SUMMARY: Chichi confronts Goku.

WARNING: A little sad.

TITLE: CONFRONTATIONS!!!!

~~means thoughts~~

Chichi and Bulma made it back to Chichi's house in a matter of twenty minutes. Chichi, in a way, felt better after knocking Vivica around but was still fuming at her husband. Bulma was pissed that Goku would use her, saying that she told him to stay at Capsule Corp., in order to have an affair. This was unbelievable and so unlike Goku; sweet, innocent Goku.

"So what do you want to do now Chi?," Bulma asked as she pulled in front of Chichi house.

"What I have to do. Confront Goku about this. After that, I'm not sure," She replied as they walked into the kitchen.

Goku had already gotten Gohan and the Ox King left shortly after that, so Bulma and Chichi were the only ones home.

"But the first thing I'm going to do is change into something that's not ripped in half," Chichi said with a light laugh as she made her way upstairs.

"I'll get your things out of the car so you can change into something decent!," Bulma laughed as she went out the door.

She came back inside and went upstairs to Chichi's bedroom. Chichi was in the shower, so Bulma placed her bags on the bed. Chichi came out with a towel wrapped around her and began to brush the knots out of her hair she received from rolling around on the floor with Vivica. Just the thought of pounding that bitch in the face brought a smile to Chichi face.

"What are you smiling about?," Bulma asked with a grin, but had an idea what she was thinking about.

"The feel of my fist in that bitch's face," she replied as she through a right hook at her reflection in the mirror.

Bulma laughed as she handed Chichi something to wear. She gave her a pair of light gray knit pants with a drawstring waist. They had one thin white stripe that ran down the sides, from waist to ankle. Then she gave her a white racerback tank top, white ankle socks and a pair of white canvas shoes. It looked sexy, yet it was very comfortable. Chichi stared at her reflection and began to inspect her wounds. She had a small bruise on the shoulder that was slammed against the couch and a bruise across her left cheek where Vivica had punched her and it was beginning to swell. Her head was sore in places where her hair was pulled and she had a few scratches on her arms, but nothing to serious. She frowned at her minor wounds.

"Don't worry Chi, a little make-up concealer will help the bruises look less noticeable. They should be gone in a few days. Just make sure you put an ice pack on your face everyday to keep the swelling down," Bulma reassured her.

"OK, I'm just glad that I bought all that make-up today!," she replied as they made their way back downstairs into the kitchen.

Chichi began to fix lemonade and Bulma made turkey sandwiches for the both of them. They were hungry again since they didn't get to finish their lunch. They went into the livingroom to eat and watch t.v. They laughed at talk shows and played along with game shows, as Chichi kept an ice pack on her cheek. They were doing anything they could to stay distracted from the current situation, even if only for a little while. Bulma knew how hard this was for Chichi and wanted to be there for her to help her get through it. Time seemed to fly by and it was already 4:00pm. Bulma had completely forgot to call the office.

"Bulma, didn't you have to go to work after lunch?"

"Oh my goodness!! I completely forgot about work!!"

Bulma rushed to the phone and dialed Capsule Corp. headquarters. She told her secretary that she wouldn't be back in for the rest of the day and to reschedule all her appointments. She sighed in relief once she hung up and went back into the living room.

"Thank goodness I'm the President or I would be fired by now," Bulma said with a laugh as she plopped back down on the couch next to Chichi.

"It's 4:00, I better get started on supper. Gohan will probably be back before six.....with Goku," she finished in a small voice.

"Hey, don't worry Chichi. I'll be right here to support you," Bulma said as she put a reassuring arm around Chichi.

"Thanks Bulma."

"Oh shoot!!! Vegeta's going to kill me!! I forgot about him to!!! I don't have any supper ready for him!!"

Bulma dashed to the phone again and dialed her home number. She quickly walked out of the kitchen, around the corner and sat on the basement stairs as she pulled the door closed behind her. She didn't want Chichi to hear her husband have a fit. A few rings later, Vegeta came on the line.

"What!!!," he greeted in his usual 'friendly' way.

"Hi baby," Bulma said in an over cheery voice.

"Woman, what have you done?!," Vegeta responded because he knew whenever she used her sickening sweet voice, she either did something or was going to say something he wouldn't like.

"Done?," she asked with fake innocence, "I haven't done anything sweetie. I'm just not going to be able to do.....something," she said as she twisted the phone cord around her index finger.

"You won't be able to do what," he asked through clenched teeth, not liking where this conversation was going.

"cook you dinner," she said in a voice so low that only a Saiyan could hear her, and he heard her loud and clear.

"WHAT!!!!!," he yelled so loud that Bulma had to quickly remove the receiver from her ear and squinted.

"I'm sorry honey but Chichi needs me. She going through a tough time right now and I can't just abandon her," she said in a whiny voice.

"But what about me?," he said in an almost pouty voice that caused Bulma to smile. She thought he was absolutely adorable when he pouted, and gave him whatever he wanted when did. Vegeta often used this to his advantage, but only around her. He would never let anyone see him display such emotions. He was very affectionate with Bulma when they were alone; they even gave each other pet names. She understood his need to be the 'tough guy' in front of the others.

"I'm sorry baby but you'll have to let my mother cook for you."

"You know I can't stand your mother's cooking!!! I want yours!!"

"Well then order take out. The number to that Chinese place you like is next to the phone."

"Humph. Fine. This is just great. I have to suffer because that sorry excuse for a Saiyan can't keep his pants up!!," he complained more to himself than to her.

"What!!," she yelled and then quickly lowered her voice to a whisper. "Vegeta you knew that Goku was having an affair?!!"

"Of course I did.," he responded nonchalantly as if she should've known that.

"How?!"

"I followed his chi trail and found him with that female friend of yours days ago."

"Vegeta! How could you not tell me!"

"He swore me to secrecy and an honorable warrior always keeps his word!"

She couldn't argue with that. She just sighed in agreement, but wasn't going to tell Chichi.

"OK. So do you think you'll be all right without me for the next few hours?"

"I'll live. But I want you back here by bedtime," he said seductively. "You know I can't sleep until I've had my dessert."

Bulma was grinning from ear to ear thinking of all the delicious things he would do to her and her to him. Temporarily forgetting about Chichi, she had to fight the urge to go home right then!

"I'll bring the whip cream," she said in a sexy low voice.

"I'll get the strawberries," he responded in his husky, seductive voice. He had to fight the urge to fly right over there and bring his woman home!

Just then Bulma heard the kitchen door open and heard Gohan's happy voice along with Goku's.

"Oh, Goku and Gohan are back. I gotta go. I'll see you later."

"All right."

"Vegeta."

"What?"

"I love you hunny bunny," she said in a sweet voice. He immediately knew what she wanted to hear.

"I love you to," he said quickly but knew what else she wanted him to say.

"I love you what?," she asked innocently. He could hear her batting those big blue eyes at him and sighed. He quickly looked around to make sure that no one was around.

"I love you to......Poo Bear."

She gave a little squeal of delight upon hearing her pet name. Oh how she loved that man!!! Vegeta gave a slight smirk. He enjoyed it when she made that noise, especially in bed. It meant that he was doing something very right.

"Bye."

"Bye."

She smiled and sighed in pleasure. She couldn't wait to get home! She went back into the kitchen and hung up the phone. Chichi was standing in the kitchen talking to Gohan and Goku was leaning against the counter with his arms crossed on his chest, smiling at Chichi and Gohan. He called it quits early for the day because he thought it would be nice if he spent time with Gohan doing something other than fighting, like going to the park maybe; with Chichi. He missed her and wanted to spend time with her as well.

He couldn't even concentrate during their training today. He kept seeing her beautiful face and the way she smiled. When he closed his eyes, he could hear her laugh and feel the silky texture of her hair. He missed being home with her. He even forgot about,.....what's her name? Oh yeah! Vivica. Looking at his son and wife he felt a great tug at his heart. He missed his family and still had no idea that he had been busted.

"Did you have fun today sweetie?," Chichi asked as she brushed a lock of hair out of Gohan's face.

"Uh huh," he replied as he vigorously shook his head. "Daddy taught me some new stuff today!!"

"He did?! Wow! Did you train really hard?"

"Yup!!," he said as she picked him up in her arms.

"Mommy! What happened to your face!," he exclaimed with concern.

This grabbed Goku's attention as he too finally noticed her bruise. He walked up to her to inspect it closely.

"What happened Chichi?," he said as he gently lifted her face with his hand.

"Uh...well," she stuttered, as she looked back down at Gohan. "Mommy's fine Gohan."

Bulma stood silent the entire time watching the Son family. She knew that Chichi wouldn't bring up Vivica with Gohan in the room, so she stayed silent as though nothing happened. Chichi decided that it would be best if Gohan wasn't in the house when she confronted Goku.

"Gohan, daddy and I need to talk. So, how about you and Bulma go out for a little while?," she said as happily as she could. She didn't want Gohan to know that anything was going on, but Gohan was a little skeptical.

"What's wrong?," he asked in a small, innocent voice.

"Nothing honey, it's just grown up talk. That's all," she said trying to reassure him.

"Yeah Gohan, let's give your mom and dad some time alone," Bulma said as she took Gohan from his mother's arms. "We can go get some ice-cream!!!"

"Yeah!!!!," he responded happily.

Bulma quickly exited the house and made her way to the car while talking to Gohan about training and him getting strong like his dad. She wanted to keep him entertained so he would not linger on the thoughts of his parents and what they could possibly be talking about. After she buckled him into the seat, she jumped in and took off towards the ice-cream parlor in town. Chichi went to the kitchen window to make sure that they were gone. When she saw Bulma's car disappear, she turned around to face Goku with a sad expression on her face. This threw Goku for a loop. He assumed that she sent Gohan away so that they could be alone, but now he thought differently seeing the look on her face.

She walked over to the livingroom and Goku followed. She sat down on the couch and he sat next to her. As she looked into his eyes she felt most of her anger replaced with great pain and hurt. Funny, she imagined her confrontation with him would be full of betrayal and bitterness. Her saying angry words to him for what he was doing and telling him exactly what she thought of him, but it was the complete opposite. Of course she felt anger and betrayal, but more than anything she felt hurt. Truly and deeply hurt. He made a confused and concerned face as he saw the tears begin to form in her eyes. That's when she spoke.

"I went out with Bulma today," she began as she stood up and walked towards the fire place with her back to him. He didn't speak. He just watched her closely from his place on the couch. She continued.

"We went to the mall to do some shopping. I bought a new wardrobe. I wanted to make sure that from now on I looked really nice for you," she continued in a shaky voice. She still had her back turned on him. He got a little nervous when she mentioned the mall but quickly dismissed it. He would have known if she was there.

"After we were done shopping, we decided to have lunch in the food court."

Goku heart was now in his throat. His stomach was full of butterflies and he began to perspire. ~~Is she telling me what I think she is?~~ She turned around to face him. Tears were now running down her cheeks, and at that moment he knew. She didn't even have to say it. He had been caught.

"I saw you Goku!," she yelled as she sobbed openly. "I saw you and that bitch!!"

Goku quickly got to his feet, feeling guilty about what he had done and how much he had hurt his wife. He approached her and put his arms around her waist as a form of comfort as he tried to explain.

"Chichi, I'm sorry! She didn't mean anything to me! Baby it's over, I promise!," he said.

"Let go of me!!," she yelled as she broke from his grasp and walked to the other side of the room. "We saw the two of you! The way you were feeding each other! The way you were kissing her! You looked like you were in love with each other!!"

"No!!, I'm only in love with you! You're the only woman I want!," he exclaimed with unshed tears in his eyes and his voice began to crack.

"Then why?! Tell me why would you have an affair?!! Why not just divorce me and spare me the pain of finding you with another woman?!!! Tell me, is she the reason you needed time to figure out if you wanted stay in our marriage?!!!" she screamed as more tears flowed from her eyes.

He hung his head in shame as he watched her emotions become almost frantic. He had never seen her like this before. So hurt. So full of pain and despair.

"Yes," he said in a low voice, "but...," he was cut off when he tried to continue.

"But nothing. I want you out," she said in a dangerous whisper. Goku's eyes widened slightly and he slowly stood up and made his way to the door. He turned around again to face her.

"Chichi...,"he started, with tears streaming down his face, but was cut off again.

"I said get out NOW AND DON'T COME BACK!!! Go back to your little whore!!! That's were you want to be anyway!! I've made up your mind for you!!!," she screamed at the top of her lungs as sobs continued to rack her body.

Goku couldn't believe it.

~~So this is how it ends? It's really over. What have I done? No!!! I can't let it end like this! I don't want it to end!~~

"Chichi! Please!! Don't make me go!," he pleaded as he sunk to his knees. "I can't live without you! I need you. I'm begging you, please don't say it's over between us! It was just physical. Nothing more! I guess I needed something. I needed to feel wanted. Like someone desired me. It had been so long since I felt that way; ever since we stopped making love. I felt undesired until I met....her," he explained as tears flowed freely down his face.

A pain of guilt ran threw her as she saw the pain in his eyes and heard the hurt in his voice.

"But she can never replace you!! No one can!! What Vivica and me had was lust not love! I love you and I'd be lost without you! Please Chichi!! Don't leave me! Let me come home," he pleaded as he began to cry openly. Sobs racking his body as he buried his face in his hands and wept.

Seeing her husband cry made her cry even harder. She had never seen him cry like this. Sure she had seen him shed a few tears, but never like this. He looked like a lost little boy. So innocent and childlike, full of true regret and sorrow. His heart was completely broken just like hers. Instinctively she ran to him and threw her arms around him. He in turn wrapped his strong arms around her small body and buried his face in her hair. They held each other; needing each other. Each could feel the others' heartache, as they found comfort in the others' embrace. No words were spoken between them as their sobs echoed through out the house. There was no need. He needed her and she needed him. They did the only thing that they needed to do. They sat there, on the floor, in each others arms and wept.

(A/N: Well? What do you all think? Good? Bad? I thought that was a good place to end this chapter. Please r/r. I need more reviews to stay encouraged people!! How did you like the Bulma/Vegeta phone call? I thought it was cute to make Veggie act a little mushy. In the next chapter Vivica is confronted by Goku and let's just say she doesn't take it so well. Look out!!! Vivica's on the rampage!! Yikes! Till next time!!)