Okay! So this is chapter 32, and I hope you all enjoy it. Thanks to BloodLustNight and LL for the reviews.

I needed another plan of action. There was no way that I was going to give up on Marron that easily. There was just no way.

I had tried talking, dinners, cards, everything. She was so hell-bent on not being together. How can you love someone and not want to be with them? I just didn't understand it. If Marron loved me as much as I loved her, the only thing that would be on her mind would be getting married and maybe having another baby.

So why wasn't that happening?

Pan and Marron went shopping the day after our anniversary, and I had Kira, and we were out getting pizza when Kira looked up at me and giggled.

"What's so funny? Is there like, pizza on my nose or something?" I asked, pulling some napkins out of the dispenser.

She shook her head. "No, Mommy just said something really funny about you this morning when she picked me up from Grandma Juu and Papa Krillin's. And I'm just remembering it now."

I narrowed my eyes. "Oh? And what was this funny thing?"

"I asked Mommy if she had a good time with you last night, and she looked at me all funny and said that you were the most stubborn man in the universe. And I know what stubborn means, 'cause one time, she called Grandma Juu stubborn, and I asked her what it meant, and she told me," Kira babbled, happily chewing on her slice.

I laughed. "She said I was stubborn, huh? I'm sure she didn't tell you why though. Kira, baby doll, I want to marry your mother, and we had sort of a disagreement about it," I explained in a dramatic voice.

Kira's eyes widened. "Really? Oh, Daddy, that would be so cool if you and Mommy got married! Why doesn't she want to marry you?"

"Things happened between your mom and I that you wouldn't understand. But I love your mom very much, and I would do anything for her. But she just doesn't want to get married again," I said with a sad smile.

"Is it about Trunks? Mommy and Trunks used to fight over you before I knew you. She would always say she loved you, and he would always say he loved her. I just don't understand grown ups," she said, taking a sip of her soda.

I sighed. How the hell did this girl get so smart? "I don't either, baby."

~

Kira's school had this parent-teacher conference thing at the end of November, and Marron thought it would be a good idea if I went, too. She left work early, and I left my very interesting task of eating cereal and watching movies on my couch. I picked her up in Gohan's car, (when, exactly, was I going to get my own car? Who really knew?) and we headed out to the school.

"Thanks a lot for coming with me, 'Ten," Marron said as we pulled into the school parking lot. "I think it's great that you're trying to get more involved in Kira's school work."

"Yeah, well, I missed six years of her life, so I have to start making up for it now," I retorted, somewhat sarcastically. "And after this conference, I want to talk to you about our situation again."

Marron sighed heavily. "Goten, I thought we discussed this. And I thought that you agreed to stop this. Why are you doing this to me?"

I looked over at her small form, her shoulders shaking slightly. Why was I doing this to her? If it pained her so much that she was becoming physically unstable, then what right did I have to put her through this? Yeah, I loved her, but if I really loved her, wouldn't I know enough to just stop?

But I couldn't stop loving her, or wanting to be with her. And I was ready to go through any lengths to do so. The on thing I didn't want to do, however, was put Marron in a position that made her feel uncomfortable.

And that's exactly what I was doing.

I reached over and smoothed back her hair. I loved when she wore it loose like that; the blonde locks falling into her face. "Hey," I said soothingly, "I'm sorry. It's really hard for me to sit here and know that I can't have you. I promise, I'll try harder."

She smiled at me and kissed me on the cheek. "Thank you, Goten."

"If you keep doing that, I can't make any promises," I joked with a grin.

~

I had tried to make things better with my marriage. And I failed. And there was no worse feeling in the world. I had put myself out there, and got shot down. My own wife didn't even want me.

Let's just say that that wasn't exactly a boost to the ego.

I was lucky I had Kira. She always told me stories of how Trunks and Marron would fight about the fact that she still loved me. And that made me feel better. It proved that after six years of not being together, Marron still loved me enough to say it.

I had run out of ideas to get Marron back. But that didn't mean that I was going to give up. No, far from it. I just needed to think more.

She didn't want to hurt me, and she didn't want to mess up Kira's life. Which meant that she didn't talk to Kira about the situation at all. Because I had. And Kira wanted Marron and I to get married more than anything. What six-year-old wouldn't?

I tried the subtle approach, and the direct approach. I tried to tell her I loved her, and that I couldn't live without her. What else was I going to say? What else could convince her that we were supposed to be together for the rest of our lives?

An idea slowly crept into my head. Maybe if… Yeah, that was definitely it. I hadn't tried that yet.

I picked my wedding ring up off of its spot on the dresser and slid it on my finger before flying over to Marron's apartment. I opened the door without knocking and stared stone-faced at Marron and Kira sitting on the couch.

"Daddy?" Kira asked, looking scared.

"Kira, go to your room," I said tonelessly.

She started to protest, but at the sight of the glare on my face, she started to make her way down the hall.

Marron stood up and frowned. "What are you doing, Goten?" she demanded.

I took a step toward her. "This." And I caught her in the most passionate kiss I have ever given her in my entire life.