So, I'm a little too happy with this chapter lol. I got this idea when my cousin was telling me how her fiance's sister is potty training her daughter and well and very similar situation happened. Hope you enjoy!

23-M&M

You see, when you have a child, there are certain milestones that are important but you might not want to broadcast them. Naru was learning this as he looked at his wife questioningly. "You're going to Pavlov our son," he said in an even tone. It wasn't a question, but a fact. One that caused Mai to roll her eyes.

"C'mon, Naru," she chided, crossing her arms. "Even I know that Pavlov conditioned dogs to associate a bell with food. I'm not trying to make Gene associate using the bathroom with candy. Then he'd be peeing everywhere just to get a freaking M&M."

"Sounds about right," he said with a straight face. She knew it was meant as a tease but she wasn't going to be deterred.

"He's passed two and if we have more kids, I'd rather only change one diaper at a time, thank you very much!" She huffed and spun around, stomping her foot in the process. Naru raised a brow.

"Is there something you want to tell me?" He asked with a most uncharacteristically confused look as possible.

"What?" Then realized what he was thinking and burst out laughing. "No, Naru, I'm not pregnant. But I wouldn't mind another Gene running around, not for another year or two probably." She put her hands on her hips and smirked. "Just watch, Keiko got Haru potty trained within two months with this technique."

"That's what it's called? I thought it was conditioning," Naru teased, earning a jab in the said and an eyeroll.

"It'll work!" She stomped away.

Sure enough, several weeks later, Gene was starting to use the restroom on his own, only needing minimal help. He also gained more of a sweet tooth than he had before, courteously of the M&Ms he was given every time he went to the bathroom without an accident. Mai stuck her tongue out at her husband and then grinned in satisfaction as her plan had worked, leaving Naru to sigh and shrug in defeat. They had succeeded in Pavloving their son.

"You're such a drama queen," Mai said with a roll of her eyes. She picked up her purse and swung it over her shoulder. "I'm meeting Madoka and Ayako for lunch, so it's up to you and Gene to get your mom a birthday present."

"Why do I-" But Naru never got the chance to finish. It was one of the few days off he ever took and he wasn't exactly planning to spend it shopping.

"Because she's your mother, you should know her well enough to buy her a present," Mai said, sliding her phone in her purse, earning a blank stare. She rolled her eyes, sometimes her husband could be so dense! "I sent you a picture of what to get her. You should be able to find it at the mall." She walked up and stood on tiptoes to kiss his cheek. "Gene should be up in an hour or so, make sure he uses the bathroom before you leave. I'd rather him fall in our toilet than a public one."

And with that, Mai left and Naru was alone with a sleeping Gene. Naru figured he would enjoy the quiet while it lasted, his son was not known as the silent type. If it weren't for the fact that the boy's face was almost identical to his when he was that age, Naru might question the parentage of this child. Then again, he wouldn't question it at all. Mai was not a cheater.

Soon enough, Gene was awake and Naru made sure he went to the bathroom before they left. Twice. And they were at the mall before they knew it. But upon walking through those doors, Oliver Davis realized he had made a grave mistake.

You see, he had been so concerned about making sure Gene didn't have an accident, by making him go to the bathroom twice, he forgot to do so himself. His bladder was not happy with his stupidity. Neither was his mind for the matter. With several curses running through his head, he located the nearest restroom. There was no way he was going to make it through a shopping trip and the drive home, so he brought Gene in with him.

Luckily, it wasn't busy in there. A couple of the stalls were taken but none of the urinals were. "Gene, make sure you don't touch anything," he said sternly, and the two year old nodded and held onto his father's pantleg as the man did his business.

Naru and Mai had gotten used to a live of no privacy, seeing as Gene was not a baby you could ignore. When he was learning to walk he took a nap on the floor of their living area only to wake up to find that Mai wasn't there. He had scrunched up his face in anger and betrayal before standing up and marching to find the woman. How dare she leave him to use the bathroom!

Mai shrieked when Gene pushed open the bathroom door and stomped over to her. He gave her a pout and grabbed onto her leg. Naru had come running in at her scream, thinking something bad had happened, only to sweatdrop at the scene before him. But that's another story.

Naru zipped up his pants when he was finished and Gene looked up at him in awe. "Good job, Papa! Papa standed! You get two M&Ms!" The little boy was jumping with pride for his father. He wasn't going to let him go unrewarded for using that bathroom like a grown up.

For probably the first time ever, Naru felt his cheeks grow hot. And it was because of his son. Parents were supposed to embarrass their children, not the other way around. Mai planned this, I'm sure of it, he determined, ignoring his son and moving over to the sink to wash his hands. Madoka probably gave her the idea.

"Papa! M&M!" The little boy was still jumping but now held the small piece of candy in his hand up to his father.

Naru dried his hands and looked down in confusion. "Where did you get that?" Gene refused to answer and proceeded to try to plop the candy in his mouth, but Naru moved quicker.

"Papa!" Gene whined as Naru resisted the urge to sigh as he threw out the M&M from God-knows-where. The scene was interrupted by cackling coming from one of the stalls.

This can't be good, he internally groaned as the stall opened and out came Monk, trying to contain his laughter. Naru sent him a glare and the man began cackling again. There was no way he was going to live this down.

Monk went over to the sink and washed his hands before drying them and looking down at Gene. "Are you potty training Papa?" he asked, struggling to contain himself.

Gene puffed out his chest and grinned with a nod of his head. That did it. Monk was rolling once again. Naru just sighed and picked up his son and left the restroom.

Monk didn't mention the spectacle he had seen when he stopped in on Monday, but when Naru left his office to speak with a potential client, he was not surprised to see the bowl of M&Ms sitting on his desk. Gene was very pleased when Mai brought him in later for a visit.

Again, I laughed way too hard when I wrote this. Hope you guys enjoyed and you please review! Thank you!