After that fiasco with Hiro that morning, guilt and shame was killing Temari. And the last person she wanted to see is Shikamaru.
Inevitably, here she is on her way to the Nara estate courtesy of Shikaku who she met at the hokage tower by accident. He invited her for dinner and would not take no for an answer and almost dragged her home with him. She even thought he used his jutsu.
Her heartbeat was getting faster the closer they were to his house.
"We're home!" Shikaku announced.
"We?" Yoshino's voice resonated from the kitchen walking over towards the hall to meet them. "Who's with you?"
"Good evening Yoshino-san" she bowed.
"Temari-chan! Where's Shikamaru?" She couldn't tell her that she doesn't want to know where her son is because she doesn't want to see him, so he just gave a timid shrug.
"I don't think he will be joining us tonight. Overtime." Shikaku explained.
Just her luck. Temari felt relief. She just leaves before he arrives then.
They walked into the dining room, sat and prepared to eat.
"Isn't he supposed to be with you while you're here in Konoha?" Yoshino asked.
"No, he doesn't have to. He's free to go wherever he wants." As long as she's not there too.
"Mom! Dad! I'm home!" Shikamaru spoke loudly from their doorstep.
"Damn it!" She cursed in her thoughts.
He sighed loud enough too to be heard 'til the dining room, his very heavy lazy footsteps getting closer. A loud zip of his vest was audible. "I've been looking AAALL DAY! But I can't seem to find—" He dropped his vest. "Temari."
"Looks like I found her, for you." Answered Shikaku with a teasing grin.