𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 ᝰ 𝐓𝐎𝐉𝐈 𝐅𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐔𝐑𝐎

six

You laid on Kento's chest, staring at the wall as his fingers traced patterns on your skin. You took a deep breath in, snuggling into him more and shut your eyes. The last few days you've been thinking about your argument with Toji, thinking about your kids. It always made your stomach twist in knots thinking about it because all that you could remember were the bad times. Everything good you guys had started to diminish from your memory. Even when you weren't together, you two still couldn't properly be there for your kids. From the first arguments to the last, you'd always remember the look on their faces when things got loud.

"Hey, you okay?" Kento asked, caressing your back. You'd think this man is psychic with the way he could tell something was always wrong with you.

"Just thinking," you replied.

"Good things or bad things?" He questioned, looking down at you.

"About the kids, my family." Another deep breath filled your lungs as you sat up. You couldn't get a moments rest when it felt like your world was crumbling slowly in front of you.

"Sweetheart," he cupped your cheek, "you're a great mom to them. Just because you've had a couple bumps in the road doesn't mean a thing," he reassured.

"I know, but," you looked at him, "Toji." That name was all you had to say to Kento to make his smile drop.

"What about him?" He asked, sitting up.

"From the moment the arguments started and the divorced happened, it affected the kids so much. It still is and I'm scared it won't change. He's a good dad, he loves them so much, but me and him can never get level with each other," you explained.

"Why do you think that is?" His brows knitted together. He rubbed the pad of thumb across your knuckles, an attempt to soothe you. It was a hard pill to swallow, but you knew why you and Toji could never come to a compromise. It was clear there was still something there. The feelings, the attraction. It was hard to let go of that relationship aspect and focus on the co parenting aspect.

"I'm not sure," you responded.

"Talk to him about it, see if he knows." He shrugged. "I know you're probably thinking it'll just end in another fight, but it's worth a shot."

You sighed, running your hands down your face. "It will end in another fight, trust me. I've been through enough—"

"Ah, shit." Kento looked down at his phone.

"What?" You asked, puzzled.

"Work," he sighed. "I gotta get going, sweetheart." He planted a quick kiss on your cheek before getting out of bed.

"Wait, I thought you said you had a day off?" You looked up at him as he put his shirt on.

"Yeah, I know, but, it's work. Not much I can do," he chuckled.

"You said the same thing yesterday when it was supposed to be your day off." Your brows furrowed.

"I know, I know, I'm sorry. I gotta go." He planted another kiss on your cheek and cheek walked out the bedroom with his coat in hand. You sat there on the bed, watching him disappear. The front door open and shutting seconds after, leaving you in silence. Lying back down on the bed, you reached to the empty side. Guilt consumed you when images of Toji lying beside you flashed before your eyes instead of Kento. Quickly, you retracted your hand and turned the other way, pulling the blankets over your body.