The family he always wanted (Part 2)

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Yusuke got ready for bed by doing his nightly routine of taking a shower, brushing his teeth, and changing into some comfortable pajamas.

While the children were upstairs, Hinata & Sasuke were downstairs.
As she washed the dishes he sat at the dining table eating the delicious meal she cooked.

She told him he was lucky since Yusuke damn near ate all of it.

Tender baked chicken with onions and peppers, seasoned to the heavens. Perfectly tasteful & seasoned brown rice, and honey buttered biscuits. And to top it off he also had a nice big cup of her famous sweet tea.

To say the least, he devoured everything on the plate, right down to the bone & he even had the nerve to lick the plate clean.

Once he drank the large glass of tea he leaned back in the chair and sighed in full relief, and then he lifted his shirt to get a little breather.

When Hinata returned from the kitchen to grab his plate she shot him a weird look & he quickly sat up in his chair. "Oh.." He was startled. "Thank you for the dinner..."

She picked up the plate and observed it for a second before returning her attention to Sasuke again who was currently nervous.
Hinata was purely shocked at the similarities between the 2. "Hmm..." She hummed softly. "We have to talk, so just wait here until I'm done with these dishes."

The raven blinked a few times before nodding reassuringly. "O-Okay." He replied to her and watched her walk off into the kitchen with a beating drum inside of his chest.

He hoped that she wasn't gonna ask him to leave & for good this time.

When she went into the kitchen it seemed as if time was moving by slowly. Or time had stopped, he couldn't pinpoint which one it was but he was really scared. Which was new to him.

There's only been 2 times he remembers being scared.

1 was when he walked in to see his parents dead as Itachi stood over their bodies & 2 was when Itachi died right in front of his eyes...

But now? He was scared shitless.

He didn't wanna believe that his wife had changed but from his witness, she's gotten tough and he thought that was impossible.

Hinata and stern don't even mix but he had to go by his eyes and that's what it's been showing him.
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She emerged from the kitchen and pulled out a seat across from him, so they were now facing each other.
Sasuke silently gulped as he watched her intently.

Hinata knew this conversation was crucial but it needed to be had for the sake of them to get a clear understanding of where things stood. "Sasuke", she said his name calmly and looked at him with a hint of concern in her eyes.

"We have to talk about you officially being in our lives again..."

His heart sped and he began to slowly inhale & exhale. His nerves were shaken & he was expecting to hear the worst from her.

Honestly, he  assumed to hear the worst and that saddened him.

As he listened attentively he noticed how beautiful she was.
Granted, his wife was always beautiful but over these past 4 years, she really honed into her looks as a woman.

Even though she still looked like herself, she looked much more mature & short hair really suited her. It just accentuated more of her already pretty features...

The conversation took a slight turn to his surprise which was something he didn't expect.

"I want you to have the opportunity of being in our lives again." His heart softened on the spot and he exhaled a breath of relief.