The waiting is over

Puar called Krillin and Yamcha, while the others stared at the screen, where they could see how Cell was terrorizing people.

-"Show off"- Mustered Vegeta

-"The nerve of him"- thought Bulma.

Cell explained the rules of the tournament, enjoying the irony of the situation. Krillin watched enraged what was happening

-"Curse him"- Trunks couldn´t believe it, Cell was calling all of them cowards. How he dare to do such a thing? He was going to show him who was a coward.

-"The tournament starts in 9 days, good luck"- Cell left the broadcasting station

-"He is serious"- Master Roshi said

-"He will destroy the planet if we do not stop him"- Krillin added

-"That is right, this will be harder than we though"- Yamcha admitted

"We are history"- Puar cried

-"What are we going to do?"- Yamcha was truly frightened-"not one of us can beat Cell, not even Vegeta or Trunks. We need Goku"

Bulma stared at her friends and at her son surprised by their reaction, what was wrong with them? It was not the first time the planet was in danger but they were almost as if they had already lost. She couldn´t understand them, so she turned her gaze to the only warrior she knew that will never admit defeat even after death. Vegeta was thinking more or less the same, he felt ashamed that his son was as useless as the others, and he had been offended by Yamcha´s speech, so he moved away and removed his t-shirt while he was leaving the room.

Bulma walked closer to him. His chest was as full of scars as usual, she looked at his body, and smelled him, he had had a shower recently. Some thing have definitely changed, he was no longer the warrior that came stinking like an ape after the battle.

-"What are doing, Vegeta?"- She asked, not that she was complaining

-"Hear me out, I do not care about the earthlings"- Vegeta lied, he needed to let off some steam but he regretted that it was her the object of his angry speech-"but I promise I will destroy Cell"

He kept walking, Bulma nodded, she had understood his meaning, he was going to do his best to save them but he needed to act as if he was doing this because he wanted not as an heroic gesture. That was okay with her.

-"I will go with you"- Trunks had understood his father as well, and just like his mother, he had turned to the warrior that would never stop trying.

-"Wait!"- Bulma didn´t want to see them go, she had just arrived and she needed to spend some time with her men before they disappear again to train. She knew that she was not going to see them during the next 9 days, except maybe if they were hungry or injured so she decided she had to take her chance and profit from their presence.

-"I could cut your hair before you go, it might get in the way"-she explained her son

-"Thank you"- Trunks smiled at his mother

Vegeta listened to this and stopped walking. He wanted to go to Kami´s place but he started to see why the woman wanted to cut the boy´s hair. Okay, maybe this was the chance he was looking for to be with her alone.

Bulma left the baby with her mother and grabbed a pair of scissors, she went to the nursery where Trunks was already looking at his cradle and a photo of the Briefs.

-"Father is not in this photo"- He said when his mother pointed a chair where he could sit down.

-"He was training very hard back then"- Bulma answered. Vegeta was leaning against the door frame and closed his eyes at her answer.

-"I see"- was all that Trunks said. He knew his father was not a family guy, that was not new, but it still annoyed him.

-"He doesn´t look like a saiyan"- Vegeta said

-"He looks great"- Bulma replied-"I do not care if his hair is not black, he is strong as a saiyan and good-looking as a Brief, hence the perfect combination of genes."

-"I hope he doesn´t like tinkering with machines"- Vegeta continued

-"HE is here, you know?, I can listen to you"- Trunks said-"I am not a baby"

-"You fight like one"- Vegeta couldn´t stop himself, Bulma chuckled.

Trunks looked at his parents and realised that they were playing, they felt comfortable and that he was just the excuse they were using to share a few minutes together. For the first time he knew that his father was also in love with his mother. He had been sure of his mother´s affections before but he could see how Vegeta liked being with her. There was still hope, definitely. He smiled.

-"You like how you look now?"- Bulma thought her son was smiling at his own reflection

-"Yes, mom, it looks great"- He said, standing up-"I better get changed, I will meet you downstairs as soon as I can"

Trunks looked at his father while he uttered the last sentence. He wanted to leave his parents alone for a minute.

-"Do not rush"- Vegeta said leaving the doorframe and closing the door behind his son.

Trunks was left alone in the hallway, wondering if he had done the right thing. He went to look up for his combat suit, surely his mother had more in the lab.

-"You want a new haircut too?"- Bulma teased him.

-"You know what I want"- Vegeta´s voice became low and husky. He moved closer to her.

-"And why do you think I will give in to your demands? You have ignored mine for months"- Bulma was not going to surrender easily.

-"There is no time, Bulma, you want it and I surely want it"- He placed a hand on her waist, testing her reaction. She didn´t move.

-"I need you to promise me one thing"- Bulma said

-"I can´t make promises about the future, not now"- Vegeta replied, he could die in the fight with Cell and she would felt betrayed. He couldn´t tolerate it.

-"Take care of him"- She looked into his eyes-"he follows you, he admires you, take care of him"

-"He is my son"- Vegeta touched her cheek, she felt so soft, she smelled so good.-"I am not that kind of monster"

-"You are not a monster anymore, not to me"- She kissed him with the passion she had accumulated in months of waiting, she couldn´t resist it any longer.

Trunks waited patiently in the living room, he knew what was going on upstairs and blushed. The idea of his parents making love was too hard to accept, especially when you have grown up without a father.

Vegeta didn´t want it to end so fast, he wanted to be with her for hours but he had to leave and he needed to be careful, he had promised already he didn´t want any more children, she had barely survived the birth of Trunks, he was nor risking her life again.

He kissed her long and raw. He longed to be with her a little longer. He closed his eyes, trying to regain control and started to get dressed.

-"Get ready"- He said-"we are leaving and you have a baby to take care of."

-"Will I see you before the Cell Games?"- She asked

-"I am not sure, we will be training, we are warriors"- Vegeta´s voice was cold, he looked at her, she nodded, he felt bad for being so harsh with her-"I will take care of the brat, relax, ok?"

Bulma smiled at him. He touched her face and leaned close to her for a last kiss, he closed his eyes in order to feel her and then he was gone.

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That is it for today, lots of updates for one single day, you cannot complain...now I have to think what should happen next...reviews make me happy...hope you like it...romance in the nursery...you can´t have enough ot it...jejejjeje