The rays of the sun came through the window of the couple's room, Shoto slowly woke up when he felt the sun on his face, also feeling Mina's soft caresses on his hair, he turned his eyes and saw Mina smiling

- Good morning Sho

Shoto smiled and kissed Mina's head softly, stretched out his arms and sat on the edge of the bed.

- Good morning Mina

- Don't get up - Mina took his hand and made him lie down on the bed - It occurred to me that since it's Saturday, the 3 of us can stay in bed and watch movies

- Sounds good, I'll go get Nozomi

- She is already here - Mina smiled and looked under the covers - You can come out little girl

A small lump began to move from Mina's side and was approaching Shoto, little Nozomi's head poked out between them and she smiled at Shoto

- Good morning baby girl

Nozomi gave a little laugh and hugged Shoto by the neck, Shoto and Mina arranged themselves so that they could use the pillows against the bed frame and could be seated, Nozomi was still hugging Shoto

Mina had gone for 2 bowls of cereal so they could both have breakfast while watching movies, Nozomi was looking at the bowl and then at Shoto

- Baby girl say "A"

Nozomi opened her mouth and Shoto gave her some cereal, she smiled and hugged him again. While they ate Mina turned on the TV in her room and put on a movie, Mina was the first to finish the cereal, put the bowl on the table next to the bed and snuggled into Shoto's arm, Nozomi pouted and tried to move Mina from hugging Shoto

-Nozomi, dad is mine too

Nozomi shook her head and hugged Shoto tighter

Halfway through the second movie they were watching, Shoto's phone started ringing, the screen read "Office", he paused the movie for a moment and answered

- ¿What's up? ... ¿What? ... ¿Now?

Mina sighs after hearing him, whenever Shoto was called without him waiting it was because he had to go immediately, she really wanted to spend that morning with him and Nozomi

- Okay, I'll be here in 20 minutes - Shoto ended the call, put Nozomi in Mina's arms, and began to put on his suit and casual clothes on top

- ¿Do you really have to go?

- Yes Mina

- But I want you here - Mina pouted, Nozomi pouted too

- I want to too, but I have to go - Shoto finished dressing and hugged them both - I'll be back soon

Shoto tried to pull away, but Nozomi hung on his neck to keep him from leaving.

- Little one, I'll be back soon

- Come here Nozomi - Mina carefully took the little girl in her arms - Dad has to go to work

Shoto gave both of them a kiss on the head and drove to the office on his motorcycle. Mina sighed and they both kept watching the movie

Shortly after noon, Shoto returned, he did not know how to tell Mina the reason why they called him, he looked for her in the house, in the kitchen he found a note that said "We went to buy more diapers and towels… Atte. Mina… PS: I love you… PS 2: I made you some soba, it's in the fridge… PS 3: I don't know what to write so I love you more" Shoto smiled and looked for the soba to start eating, after finishing he went to bed and put his hands on his head

- I don't know how she will react

He was busy clearing his mind before Mina arrived, little by little he closed his eyes and fell asleep

After an hour and a half he woke up and saw that he was covered by a blanket, saw that the bathroom light was on and knew that Mina was there, it didn't take long to go out and see that her husband had woken up and was yawning, she remembered something and went quickly towards him

- Don't get up Sho, you're going to wake her up - Mina prevented Shoto from getting up and pointed to his side, Nozomi was asleep hugging Shoto's left arm - It was the only way she wanted to take her nap

Shoto smiled and took the baby and hugged her carefully not to wake her, laid her on his chest, she still sleeping, she smiled, Mina also smiled and went to the living room to do her nails. Shoto just stayed in bed watching his daughter sleep peacefully on him

- I'm going to miss you so much baby girl

He stared at her for almost 1 hour, she yawned and scratched her eyes with her little hands, Shoto pretended to be asleep to see her reaction. Nozomi looked at Shoto and smiled, she tried to sit on top of Shoto to wake him up, but she lost her balance and almost fell, luckily Shoto had very good reflexes and held her in his arms

- Don't scare me like that baby - Shoto hugged her - It's okay to try to sit down, but don't do it alone

Nozomi hugged him too, they both went down and saw Mina with something that separated her toes so that the enamel wouldn't stain her fingers and she had a cream on her face

- Awww look who already woke up

Shoto put Nozomi in the crib next to several toys and went to make dinner, from the kitchen he watched Mina laugh while watching a comedy show, he would definitely miss that

- Mina, dinner is ready

The horned girl carefully got up and took the baby in her arms and put her on her chair, Shoto had made some skewers of meat and vegetables, Shoto chopped the food for Nozomi and started feeding her

- ¡This is delicious Sho!

Mina kept eating and smiling, Nozomi clapped as her father fed her, after finishing Shoto washed the dishes and Mina made buttered popcorn, Nozomi just saw them both and moved her arms up and down

After the 3 of them finished they went to the living room, Mina put the popcorn on the table in front of them and laid her head on Shoto's lap, Nozomi was on her. Mina wanted to continue what they couldn't in the morning

While watching the movie Mina noticed that Shoto's gaze was not focused on the movie or her, he was distracted, or something was bothering him. Mina paused the movie and put the baby in her crib

- ¿What's wrong Sho? I know you better than anyone and I know when you're not well… ¿Does it have something to do with the call this morning?

- You better sit Mina

Mina, somewhat worried and confused, sat down, Shoto took her hands and looked her directly in the eyes

- I have a mission on Monday

- That's normal ... ¿What is ...?

- In America

Mina opened her eyes like she never had

- A... A... Am - She couldn't speak well

- And it's for ... 4 months

- ¡¿What?! - Mina exploded after hearing all the news, it was too much for her

Shoto didn't know what to say to calm her down, he shifted his gaze to Nozomi who was looking at them, Mina also saw her and discovered something else

- Wait… It means… ¡¿You won't be on your daughter's first birthday?!

- I'm sorry ...

Shoto couldn't finish because Mina left the room and went to the bedroom, slammed the door with great force and locked herself inside. Shoto let out a big sigh, he put a pillow on his face so as not to scream, suddenly he heard Nozomi trying to get his attention, Shoto took her in his arms and looked at her, the baby looked scared by the reaction that Mina had

- Hey, it's fine little one - Shoto started to lull her to calm her down, which worked - Everything's fine baby, mom ... she's mad at me, not at you

He took her to her room and laid her in the crib, covered her with a blanket and smiled, Nozomi yawned and slowly closed her eyes

- Rest baby - Shoto kissed her head and waited for her to fall asleep totally, which was not hard to do, after that he wanted to knock Mina at the door, but he knew she needed her space, he went to the living room and turned off all of them the lights and lay down on the couch

The next morning…

Mina came out and saw Shoto on the couch, knelt down and hugged him tightly

- M-Mina ... I thought you were

- I'm still angry ... it doesn't mean I don't want to be with you

Shoto returned the hug and kissed her cheek.

- Forgive me if I exaggerated last night, I just didn't expect that

- You do not have to apologize, you were within your right

Mina smiled and hid her face in his neck

- A... ¿What time do you have to go tomorrow?

- The flight is at 4 a.m. and they come for me at 1

Mina shed a few tears knowing that she would only have him close for a few more hours, they heard sounds of Nozomi on the monitor and they both went to her, Shoto carried her and hugged her very tightly next to Mina

- I want to be with you 2 all day

They both smiled, even Mina knowing the truth, the 3 made breakfast together: some waffles with honey after they bathed Shina and left her playing in her crib so that they could shower together, then they went out to the zoo to enjoy the day

Nozomi was fascinated with all the animals, especially the farm animals, both she and Mina hugged all the rabbits that were, not to mention that Mina wanted to buy the smallest and fluffiest, while they looked at the fish Shoto bought them a big pink cotton candy that they both ate, they had lunch where Rei and her brothers could say goodbye to them too, they spent the whole afternoon with them

At nightfall, they had a last dinner, Shoto made natto to Mina and Nozomi, they both had the same tastes and both enjoyed it, then they sat down to watch a movie without anything else interrupting them, Nozomi fell asleep in the middle of the film directly in Shoto's arms, Mina was about to fall asleep, but she held on to be the last to say goodbye to Shoto

He carefully laid the baby in the crib in her room and went to his to pack the necessary things, he looked at the clock in the room that read 11:14 pm, he finished packing and Mina hugged him with all her strength making both fall on the bed

She just wanted to be as close to him as possible in the little time they had left, tears were pouring from her eyes and soaking all over Shoto's neck, but he didn't care.

If it weren't for his phone ringing again, they didn't separate, it was a message from Natsuki saying that they were about to come for him, both Shoto and Mina sighed and got up, Shoto grabbed his suitcase and they both went to Nozomi's room. Shoto smiled and patted her head gently

- Goodbye little girl - Mina hit him on the head after saying that - ¿Why did you...?

- Do not tell her that - Mina frowned, but her voice gave away that she was broken inside - It seems that you tell her that you will never see her again, tell her something else

- See you soon Nozomi

After saying that, they left the room and waited in front of the main door until they arrived for Shoto, Mina looked like a scarf, she did not let go of her neck

- You have to come back

- I promises

- Promise it for real - Mina looked into his eyes while crying - You have a wife and a daughter who love you and need you, so you have to come back, please promise that you will come back whole

Shoto only responded by giving her a soft kiss on the lips

A car horn was heard that came for Shoto, they both separated, Shoto grabbed his suitcase and gave Mina one last kiss before going to the car, which left quickly, Mina just closed the door and sat on the floor

- Please be careful Sho