Goku was miserable. He left Bulma without so much as a goodbye and he felt really badly about it. It was the only way he could stop himself from messing up the future though. He knew that if he stayed he would have made a decision that would not have been reversible. There were always the dragon balls. But that would take up time that he didn't have the andriods would have come and gone by the time he found them all. Trunks had put his trust in him not to ruin things though. He had to let Bulma and Vegeta find their way to each other no matter how much it hurt.
He knew that she would be hurt that he left but he had to hurt her. She had to think that. Maybe that was the push she needed to run into Vegetas arms.
Goku couldn't think about anything else but Bulma and he knew she felt the same. He knew that Chi-Chi seen this and she had questioned him about it multiple times. She knew he was in love with someone else she just didn't know who it was. Was it someone she knew? Was it a guy? She would never know because he would never tell. She also knew that he would never go behind her back and try to be with someone else.
It was wrong to have feelings for another but it was even worse to act on those feelings. Goku just wasn't the type to do that and they both knew it. So, no matter how much he loved this mystery woman, they would never be together as long as he was with her.
"Goku this isn't working out for me," Chi-Chi said, sitting at the kitchen table. Goku was eating and suddenly he just wasn't hungry anymore. He knew where this was going. "We haven't been ok for a while now and I think it's time we see a marriage counselor. I'm just not happy anymore and I know you are not either. But when we got married it was supposed to be for better or for worse. I won't leave you just because you love somebody else and I won't leave just because I am unhappy. It just doesn't work like that. We have a son to think about. I know you love him and I know you love me. So, let's make this right."
That was not how he thought that was going to go. He half expected her to start screaming and throwing things. She kept a calm voice the whole time. It almost sounded as though she was about to start crying. But she kept her composure the whole time. He suddenly felt horrible as though he was physically cheating on her. What was wrong with him. This woman loved him and wanted to work things out with him. He had to forget about Bulma for his family. He had to keep his family together. That meant he couldn't see Bulma until he was certain his feelings for her were gone and even then, he had to keep the conversation short and simple.
Goku smiled and used a serious tone. "I know Chi and I am very sorry to put you through this. You are my wife and I should not be thinking about any other woman at all. I'll be a better husband I promise.
Chi-Chi shook her head finally letting herself cry. That was all she wanted to hear. It hurt so much to know that Goku thought about another woman when he should have been thinking about her.
"Don't cry I love you," He told her. She just cried even harder and he took her into his arms holding her tightly. "I will always love you." He never knew she felt that strongly about him having feelings for another woman.
Things between them wouldn't automatically go back to normal but it would certainly get better. Someone once told Goku that having a happy wife could help him have a happy life. He didn't understand it at first but now he was beginning to see that it was true. Chi-Chi was so unhappy and it made him miserable. The food wasn't the same, the clothes weren't the same, and the sex wouldn't have been the same if they actually touched each other lately. He really messed up big time. He should have never let his feelings for Bulma get in the way of his happiness.
Chi-Chi smiled in victory. Goku was always so easy to manipulate. All it took were some heated words and tears and he crumpled beneath her. She didn't care who this woman was and she was not going to lose him to some home wrecking hussy. This woman would have hell to pay if she ran into her. But that was a subject for another day. Right now, she had to focus on her marriage and what it would take to get it back on track. Therapy was a good idea but knowing Goku she was going to need a little more than that to get everything together with them. Then a thought occurred to her. They could go on marriage retreat.
Yes, that would be good for them. All they needed to do was a little therapy and a nice retreat to rekindle their relationship and everything would be fine. Or at least she hoped it would be all they needed.