Telulu was strangely quiet as Sesshoumaru drove her and the girls to the hotel. The girls though, were as animated as ever and continued to ask questions in a rapid fire of one after the next after the next. Sometimes he wouldn't get a chance to fully answer one question before they asked another.

"Do you like grilled cheese sandwiches?" Cali asked.

"Yes."

"What about tacos? Momma takes us out to get tacos whenever we pick up our toys for one week straight without being asked!" Charlotte explained.

"Does she? Tacos are alright."

"Oh yeah! However, we're only allowed to have two and we have to eat the tomatoes on them, or when we get home we have to eat five carrot sticks, without ranch dressing. Do you like ranch dressing?" Cali asked.

"No, I prefer-"

"Momma loves ranch dressing!" Charlotte exclaimed. "Right Momma?!"

Sesshoumaru glanced at Telulu out of the corner of his eye to see her solemnly nod her head at her daughter's request for agreement. Her silence was unnerving for him. Not to be mean or anything but she was always talking.

"Look at the flan head cartoon!" Cali squealed, pointing to a large billboard. "We're almost back!"

A minute or so later, Sesshoumaru was pulling into the driveway of the hotel. Both of the girls got out of the car as quick as they could and went to the nearly invisible automatic doors.

"Girls! Wait!" Telulu called after them, causing them to stand right in the middle of the doorway.

Telulu rushed to get out of the car before anything happened to them. However, the pressure of Sesshoumaru's hand on her shoulder stopped her, causing her turn around to look at him questioningly.

"Think about what I said earlier, ok?" He said, squeezing her shoulder lightly.

"I will." Telulu said with a nod. She then slid out of her seat, Sesshoumaru's hand falling from her shoulder in the process. "I'll call you later."

She shut the door behind her, and hurried over to the girls, taking each one of their hands in her own and went inside. Sesshoumaru watched until they were completely out of sight before driving back home.

Kagome had just changed Rin's diaper and was heading to her room to change into her pajamas, but suddenly found herself pressed against a wall by a firm male body behind her, keeping her from moving. She squealed in surprise but calmed when Sesshoumaru's voice caressed her ears.

"Sshhhhh. It's only me." He said before nuzzling her neck.

Kagome sighed and leaned back into him. It felt nice. He hadn't been so…lustful for a while. His hands slipped down her arms to wrap around her waist, as he nipped at her earlobe, eliciting a light moan from her.

"Sesshoumaru." She whispered.

Next thing she knew, her feet were off the ground and he was taking her to their room.

"What brought about all this?" Kagome giggled as she was laid upon the bed.

Sesshoumaru paused for a moment in his ministrations to think about an answer that wouldn't make her withdraw from him.

"Sometimes being around one person can make you realize how much you care about another person, how much you miss them." He explained as his hands snuck beneath her shirt.

"You missed me huh?" Kagome asked. "I guess we could fix that." As she spoke, her nimble fingers were unbuttoning his shirt.

"There is no guessing, it will be fixed." He nearly growled, yanking her shirt over her head.

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Kagome felt exceptionally joyous the next morning. After feeding Rin, she set to making breakfast for her husband, who was looking over some legal forms in his study. She made his favorite meal for breakfast; fried rice with shrimp egg and carrots.

Kagome hummed with every thing she did. She whistled, she skipped, she danced, she practically glowed in the early morning light that spilled through the kitchen windows. She was positively radiant. Nothing could get her down.

She carefully arranged the food on a tray with a glass of juice and made her way upstairs to his study. She pushed the partially open door of his study open and frowned at the sight before her.

Sesshoumaru sat behind his desk, talking on the phone. His eyes were closed and he was pinching the bridge of his nose, a gesture she had come to know to mean he was really pissed.

"I'm not saying that you have to take them out of school right now, Telulu." Sesshoumaru hissed. He paused as she spoke on the other line before adding, "I was saying the summer would be a good time."

Kagome walked quietly up to his desk and placed the tray of food down. She looked at him, and his eyes snapped open, making her jump.

"One second, Telulu." Sesshoumaru said, before covering the phone with his hand. "Yes Kagome?"

"I just wanted to bring you breakfast." She explained, gesturing to the tray she had set down for him. "Don't worry, Maru. It'll be ok." she added, before leaving the room.

Sesshoumaru took a deep breath and uncovered the phone. "I was trying to say that moving here, to Japan, would be the best if you want me to be a constant in the girls' life. Moving in the summer would be the best, school wouldn't be that much of a problem; they could go to school on a military base. "

"I can't just pick up and leave, Sesshoumaru, I have upcoming photo shoots and commissions to complete." Telulu sighed.

"The girls could come to live with Kagome and me until you can complete every thing you need to." He suggested as calmly as he could; Telulu always over thought things, picking at every possible downfall to a situation.

"And where am I supposed to work?" Telulu quipped.

Sesshoumaru bit back the overwhelming urge to sigh. "How about we talk about this tomorrow? I'm giving you a ride to the hospital anyway. Alright?"

"Fine. I'll talk to you tomorrow Sesshoumaru." With that, she hung up the phone, leaving him irritated as hell.

Women. They're crazy. He thought to himself.