Those three words swam through his mind as he walked into Mr. Satan's office. Goten got a call yesterday after Trunks left his bed for work from Hercule that he wanted to meet him at his office in his gym this morning. While waiting for the World Champ in his office, he thought about last night, and he couldn't help but smile.

Trunks held him the whole night when they were sleeping and when he woke up, his arms were still around him. He had never felt so complete in his life then in the arms of Trunks. He felt happier, lighter, and freer like had when he was a kid. 'Who knew he was the one who brought out that side of me.'

"Goten, GOTEN!"

"Huh oh sorry Hercule I was just—

"Thinking about some special girl."

"No. Anyway what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Your mother called me."

Goten crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back in his chair. "What does she want?"

"She's worried about you and thought it was best if we talk about what's going on in your life."

"Nothing much just work, hanging out at home, and spending time with Trunks. There's really nothing to tell."

"Your mom thinks your love life is lacking."

"Well you can tell her it's none of her damn business what I do."

"Goten, what is going on with you?"

"My mother always wants control over the people she cares about. If she doesn't have that control, she goes through others so you see you're just a pawn in her plan for me."

"And that is?"

"To be like Gohan. Not that it's bad to be Gohan but I'm not him. I'm Goten. I've been trying to get her to understand that for a long time now. She's too stubborn."

"She sure is, and I'm not trying to change you."

"I know and thanks Hercule. I was afraid her influence would grow on you."

"You're a good kid Goten. I don't know what she's worried about."

"She's worried I'll fall in love with a man, and she'll never see me again."

"Well that's ridiculous."

"Why is it so ridiculous that I'd choose to be with a man?"

"Goten."

Goten saw the disappointed look on his face, and his hear sunk. 'Is this what I have to look forward to when I tell my mother?' He sighed. 'No, it will probably be ten times worse then anything I'm feeling now.'

"I guess your mother does have a good reason to worry."

"Love is love no matter who people choose to spend their life with."

Goten walked out of his office in silence. With his heart hurting, he walked down the hall. When he turned into another hall, he leaned on the wall, leaning his head back. 'I'll loose my mother, but—He thought about Trunks and just new. 'I'm not letting him go for her. I'm not going to feel guilty about not living up to her expectations. Tomorrow she's going to know about Trunks and I and there's not a damn thing she can do to break us up.'

Walking down the stairs of the gym, he sensed Trunks was in the gym. He followed his boyfriend's ki to the locker and to the shower area. With no one around he sat on one of the benches across from the shower stalls. Suddenly a wet hand came out from one of the shower curtains and clamped onto Goten's shoulder, startling him.

"Trunks!"

He laughed. "Sorry I scared you. You think you would have sensed me coming at you."

"Well I didn't really have my guard up." His gaze went to his boyfriend's poked head from the curtain."

"What happened?" he asked as he slipped back into the shower, turned off the water and walked right out in all his naked glory as Goten averted his eyes. "Goten," he placed his hand on his shoulder as he sat down beside him, "are you ok?"

Goten's heart was beating at a rapid pace and suddenly his breathing came out ragged, and his began to dilate as he looked right into Goten' eyes. "Tru—Trunks what's hap—happening to me."

"You're reacting to my appearance right now, and you're saiyan urges are telling you to mate with me right here and now."

"What smells so good?" This time he caught Trunks blushing.

"I'm in heat, and my saiyan urges are telling me I want to mate with you."

"And we're not jumping each other right now because…

"Our human side doesn't want to do it in a gym locker room and you're scared to be that intimate with me because you're still a virgin."

"Don't tell me you can smell my virginity."

"Yes that's exactly it."

Goten blushed. "Oh. Well how do I calm myself down?"

"I think if I put clothes on that might help some." Trunks went into the changing room and came out clothed. "Are you calm now?"

"Ye—yeah thanks Trunks."

"So, you want to get a bite to eat and talk about what happened today?"

"Ok." When he felt Trunks take his hand, he relaxed and Trunks smiled.

Walking out of the gym, Trunks felt a pair of eyes on them. His gaze turned to see Hercule with a look of disgust on his face. He turned back to his boyfriend. 'Well I have some kind of idea why Goten's upset. Bastard!'

They were having dinner for the second time, and Goten noticed his boyfriend was distracted. "Trunks."

"Huh?"

"Are you ok?" he smiled.

"Yeah," he kissed Goten on the cheek, "I'm fine."

"Anyway I was thinking I could tell my family we're together tomorrow."

"You want to tell our families together or apart?"

"All together I need as much support as I'm going to get."

"It's going to be fine Goten trust me there are people who accept what we have together."

"Yeah I'm sure you're right as usual. It's just when Hercule reacted to me loving a guy, a look of disgust and disappoint was on his face. It just hurts to see that look."

Trunks reached his hand to Goten who took it. "No one is going to hurt you."