You Were Worth it

Chapter 18

"So it went well?" Midoriya asked from his spot on the couch. "He didn't pressure you or anything?"

Kaminari shook his head before handing a wooden shape to Sora. "It was perfect. We ate, went to the arcade, and then he took me home."

"And you went inside alone?" Midoriya had already talked to Shinso about how it went, but he wanted to know how Kaminari felt about it.

"He said he didn't want to fuck everything up. So no, he didn't come inside. He dropped me at the door and left." Sora tapped Kaminari on the knee when he neglected to give her another shape. He chuckled before handing her the red rhombus. "I had a great time with him. For the first time, I felt... appreciated. I didn't feel like a stepping stone on his way to the garden of sex."

"Garden of sex?" Midoriya couldn't help but laugh at that.

Kaminari rolled his eyes before handing Sora her last shape. "Shut up. You get the idea. I felt valued. Like he actually wanted to know what was going on in my life."

"But did he tell you about his?" Midoriya asked. He wanted to make sure Shinso didn't neglect what he's been going through and only talk about Kaminari.

Kaminari nodded while grabbing the completed puzzle from the ground. Sora grabbed Kaminari's leg before pulling herself up. She only started a few weeks ago and still wabbled with every step. "He told me about therapy, his mental health, and other problems."

Midoriya let out a sigh of relief. He didn't think Shinso would neglect to tell Kaminari what he's been going through, but he had to make sure. He didn't want anyone to get burned again.

"When is Katsu coming back again?" Midoriya asked.

"He'll be home next week for a few days. Then he's taking off for a month and will be back permanently. And before you ask, I don't know how that makes me feel." He still had a lot of confusing thoughts and feelings about Katsu. When Katsu told him he was falling for him, a part of him wanted to let him.

But the other part of him still wanted Shinso.

"Do you want to talk about it? If not, we don't have to."

Kaminari shrugged. "I want to talk more before Katsu comes home, but not today. I want to figure out what's happening in my head first." He knew Shinso was his forever, but that didn't mean he didn't feel guilty about Katsu.

Midoriya nodded as his daughter finally wobbled her way to him. Her blond curls finally started to grow up, making her look more like a girl than a raisin. That's what Bakugo kept calling her, anyway. But hey, like her other parents said, at least she was a cute raisin.

"Dada," she said while reaching her arms up.

Midoriya and Kaminari froze and fell silent. She had a broad smile on her face as she continued reaching for Midoriya.

"D-Did she just say that?" Midoriya questioned in shock.

"Bakugo will be mad that he wasn't here for her first word. She took her first step with Iida and Yaoyorozu, right?" There are only so many firsts a baby can have.

Midoriya wiped a tear rolling down his cheek. "He can teach her to ride a bike," he laughed before grabbing Sora, pulling her to his lap, and cradling her against his chest. "My baby just said her first word," he whispered in disbelief. "I need her to stop growing for a little bit."

Kaminari chuckled before Midoriya grabbed his phone to call Bakugo. While he was doing that, Kaminari slipped his phone from his pocket to text Shinso. The whole sex thing brought a question to his mind that he had to ask before he got too attached again.