Shizuru must have called their dad, because it wasn't very long before he arrived home. Kuwabara stood as the car pulled into the drive, expecting to be scolded for staying gone all night. He was caught off guard when Mr. Kuwabara caught him up in a fierce hug.
"Thank goodness you're all right," he said. Then he pushed Kuwabara back far enough so he could look into his face while keeping a firm grip on Kuwabara's shoulders. "What were you thinking? Don't you ever stay out all night like that again!"
Kuwabara met his father's thunderous expression with one that was equally upset. "I was thinking I didn't want to be around you since you're a liar you don't care about Mom anymore!"
Mr. Kuwabara froze. When he spoke his voice was a scary sort of quiet that Kuwabara had never heard him use before. "Kazuma, I will never stop loving your mother. It doesn't matter how long she's gone, she will always be in my heart. I don't want to hear you say that again."
"Then how could you go out with another woman?" Kuwabara demanded.
Mr. Kuwabara sighed, the anger finally draining from his face. "Let's sit," he said, giving Kuwabara a little push towards the porch steps. Father and son sat, and Kuwabara crossed his arms over his chest waiting for an explanation.
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