"Dad, come on," Lindsey groaned as she stood in Bulma's lab, staring at Goku, who had his back pressed against the wall, shaking his head. "You have to get fitted for your armor!"

"No one told me there were going to be needles involved!" Goku protested loudly, his eyes flicking nervously over towards Jenny and the cushion full of straight pins.

Jenny sighed loudly, rubbing at the bridge of her nose as Goku cowered in a corner. "Goku, there is nothing medical about these! They aren't even needles! They are pins!"

Goku shook his head, wild look in his eyes. "They are still sharp!" he argued, "And they feel a lot like needles!" Chichi would often stick him accidentally when she was fitting him for clothes. It wasn't fun.

"They don't even hurt!" Lindsey argued back, grabbing a pin from the cushion and sticking it through the top layer of skin on the tip of her finger. "See? I can't even feel it!" she grinned, wiggling her finger at him with the pin still in it.

Goku gagged and turned his face away, covering his mouth with his hand. He felt sweaty, his knees weak, his hands starting to shake.

Lindsey frowned at him. "Seriously? Daaaaad. Come on." She paused and looked down at her fingertips. "I wonder if I could sew my fingers together like this," she muttered.

"Okay, OUT," Jenny scolded, pointing at the door.

Lindsey blinked at her friend. "Whaaaaaat?"

Jenny shook her head, her lips pressed to a thin line. "You're not helping. You're only making it worse. You've been fitted for your armor, now go home."

"Awww," Lindsey frowned and pulled the pin out and stabbed it back into its cushion. "I never get to have any fun."

"There is nothing fun about needles!" Goku shot at her. He loved his daughter, but damn if she wasn't a pain to deal with sometimes.

"All right, all right, I'm going," Lindsey cried, grabbing her purse and slinging it over her shoulder. She went to Jenny and hugged her. "Thanks again, babe."

"Yep," Jenny answered, still frowning over at Goku.

"See ya on Saturday, Dad," Lindsey said as she headed for the door.

He gave a nod, but didn't answer. She was so paying for that in training.

Tien was excited about today. He didn't know why, he never got terribly excited about anything, but he was anxious to see what this armor would turn out like. Supposedly Jenny had the sketches for everyone's armor already done and he couldn't wait to see it all come together. He knocked on the open lab door, nearly bumping into Lindsey.

"Oh! Sorry, Tien. Hey, Subbie," Lindsey muttered and ducked out the door, shaking her head about Goku and his refusal to cooperate with Jenny. And he had the nerve to call her stubborn?

"We're here!" Sabriena announced loudly. She paused and cocked an eyebrow at Goku. "What on earth is the matter with you?"

Jenny turned to wave at her new guests with an annoyed look on her face. "Nerves of steel here won't let me fit him because he is afraid I'm going to stick him with a pin."

Goku shook his head. "Can't you just use tape? That's not sharp at all!"

Sabriena clapped a hand to her face. "You can't use tape, it won't hold together right," she snickered.

Tien sighed. He knew about Goku's phobia of needles. "Here, Goku, I'll go first," he offered. "Jenny's not going to stick you. I'll prove it." He paused and looked at Jenny, "Ah, that is, if you're okay with me going first."

Jenny nodded, laughing, "So long as I get some form of work done today. Now get over here and strip."

Tien cocked an eyebrow at her, but peeled his shirt off as Jenny grabbed up her supplies.

"I see what's going on here," Sabriena smirked. "This is just an excuse to see all the men in their boxers." She tried to take a step forward, but Goku had a hold of her shoulders and pulled her back to him.

"Damn, you figured me out," Jenny chuckled and beckoned Tien over to the area she was working in, noticing Goku edging himself along the walls to go and hide behind Sabriena, trying to use her as a shield. It was too easy, Jenny thought as she quickly pinned what she needed to and where in less than five minutest showing Tien the designs and asking him if he had any altercation requests.

"Looks good, girl," Tien answered. "I can't wait to see it when it's finished."

"Goku!" Sabriena laughed as he held her by the arms, blocking Jenny from him. "You big baby! Look. She didn't stick Tien. And he's harder to work with; he's bigger than you." She tried to wriggle away from him and laughed as he continued to hold onto her.

Tien turned and looked at Goku. "Come on, Jenny knows what she's doing. She's not going to stick you. Or would you rather Sabriena go next?"

Goku peered warily at Tien, looking him over quickly for any kind of pokes or holes in his skin, but saw nothing. He looked to Sabriena, a pleading in his dark eyes for her to understand. "Would you mind?" he asked

Sabriena sighed, not understanding this man at all. The strongest man in the universe and he was afraid of getting stuck with a straight pin? "Okay, okay," she said in a soothing voice. "Just for you." She shucked off her heavy coat as she looked at what Jenny had created for her. "I guess you'd get a better fit if I didn't have all this on, huh?" she asked. Without a second thought, she peeled off her shirt and her jeans, casting them aside. It was just Jenny and Goku after all.

Tien couldn't help the little smirk on his lips as he looked at her in the little pieces of blue lace. Gods, she was gorgeous and it made his ego swell to think that she was his. His eyes locked onto hers as she picked up her clothes and walked towards him.

Jenny just laughed as her half naked friend made a show of walking over to stand in front of her boyfriend. She looked over at the Saiyan and almost broke out cracking up. She knew that these three had been training a lot over the months, however, she imagined Goku and never seen Sabriena like this, if his face was anything to go by.

Goku's eyes followed her, drinking up every curve, every bounce. He mentally smacked himself as he remembered accidentally grabbing her the other day when she blinded him with the Solar Flare. He tore his eyes away and cursed himself. Chichi would kill him if she saw him staring like that and he suddenly felt very guilty.

Tien had suddenly found himself oblivious to the fact that anyone else was in the room. He smirked at her as she handed her clothes to him. "Hold these for me, won't you, baby?" she purred.

"Not a problem," he answered, leaning down to kiss her, nibbling on her lower lip for a moment. She turned and walked over to Jenny and he couldn't help but tip his head slightly, admiring her rounded ass, the way the lace only covered the line between her cheeks, the light blue standing out against her tanned skin.

"Okay, bitch," Sabriena giggled to Jenny. "Pin me." She cast a glance over her shoulder at Goku. "Now watch. She won't stick me. You'll see."

Jenny threw her head back and laughed, replying with a wink at her, "Oh baby, you couldn't handle it if I pinned you." She winked at her friend and grinned.

"Oh, I think I could," Sabriena replied, very much aware of the looks her husband and Goku were giving them. She bit her bottom lip to keep from cracking up. She wondered how much teasing she and Jenny could get away with before the guys either lost it or told them to knock it off. "You can pin me any way you want," she purred, leaning slightly forward to emphasize the curves of her chest and her hips.

Goku swallowed thickly and backed up again, until the cool wall met his back. His mind flashed with images of Chichi, memories of her, all of the photos they had together, but that was too late. He just couldn't seem to tear his eyes away from Sabriena.

Jenny chuckled as she pinned Sabriena down to where the leather pieces of the armor was ready to fit on her like a glove. She sighed as she noticed Goku trying to get away again but this time not because of any accidental sticks, but she could have sworn it was because he was glancing over at the fine young woman in front of him. And her scantily clad buttocks.

"Perfect!" Sabriena grinned. She carefully removed the pieces and went to Tien, who was staring at her with a hungry look in his eyes. She flashed a big smile at him and took her clothes back, slipping them on. She looked over at Goku, "See? I told ya it was fine. Your turn." She paused and looked him up and down. "Now you strip and let her pin you," she added with a laugh and shot a wink at Jenny.

Goku was a bit dumbfounded at her but he nodded and tugged off his shirt and pants, leaving himself in nothing but a pair of boxer shorts. He shivered against the cold air. Jenny chuckled at Sabriena's unique but effective was of getting people to do things.

Goku had his eyes shut the whole time while Jenny worked, and it was true - she was done before he really had time to be afraid of the needle.

Sabriena tried not to smile too much, proud of Goku for overcoming his fear for the moment. "See? That wasn't so bad," she said. She met Jenny's eyes and nearly laughed again. "Men are easy. You just gotta give 'em a distraction," she laughed. "OW!" She grabbed the back of her head and glared at Tien.

"Behave," he warned. Goku was in enough trouble with Chichi as it was. The last thing his friend needed was for Chichi to have more reasons to make accusations.

"Well, it's true," Sabriena grumbled, rubbing her head. "If any of the other guys give ya fits, just flash 'em, Jen."

Jenny couldn't stop her laughter as she finally put away the pins and Goku hurried to get dressed again, happy to be warmer. He didn't want to lie to his mate, but he also didn't want to get the cold shoulder from her again they were on a turn for the better. He could feel it, after that dinner had gone so well, he had to be making progress with her. Yes, he had been sleeping on the couch nearly every night, but she hadn't brought up the divorce thing again and that was progress, right?

"Well, I guess we'd better head back," Tien said.

"Just a sec," Sabriena said, "I gotta use the restroom." She hurried out of the lab and down the hall.

"Yeah, I gotta go, too," Jenny said, checking her watch. "I'm supposed to go to dinner with Dad here in a little bit. I'll see you guys later."

"Thanks, Jenny," Tien said with a wave and looked at Goku, motioning for the Saiyan to follow him out into the hall. He shut the door behind him and rubbed at the back of his neck. "Ah, sorry about that," he said sheepishly. "I know those girls got a little... you know... carried away acting silly and all. I don't want that to come back on you. Sabriena just doesn't think sometimes. I'm sorry, man."

Goku shook his head. "Nah, it's alright. I hardly noticed her," he reassured his friend, "I'm glad she was a little silly. It helped distract me from what was really going on." He grinned at his friend. "Did you and her need a lift back to the cabin?" he asked

"Sure, if you don't mind," Tien answered, relieved that Goku wasn't upset or worried about it. "There's still a few hours of daylight left. You wanna hang out and spar or something?"

"Ready!" Sabriena grinned, bouncing down the hallway to them. She wrapped her arms around Goku's waist and hugged him. "See? That wasn't so bad, was it?"

Goku chuckled. "If I have to get needles again, I am kidnapping you, Sabriena." He sighed happily, looking at Tien again. "Sparring sounds great!" He let his arm wrap around Sabriena's shoulders and when he felt Tien grab onto them he easily teleported them back to the cabin, thinking eagerly of working off the pent up energy he felt in his system.

Vegeta sat back in the chair, eying his daughter across the table as she gave her order to the waiter. He'd never been to this steakhouse before, but he already liked it better than the fancy restaurants Bulma favored or the obnoxious sports bar Trunks would occasionally talk him into going to. This was nice, quiet, but not stuffy and uptight.

He sipped at his water, already wondering what she was up to. He could see the little glint in her eyes as if she was terribly pleased with herself, but he decided not to comment on it. Not yet. She was working on something, he was sure of it, and he didn't want to spoil it for her. He knew she'd worked like crazy that day, scheduling a bunch of their group to come in for fittings on the armor. He didn't know how she was able to get all of it done in one day. "So did you get everyone fitted for the armor today?" he asked.

She chuckled at him, leaning forward on the table, resting her head in her hands. "That would be insane; I could never get everyone fitted in an entire day. I made sure to schedule everyone over the next few days though. I was working on something else today, too." She reached down to her purse and pulled out the simply wrapped gift and offered it to him, a wide grin on her face.

Vegeta cocked an eyebrow at her, but accepted the gift. "What on earth did you do?" he wondered aloud as he pulled the ribbon from the box. He opened the box and his eyes went wide for just a second before he smirked. It was a pair of black leather gloves with the fingers cut out. "Oho, nice," he grinned, taking them from the box and slipping them on. The leather was thick but supple and fit his hands perfectly. They hit him at about mid-forearm, just like the gloves that matched his old Saiyan armor. But there was something about them that sent a chill down his spine and he cocked an eyebrow at her. "Did you make these?"

Jenny grinned wider at him and nodded. "You bet I did. I wanted to make you something special for today and I found a pattern for those and I just used some of the leather Tien brought over. They are enchanted, too." She smiled brightly at him, winking, "You do remember what today is, don't you?"

Vegeta stared at the gloves, flexing his fingers, a smile on his lips. He thought hard, trying to think of what could be special about today. His eyebrows furrowed for a moment, but he couldn't think of what it could be at all. "Typical woman," he muttered. "Enlighten me."

Jenny snickered, sipping at her water a moment. "Yeah well, it is rather obscure. I wouldn't make you sleep on the couch for it. But three years ago to the day is when you first started training me. Remember? The unholy terror I was?"

Vegeta raised his eyebrows as the waiter brought their food over and set it on the table in front of them. "How could I forget? You were a nightmare. You didn't have a clue what you were doing," he chuckled. He admired the gloves again. "I can't wait to try these out in training. Just let Catherine try to smack me with those vines of hers again." He gave Jenny a nod. "Thank you, Jennifer. They're perfect."

Jenny smiled at her dad, happy to just have a father who cared about her, who loved her and didn't smack her around because he was drunk. He was the perfect dad. "Eat up," she grinned, "the bill's on me too."