"I'm home..." I announced tiredly as I walked into the house, getting home from work and collapsed onto the couch with a deep sigh. I was absolutely beat from work and just wanted to bathe, relax and eat a hot meal. "Oof!" I suddenly felt a smaller body crash on top of mine.

"Hi, Papa!" I heard the voice from a little girl reach my ears. The girl raised her head from my chest with a bright smile and a cute giggle. A smile soon made it's way onto my face when I saw my young, seven year old daughter welcoming me home.

"Hey there, baby girl!" I lifted her up and onto my lap. I hugged her tightly and kissed her cheek a few times, getting a few cute squeals out of her. "Did you have a good day today?"

"Yeah!" She started talking to me enthusiastically about her day at school, how she went out with Shana today to run errands with her and how much fun she had today, making me smile in return. I lightly pat her on the head and kissed her forehead when she was finished before hugging her tightly again, petting her hair.

"I love you, Mana." I said to her, kissing her scalp.

"Love you too, Daddy!" I felt her arms move around my neck and buried her face into my chest.

"You're home, I see." I turned my head around to where I heard the source of the voice I heard and saw the smile of my gorgeous wife walk into the living room from the dining room. "Welcome home, Yu." She greeted me sweetly.

"Hey, Shana." I smiled warmly at her as she leaned down toward me and plastered a kiss to my lips.

"You look exhausted," She commented, setting her hands on top of my shoulders and started rubbing them soothingly.

"I am," I said in a tired voice. "Work was killer today, I'm exhausted beyond belief."

"Why not go take a bath and unwind for awhile then?" She suggested. "I just put dinner on a few minutes ago, so it'll be a bit before it's ready. And I bet it'll help relieve you of all that exhaustion."

"Yeah," I said drowsily, kissing Mana's head one last time before standing up. "Think I'll do that."

"Go wash up and relax for a bit, babe." Shana lightly kissed my cheek. "You really look like you could use it."

"You're seriously way too good for me," I said in a laughing tone, getting a light laugh out of her.

"Nonsense," She set her hands on my back and pushed me toward the stairs. "Now get!" She playfully glared at me. "And don't come back down until you're feeling less tired!"

I couldn't help but laugh at Shana as I started walking up the stairs. She was seriously the best wife a man could ever ask for, she was exceptionally caring and sweet. Way too good for me, but she still chose to be with me. I couldn't be anymore thankful.

But just as my beloved suggestion, I unwound with a warm bath. I didn't feel like standing under the shower head tonight, I was way too exhausted. I was in there for close to a half hour before I got out and dressed.

Once I arrived at the stairway, a wonderful aroma entered my nostrils. I always looked forward to her cooking every night. She turned around to place some things on the table as I walked into the dining.

"You're looking more refreshed," She commented, smiling turning back around. "Feeling better?"

"Yeah," I replied, stretching my arms. "I think that a warm bath is just what my body needed."

"Good to hear it," She replied turning back around. "You got down here just in time, I just finished dinner a few seconds ago."

"I could tell from the smell," I smiled, placing a hand on my hip. "So what's on the menu tonight, Chef Shana?"

She laughed a bit from the nickname. "It's nothing too fancy. Just something pretty simple really. Yakisoba, Curry Rice and Tempura."

"Hey, it doesn't matter to me what the food is so long as long it's made by you." I replied, getting another laugh out of her.

"That's sweet." She thanked me with another cheek kiss.

"Papa!" I heard Mana call my name as she ran past us in the dining room. I looked toward my daughter to see pulling out a chair for me.

"That's really sweet of you, Mana." I said as I embraced her once more and kissed her forehead. "Thank you."

"You're welcome, Daddy!" She hugged me back tightly with a cute giggle.

"Just as cute as her mother." I thought.

And then, we all started to dig into Shana's amazing cooking and engage in conversation. As we all sat there, ate and talking together, something came to mind. Work might be tiring and frustrating at times, but I always have something to look forward to when I walk through the front door in the evenings. I always get to see my great, small family every night. I always get to look forward to coming home to see Shana and Mana smiling happily and beautiful when I walk through that door.

So long as I get to see them after work each and every single day happy and smiling, it's all worth it.