Only Sixteen

By: Shari Celestine

A.K.A.

Serenity

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After one night of passion, Pan ends up pregnant. Trunks, the father of the baby, not realizing how much he loves Pan turns her away. Hurt from rejection Pan leaves Japan and Trunks behind. What happens they meet up five years later? Starts out as a T/M but ends up as a T/P.

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§ Chapter Seven: Number 33 §

When Trunks woke up the flowing morning it was past ten. He sat up abruptly awakening the pretty blonde beside him. Marron moaned turning over to face Trunks.

"Trunks, its still early, come back to bed." She cooed.

Trunks shook his head. "Sorry, Marron I can't. I have a meting at noon and there's something really important I forgot to do last night." He pushed off the covers from his torso and swerved his feet over the bed.

Marron had other ideas though. She sat up letting the covers slip down her front leaving her front completely bare.

"Trunks." She purred. "Come back to bed, I promise I'll make it worth being late for your meting."

Trunks froze.

Trunks was now faced with a very big problem that could be solved two ways. One, he could refuse his wife's offer and get dressed and meet Pan leaving his wife suspicious of his actions. Or two, he could accept his wife's offer, be late for his meting with Pan, and have a satisfied yet unsuspicious wife.

With much effort on his part Trunks returned to bed with his wife.

Pan glanced down at her watch for the fifth time since she entered the café. It was now 11:35.

"He's late. Why is he late? He's the one who called me in the middle of the night asking to meet him here. If he doesn't show up in five minutes I'm leaving. At this rate I'll be late for work!

11:40, no Trunks.

Pan sighed heavily standing up and picking up her purse. She paid for her coffee and exited the café. As she walked down the block she heard someone calling her name. She stopped and turned her head over her shoulder. Trunks was running towards her calling her name.

He stopped one foot in front of her breathing heavily. Although Pan was happy he showed up she didn't want him to think she would just except his lateness and jump in his arms like some lovesick fool.

"Your late!" She snapped.

"Yes, I know, sorry." He looked up at her with pleading crystal blue eyes. "Please just give me ten minutes and I'll be out of your hair." She turned from his pleading gaze. It was too much.

"Fine, ten minutes."

He smiled. "That's all I ask."

They entered the café taking an empty booth in the back corner.

"You've got nine minutes. What's so important you had to wake me up in the middle of the night?"

"Marron's here in New York."

Pan took in a sharp breath.

"I swear I had no idea she was coming. I told her shortly before I left Japan that I would bring her here if the trip was going to last too long. I had no idea she would take it upon herself to come with out telling me."

Pan felt her heart sink to her left foot. It was happening all over again. She was losing him again. Holding back her tears she nodded. She didn't dare say a word afraid that her voice would betray her true feelings.

"She doesn't know you're here. I didn't tell her but I'm afraid I'll have to cancel out next few dinner dates until I get things under control. I know this is hurting you, Pan it's hurting me too. As mush as I'd love to run away with you and the kids can't, I hate to admit it but she is my wife."

Trunks glanced up at the clock on the wall in the café. "I guess that's my ten minutes. Sorry, Panny I gotta go I have a meeting in ten minutes." He leaned over and kissed her on her forehead before standing up and leaving the café.

Pan looked at her watch some minutes later, it was 12:01. To hell with work. She thought bitterly putting her head down on the table again.

"I'm home!" Satomi said as she entered the apartment she shared with Pan and the twins. The sweet smells of curry filed her nostrils.

"Ummmm. Something sure smells good, Pan-chan. You wouldn't be cooking your mother's famous curry would you?"

She removed her coat and threw it over a chair as she entered the kitchen. There she found Pan leaning over the counter top. Satomi opened her mouth to say something when Pan's shoulders shook. A look of alarm and worry crossed her face as she race over to Pan's side.

"Pan-chan, are you alright? What wrong?" She spun her around to face her. She gasped at Pan's tear streaked, red and puffy eyed expression. Without a word she embraced Pan in a fierce hug rocking back and forth every now and again.

After a few moments Pan calmed down and let go of Satomi. Satomi in return let go and held her at arm's length.

"Thank you." Pan whispered.

"Pan, what happened?"

Pan looked own at her feet ashamed. "You were right, I shouldn't have fell for him so quickly."

"Who Trunks-kun? What did he do this time?"

"Marron's here in New York."

Satomi's eyes widened.

"He was with her last night when he called me to meet him today."

"That Jack! After all that Bull he said about caring for you after all these years. The moment Marron walks in he starts thinking with is balls, God, how could he!" She slams her fist down on the counter top.

Pan removed herself from her hold and walked over to the kitchen table pulled out a chair and sat down.

"What did you expect, Satomi she is his wife." Pan said harshly.

Satomi turned to look at her best friend an unreadable expression on her face. "Pan-chan…"

Marron bussed herself around the kitchen making a homemade dinner she was sure Trunks hadn't had in a long time. Suddenly Trunks' beeper went off. It was set on vibrate. The little beeper vibrated loudly as it spun around in circles on the kitchen table. Marron stopped stirring the pot and glanced at it. It stopped. Smiling to herself she shook her head and continued to stir the pot. The beeper went off again. Marron looked at it again pushing down the desire to pick it up. Just as she was about to pick it up it stopped. Then just as abruptly as is stopped it stared up again. This time Marron picked it up. The number 33 flashed on the small screen. Curious now, Marron picked up Trunks' cell phone that was next to the beeper and pressed 33 and the 'call' buttons. It rang once before someone picked it up.

"Hello?"

The voice was female.

"Hello? Trunks is that you?" The woman asked again.

"Hello? Who is this?" Marron asked.

"Oh my God, I'm sorry I-"

"No, don't go trying to deny it now. Who are you?"

"Listen I must have to wrong number-"

"No you don't you clearly asked for my husband, Trunks. The least you could is give me your name, don't you think?"

CLICK

Marron looked down at the phone her hand with much loathing. Who was this woman paging her husband?

§ END OF CHAPTER SEVEN §