Mina went to her boss's office holding some papers, when she handed them over, the boss saw them and then looked at her
- ¿A few days off?
- Yes sir
- No problem, but ... ¿Why Pinky? ¿Vacations? ¿Any illness?
- To be able to take care of my husband
After Shoto ran out of morphine and the pills so that way he could move, a great pain came to his body, Mina took him to the hospital, they sewed the stitches of the scars that had opened a little, after that the doctor told him that he should be in bed for 2 weeks without making any kind of effort so that the stitches do not open again and he should be on medication, he could only get up to go to the bathroom and take a bath. Mina was not going to leave him alone so she asked for those 2 weeks to take care of him
After work, Mina went for the medicines that Shoto was going to need, several pills, some syrups, more bandages and some syringes with a liquid to reduce inflammation and others to treat post-surgical pain
When she got home, she went to the room where she found Shoto sleeping on the bed, sigh of relief when she saw that he hadn't moved, kissed his head and put all the medicines on the nightstand.
- Maaaaw
Mina turned her gaze to the crib where Nozomi had just woken up, she moved the crib from Nozomi's room to theirs while Shoto had to be resting. She took her in her arms and ruffled her hair
- Yaaaaa
- Hi little one, ¿Did you behave well?
Nozomi nodded and Mina put her on the bed so she could change, Nozomi saw Shoto and was about to give him a hug
- ¡Nozomi no!
Mina in the middle of changing her clothes, reacted in time to take Nozomi who was scared by Mina's scream
- Sorry to yell at you baby, you can't hug him yet
Nozomi made a sad look and pointed at Shoto, who was still asleep.
- I also want to hug him, but he hurts here - Mina pointed to Shoto's chest and Nozomi just looked - It will only be for a few days, when he recover we will hug him, ¿Okay? - Nozomi nodded and hugged Mina - Good girl, let me change and I'll give you dinner
Mina put Nozomi on the bed again and this time the baby just looked at Mina putting on her pajamas, which was a stained style pants and any Shoto shirt, she took the baby and go with her to the kitchen to feed her, she heated for her some puree that had small pieces of meat and peas, Mina feed her without problem and she ate at the same time
She put her pajamas on and put her back in the crib, Nozomi lay down and hugged a star plushie, Mina smiled and gently shook Shoto's head to wake him up
- Shoto, wake up
The bicolor slowly opened his eyes and smiled just seeing Mina
- Hi babe
- ¿How you feel? - Mina asked with a worried look
- My chest hurts
- Don't worry, I brought your medicines
Mina helped him to sit on the edge of the bed, removed the bandage he had and with a wet towel gently cleaned his chest and abdomen, took a syringe with anti-inflammatory and carefully injected it into his chest, then put a new bandage on him and it went back to lay in the bed
- Alright, I'll go get you water for the pills and then the syrup
Mina went to the kitchen for a bottle of water and watched as Shoto took it along with the pill, about 10 minutes later he took the syrup
- You must take the next pill in 6 hours - Mina said while reading the instructions of all the medications - The syrup in 8, the anti-inflammatory always before sleeping and the painkiller always at noon, now sleep
Shoto closed his eyes and fell asleep again, Mina lay down next to him and carefully took his hand
- You will be better Sho, you will be better
Mina heard how his breathing was very agitated, the medicine was taking effect, but it still hurt
- ¿Daddy?
Mina turned her gaze to Nozomi who was using the edges of the crib to support herself and stand up, Shoto's breathing woke her up.
- Shhhh, calm baby, it's just dad - Mina held her to see that everything was fine - If you want you can hug his hand, but only the hand
Mina laid her down between them and Nozomi hugged his arm, Mina also lay down and took his hand, Shoto's breathing calmed down a bit which made Mina lighten a bit, Nozomi fell asleep hugging her father's arm, Mina covered them all and then fell asleep. During the night Shoto took the pills and syrup in their respective hours without waking them up.
The next morning…
Shoto kept sleeping until someone touched his face, a small hand give a poke in his cheek repeatedly until he woke up. Shoto opened his left eye to see Nozomi next to his head, he carefully ran his hand over her head making her laugh
- Good morning little girl, ¿Where will Mina be? - Shoto asked when he saw the side of Mina's bed empty
- ¿Mia?
- No, you shouldn't call her like that Nozomi
- ¿Nomi?
- That's you - Shoto smiled when he heard his daughter - Try say mommy
- Maaaaa
They kept practicing for a few minutes until Mina came in with 2 bowls of chocolate cereal for him and Nozomi, carefully sitting down and eating with them. When he finished, Mina left Nozomi in the crib and helped Shoto so that he could take a bath, Mina took off his shirt and took off the bandage, when she was going to lower his pants he stopped her
- Mina, ¿Can you turn around to…? You know - Shoto blushed while holding his pants, to which Mina giggled
- ¿Are you really ashamed of Shoto? ¿How many times have I unzipped your pants?
Mina lowered both his pants and boxers and helped him into the bathtub
- When you're ready call me
Mina got out of the bathroom and grabbed Nozomi, took her to the first-floor bathroom and gave her a quick bath to get back to Shoto, help him out of the tub, get dressed and put on the bandage, then she made him lie back on the bed and take his medicines
- Sho, just rest, we will take care of you - Mina put Nozomi next to Shoto so that way she snuggled into Shoto's arm without hurting him
- Thanks - Shoto smiled and put his arm around Nozomi
Thus passed the day for Shoto being care for both, Rei also came to take care of him, she prepared a big bowl of cold soba just for him, Natsuki came from time to time to see how his boss felt and to hand him papers that by himself asked to continue the investigation of some cases that he had before go America. Mina was glad to see that while he slept his breathing was already calmer
- You can little one
They both continued to help Nozomi learn to walk, Mina would stay seated on the door frame and they made her walk to the bed where Shoto stretched out his hand, it wasn't even half a meter, but it worked. Nozomi was already walking without problem and managed to go back and forth towards them
- Yaaaaa
They both smiled and Mina hugged her tightly, Shoto stroked her hair gently
The night before Shoto's checkup, Mina had put him to bed like she had the last few weeks, Shoto fell asleep peacefully, Mina took Nozomi and put her to bed between them
- Daddy - Nozomi said pointing at Shoto
- Yes, daddy is sleeping, don't wake him up
- Mommy - Nozomi pointed at Mina
Mina opened her eyes and looked at her daughter with great surprise
- ¿D-Did you just say ...?
- Mommy
Mina gave a squeak of excitement and hugged her gently
- ¿Where did you learn that baby?
- Daddy - Nozomi pointed at Shoto again with a smile
Mina kissed Shoto's head and covered him with the blanket completely
- No one can be a better father than him
The next day…
Mina was with Nozomi on her lap while they waited outside the office of the doctor who was examining Shoto, she didn't want Nozomi to see the scars, Nozomi was playing with a stuffed cat
- When daddy comes out, go give him a hug
Nozomi nodded and continued playing with the cat, Mina kept looking at the door waiting for Shoto to came out, inside the office the check was already finishing, Shoto put his shirt back on after doctor checked his scars and wait for the result. About 3 minutes passed when the doctor told him, he left the office and saw them with a smile
- Go little one
Mina put Nozomi on the ground and she walked over to Shoto and hugged his legs, he smiled and carried her giving her a hug
- Yaaaaa
- Sho, ¿How did it go? - Mina asked with a slightly worried look
- Don't worry Mina, I can move now, I just shouldn't force myself too hard for a few days
Shoto hugged her too making all her worry disappear. After leaving the office they went to have lunch at a restaurant, Shoto fed Nozomi who was in a baby chair, Mina looked out the window and waved her hand greeting someone, Shoto looked towards the window and saw Kaminari and Jirou greeting them. Mina sent a message to Jirou saying to come in, they both entered and Nozomi played with Jirou's earphones
- Hello to you too Nozomi - Jirou said smiling and then give a letter to each one
- ¿What is this? - Mina asked as she opened the letter
- The invitation to our wedding