Ch. 37
Ch. 37
Naoki had been so caught up in his thoughts that he had forgot about what Sahoko had told him earlier. That's why when he walked into his parent's house he was met with angry glares from him family, none more so then Yuki.
"My dear-son," Mrs. Irie started to say not using her son's nickname, making Naoki in fear of his mother. "How come today we got a call from Sahoko's grandfather inviting us to dinner to welcome the newest member of the family?"
Naoki took a deep breath as he began to explain. He told them he had wanted to talk to Kotoko first since she is the mother of his child, and that he wasn't so happy about it either. Kotoko even stepped up saying that she also agreed that they needed to work out what they wanted to do now raising the kids.
Both Yuki and Naoki were shocked about Kotoko helping him but didn't let it show.
"Well since Kotoko already gave a cold one and it is somewhat okay with this I say we come up with a plan after the kids have gone to bed," stated Mr. Irie. "It would also be best if Ai-chan is here with us to discuss this."
"Discuss what?" asked Yuga standing behind the adults with his sister.
"We were just talking about if we should get you two new swim suits," said Kotoko forgetting that she hadn't said anything about Watanabe's invite.
"Huh?" questioned everyone, but Naoki.
"One of our old friends from school has invited you kids to a pool party before school starts back," Naoki answered Yuga, and filling in everyone else. "Their daughters will be in yours and Ayu's class."
"Why would they do that?" asked Yuga looking uncertain of meeting more new people.
"Come on Yuga it sounds like fun," stated Ayu. "But don't we already have swim suits?"
"Well I'm not sure that they fit you anymore, especially you," Kotoko to her daughter. "You have grown a little, but we will discuss it after dinner."
"Okay," said Ayu as she ran back to the dining room taking her place at the table. Yuga followed after her, leaving all the adults to sigh in relief, unknown to them that they had heard part of their conversation.
Dinner had gone by pleasant enough with Yuga mentioning he heard something that almost sounded like Kotoko. Yuki looked over at Naoki slightly glaring at his brother, but softened when he saw how he and Kotoko were acting. He couldn't put a finger on it, but it somehow seemed that Kotoko and his brother were getting along a little better, even after what they had been through today.
After dinner Naoki spent a little time with the kids. Kotoko smiled at them as they played making the end of her day happy. "I hope you have been happy." Kotoko quickly came back to her since as she called Ayu to get into the bath.
"Okay, but after can Naoki read me a story?" the little girl pleaded.
Both adults were shocked, but Naoki smiled patting the little girl's head. "Sure I can."
Through the rest of the night Yuga had this sinking feeling that something big was happening and it was affecting his mother and Naoki. But what made it even stronger was the seen from his window, watching his birth father sit beside his mother.