Recipe for Success:
Epilogue
The kitchen staff at Sheek was miserable and expected the restaurant to close at any minute because of the outburst of their head chef and his wife fainting on some unexpected customers.
In fact, the outcome was just the opposite.
The big-shot actress, Yuki, simply fell in love with Sasuke's bisexual rendezvous and how the situation was "almost, but not quite, film quality". She gave rave reviews for Sheek, saying "Come for the food, stay for the drama". Business at the restaurant boomed and the kitchen staff was extremely pleased with the raise in salaries.
But the current situation between the head chef and his wife couldn't have been worse. Shizuka was constantly in tears and would occasionally glare at Sasuke, muttering under her breath about how she was faithful and that he was a sick bastard. Sasuke did suggest getting a divorce, but Shizuka refused, giving the usual excuse "We have to stay together for the baby".
Naruto, on the other hand, was absolutely giddy when he heard what had happened at Sheek. He had never expected someone to declare their love for him in public, and this tickled his belly to no end. Sasuke was at least happy with Naruto's reaction.
A bit less than nine months later, Shizuka went into labor and their son, Hideki, was born. Both of them were in tears of joy and for once in a long time, they felt love towards each other. It was the happiest day of their lives, being together as a beautiful and somewhat happy family. Since Naruto had no job, Sasuke and Shizuka both agreed that he could be the babysitter for Hideki. Naruto and Hideki clicked instantly and they always had a great time with one another. Sometimes, when Shizuka wasn't looking, Sasuke would give Naruto a small peck on the cheek and wink.
On a rainy spring morning, Sasuke woke up to an empty bed and a small note lying on what was supposed to be Shizuka's pillow.
"I'm sorry," it said. "I can't take this any longer. Stay with Naruto and forget about me."
Sasuke woke up his now two-year-old son and simply told him "Mommy's gone."
Hideki's face drooped. "Where did Mommy go?"
Sasuke smiled sadly and picked up his son from the small crib, staring into the blue eyes that he had inherited from Shizuka. "Somewhere where her heart won't be broken."
So from that point on, Naruto wasn't just a babysitter anymore, but a second parent as well. The three of them lived together in Sasuke's apartment, all happy to be a strange yet working family.
"Hey Sasuke." Naruto said one day while washing more dishes.
"Hmm?"
"Do you think we'll ever see Shizuka again?"
Sasuke wrapped his arms around the man's shoulders and smiled. "I'm not sure, but as long as I have you and my kid, I'm one happy chef."
END
A/N: Ummm…not much to say. Lame ending, I know.
I officially declare "Recipe for Success" by the Tao of Hyuuga…complete!