𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 [𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑢 𝐺𝑜𝑗𝑜]

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

You're packing Ren's bag, a bit in disbelief that you're going on vacation with your ex-boyfriend. You feel nervous about it, wondering how it'll play out since your relationship with Satoru isn't the best– Maybe you shouldn't really worry about it, he's doing it all for his son. Perhaps he'll pay you no mind. Hopefully he won't pay you no mind.

He has a vacation home in the perfect tropical place, which you aren't surprised about. You've heard of all the houses that the family has around the world, and you forgot about half of them. It was rare staying at a hotel when you traveled with Satoru.

"I'll come pick you up tomorrow morning. At around five." Satoru enters Ren's room to help you pack. Ren is too focused on his cars to pay attention to Satoru, and Satoru eventually got bored of just being another track for his son's toy cars. You hum in response before you go to a cabinet to pack pajamas for Ren. "Is your suitcase ready?"

"It's almost ready." You lie because it's far from ready. You've been simply too busy and tired to come around to it. You're still working as Satoru's assistant since for some reason, you suddenly don't have the heart to quit. Of course, since the truth came out, Satoru has lightened your workload. He doesn't care if he has to do it all himself, he wants you to come home early to spend time with Ren. You almost hate yourself for not telling him the moment you saw him again... Almost.

"I can finish Ren's suitcase while you finish packing for yourself." Satoru says, and you suck your bottom lip between your teeth. Would that be a smart idea? Satoru is Ren's father... But he doesn't know everything that Ren needs for a vacation. Worst comes to worst, Satoru can buy what Ren is missing since he can certainly afford it.

"Fine." You end up agreeing, neatly folding the pajamas you hold and putting them in the suitcase. You leave it to Satoru to pack everything else up.

You get to your room and check what you need to pack up, which is almost everything necessary. You hear your name being called, which causes you to come to a stop, "Mommy!"

"Ren!" You yell back, and you turn around to find your son at your door. He walks over to your bed and lays down, grabbing one of your fluffy blankets and throwing it over himself.

"I'm bored." He announces. Ren can entertain himself playing with anything for hours, but the moment you're doing something important, he's the most bored kid in the world. It doesn't help that you haven't been allowing him to watch TV since he's been misbehaving lately, which means he's more bored than usual.

"Your dad has gotten you so many toys. Go play with them." You tell him, but that's not the answer Ren wants to hear. Ren wants to hear you say that he can watch TV, but you're not saying it which makes him pout.

"Want to watch TV." He responds which makes you sigh. It's easier to let Satoru handle it, since he's been telling you that he has no idea how to properly parent. The only way for him to learn is to practice.

"Satoru! Come here! Ren has a question!" You yell, and Satoru is in your room within seconds. Maybe he should've stood in the doorway, but since it's his son that has a question, he doesn't really think twice before entering your bedroom.

"What is it, honey?" Satoru looks at his son, patiently waiting for Ren to ask.

"Can I watch TV?" Ren asks, and Satoru is about to nod, but he has to look at you first.

"Since when do you ask that question? I thought your mom–" Satoru begins but you cut him off to explain why Ren is asking the question. The correct answer is no, but you know that's how you think. Satoru is also Ren's parent and deserves to have some authority over how Ren is raised and punished.