bulma was some kind of predator. She made a mistake, assuredly. But how often had she bailed out Chi Chi's family financially, not to mention covering Gohan's university costs? And how much guidance had she given to Gohan in his career path that Chi Chi could never have given? Not to mention that she allowed her son to be best friends with a boy from a low class family, which didn't exactly help Trunks in school. His affiliation with Goten lowered his instructors' views of him as the next heir to Capsule Corp.

Regardless, Bulma knew Chi Chi was prone to overreaction, and she viewed this as just that. So she took it in stride.

"Yes, okay. It's not going to happen again; but I understand," Bulma diplomatically responded.

"Okay then," Chi Chi affirmed.

Bulma closed her eyes in both anger and embarrassment. She didn't want this visit to end on such a note. Then she remembered her chat with Enzo.

"Hey, Chi Chi, is there anything else you wanted to go over about this matter?"

"…No, that's it."

"Okay…well. Something interesting to tell you that's unrelated. Do you remember that guy you danced with at the gala?"

Now it was Chi Chi's turn to be saucer-eyed, with a huge pit in her stomach.

"Uh…sure. Guy with the funny mask."

"Right, well he's our main supplier for baked items. Guy's name is Enzo and he owns probably the biggest bakery in the city."

Chi Chi nodded as if she didn't know any of this.

"Anyway, I talked to him the other day about a business related matter, and then started asking me about you! Like what type of person you are, and so on. It was kind of funny on my end because this isn't the first time he's used me as a screener for women he likes. Of course, the women he likes almost always are married already. He's big on the traditional types. Thought you'd be interested to hear that as a confidence booster. You're a looker sweetie!"

Chi Chi worked very hard to not give any indication that she knew the man, "Well, that's flattering," she deadpanned.

"You told him I'm married, right?" Chi Chi asked with anxiety.

"Oh of course."

Chi Chi bent her head down hide her facial expression. If Bulma told him that then what would he think of her now? Especially after she explicitly lied to him about her marital status. And it's not as if she didn't know he was trying to court her. She was kind of stringing him along for male attention.

"Ohhhh, wait. I don't think I got to that part," Bulma started laughing.

"When I was talking to him it was already late in the day, and I was carrying on the conversation somewhat absent mindedly. After he mentioned you, I immediately wanted to get off the phone with him since obviously he would have no chance with you. So…nope. Didn't tell him you were married."

A load of bricks lifted off Chi Chi's shoulders upon hearing this. She lifted her face up again, no longer panicking about Enzo's perception of her.

"You left out an important part Bulma," Chi Chi stated, albeit speciously.

"Ehh, it's not like it'll make a difference."

Mrs. Briefs walked in with tea. The two took a cup and started sipping as they descended into ladies' talk.

After another hour or so with Bulma, Chi Chi left Capsule Corp and ventured toward her meeting with Enzo.

Vegeta came out of training shortly after Chi Chi left. Knowing that she was there, he was naturally curious.

"What did Kakarot's woman want?"

"It seems like to provide me a thinly veiled moralizing beratement," Bulma replied, still bitter from the way Chi Chi spoke to her earlier.

"That woman has no right to speak about morals," Vegeta remarked.

"What do you mean, Vegeta?"

"You'll see," Vegeta replied, while making Bulma once again feel protected by her Prince.

Gohan was putting in another Saturday at the office. The city was surprisingly uncrowded today; so he was able to pick up on individual life forms. He noticed his mother at Capsule Corp…and now leaving. Still suspicious from everything that had been happening lately, he continued to trace her to see if she was heading back to the mountain region. She wasn't. That was enough for Gohan to save his work and leave his office. He was officially following his mother.

Chi Chi drove from Capsule toward the café where she had agreed to meet Enzo. She probably could have walked from Capsule Corp; but leaving her car there would be suspicious. Even if she said she was doing some shopping, which she did plan to do today, it seemed unreasonable that she would be able to carry all of her purchases from shopping destinations back to her car. So she drove.

Chi Chi had decided on the drive into the city that she was going to tell Enzo that she couldn't meet with him anymore, and nip this in the bud. Goku was definitely trying to improve and was striking a better balance in terms of being an actual husband. Not to mention that she had a really close call the other night when she was too inebriated to drive back to the mountains.

With the city being relatively quiet, she had no issues finding a parking spot. She entered the café to see Enzo was already there sipping coffee. The two greeted each other with a hug and Chi Chi ordered a beverage. Gohan was on the other side of the street and could see clearly through the windows of the café that his mother was with a man. His suspicions for the past couple weeks seemed confirmed. He bought a newspaper from a street stand to inconspicuously wait things out.

Chi Chi and Enzo sat down.

"How have you been?" Enzo started pleasantries.

"Not bad. Very busy, this time of year. How's work? Are you guys getting even busier?" Chi Chi asked with a slight grin.

"Yea. I was there earlier this morning. Depending on what progress we make, I may go back later. I'm exhausted though," Enzo answered.

"I bet…"

Sensing Chi Chi's proclivity for awkward silences he started talking about his conversation with Bulma.

"I hope you don't find this weird; but I asked Bulma about you the other day."

"…In what respect? And no, it seems reasonable considering we only met recently." Chi Chi asked and noted, once again playing dumb. She was starting to see an issue here. She was constantly telling lies to cover other lies and pretending she didn't know about things to cover herself. She wasn't sure if she could keep it up. This sort of deception was not natural for her.

"I asked somethings about the type of person she knows you to be, what type of things you like to do. Just some general things."

"And does the story check out?" Chi Chi asked with a smile and some sarcasm.

"Yes, it does," Enzo plainly replied.

Enzo then sought to continue speaking; but he was having a difficult time forming words. After about a five second pause, he finally spoke.

"Look, Chi Chi…I, uh, well, I really like you a lot. And frankly, I wanted to ask if you would be interested in starting to date-officially."

"Shit," Chi Chi thought as she stared at Enzo.

This completely went against Chi Chi's plan for this encounter, and now she was legitimately concerned about hurting Enzo's feelings. As her brain quickly thought through literally everything she considered a couple things.

"Things have been better with Goku; but he always ends up reverting back to his normal state, which would be the way things were a month ago. Besides, I've already been able to go out and meet Enzo anyway. While there have been close calls, I just need to be more careful about it. And me 'dating' doesn't really mean anything if we don't do anything. Worst case scenario is that I actually have a friend besides Bulma. And if things start actually getting serious, then I stop it then."

After what seemed like an eternity to Chi Chi, she finally replied, "Sure, I'd like that."

Enzo lightly grinned and expressed his happiness with a mere "awesome."

"I can get us tickets to the last seasonal showing of the Nutcracker if you're interested. It's tomorrow. So short notice, I know; but if you don't know now try to let me know by early evening."

"Oh, okay!" Chi Chi replied enthusiastically.

Getting out on Sunday might be a challenge for her; but she had always wanted to see the play, and naturally she never really did more cultured things with Goku.

'A guy who can get last minute tickets…nice,' she thought to herself.

Lost in this is that Enzo was dressed very sporty. Nice jeans, a collared shirt and a blue blazer with shiny black leather shoes-probably from Italy if she had to guess. No tie. Classic Southern European male look.

Chi Chi felt her succumbing to something she was fighting for a little bit: she found Enzo very attractive.

Given this thought she started having second thoughts about her belief that simply 'dating' him would be harmless as long as nothing happened. Her thought pattern was broken by Enzo.

"Anyway, I really wanted to meet you today to propose that to you. I'd actually like to head home now and catch some sleep. So let me know about tomorrow, and if not we'll make others plans," Enzo closed.

He got up from his chair, proceeded to lightly kiss Chi Chi on the forehead and started walking out. Sitting there dumbfounded, Chi Chi got up and caught up to Enzo.

"How far do you live from here?" Chi chi asked.

"Couple blocks," Enzo factually replied.

"Okay, I'll walk home with you."

Enzo seemed a bit surprised but agreed.

Gohan couldn't see Enzo kissing Chi Chi since he was pretending to read the paper; but he noticed a big shift in his mother's energy.

Chi Chi walked with Enzo back to his apartment building entrance.

Enzo turned and smiled, "Okay, talk to you soon."

Chi Chi was starting to wonder. She could feel herself beginning to be overwhelmed by a combination of caring and lust for this man.

"I wonder what his place looks like," she thought.

"Hey, would you mind if I came up and saw your place for a bit?" Chi Chi asked hesitantly.

Enzo eyed her strangely, as if he wasn't expecting it. He really wanted to sleep; but another couple minutes would be okay. He agreed and Enzo led Chi Chi to his apartment.

Upon entering, Chi Chi noted that Enzo's apartment was decorated much the way his bakery was. It was fairly spacious, and the rent there certainly wasn't cheap judging by the size, although it seemed like Enzo could probably afford a bigger place if he wanted one. There was a kitchen, a sitting room, and two bedrooms. It was also very tidy in the kitchen and there was generally little clutter, aside from where his video game console was. This surprised Chi Chi considering he was a single man.

"So this is it! Not a whole lot else to say." Enzo remarked with a grin.

"You keep this place up well. And the decorative flair adds a lot to it," Chi Chi complemented.

"Thanks," Enzo stated quietly.

All in all, it seemed evident Enzo was a modest man who didn't get out too much socially because of how seriously he took his work. The latter point is the only thing that would explain why he wasn't married or in a serious relationship at this point.

"They don't make 'em like this anymore,' Chi Chi thought referring to the type of man Enzo was.

As Chi Chi processed her thought, she placed her left hand on Enzo's shoulder.

Enzo was caught off guard by this, and then even more so when Chi Chi slowly moved in to kiss him on the mouth. Enzo's tired eyes were weary of what appeared to be happening.

As their lips met, Chi Chi started moving her tongue into Enzo's mouth.

"I can't believe I'm really doing this."

As their kiss intensified, Enzo slightly attempted to push Chi Chi away-but he couldn't. Chi Chi's physical strength was overbearing for him. As Chi Chi began pleasuring him with a free hand, he acquiesced. Enzo reciprocated by doing the same for Chi Chi under her skirt.

"Wow, she's good." Enzo thought.

"Wow, he's good." Chi Chi thought, beginning to lose any inhibitions about her actions that she may have had before.

Chi Chi let out a slight moan and removed Enzo's blazer and started to unbutton his shirt. Enzo was shredded. Not like Goku, of course; but for a human his body wasn't too far off from the miniature Roman statue he had as decoration. Enzo proceeded to remove Chi Chi's skirt and blouse. Now down to her undergarments, Enzo continued pleasuring her below as well as on her breasts with his other hand. Chi Chi let her hair loose and allowed her head to fall back in ecstasy.

Chi Chi let out a gasp that was a little louder and rested her head on Enzo's shoulder as she began to remove his jeans. Enzo's arousal was evident. Chi Chi slipped her hand under his boxers and began playing with him. Enzo released a huff of air, trying to restrain his outburst.

Enzo undid Chi Chi's bra and started to orally please Chi Chi's breasts. Chi Chi let out a fairly loud gasp. It had been so long since she was fulfilled like this. While doing this, Enzo removed her underpants and began caressing her bottom.

Enzo stopped suddenly and removed his boxers and walked into his room. Chi Chi followed. Enzo's excitement on full display, he quickly moved to apply protection. Chi Chi was a bit perplexed by this because Goku had never used protection.

After this, Enzo gently pulled Chi Chi towards him. They began to kiss again with a significant amount of tongue. Enzo continued fooling around with Chi Chi's labia and clitoris. Chi Chi was getting lightheaded from the pleasure such that she moved for the two to lay down on the bed. Enzo's laid his member on Chi Chi's folds as he continued suckling her breasts.

Finally, Enzo moved to insert himself in her. As Chi Chi felt him start to enter, her eyes shot open.

"What am I doing?! This could throw away everything in life I've built! What would my sons think of me? How would Goku react?!" Chi Chi was thinking of all the reasons why this was a bad idea as her eyes started to water with tears.

Enzo noticed her tears and questioned why she was crying. He immediately stopped and removed himself.

"What's wrong? It's not pain from me is it?"

"No…I…I just can't do this! I'm sorry." She ended somberly with shame.

Chi Chi got up and dressed herself. She also redid her hair.

"I'm very sorry Enzo. This was a stupid idea from the start," she apologized still teary eyed.

Very confused, Enzo just stared at her as she walked out.

As Chi Chi walked down the stairs to exit the building, her tears continued to escalate as she thought about everything. She finally arrived at the door and stepped out with tears streaming down to her blouse.

"Hello mother," Gohan greeted her in an angry voice with a penetrating stare.