That Friday before school.
"Ok, do you both have everything for this weekend?"
"Yea."
"Pajamas?"
"Yes"
"Change of clothes?"
"Yes."
"Toothbrushes."
"Mom.." Cooper said looking annoyed.
"Ok, sorry."
"I still don't see why we have to go mom. I don't want to." Ethan said grabbing his jacket.
"I know, but you should spend time with your dad. You can ask him anything you want if you have any questions ok?"
*Honk Honk*
"There is the bus. See you on Monday." I said giving them both hugs and kisses.
"Bye mom." They said as they left.
Ethan stopped.
He turned around and ran up to me.
"Bye mom." He said hugging me tight.
"Bye." I said hugging him. "Be good for your dad!"
I closed the door and went to clean up the kitchen.
After I was done I looked at their bags on the ground.
I picked them up and Ayana and walked out to my car.
I drove to Kunihiko's office.
I haven't been there since I saw him and Grace in his office.
I was riding on the elevator and it opened.
I looked and saw her.
Grace was back working as his assistant.
"Is he in his office?"
"M…Mrs. Aikawa!"
"Is Kunihiko in his office?"
"Yes, but he…"
"Thanks." I say not letting her finish.
When I walked in he was on the phone.
"I know but call them back anyway…No…Look I.." He looked up and saw me. "I'll have to call you back." He said hanging up the phone. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to drop off the boys' bags for the weekend." I said sitting the bags down on the floor.
"Ok, thanks." He said turning back to his work.
"I see she is back to being your assistant." I said looking out the window at her.
She was looking in watching me.
"Yes. I saw no point in firing her."
"So you lied?"
"Huh?"
"When I was in the hospital you said you fired her."
"I did but why does that matter now."
"What happened to you Kunihiko?"
"What do you mean?"
"You were never this cold, to anyone."
"People change Anne."
"Sometimes not for the better."
"I have a phone call to get back to, was there anything else?" he said sounding annoyed.
"No."
"Ok, bye." He said picking up the receiver.
I walked out of his office past Grace.
"Have a good day Mrs. Aikawa." She said smiling at me.
"Yea." I said walking out.
I drove back home and decided to take another week of work.
Thankfully the hospital understood since Ayana was just turning a month old.
I was cleaning the living room when there was a knock at the door.
I went over and opened the door.
"What are you doing here?"
"We wanted to check up on you." Saeki said walking in.
"Saeki told us that you and Kuni got in a huge fight." Takao said following him.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Yuta asked.
"Because I didn't want to worry you guys."
"Where is he?"
"He is at work." I said starting to make some Coffee.
"What?"
"He should be here with you right now trying to fix everything."
Then Saeki spotted the paperwork from the lawyer.
"What's this?" he asked.
"Nothing." I said snatching it from his hand.
"It didn't look like nothing."
*sigh*
"Here." I said handing it back to him.
Takao and Yuta gathered around him to see what it was.
"Anne…these are…" Takao said.
"I know what they are."
"You're divorcing Kuni?"
"That's what he wants…" I said pouring them coffee.
"What?" Takao and Yuta said at the same time.
"Yep, he moved out and the next day he called our lawyer." I said sitting their mugs down in front of them.
"Saeki, why are you not shocked?"
"Because I didn't tell you some things."
"Like what?"
Saeki looked at me.
They both turned and looked at me.
"Anne?" Takao said.
I sighed and ran fingers through my hair.
I told them what happened.
"No way…Kuni was having an affair?"
"I never thought Kuni would do that…Saeki maybe, but never Kunihiko."
"Hey!" Saeki said hitting Yuta on the arm.
"Ow…What? I was just being honest."
"Wait, so Kuni left you for her?"
"Yea, he said that he loves her."
"What about the boys and Ayana?"
"The boys are staying over there this weekend and Ayana will start going to see him when she gets bigger."
"So you are ok with this?"
"Of course not, but I can't make him do what he doesn't want to do."
"Have you two really talked through this to make sure it's what you want?"
"No, whenever I try and talk to him about it he just changes the subject or just won't even answer."
"So he might not even want this." Takao said.
"If he didn't want this then why would he leave?"
They just looked down and drank their coffee.
"What can I do? I want to make this work but if he doesn't even want to talk about it then there is nothing I can do."
I stood there at the counter drinking coffee with them in silence.
Ayana woke up a few minutes later.
I went over to pick her up.
"I appreciate you guys coming over but I am fine."
"If you're sure." Yuta said.
"If you need anything don't hesitate to call us." Takao said.
"Thanks."
"We better go." Takao said sitting his cup down.
They all walked toward the door.
"Thanks again guys."
"Anytime."
"See ya."
Yuta and Takao walked out the door.
"Aren't you coming Saeki?" Yuta asked.
"I think I will stay for a while, I'll see you guys later." Said Saeki.
"Ok. Bye." Yuta said closing the door behind him.
"You don't have to stay here Saeki, I am fine. Really."
"I know but…there are some things we need to talk about."