Author Note: A new chapter!
I hope you like this one and sorry in advance! It might make you a tad angry.
The next time they met was an accident. He'd taken Aiko to a new park that had a huge water installation at the center. He'd taken her early in the week just to beat the crowd of children. The little girl was bursting with excitement and the moment they reached the park she was pulling him to the installation. He sat near the edge, far enough where he wouldn't get wet but close enough for him to keep an eye on her.
He couldn't stop reflecting on the night he'd spent with Naruto. After Karin and Suigetsu had left, he thought it would be harder for him to open up, but he found himself even more relaxed. Effortlessly smiling and laughing. Opening up about his life like he never had with anyone else. He'd told Naruto things he'd never cared to tell Sakura at all. Things about his life with his father. His life in high school and middle school.
A nudge against his shoulder drew his attention when he was met with the very person clouding his mind. The blonde was in tight workout shorts and a tank top, obviously on a run. He was drenched in sweat and his skin flushed with his hair in a tight bun. He should not be looking so damn sexy on a run.
Naruto took a seat on the same green metal bench, "Hey! What are ya up to?"
He pointed to a running Aiko, "She wanted to see the water installation. Good workout?"
"Yeah! Karin told me to check out this park. That it'd be good for a run."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes, what a coincidence that Aiko had suddenly wanted to go to this water installation. In a park they'd never been to. Karin must have hyped it up to her.
It took less than a minute for Aiko to notice Naruto and she ran straight to him. She was bouncing in her plum floral print one-piece with ruffled shoulders looking absolutely precious.
"Ruto!"
Naruto's eyes wrinkled from his huge grin, "Hey angel! I love your swimsuit."
"Thank you!" She grabbed Naruto's and pulled it. "Come play!"
Naruto chuckled nervously, "Eh I don't know about that angel. I don't want to get my clothes wet."
Yet when he saw Aiko's huge puppy eyes and pout his resolve crumbled. How did Sasuke get anything done with that look? He was ready to give all his money and house away to Aiko if she asked. That's how powerful it was.
"Okay but just a bit." He sighed in defeat.
Sasuke bit back a smile, knowing exactly how well that look worked. The only one who could expertly fight against it was Karin, though Sasuke had seen how much she struggled. The guilt had made her cry a lot in the beginning.
He quickly realized it was not a good idea for them to play together when he saw Naruto's clothes soaked and plastered against his skin like a glove. It accentuated his curves and bulge. Specifically, his plump ass. The jiggle, while he ran, was Sasuke's weakness. The man might be fit but his ass was still jiggly. He wanted to cup it, feel the contrast between the muscle and fat.
20 minutes later Naruto threw himself on the bench panting, "She has energy."
Aiko was still running around, and it didn't look like she was going to slow down anytime soon.
Sasuke smirked, "Tired already? Tch, no stamina at all."
Naruto squawked, "I have lots of stamina!" He saw Sasuke's playful smirk and wanted to wipe it off his face.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes when he saw the mischievous glint in the blonde's eyes. He didn't have a chance to duck when Naruto squirted his water bottle on him, drenching Sasuke's face.
"Moron!" He fought to dodge the oncoming rampage, tingling at Naruto's melodious laugh. It was so utterly addicting.
He scowled, "Stop it!" He had wet splotches all over his shirt and pants.
The blonde doubled over in laughter, struggling to gather his breath, "Okay okay." He held his hands up in surrender. He checked the time on his phone, "I have to go. I have an appointment later." He didn't want to leave Sasuke or Aiko but he knew he needed to before he got more attached. Plus he really did have an appointment.
After a quick wave Naruto jogged off, leaving Sasuke deep in his thoughts all over again.
It was a Sunday and Karin was having a barbecue at her house. Like always, she invited Sasuke and Sakura, and they were currently sitting in the backyard as Aiko played on the backyard playground.
Sakura was busy on her phone, scrolling through social media and sunbathing near the pool. She rarely wanted to interact with them, and Karin was perfectly happy keeping it that way.
Suigetsu was busy grilling while Sasuke and Karin sat down and drank a couple of beers.
Karin shot a glance at Sakura, making sure she was out of earshot. She was too busy taking selfies in her ridiculously cringy Gucci dress. Did she only wear outfits with huge logos? "How's the love life?"
He grunted, "Good I guess." He never really had a problem talking about his relationship with Karin. They were practically family.
Karin pinched her eyebrows together, "Sasuke… are you sure you want to get married?"
He started peeling the label of the beer, "Why do you ask?" He met her intense gaze.
"It's just that – you don't look excited. Do you even fuck?"
Sasuke would've choked on his beer if he was currently drinking it, "Yeah of course we do."
"How often?" She pressed, wanting to get him to open up more.
He fidgeted with the cap of his beer, trying to get it to spin. "I don't know. Enough?"
Karin wanted to groan. He was such a fucking dumbass. The fact he needed to ask something like that spoke volumes.
She leaned forward, "Does she know you're bi?"
He shifted in his seat, "Uh – no."
She smirked, "You don't miss dick."
A flash of Naruto's face went through his mind before he could shake it away.
"I mean – it's just sex." He waved his hand around. "Biological release and all that."
She raised an eyebrow, "No. It should feel electrifying. It should make your toes curl and be breathtaking. For fuck's sake Suigetsu fucks me against the kitchen counter randomly. He's fucked me on this table."
Sasuke crinkled his nose in disgust, "I didn't need the image."
"I'm just saying. Sex isn't everything but it's a way to express your love. Your connection."
Sasuke thought back to the times he and Sakura had sex. He obviously found her attractive if he could get it up. He made her come multiple times. Sure it took him a while sometimes to come, and Sakura sometimes complained, but he thought it was just that he could last long. Isn't that a good thing? And they'd definitely never fucked on anything except a bed. Huh. Was he living a bland life?
Karin continued, taking his silence as a positive thing that she was getting somewhere. "Sometimes it just builds up so much you have to touch or you'll explode. You end up fucking in the car or just savagely making out in public."
Yeah, he'd never felt that for anyone he'd slept with.
He hated feeling so inexperienced, "Is it different for everyone?"
She rested her chin on her hand, "Not so much. The passion can slowdown some as time goes on, though I know couples that have had it for years."
He nodded slowly, "So there's usually some type of intensity."
"You don't have to always feel it in a hookup, though it can. But if you're in a relationship and engaged. Then yeah there should be something."
Sasuke sat in silence, thinking through everything said.
Karin decided to leave it at that. "Just something for you to think about okay?"
He nodded, "Yeah, I will."
Then that damn mischievous twinkle was back in her eyes, "You know… you do come alive when you're around Naruto. Looks like both you and Aiko both like him."
He rolled his eyes, "Shut up."
Suigetsu strolled over and brought the food over, yelling at Sakura and Aiko that the food was ready. Sakura looked peeved that she was yelled at, scowling at the man when she sat down next to Sasuke. Aiko took the seat on his other side and Sasuke started cutting up her food.
That was when Suigetsu threw a bomb at them, "So do you want kids?"
Sakura perked up, "Yes, we're going to try for a baby as soon as we get married."
Sasuke whipped his head to the side, "What? We never talked about that."
Sakura huffed in annoyance, "It's only fair for me Sasuke. You can't have only Aiko; I deserve a baby too. Aiko isn't mine and Karin can't be the only one with your baby. No offense Karin." She added the last part as an afterthought and Karin knew it was definitely full offense.
Karin looked like she was about to jump across the table. Deserve? It wasn't a contest what the fuck. She'd seen the way Sakura sometimes looked at Aiko like she was her competitor for Sasuke's attention. She wasn't rude to the little girl but it was weird the way she thought about Aiko.
Karin was about to respond when Sasuke interrupted.
He gritted his teeth, "We'll talk about that later."
Sakura defiantly stared back, "Whatever."
The drive to his house was extremely uncomfortable. There was tension in the air, and he knew that the moment they arrive home there would be a full-blown-out fight.
The front door had barely shut when Sakura whirled around. She clenched her fist and narrowed her jade green eyes. "What do you mean we won't be trying as soon as we get married?"
"We never spoke about it. You decided it on your own."
Sakura screeched in anger, "Because it's what should be done!"
Sasuke crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, "And why is that?"
"Because I'll be your wife! Karin can't be the only one with a baby. It's not fair."
He held back an incredulous laugh, "It's not like I dated Karin."
She gritted her teeth, "No but you fucked her."
"Once when we were belligerently drunk." He pointed it out. For the hundredth time.
"It feels like she's mocking me, throwing it in my face."
Sasuke highly doubted that was the case. Karin could be a bitch but not that type of spiteful bitch. She'd never rub something like that in anyone's face. "No, she doesn't."
She scoffed in disbelief, "Of course you would side with her, she's the mother of your kid."
He frowned, "That's not why – "
Tears started falling from her eyes, smearing her mascara. He wasn't sure if it was from rage or pain, "It feels like they're more important than I am. Like you love Aiko more than me."
The statement made Sasuke's blood boil. The fucking audacity. He snarled, "What?"
She lifted her chin, "Yeah I said it. I think you love Aiko more than me."
"Aiko is my daughter. Of course she's my priority."
She pounded her fist against the wall, "What the fuck! That's so wrong!"
He started laughing. Full-on laughing from the built-up disbelief that she would say something so fucking ridiculous. "How is that wrong? She's a child and you're a grown fucking woman."
"It's unfair. I shouldn't have to compete with someone." She just didn't understand why he didn't see it her way. All she wanted was Sasuke. From the moment she'd met him she knew he was the one. The way all the girls around her just melted near him. She loved being with Sasuke. Loved showing all the jealous bitches that he was hers.
"What's unfair is that you think you need to compete with a child."
Her lip quivered, "How could you say that? I put up with the fact that you have a kid when I dated you." Because she loved Sasuke so fucking much. He was perfect for her and she took care of him. She cooked for him and took care of his house. All to show him that she was perfect for him.
"You shouldn't have to put up with it."
She clenched her jaw, "Well she's not my child? Why would a woman love a child that isn't hers? That's not possible." Her parents had taught her that and she knew it was true.
"Suigetsu does a perfect job with it."
"And Suigetsu is a man, that's different." Sasuke paused at the words. Was it?
Sasuke didn't have any experience with it and Sakura could see the confusion in his eyes. Was that true? Was he expecting too much out of Sakura? Was he being unreasonable?
Sakura sighed when Sasuke didn't respond. She strolled forward and cupped his cheek, "See. This is why I need a kid of my own. Everything will be perfect then."
"I – ". Sasuke was frozen, he didn't know how to respond. He decided to drop the argument for now. All of the fight drained from his body. "Let's first go through the wedding."
Sakura smiled, wiping her cheeks. "I knew you'd see it my way."
Sasuke wasn't sure he did. He didn't even understand what just happened to be honest.
Author Note: Now I'm gonna go hide!
He's getting there, all of this is brand new to him! Any theories on what's going to happen? What's going to be the breaking point? :O
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