Understanding

Problems in the household, a plumber must be called.

After the work is completed Yoshino listens to the awkward explanation the man attempts to give. Heat spreads to her cheeks and the tips of her ears turn pink in understanding.

She greets her husband at the door with arms crossed and toe tapping. He notes she refers to Shikamaru as his son not our son.

He sighs.

Fatherhood.

It's not just a job it's an adventure.

Everyone keeps telling him his teenage son is a genius, but sometimes he wonders…

"Son, condoms're waterproof for a reason. You can't flush them."