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“Poor guy” Suguru tuts as he tapes up the bloody box, “This could’ve been so easily avoided”

Toji lights his cigarette,taking a long drag, “Yeah,poor guy”

“Ugh,I’m so bored ” Satoru moans from the chair he’s draped over, “Aren’t we done?”

“Almost” Suguru writes something on the box in black sharpie, “Back to sender” he finishes with a flourish and a heart

“I’m so hungry” Satoru rubs his flat stomach, “There’s this new cafe uptown,anyone interested? Boss?”

Toji flicks the ash from his cigarette and hums, “I could eat”

“Yes” Satoru pumps his fist

“If you’re suggesting it,it probably sucks” Suguru snickers,dodging the pen Satoru throws at him

“Knock it off idiots” Toji scolds, “Get Nanami to clean up.Let’s go” he makes his way up the stairs and out of the cellar

“ D-dam na-n bèl ? What kinda name is that?” Satoru peeks at the cafe sign over his dark glasses

“It’s French you moron” Suguru rolls his eyes and opens the door,the tiny bell tinkling

The girl at the counter is flicking through a magazine,clearly uncaring about the three men that walked in.

The cafe is cute. Some cute pictures of cats and puppies on the wall and some abstract art on pale pink walls

Toji walks up to the counter and clears his throat

The girl finally closes her magazine, “ Bonjou . Welcome to—“ she looks up and gapes at him, “T-to—“

“To?” Toji smirks

“Um—I—I’ll be right back” she stiffly turns and walks through the swinging back door

“She’s cute” Satoru says

“She looks fifteen” Toji grunts

“Looks doesn’t mean she is—“

There’s scuffling in the back followed by loud conversation

A boy that looks identical to the girl from earlier comes out,clicking his tongue“ li pa ka sa—“ his eyes widen, “Oh,hi. Yes! How can we help you?”

“You two need to learn some manners” Toji looks at the chalkboard on the wall behind the counter, “Club sandwiche” 

The boy taps the iPad

“Steak and fries” Suguru adds

“Chicken sandwich” Satoru chirps, “And how old is the cutie from before?”

The boy bristles uncomfortably, “We’re both sixteen”

“Oh,tell her to give me a call in two years- Oof ” Suguru elbows him

“Sixteen?” Toji sizes him up, “Bit young to be working aren’t you?”

“Our mom owns this place so we help part time”

“Mmm,good kids” he pulls out his credit card and pays, “What’s your name kid?”

“Uh—-Ajani”

“You foreign?”

“Yes sir,Haitian”

“Mm,no wonder your Japanese is awkward as fuck”

He looks down,embarrassed, “I’m still learning. Your food will be ready in fifteen minutes” he slides the receipt over the counter but Toji just leaves it.

The three of them sit in a corner booth to wait

“Must not get a lot of business” Suguru observes the empty space, “Or word hasn’t got out yet”

“Foods probably shit” Toji grunts,reading the plastic drink menu

The girl from earlier comes out to restock the drink fridge,stealing fleeting glances at the three of them

“ Madichon yo pè ”( Damn they’re scary ) she mutters and finishes up

“Hey,maybe you should introduce her to Megumi” Satoru nudges Toji

“Ugh,I’m not letting my kid mingle with some coffee girl” he huffs

“Right. Gotta keep moneyin the family and all that shit” Satoru rolls his eyes

The bell tinkles a little while later and you step in,walking up to the counter

Satoru whistles lowly, “Now there’s a piece of ass”

They watch you flip your locs over your shoulder and adjust your glasses

“ dezole mwen an reta ”(Sorry I’m late) you smile at Ajani, “Traffic”

“It’s fine” he smiles back, “Hasn’t been busy”

Mirlande comes out with the orders,two plates in her hands and one balancing in her elbow, “ alo manman ” she greets and blows you a kiss

“Alright. Here you are” she smiles as she puts the food down, “ bon apeti ”

“That your mom?” Toji points at you

“Yes”

“Mmm,call her over for me”

Mirlande hesitates but goes over anyway , “ Manman, mesye sa a vle pale avè w ”(Mom,that man over there wants to talk to you) she points at Toji

Your nose scrunches in confusion, “Why?”

“I dunno,he’s scary though so be careful”

You laugh quietly and pet her head, “Maybe they want to talk about the food”

You go over and your twins watch you with big eyes

“Hello?” You now slightly at them, “My daughter said you want to speak to me?”

Toji snaps his fingers and the other two men take their food and go sit at another table.

Odd

“Sit. Please” Toji gestures to the now empty seat across him

You hesitate but it’s not busy in the cafe so you go ahead

“Your kids are great” he says plainly,popping a fry into his mouth

“Uh….thank you?”

“Your son said you’re not from here”

You adjust your glasses, “Yes,we’re from Haiti. We came here just three years ago”

He notices the slight accent in your soft voice,awkward Japanese but fairly easy to understand. You look young though,too young to be a mother but who knows

You’re cute. Big eyes framed by round tortoise shell glasses with a slight blue tint. Dark locs hanging down your back in a half up ponytail and twisted at the roots

You’re soft looking from pregnancy,soft plush curves all over

“Young girl like you? With twins? Big move”

Your giggle is just as soft as your voice, “I hardly think forty two is young but thank you”

He nearly chokes on a fry

Forty two?

So you’re two years older than him

“You look good” he says plainly,now noticing the tiredness in your eyes and the light crows feet.

“Thank you,the secret is stress and sunscreen. I do have to get going but it was lovely meeting you Mr?”

“Toji” he stretches out his hand for you to take, echoing the softness of it

“Y/n” you nod, “Enjoy your meal” you walk off and Toji watches your hips move 

Satoru and Suguru come back with half empty plates, “So?”

“So?”

“Well you’ve barely touched your food so the conversation must have been interesting”

“Eat so we can fuck off” He growls

In the back room,your kids are hounding you

“ kisa li te di? ”(what did he say?)

“èske li te mande w soti ”(did he ask you out?)

“Ah ah,only Japanese please,you two need to practice”

They groan

“Just tell us” Ajani gripes

You shrug, “He was just making small talk,said you two are great. That’s it really”

“Manman,you have to go out with him” Mirlande bounces on her feet

You Blanche, “Why?”

“ Look at him” Ajani gestures vaguely and you both look at him funny, “Listen I’m not gay but—“ he leaves the implication in the air

“Can you two please stop” you giggle, “We have prep to do”

They both whine until you shush them sternly

After a while, the men finish up their meals

“Thank you for coming” You wave sweetly 

“See ya ,doll” Toji winks at you and Mirlande swoons behind the counter

“See ya boss” Satoru throws an arm over his friends shoulder, “Tomorrow” they start down the sidewalk,chatting excitedly 

Toji gets in his sports car and starts the drive home,thinking about you the whole time

You’re a pretty woman. Soft spoken,seemingly kind. He wonders where your husband is or baby daddy,there wasn’t a ring

Hm

Another time

He parks in his private spot and sighs,resting his head back and willing the oncoming headache away before reaching into the cup holder and picking up what he’s been trying to avoid all day

Slipping his wedding ring on feels like attaching a ball and chain to his leg but that’s his reality

She’s probably out—hopefully— with friends so he doesn’t have to deal with her and he can think about how he’s going to see you again for sure

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You slap the clock next to your bed and feel for your glasses,grunting when you find them and put them on.

Already there’s noise outside from the morning commute and you just can’t be bothered

“ Ayyy dlo a ap friz!  MANMAN!”(The water's freezing! MOM!) Mirlande shrieks 

Christ

You stand up and stretch,scratching your thigh inside your pyjama pants before padding out of the small bedroom

“What’s all this noise?” You ask Mirlande in the bathroom

“Ajani finished the hot water” she huffs behind the curtain

“So boil water in a bucket and use that. You know what to do” you shut the door and go over to their shared bedroom where Ajanj was getting ready for school

“Stop finishing the hot water” you hiss

“Sorry” he subtly rolls his eyes and you nearly throw your shoe at him

“Hurry up or you’ll be late again ”

You go to the kitchen and get started on the simple oatmeal breakfast with toast,humming the whole time

You have to be at work before nine for an interview with a few potential employees. Fun

Your twins come in,already dressed and bickering as usual. You eat silently and let them burn themselves out at breakfast

“See you manman ” Mirlande kisses your cheek

“ orevwa ” Ajani kisses the other one

“Make sure to be on time at the cafe” you call after them but they’re already out the door

“ Adolesan ” you finish your coffee

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“Wake you ya little shit” Toji throws a book at the sleeping body under the silk sheets, “Time for school”

Megumi groans and sticks his head out,dark hair going in all directions, “It’s seven in the morning”

“And school starts at nine,get the fuck up”

Toji descends the wooden stairs to the open flooring of his loft,already grumpy but what else is new

He turns the coffee maker on and gets started on Megumi's breakfast. The front door opening catches his attention 

“I’m hoooommmeeee ” heels clatter on the floor.

His wife stumbles into the living room and flops onto the couch, “What a night”

“Where have you been?” Toji asks,not really caring

“Out” she says simply, “Got laid since someone isn’t performing his husband duties ”

He rolls his eyes, “Stop acting like we like each other”

“Ugh” she stands on her feet,her sparkly dress glittering way too bright for the time, “Y’know,when I agreed to marry you,I expected to be living like a princess”

“I give you money don’t I?” Toji deadpans

“You know what I mean”

“This is a marriage of convenience,you’re not getting dick or love from me”

She huffs and flips her long hair, “Probably can’t even get it up, old man ”

Megumi comes down and sees her, “Oh hey”

“Ugh,why can’t you be older” she stomps past him and up the stairs

“What’s that about?” Megumi asks

“No idea,I made you eggs” Toji slides the plate over the marble island

“Thanks”

“Y’know,I was thinking you should get a job” Toji says as he gets things ready

“What?” Megumi stops chewing, “Why?”

“It’s better than doing nothing,make some money on your own. Doesn’t have to be too crazy….maybe a waiter”

“But….I don’t want to”

“Do I look like I give a shit?”

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“Alright. I’ll give you a call if you get the job” you smile at the young lady

“Thank you” sh gets up an skips out of the cafe

You sigh out of relief and pack the interview papers up to put in your office before flipping the open sign

“Ready for business” you announce cheerfully and tie your apron

In the middle of food prep,the bell tinkles and you hurriedly wash your hands and go out

“Yes, Bonjou ” you smile, “Oh it’s you”

Toji nods 

He looks good. Crisp white button up with sleeves rolled up to his elbow,showing off inked arms. Black jeans that hug his thick thighs

“How can I help you?”

“You hiring?” He says plainly

“Erm…yes?”

“My son wants a job here”

“Oh!” You light up, “Well he can come around after my shift for a quick little interview then”

“But how do I guarantee him getting hired”

You snort, “Unfortunately,there’s no guarantee. He has to be better than the rest”

Toji hums in acknowledgment, “Cool. I just stopped by for breakfast before work”

You turn the cafe iPad on and get ready

“Surprise me”

You frown lightly and adjust your glasses, “I’m not following”

“Surprise me,bring me whatever you think I’d like”

“Erm—okay?” You input something in the iPad, “Strange but I’ll bring it to you then you pay,good?”

“Good” he goes to sit in the same booth as before,checking his phone and scowling at the influx of messages about work

One from his cousin makes him roll his eyes and send a stream of expletives

God he works with idiots

About forty-five minutes later,you come out with a plate of odd looking food

“ Espaghetti” you say cheerfully

“Spaghetti….in the morning?” Toji grimaces

“Yes! We often eat things you’d consider lunch back in Haiti for breakfast. There’s sausage in there and the color is from ragù . Enjoy” 

“Stay here in case I hate it” he grunts and picks up the fork,stabbing the plate

You watch closely as he winds the pasta around his fork and brings it to his lips,biting it all in one go

“Hm?” You ask hopefully

Toji chews for a second then swallows, “It’s….. really fucking good”

“Oh,I’m so happy you like it! I was so worried it wouldn’t be a hit” he notices your accent comes out more when you’re excited….your Japanese also gets worse

You’re goddamn adorable and it makes him sick

“Why’re You here…. In Japan?” He asks around Another bite

You gesture vaguely, “New life, work,new experiences” You say plainly, “It’s nice”

“Big move”

“Yes well, I’ve had more joy in the past three years here than in the rest of my thirty nine years”

That piqued his interest

“How’re your kids handling it?”

You sigh, “Still getting used to it, they have extra Japanese lessons but I feel their teacher is a little frustrated with them but what can I do but take what I get? I have to get back in the back room,if you need anything,there’s a bell on the counter” you give him a small bow and skip off

Toji practically inhales the meal when you disappear in the back room. It’s been so long since he’s has a meal he hasn’t cooked himself and he’d rather die than admit out loud that he missed it

In the middle of scraping the sauce off the plate,he gets a text from Naoya

Naoya:

>> We’re waiting for you

“Dammit” he stands and approaches the counter,slapping the bell

You peek your head out of the back room 

“Thanks for the food. How much do I owe ya” Toji digs out his wallet

You come out and tap the iPad, “Erm—3000 yen”

He pulls out a bunch of bills and hands them to you. You count them and frown, “This is 30, 000 yen”

“And?”

You hold out the rest for him to take back, but he shrugs, “Keep it. It’s a tip. I’ll be back for lunch with my son”

“Oh,thank you. That’s so generous” you grin and he feels his heart pulse

“Take care” 

“Bye!” You wave as he walks out

“ Wow ” you count the bills, “we can get a new boiler,finally”

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“You’re late” Naoya drawls as Toji enters the full meeting room, taking a seat at the head of the mahogany table, “What’s on your shirt?”

Toji looks down and sees the smallest speck of orange,ridiculously bright against his starch white shirt

“Breakfast” he says simply, “Let’s start then”

As some of his lackeys done on and on about statistics,shipments and too menu numbers,Toji scrolls on his phone in a browser tab named ‘ Best Japanese teachers in Tokyo’

“—what do you think Mr. Fushiguro?”

Toji is too deep in reading credentials to hear

“Toji” Naoya nudges him

“What?” He looks up at the confused men, “Look I don’t care, do whatever”

“Yes sir” they exchange confused looks but the meeting concludes around two o’clock. Had time really gone by that quickly?

Damn

“What’s the matter cuz?” Naoya asks, “You’re distracted”

“Am I?” Toji looks up boredly

“You were on your phone the entire time. Six hours. Watching porn?”

“Fuck off. Was looking for something, don’t ask out I’ll shoot you”

Naoya shuts his mouth and holds his arms up in surrender, “Gotcha. Time to get your ankle biter,he expressed interest in the family business yet?”

Toji scoffs, “He doesn’t have interest in anything . Probably gonna mooch off me until I die”

“He’ll learn. See ya”

They fist bump and Toji leaves,excited(?) to go to the cafe for lunch

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“Hey” the twins greet when they come through the door in house clothes

“Hi my babies” you put the rag down and hug them, “How was school?”

“Fine” they chorus, “How was work?”

“We’ll we had a few regular customers during the lunch rush but now it’s over so I’m just cleaning up”

“We’ll handle it” Ajani smiles and takes the rag

“ mèsi cheri mwen ” you coo and take a well deserved seat and watch them take over the cleaning

The bell tinkles and Toji steps in,stoic and cool

“ se mesye ki sot yè a ” ( it’s the dude from yesterday ) Mirlande nudges her brother

“Oh shit” Ajani whispers back

“Oh you’re here” you stand up and greet him,eyes falling to the kid with him. You figure that’s the son he was talking about since they share the same deadpan look and dark hair

“This is Megumi” Toji gestures to the kid who just looks at the floor, “Say hi”

“Hey” Megumi mumbles

“We’ll bonjou Me-gu-mi '' you absolutely butcher the name but Toji finds it cute and endearing, “My name is y/n. Your father said you would like to work with us?”

“Yeah. Sure. Whatever”

Your smile falters and Toji nudges him in warning, “I mean,yeah I do”

“ ekselan! How about we go sit over there for your little interview and your dad can get something to eat,Hm?”

“Okay” you lead him to a far booth and Toji approaches the counter

“Brats” he greets your twins, “How’re you”

“Fine” they squeak

“Your mom tells me you’ve been getting extra lessons but your teacher sucks”

“I wouldn’t say she sucks , she’s just super impatient” Ajani sighs

“Yeah, but we’re trying!”

“Trying is important” Toji acknowledges, “Now How about some grub”

“So Me-gu-mi —“

“You can just say Gumi” there’s a hint of annoyance in his voice

“I’m determined to say it right” You laugh lightly, “How old Are You cheri ?”

“Sixteen”

“Oh, Same age as my babies, you’ll get along fine. Between you and me,I wish they made more friends but they’re so shy. Just like you” you pat his hand on the table

Megumi stares at your hand,suddenly feeling warm and…..nice(?)

“So why should I hire you?”

“Um, I’m a hard worker” He starts on the rehearsed script, “I work well with others, it might be….fun”

“Mm” you nod along, “You can just say your papa is forcing you to cheri, I won’t laugh”

He blinks at you

“How did you—“

“Mothers intuition” You wink at him, “But I promise to lay it on thick for you when telling him about the interview”

The teen swallows but gives you a small smile, “You’re not wrong”

“I figured. It’s a simple job, helping clean up, wait tables, maybe do some dishes and prep. The twins can show you everything you need to know. It pays 1700 yen an hour.Does everyday after school work for you?”

He thinks,then nods

You smile, “Welcome aboard then”

Toji is all the way through a, fucking delicious, Cajun chicken wrap when you bring Megumi back

“So, it would seem I have a new little employee” you beam

“Oh shit” Toji chuckles, “What crap did he tell you?”

“Oh how he’s a hard worker,works well with others and other convincing words” you squeeze the teens shoulder teasingly

“Shit. Well good for you son,I got you lunch. You can eat it in the car”

“Thanks”

“I’ll see you tomorrow Gumi ”

“Okay”

To his surprise,you bend slightly to squeeze his cheek gently, “You’re so cute . I could just eat you up!”

He blushes pink

“Alright. Knock it off,you’re too young for her” Toji pushes Megumi out of the way so he can talk to you

“Thanks for lunch and my kids job”

“No problem,always nice to have extra hands. If you have more of them,send them my way” you smile

Toji smiles back, “I think I’m done with them”

“Aw,I’m sure your wife would want more”

His jaw tics, “I’m…… single. Divorced”

“Oh…..I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have assumed” 

“You’re straight. How about you,where’s the baby daddy”

You huff cutely, “Back in Haiti being a deadbeat . Never seeing him again”

“Mm,so he won’t mind if you go to dinner with me this Saturday?”

He can see the gears in your head turning

“Aren’t you charming ? But I’m busy,maybe next week?”

“Sure. Yes” He back away, “See ya”

“Bye bye” You Shut the door and wave at him through the glass

Inside the car,Megumi is tearing into his lunch

“This is really good” he mumbles

“If you fuck this up,I will hang you from the top of Tokyo Tower,ass naked and covered in tar and bald. Do you understand?”

Megumi gulps but nods

“Great. Let’s head home”

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Toji is probably the one person keeping your cafe open.

Always tipping big despite the small meals,much to your confusion. You’re not complaining but you can’t help but wonder

“What exactly do you do ?” You ask as you put the plate of Poul an sòs (chicken in sauce) down for him

“Huh?” Toji looks up at you,confused 

You hold the silver tray to your chest and he can’t help but see the way your boobs squish under your T-shirt, “You’ve been in here everyday for a week. And to be honest,you’re probably the only reason I can afford the rent on this place this month” you laugh brightly, “What do you do for work?”

“…….Finance” he says after a long pause

“Finance?”

“Yup” he slurps the sauce, “Mm. Good”

You shrug and walk off to tend to the other customers

“I want a divorce”

Naoya chokes

Satoru gasps

Suguru sniffs, “Bout time”

“Dude!” Satoru scolds 

“What? You’re acting like they were even actually married. I’m surprised you didn’t strangle her “

Toji flicks the ash away from his cigarette, “I’ve come close”

“Her old man would probably kill you” Naoya cackles

“ Shit ” Toji exhales. He’s going to have to talk to the rival Don before he can think of divorcing his daughter

“Why’d you want one anyway,Cuz?” Naoya asks, reclining in the recliner

“Probably cause he found a sweet piece of ass somewhere else” Satoru barks out

“Probably that milf from the cafe”

The pair laugh and high-five until Toji points his pistol at them, “Talk about her like that again and I’m blowing your brains out”

“Sorry boss” Satoru clears his throat And elbows Suguru, “She is pretty hot though”

Toji is tempted. He really is but he just puts the gun back on the coffee table. 

“Milf you say?” Naoya smirks, “Since when did you express interest in anyone ?”

“Mind your business” Toji flicks through the channels on the flatscreen

“No” His cousin says with a smug lilt, “She a Don daughter?”

“Nope. She’s a normie ” Satoru says

“ Oohhhhh, normie? She cute?”

Toji feels his brow tic

“Oh my god, she’s so cute” Suguru giggles, “She has long hair in locs. Nice tits and a fat ass, could probably crush a head with those thighs and—I’m sorry !” He yelps when Toji reaches for the gun

Naoya claps, “Sounds like a delight,I wanna see her”

“You’re not seeing shit”

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“Ew! Why’s it slimy!?” Megumi gags and drops the ladle in the pot

“ moun sòt , it’s okra , haven’t you ever seen it?” Mirlande rolls her eyes and picks up the ladle, “Come on, someone wants it” She dishes the soup out into a bowl, twirling the ladle to get rid of the slime

“Here” she puts it on a tray for him

Megumi carefully carries it out to the table, “Here”

You gently pull him aside, “ Cheri , how bout we try it with a smile?” You smile at him

Megumi gives you a deadpan look 

“Please?”

“Fine”

He tries not to melt when you squeeze his cheek, “Good boy, you’re too handsome to be frowning all the time, yeah?”

“….. yeah”

“ Bon , let’s get back to work”

He actually does end up giving little smiles to the customers

At the end of the lunch rush,Toji comes by,with company

“Oh no” Megumi groans from behind the counter

“ Woah ho ho !” Naoya laughs when he sees him, “Look at the busboy here. What’s up Gumi?”

“What do you want?”

“Aww,is that anyway to treat your customers?”

You peek your head out of the back room and frown at seeing how uncomfy Megumi was in front of this guy but Toji is with him so he must be ok

“Where’s y/n?” Toji asks

Hearing your name,you come out and greet them

“Welcome”

“How’s the little shit doing?”

You pet Megumi's hair, “He’s doing well for his first week,good thing he’s a fast learner”

“Good to hear”

Naoya looks at you, “You're the milf?”

You’re taken aback, “I’m sorry? The what ?”

Satoru pushes him aside, “Hey,remember me? Ignore that asshole cause I’m starving ”

“Um….ok. Gumi, how about you go peel some potatoes or something,yeah?”

The teen nods and disappears into the back room

“Can’t believe he’s listening to you so easy” Toji smirks, “I can’t even get him to clean his room”

“Ah,he’s a good boy and I think he responds well to kindness”

“You saying I’m not kind or something?”

Your laugh is bright “If the shoe fits”

“You’re playing with fire babe”

You roll your eyes and get the iPad ready, “What would you like to eat,or should I ‘surprise you ’ again?”

“You know what to do”

Satoru and Suguru tell you what they want—plus some harmless flirting

“And you?” You look at Naoya

He hums, “Never heard of some of this shit before”

Your fingers thrum the iPad annoyingly, “Yes well they’re traditional food from my home country,Haiti”

He scratches his chin, “Haiti? Isn’t that the place with the earthquake years back?”

“…… yes ” you grit out

“Damn,too bad that happened huh?”

Toji sees your eye twitch and bumps Naoya, “Knock it off and order”

“Fine,jeez. Just give me that chicken sandwich,only thing that looks normal on there”

“It’ll be ready soon. Would you like to pay up front or later?”

“Later” Toji says and you nod, “forty minutes”

He winced at the way you drop the device and stomp to the back room

“The fucks wrong with you?” He hisses at his cousin

“What? Was just making an observation” Naoya waves dismissively and they go sit in a booth

“Yeah, but that’s obviously a sensitive subject” Suguru says

Naoya crosses his arms, “You three are soft as shit”

“No,we have basic respect ” Toji counters, “Just shut the fuck up”

Mirlande brings the food out later,smiling at them

“Enjoy”

“Hey brat,how’s it going?” Toji fist bumps her

“It’s going ” she sighs, “School and stuff is boring”

Naoya looks at her legs, “Hey sweetheart,you got a boyfriend?”

She cringes, “No”

“She’s sixteen ” Toji tells him

“Okay?” Naoya shrugs, “Still cute. Can you bring me a coke sweetie

Mirlande scrunches up her nose, “Sure”and walks away

“You’re such a sleaze” Satoru huffs

“What’s the difference between sixteen and eighteen? Two years? ”

“And a jail sentence” Suguru snickers

“Jail? Really,you know that isn’t happening”

Ajani is the one that brings the drinks instead because Mirlande is uncomfortable

“Here’s your coke”

“Wait,where’s the cutie from before?” Naoya frowns

“Prep” the boy says plainly

“Well I wanna talk to her”

“She’s not comfortable talking to you sir ”

Toji nods approvingly at the balls on this kid

“Little shit” Naoya scoffs, “She your girlfriend or something?”

“My sister”

“So you come in twos ? Ha! They’d love you”

Ajani scoffs and walks off

“ mwen pa renmen nèg sa blond”(I don’t like that blond dude) Ajani tells you

“Me neither” you season some sauce and stir, “Slimy”

“That’s my dads cousin” Megumi speaks up, “He’s the worst ”

“Sorry you have to deal with him” Ajani bumps him

“I’m used to it,just stay away from him if you can”

The screen above the prep table dings with an order

“Back to work you two” you tell them with a smile, “We close soon so make sure to finish hard”

An hour later,it’s closing time and Toji and Co are still around.

“Gentlemen,I’m sorry but it’s closing time” You tell them with a smile

“Damn,already” Satoru whines

“Sorry,but feel free to come back tomorrow. Please pay at the counter”

Toji stands and follows you to the counter

“Hey”

“Hi. Don’t bring that man in my restaurant again” you tell him without looking up from the iPad, “6,900 yen please”

As usual,he pulls out a wad of bills and just hands them to you, “There’s 10,000”

You smile appreciatively, “Thank you”

“You should expand,maybe open up a new spot for more income”

You hum and put the money in the register, “I only have so many hands”

“I can get you employees”

“What, finance people ?” You snort and he chuckles, “You’d be surprised with how resourceful they are”

“Mmm,well I do have enough. Just have to find somewhere”

“Tell you what,this Saturday,we can turn dinner into spot hunting then lunch. How bout that?”

You tuck a lox behind your ear, “That sounds nice”

He reaches out and pinches your chin teasingly “See ya”

“Bye”

“Bye babe!” Satoru waves

“Later” Suguru waves

Naoya just nods

“Make sure you get home on time Megumi” Toji says to his son before walking out

“Whatever” he waves back

You hum dreamily and turn to Megumi, “Your father is a good man”

He shifts uncomfortably, “Sure”

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“We’re getting divorced” Toji tells Yua as she gets ready to head out

“Really? What the fuck?” She crosses her arms, “My dad won’t let you”

Toji shrugs and lights his cigarette, “We’ll see about that”

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“You’re wearing that ?”

“What’s wrong with it?” You gesture to your outfit;a simple black shirt and blue jeans with an army green oversized cardigan on top and beige wicker wedges

“You look like an old lady” Mirlande laughs

“I am an old lady” you pout, “And it’s comfortable,plus it hides the fact that I’m not wearing a bra” you decided to forego one because you just can’t be bothered

Ajani snickers from the couch, “What about your hair?”

You touch your head. Your locs lay flat on your head with a middle part,freshly washed for the date, “What’s wrong with it?”

“I dunno,do something to it”

“But,it’s cute like this”

The twins give each other a knowing look that screamed that they were judging you

“ Okay ” the say in unison

“Fuck you both. I'd like to see what you two wear when you go on dates” you huff and pick up your purse, “Don’t burn the apartment down,there’s rice and beans in the fridge you can make sauce for,call me if you want to go out. Your tutor will come by at noon”

“Bye manman!”

Toji waits patiently outside the closed cafe,smoking lazily and texting. He’s been trying to get a meeting with Yuas father for a few days but the man is reclusive as hell

Christ he just wants to get it over with

The bus stops a few feet away and you step off,lightly jogging up to him

“Hi,sorry I’m late. The bus was delayed” you smile 

“Don’t you have a car?” He asks you

“Ah,not yet. I’m saving up for a used one though,in the meantime the bus is perfect. The transport here is so efficient”

He smiles at your mild excitement for transportation but you definitely need a car

“Come on” he opens the passenger door of his sports car

“Ooohhhh anpenpan ” you giggle and take a seat, “Io might have to get into finance ”

He chuckles and shuts the door before putting out his cigarette and striding to the other side

“How’s Gumi?” You ask when he sits down

“Fine. Probably at home with Yu—his friends” he catches himself 

“Mm,that’s nice. He’s such a sweetheart,I hope he can rub off on the twins”

“Mhm. Sure”

“Ok so I have a list of places I saw online I want to see. Well within my budget” you pull out a paper and hand it to him

Toji skims over it and hums, “Yeah,no” 

To your shock,he winds down the window and throws the list out

“Why—why would you do that?”

“I got better choices” he starts the car

“But I really liked those places”

He can’t resist your pout, “Tell ya what,if you don’t like anywhere I showed ya,we’ll see your choices”

“That works for me” you smile

“ wow, gwo ”( wow,big ) you turn in the empty space

“As you can see,it comes fully equipped with five stoves, heating stations,order screens and a freezer”

You touch the steel counter, “So much space”

Toji looks around, “Not bad”

The agent smiles, “There are multiple vents that lead right outside so smells don’t stay too long and it’s always airy. The location is perfect,right in the middle of Tokyo”

You look around the kitchen,excited at the idea of cooking in it and sharing your food with everyone 

“How much is the rent?” Toji asks

“Oh,a simple 600,000 yen a month”

You click your tongue, “Way above my budget,I think we should look somewhere else”

Toji hums, “You like this place don’t you?”

“We’ll so far it’s my favourite, yes, but I can’t—“

“I’ll take it” 

The agent grins, “I'll get the paperwork” her heels clatter as she walks away

You gesture wildly at Toji, “I can’t afford this place!”

He smirks at your worried expression, “Relax sweetheart, I’m buying it”

You cross your arms, “Why?”

“Cause you want it”

“But…..I can’t—“

“You can’t afford it,I know,so I’m buying it for you ”

You take a second to register the words, “Okay,what’s going on here?”

His eyes widen a bit, “What?”

“You swoop into my life less than two weeks ago,come to my restaurant everyday,tip me enough to pay my rent,and now you’re buying me a new spot. What’s your game? Are you some kind of…. pimp ”

Toji notices the serious tone your voice takes and your tense body language

He runs a hand through his hair, “I’ve just got money to spend and I like to spend it on people I like”

You squint at him,skeptical, “And you like me because?”

“I dunno,I think you’re fucking cute and sweet. I can tell you’re smart too and I like that”

Your cheeks warm up, “I think I’m a bit too old to be your sugar baby”

He can’t help the snort that comes out, “Babe,I haven’t had a sugar baby in years . Not looking for one. Also you’re two years older than me so I think I’m the sugar baby here”

You sigh, “Toji,if this is some kind of—“ you gesture vaguely,looking for the right word, “— fling. I’m not interested. I’m way too old for casual dating,I don’t even know if I want to be in a relationship right now. So if you’re wasting my time,I’m not going to be happy”

“It’s not. I’m not”

You hum, “Well,let’s get this out of the way now. I don’t plan on having anymore kids”

“Oh thank god” he chuckles, “Neither do I”

“I also don’t have my ovaries anymore”

“……..excuse me?”

“oopherectomy.No eggs, I’m not risking it” you wink playfully

“Well…..that’s one way to do it”

You laugh at him, “Yup. Thank you though,it means so much”

He reaches out and tucks a loc behind your ear, “No problem”

“Let’s call this…a trial run, I’m not easily persuaded sir.”

“Sure thing, let’s hope I pass”

“We’ll see”

The agent comes back with a folder, “Are we ready?”

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“I think I’m going to have to hold a class or something” you mumble around your rice

“Why?” Toji plops a chicken tender in his mouth

“We’ll I can’t be in two places at once,I have to cook for both locations and that’s a lot of food”

“Get a chef”

You huff, “But I want everything homemade with love,lots to think about”

Toji watches you type into your phone,the tip of your tongue sticking out in concentration

He tears off a piece of the chicken tender and throws it at you,landing right on your forehead

“Are you five ?”

“I can see you thinking. Relax”

“Ugh,I also have to expand the menu for both local and continental dishes”

“Babe,I’ll take care of it”

“How?”

“You said you have to cook right? So I’ll hire chefs and you can show them how to make the food,good?”

You pout and another piece of chicken hits you,this time going in your shirt

“Stop that! Fine,just let me know everything you’re doing”

“Sure”

You shake the chicken out of your shirt and grumble

“I think I’ll have to leave the twins in charge for a little bit while I get things in order”

“You trust them that much?”

“Of course, they’re extremely responsible. It’s never busy anyway so the three of them will be alright”

Toji nods and eats some rice, “I think your food has spoiled me, this tastes like crap”

You chortle, “It’s not bad, could do with a little more seasonings though” You play with the rice a little before eating it

Toji looks at you concentrating on your phone,a weird urge to pet you and tell you it’ll all be okay Coming over him

He wants to know you better. Anything and everything he can get

“Do you ever…. Plan on going back to Haiti?”

You sigh, “No,I don’t think so. I’m happy here, very ”

“Don’t the twins miss their dad?”

“Mm mm, they never talk about him. I’m happy we left, he was a terrible man. Abusive. Dangerous ” you unconsciously touch your cheek

Toji nearly bends the fork in his hand at the idea of someone hurting you and your kids

He wants to kill the bastard but at least you’re safe

“Why Japan though? Why not America or some other place”

You smile wryly, “Would you believe me if I told you it was because of the Japanese dramas my manman was always watching?”

“You’re kidding”

“I’m serious” You laugh, “It looked so interesting and amazing so I did research, saved up for over five years—plus a few loans I’m still paying back—and voila , never looked back”

Christ he’s in love

“I’ll pay off your loans” he says quickly 

You shake your head, “Thank you but no, that’s something I want to do on my own, and don’t be sneaky mr. Finance man”

“Wouldn’t dream of it”

“Ah, but I’m happy. I have my cafe,my babies,my life . I couldn’t ask for more “

Toji returns your smile, feeling oddly at peace

His ears pick up a soft click and he turns his head to look at the street but it’s normal,just people walking around as usual

Weird

Suddenly he’s uneasy, “Finish your food and I’ll take you home,I gotta go back to work”

You nod excitedly and start eating

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“Thanks again” you unbuckle your seat belt when Toji parks in front of your apartment complex , “I’m guessing I’ll see you next week?”

“Where else would I get my lunch?” He smirks

You roll your eyes and open the door,stepping out and shutting it, “Thank you again”

“No problem”

He watches you quickly walk up to the front door and press the electronic key to it,throwing him one last wave before going in

Lady Luck,being the bitch she is,makes Tojis phone ring

He sees the caller I.D and groans

“Yaga? Yeah I’ve been trying to reach you”

He listens to the other man 

“Yes,it’s about Yua…….now works…….On my way”

Toji casually walks into the large office and sits across from the brown haired man, cool as a cucumber 

“Whiskey?” Yaga asks

“No, this’ll be quick”

Yaga sits and gestures for him to continue

“As you know,Yua and I agreed to get married to join the two families”

“I’m aware,I was there” Yaga chuckles

“I’m requesting an annulment of the marriage” Toji says matter of factly, “I want a divorce”

Yaga hums,fingers thrumming on the intricate wooden table, “Why?”

Toji thinks, “I think it’ll be best for us. I don’t plan on ever having children with her to be honest,Megumi is my heir already. We’re not compatible”

The older man nods along to his words and Toji feels slightly nervous

“You’re aware that this could cause more tension between us”

Toji swallows

“Yes. I’m aware”

Yaga scans his face, “There’s someone else”

The way his jaw clenches betrays him

Yaga chuckles, “No need to lie Fushiguro,we’re old friends,let’s be honest”

“……I’m not lying,I’m just not telling the whole truth”

“Mmm,you’ve got me there. Must be really important if you’re throwing away connections”

He can get more. He has claws all over Japan

“It is”

Yaga nods, “Rival?”

“Civilian”

Yaga whistles, “Dangerous, she know?”

Toji sighs, “No, she doesn’t”

“Do you plan on telling her?”

He stays quiet 

“Balls in your court Fushiguro,I hope you know what you’re doing”

“Can I get divorced or not?”

Yaga laughs heartily, “Go ahead,I can deal with her tantrums”

Toji feels a smile forming, “She’ll be sent to you tonight”

“Good, that’s taken care of. Is she cute at least?”

Toji thinks, “The cutest”

“Seems you got yourself a fresh one if you’re smiling like an idiot”

Toji fixes his face, “She’s actually a little older , single mom with twins”

Yaga lets out a soft ‘oh’ of amazement, “So you a family man now?”

He stays quiet again

“Good luck then. Say hi to Megumi for me”

Toji stands, “I have one more favour to ask”

“I’m feeling generous”

“I think I found somewhere for your guys to get lunch”

Chapter Text

“Sooooo,are you and Toji dating?”

You choke on your coffee and wipe your mouth, “Why would you ask that?”

“Well” Ajani points at you with his spoon, “He’s been in there everyday for like a month and you two are so obviously flirting”

You hide your face in your cup but unfortunately it makes your glasses steam up so you’re forced to face your kids

“ Li gen je kè lè w ap pale avè l”(He always has the heart eyes when you talk to him) Mirlande laughs

“No he doesn’t!” You protest, “He always looks angry when I’m talking to him”

“Oh you don’t see when he turns around. He likes you”

Your face heats

“Mind your business and finish your breakfast and leave the poor man alone”

They snicker amongst themselves and you sigh

Nosy brats

Still,you can’t help but wonder what Toji was doing right now

You giggle at the thought of his hulking body draped over an office desk typing boredly at a computer

Toji wipes his bloody knuckles in a towel,scowling at the man strapped in the armchair

“I don’t like liars” 

The man whimpers and more tears flow down his swollen cheeks, “Please,I’ve told you everything I know”

Satoru groans from the couch in the corner of the cellar, “How much longer is this going to take,it’s been three hours” Suguru shushes him

Toji punches the man again, “I know you’re keeping more from me,where’s the drop?”

“I don’t know!”

The sound of a cell phone ringing cuts the tense air

“I got it” Satoru reaches over and plucks Tojis phone from the table, “ ooohhhhh, it’s the milf”

Toji immediately grabs the man’s bloody collar,stuffing his tie in his mouth, “You better shut the fuck up. Suguru”

“Finally” the black hair man jumps up and cracks his knuckles,replacing Toji while he talks on the phone

“Hey. What’s up?”

‘I’m just letting you know I’m on my way to the new spot and I’m so late!’ He can hear traffic around you

“Why’re you late?” He shoots Suguru a look when the man whimpers around the gag

‘ The twins were fooling around and we had a little accident in the cafe but it’s fine—sorry!’ You clearly bumped into someone judging by the yelled profanities and he chuckles

‘Anyway,I’m almost there so will I see you there? ’

He looks back and sees the man still crying and drooling around the gag

“Give me an hour”

‘ Yay,see you. Bisou bisou ’

“Bye” he hangs up, “Alright shit heads,let’s pack it up,I’ve got somewhere to be”

“Aw man” Suguru pouts, “I wanted to cut off his toes or something”

The man starts to flail at that

“Just get rid of him,I got shit to do” he starts taking off his bloody shirt, “Go check on the twins when you’re done”

“Can do boss!” Satoru salutes

Toji bundles up the shirt and throws it on the couch,putting on the spare black t shirt he had folded on the table before walking out the heavy cellar door into the long hallway.

The cellar was right below his office building. He technically wasn’t lying when he said he works in ‘finance’ but it’s more of a front,a pass time that makes him a little extra money and hides his actual business. It’s easy to work around things when you have a team of lawyers and other law enforcement under your fingertips

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“Hi,sorry I’m late” you smile at the people inside the restaurant, “I take the bus so you’ll have to excuse me”

The small group murmurs their greetings

“Right. My name is y/n l/n and I’m the owner,as you know. I was told you’re all graduates from culinary school,that’s amazing!” You give them a light clap, “I’m very excited to be working with you all. How many of you have experience in Caribbean food?”

You look around hopefully but none of them raise their hands

“Alright. Experiences in Spanish food,maybe some African cuisine,Arab?”

Some start to raise their hands and you smile

“Oh then it won’t be hard to pick up then,it’s not so different but it definitely varies from region to region. I’m sure we’ll have plenty of fun. I’ve prepared a few dishes you can try and recreate. Good?”

They chorus a confirmation 

“Yay!”

Toji snuffs his cigarette just before he walks into the restaurant. It’s been a few weeks since he helped you decorate and furnish it. And another week since he found the graduates from the top culinary schools to work for you

Only the best for you

Inside,the students are bustling around with bowls and pots,some with notepads and iPads to do research 

Hm,busy

“Hi!” You wave from one of the small groups. He watches you put a spoon in one of the bowls and bring it to your lips,making a pained face before swallowing

“Okay,it’s good but maybe less salt,yes?”

The student nods and scurries off

“I’ll be right back” you tell them and skip up to Toji, “ Allo allo ”

“Hey,how’s it going?”

“It’s going,they learn fast. How was work?”

“….. uneventful ”

“Mm,being a restaurant owner is so exhausting” you sigh dramatically and lean on him

Toji holds your waist, “Told you I can get someone to handle it for you”

“ Non ,I told you I can do it” you say firmly, “No more help from you ” you poke his nose

“If you say so. Satoru and Suguru are going to check on the twins by the way”

“Aw,so sweet. Come let me show you around” you tug him towards the kitchen and he happily obliges

“Ok, so as you can see everyone’s busy cooking and doing such a good job” You smile wide, “And with the way everything’s going, we should open in a month”

“Mm, looks like you’ve got everything handled”

“Told you, Lemme show you my office”

The office is cute. There are still some minor tweaks to be made but overall it’s coming along nicely 

“I was thinking of changing the table” You tap the sleek black wooden desk, “Something smaller”

“I think this is fine” Toji leans against it

“Ah, but it looks so gloomy” you sit on it, swinging your legs, “Maybe white or a soft cream. Oh then I can paint the walls the same shade”

Toji listens to you ramble on and on about your plans,watching you gesture wildly. One thing he likes about you is the way you talk with your hands. It made you more animated and excitable in his eyes

He reaches out and touches your neck gently, tracing the fine hairs at the nape of your neck

“Hands off the merchandise” You swat playfully at him

“But I like the merchandise”

You blow a raspberry, “That costs extra”

You squeal when he wraps his arms around you and bites your cheek gently 

The two of you hadn’t become intimate……. yet

It never even came up. You were perfectly content hanging out normally in between work just getting lunch or drinks or even just sitting down and talking. Sneaking quick kisses here and there

“You’re so mean to me” you pout when he lets your cheek go

“You ain’t seen mean yet sweetheart” 

You kiss your teeth, “I better go check on them before they fuck up he food”

He doesn’t let you go

“Toji” you giggle

“What?”

“I have to go”

He stands in front of you, “Nah”

Your protests die when he kisses you, hands on the desk caging you in. Of course you kiss him back,gently cupping his cheeks and letting your eyes shut 

His hands sneak under your sweater to give your waist a squeeze and you snort

“ men ou frèt !”( your hands are cold) you laugh, “Cold hands”

Toji pouts like an upset child, “You ruined the moment”

“My apologies,but I have work to do” you jump off the table with a soft oof ,cracking your neck, “There will be plenty moments ”

It doesn’t stop him from pulling you closer for a messy cheek kiss, “I’ll get you”

“Sure” you pat his cheek, “I assume you’ll be staying?”

“You’re assuming right”

“Great,you can be my second taste tester”

His face drops, “Shit”

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“Whew,that was so much fun” you sigh once you sit in Tojis car. It’s well past closing time and you’ve locked up the new spot and are so ready to go home, “Driver,to my home ale ale ”

“You’re so annoying”

You reach over and pinch his cheek, “And proud”

He chuckles but starts the car anyway

Once you reach the apartment,you ask him “Would you like to come up for coffee,the twins are out watching a movie”

“Mm,sure”

The two of you chat and laugh the whole way up,discussing future date plans and stuff for work

“Tomorrow I’ll show them some desserts” you say while unlocking the door

“If they do as bad as they did today,you might go out of business”

“And that’s why I’m thankful it’s not my name on the lease”

Inside,both of you freeze at the sound of low sighs and groans

Toji puts his arm in front of you,moving you behind him in case there’s an intruder. He points to the living room and gestures for you to be quiet

You both tiptoe towards the living room peeking inside but it’s just the couch and the tv stuck on some cheesy drama

“Oh thank god” you chuckle 

You’re not prepared for the head that springs up from the couch, shocked ,the body hidden by the back of it

“ o Bondye! ”( oh my god!) you yell

Toji squints at the figure, “What the— Megumi ?”

“Megumi?” You step forward and adjust your glasses, “What’re you doing here?”

You’re definitely not prepared for the second head that springs up,looking embarrassed as ever

“ Mirlande ?”

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You and Toji stand in front of the two, now dressed, teens sitting on the couch. To be honest,Toji is probably more annoyed than you are

“So who wants to explain first?” Toji says,arms crossed and glaring at his son who’s just bright pink, “Megumi?”

Megumi flinches at his name

You lay a gentle hand on Tojis arm and he softens,letting you take over

“ Mirlande ?” You look at your daughter, “èske ou te itilize pwoteksyon omwen?”(did you at least use protection?)

She cringes but nods

“Oh thank god” you mutter under your breath

“Don’t fucking speak Creole,I wanna know what’s going on” Toji growls

“Oh relax you big baby,it’s nothing. I was just asking if they used protection,they did”

“Good,I don’t need any brats running around. How long have you two been sneaking around?”

Mirlande mumbles something 

“ Eh ?”

“Two weeks”

“ Ayy Bondye ” you rub your temples

“You little shit” Toji grumbles

“Where’s your brother?” you finally ask

“Still at the movies” she admits

“So you came back home so you can—“you gesture between the two of them, “Did you bribe Your brother?”

The look on her face tells you everything you need to know

“Makes sense,he would’ve said no otherwise”

“How are you so calm?” Toji raises his voice

“Because they’re teenagers . Teenagers have sex ,believe it or not. I just hope they haven’t stained my couch”

“You” he points as Megumi, “Are in so much trouble”

“Don’t be hard on him cheri ,look,you’re not in trouble”

You see them relax

“But next time…..get a hotel or something like we used to do back in the day” you laugh

“Y/n—“ Toji warns

“ Toji ” you shoot back, “It’s fine ”

He sputters angrily then relaxes, “Ok. Fine. Whatever. I think I’ll take Megumi home” he leans in and kisses your cheek, “I’ll see you tomorrow. Brat,let’s go”

Megumi stands up,awkwardly bowing before the two of them walk out,Toji shoving Megumi forward

Once the door click shut,you sigh, “So, that happened”

Mirlande buries her face in her hands, “ Mwen pral touye tèt mwen ”( I’m going to kill myself )

“Not in my home” you sit next to her, “But really Megumi ?”

“ Manman” she whines

“I’m curious ” you shoulder her, “How did it start?”

“I’m not talking about this”

“Alright”

A few beats of silence pass

“He was a virgin”

You bark out a laugh and can’t stop cackling, “ WOW ! Oh kite m reprann souf ” (let me catch my breath ) you inhale through giggles

“It’s not funny” she scolds,clearly trying not to laugh

“It’s not but it’s just the way you said it. Ah well,at least you both had a good time, maybe more so him”

You both laugh

“Call your brother and ask him to come home”

Later that night, You’re getting ready for bed when Toji calls you

“ Allo allo ” You get cheerfully 

‘ Hey. What’s up?’

“Not much, just about to sleep. You?”

‘Working’ he says gruffly 

“Wow, what a diligent worker” you giggle, “Overtime eh?”

‘ Sure ’

You hear wind in the background 

“What’s that noise? It’s so windy”

‘I’m taking a smoke break outside’

You frown, “Smoking is bad for you cheri ”

‘Is it? That’s crazy ”

“So annoying” you huff

‘ And proud ’

You kiss your teeth, “So What’s the plan after work?”

‘ Gonna go meet some friends. Don’t really wanna go but they’re a pain in my ass so I gotta’

You snort and climb into bed, “Antisocial fucker”

He chuckles deep and long in your ear, the sound making you shiver

‘I’m taking you shopping tomorrow’ he says suddenly

“What? Why?”

‘We’re going for dinner Saturday and I want you to look pretty ’

You’re taken aback

‘ Gotta go’

“No wait—“ he hangs up and you stare at the phone in disbelief

“Unbelievable” 

You smile anyway

Toji puts the phone back in his pocket and walks back to the dock

“How’s the milf?” Naoya asks

“Stop calling her that” Toji growls, “M’ taking her for dinner this Saturday”

“Oohhhh, cute . Gonna propose ?” Naoya cackles

“Fuck off. Just dinner”

“That’s how it started with Misumi. First dinner,next thing I knew I got a call from the office that you’re on your honeymoon ”

Toji hums at the mention of his first wife’s name. A distant memory that’s faded in and out of his consciousness since she passed away when Megumi was just a baby.

He’s done his mourning

Sixteen years of it

He hasn’t had a real relationship all that time. A few flings and sugar babies to pass the time but nothing serious until Yua agreed to marry him to make connections with the rival/not so rival Don Yaga,her father

That was a time

You seem like the stable type. A woman who knows what she wants. Sweet,driven,persistent

Reminds him of Misumi

“Hm,the drop should be here in a few minutes” he lights another cigarette

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“ Allo” You smile brightly as you sit in Tojis car,leaning over the console to give him a kiss, “How’re you?”

“Fine now that I've seen you” he flirts

Your face warms and you play with a loc, “ Flirt ”

“Give us another kiss” he pinches your cheeks and kisses you again,sucking your lip into his mouth

“Pretty baby”

“Definitely not a baby” you giggle, “What’s gotten into you?”

“Just happy to see you”

“Are you,never met a man excited to spend money before” you giggle

“Told you I like spending money on things I like,and I really like you ”

“Awwww” you swoon, “Careful or I’ll suck you dry”

“Mmm,I like how that sounds”

You swat at him, “Just drive”

He takes you to the mall,encouraging you to go to the most expensive stores but you’re drawn to your usual average retail

“I can never find my size” you swipe through the rack, “ fout ti fi Japonè yo ”( Fucking petite Japanese women)

That explains your seemingly endless oversized clothing you probably get online

“Does this Look good?” You hold up a green dress with ruffles for him to look at

“It’s ugly” He says Honestly

“Is it? But it’s so cute!” You feel the material, “Hmm, maybe a little outdated” You put it back and pick something a little more ‘modern’

“This?”

He examines it, going through a little mental checklist of what makes a good dress

“Get it”

“Great,now actually fitting in it is the problem” you joke all the way to the changing room

Something catches Tojis attention,in his peripheral vision. He looks over and sees someone who doesn’t look like they belong.  A tall man in a black t shirt and a sliver of tattoo peeking out of his collar, watching you

He casually walks up to the dude and claps a hand over his shoulder, “There better be a good reason you’re watching my woman”

The guy chuckles under his breath, “Not bad Fushiguro,she’s a looker”

“What do you want?”

“Sukuna says hi ”

Toji tightens his grip on his shoulder, “What the fuck does he want?”

“Oh nothing,just the drop you stole from him”

“Fuck off,that shit was in my area and he knows it”

The man shrugs, “Well he’s pretty miffed and you know how much he likes pretty things as payment”

It takes all Tojis patience not to break the guys neck in the middle of the store

“Tell him if I see a hair missing from her head,he’s a dead man”

The man scoffs and frees himself from the iron grip, “Better tell him yourself,good luck Fushiguro ”

With that,he’s out.

Toji grits his teeth and marches to the dressing room

“Y/n?”

You stick your hand out from behind one of the curtains for him to walk over

“It’s too small” he can hear the pout in your voice, “ Ah, and it was the biggest size too. moso kaka . I think I’m better off online”

You lift your locs from the back of your neck and sigh, “Hot flashes will kill me. I’m getting old”

Toji adjusts your glasses for you, “Come on, let’s get you something cold”

“You’re too good to me”

After tying up your hair in a loose bun and getting an icy raspberry slushie, you feel much better. Enough to resume shopping.

“I should get something for Mirlandes acne” You mutter,remembering the name of a top skincare brand that happened to have a branch in your local mall 

Toji patiently waits outside while you shop, looking through the glass of the electronics store

He spots the same Nintendo Switch Megumi has and hums in thought before going inside.

A little later, he comes out with a large bag and meets you standing outside the skincare place

“Oohhh,big shopping eh?” You point at the bag

“Some stuff for your twins”

“Stuff? What stuff?” You ask suspiciously

“Don’t worry about it,also here—“ he reaches in and pulls out a box. You take it and see it’s the latest iPhone 

“But my phone is fine”

“It’s five years outdated ,needed an upgrade”

You huff but smile anyway, “Thank you. But my babies are gonna have a fit watching me try to figure it out”

“You’ll be fine” he smiles, “Come on, I’ve got one more place to go”

“Every time you say that I get nervous”

You’re nervous,entering the car shop, trailing behind Tojis massive form up to the front desk.

“Hi,welcome” she stands and greets cheerfully, “How can I help you?”

Toji puts a hand on your butt—the cheeky fuck—and pushes you forward, “Tell her what you want”

You swallow, “Um, can I look at some cars? Nothing too fancy,I’m not really a sports car kind of woman. Just something to get from A to B”

“Oh,okay” she smiles, “Come with me”

Her heels clatter loudly as she walks further into the showroom

“Stop” you swat Tojis hand away from your behind

“Did you wear underwear? Doesn’t feel like it” he squeezes it again

“Yes!” You whisper-shout, “I just didn’t wear Spanx”

“Mm, never wear spanx when you wear dresses like this”

It's a sundress you internally roll your eyes and follow the lady 

Car talk makes your head swim. Too much information you don’t really care about and just let Toji discuss things. At least the champagne is nice

“What about this one?” She gestures to some fancy looking BMW, “I think it suits you”

You take a judgmental sip, “I’m not really crazy about it”

You look at the beige interior, nodding approvingly. Spacious trunk, not bad. It doesn’t go a million mph so that’s good

Plus the sleek black is cute

“I think I like this one” You tell him

“You sure?”

“Mhm. Nice and simple but now I’m going to have to pay for parking at the garage” You smile lightly

“I can—“

“Non,no more” you poke his nose, “It’s not expensive, I’ll do it”

He scoffs but nods anyway, turning to the saleswoman “You heard the lady”

✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧

“Too much shopping today” You sigh,packing the shopping bags from Tojis car

He takes the rest and shuts the trunk, “I expected more to be honest”

“Well unfortunately nothing fits me so options are limited. I can’t even get my shoe size. Looks like I’m going online for dinner dresses”

He helps you carry the things up to the apartment, the twins are still at the cafe but it’ll be closing time soon

“Thank you again” You tell Toji, “It’s very nice of you to do this for me”

He pinches your cheek, “Don’t mention it”

“Having a sugar daddy is so fun ” You laugh

He frowns and pulls you into his solid body, “I’m your boyfriend not sugar daddy”

“You can be both ” You muse, “Either way I’m not complaining”

He kisses you gently,cupping your ass and squeezing

“The kids will be home soon” You breathe against his mouth

“Don’t care” he sucks your bottom lip

“ I care” You giggle, “I don’t need them catching me in the act” You think back to Megumi and Mirlande and you just know you’ll never hear the end of it if she saw you now, “Another time. Maybe after dinner ?”

He groans but pulls away, “Fine. You’ve got two little cockblocks”

“I know” you laugh

Just before he leaves, he hands you a black credit card

“Make sure you get the good shit or I’ll know”

You take it and kiss him again, “I’ll try my best. Bye cheri ”

“Later”

You shut the door behind him and look at the card

“Toji Fushiguro” You read the name, “Me and you are going to have fun”

Inside the car,Toji is on the phone trying to reach someone he’s sure he’d kill once he sees him.

The guy at the mall made him uneasy. He’s fine with threats to his life but to his woman and possibly her kids?

Not on his watch

The line connects

“You son of a bitch” he hisses

‘Fushiguro. Good to hear from you. How’s Megumi?’

“Stay away from her”

Sukuna chuckles on the other end, ‘Don’t know what you’re talking about’

“Yes you do bastard , this is between you and me,no civilians”

‘Why don’t you come to the office so we can chat? ’

Toji hands up, giving your building one last look before driving off

It’ll be fine

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Ryoumen Sukuna is the only man that can actually rival Toji. A powerful man covered in weird intimidating tattoos. Dyed red hair long faded to a pale pink that somehow didn’t take away from his scare factor.

And now he’s pissed Toji off

“Fushiguro,hi” he grins at a fuming Toji,gold tooth glinting

“Cut the shit. Stay away from my girl” 

Sukuna shrugs,tapping his desk with his pen, “Werent you married like a week ago? To someone else”

“I don’t see how that’s any of your fucking business”

Sukuna tuts, “Look Fushiguro,you took something from me. I needed that drop and you fucked me over”

Toji grits his teeth, “I’ll cut you a deal,both of us would be satisfied” he borderline pleads,not ready to deal with another loss

Sukuna thinks,spinning in his office chair, “Alright,since our boys are best friends,I’ll cut you some slack” he gestures to the chair across him, “Have a seat”

“ Mirlande !” You yell

“ KI!”(what?) she yells back from the bathroom

“I turned it on,now what?” You swipe through the welcome screens on the IPhone

“Can’t Ja do it?”

“He’s taking a nap and you’re better with tech than he is”

She groans loudly and comes out with a clay face mask, sitting next to you

“Set it up for me” you pout

“Fine. Give me your old phone” 

You watch her fingers fly,squinting at the bright screen

“There” she hands it to you, “Your old iCloud info is set up,your old apps,pictures, everything ”

“Thank you bebe” you smile

“I can’t believe he got us all this stuff,cool guy”

“He is,feels a bit too good to be true. I mean,he got me a car and I—”

“Woah we have a car?!” Her eyes sparkled, “If I ask,would he buy me a car?”

You roll your eyes, “Slow down,I’m just saying it feels a bit rushed. I don’t want to get too comfortable then it comes crashing down”

Silent understanding passes between the two of you

“I’m sure it’ll be cool,he seems nice. I think you deserve a good life”

You laugh quietly, “ o bondye mwen fè” ( oh god I do)

Faith is really the only thing you have right now

”You know…if we get married,you’ve technically fucked your stepbrother”

Mirlande pales,looking at the floor, “You know what,I needed a crazy story for myself so I’m not even mad”

You laugh and pet her head“I said I’ll look for dresses online. Wake your brother up for me, he’s the fashionista in this house”

Your daughter scoffs,offended, “I can dress too!”

You give her a skeptical look, “You dress homeless”

“It’s casual chic . Ugh, pa gen gou ” (no taste) she gets up anyway

A few moments later,you hear a loud,wet SMACK followed by Ajani yelping and swearing

“ Ayy ” you sigh

Somewhere in Tokyo,Toji smirks at the emails confirming purchases from the bank. He won’t look yet; he wants to be surprised.

*

“Allo Gumi ,you tease the teen when he comes in,ears already pink, “How’re you?”

“Fine” he mumbles

“ Mirlande will be here soon” You stifle a giggle when the blush creeps further up his neck

“Shit” he groans

When the twins arrive to take over, you get on the bus and go to the second location. The problem with getting a new car is the wait for a license plate. Ugh

“Allo” you smile at your little employees, “Good afternoon,I hope you’re all having a nice day”

They mutter different answers

“Sorry I wasn’t available yesterday,I had things to take care of. But today I’ll teach you some desserts and pastries. Yay! Do we have anyone trained in that field?”

A good bunch of them raise their hands

“Good, oh this’ll be fun”

Everything goes smoothly. You show them some of your favourite mini pastries and desserts, their experience letting them catch on  fast

The little bell on the door tinkling catches your attention. A man with jarring pink hair walks in, looking around

“Oh dear” you wipe your hands, assuming he’s a potential customer that wandered in

“Hello, sir?” You walk up with a smile, “We’re not open yet,I think I forgot to lock the door”

His red eyes rake over your figure. He’s very handsome but the facial tattoos throw you off

“You’re real cute” He says suddenly with a smile

“Um, thank you” you feel uncomfortable under his state

“I see why Toji likes you”

You stiffen at your boyfriend's name, “You know Toji?”

“Oh yeah, he and I go way back. Chums ” his gold canine sparkles in his mouth, bright against the perfect white of his teeth

It makes you uneasy. Every nerve in your body screaming danger 

“I see, I’ll tell him you dropped by mr.—?”

He just shrugs, “See ya babe”

He turns on his heel and leaves you confused.

Your gut wants you to stay away from this man but he mentioned Toji.

“Keep working amongst yourselves,I have to make a call” You tell your students and speed walk to the office

Toji’s in the middle of a meeting when his phone rings. A hint of a smile ghosts his features and he holds a hand up, telling them to wait

“Hey”

‘Hi, sorry to bother you’ your sweet voice makes his heart soar

“Never a bother, doll”

‘Mm,a man came in here today and at first I thought he mistakenly walked in but he was sketchy, he said he knows you’

Tojis grip tightens on the phone, “What did he look like?”

‘Ahh, pink hair, tall with sharp face tattoos and some on his arms—‘

“Don’t move” he waves his hand signaling the meeting is over, “I’ll be there soon. If he comes back, leave the restaurant”

‘Toji,who is he?’

“Relax,I’ll be there soon”

He quickly stands up, “I have shit to do. Satoru and Suguru,go check on the twins now.Don’t leave their side and if anything weird happens,tell me ”

“ Can do” Satoru salutes

“Sure thing boss man” Suguru gives a thumbs up

Naoya gives his cousin a confused look, “What’s going on?”

“I’m gonna kill that son of a bitch” but first he has to check on you

He arrives at the restaurant and you unlock the door

“Hello, you were quick,” you laugh. He holds your face in both hands and examines you

“Are you hurt?”

“Um,no?” Your brow furrows, “Why?”

Toji sighs with relief and lets you go, “Good”

“Maybe we should speak in my office” you take his hand, gently guiding him to the back

Inside, you sit on the table, “Alright, what’s going on?”

Toji hesitates but decides to give you the gist, “He’s some guy I work with. We were involved in some bad shit way back but it’s over. i guess he still kind of holds a grudge”

You take in the information, nodding, “And he came here why ?”

“Probably heard of you and was being a dick,you’re safe don’t worry. I’m around”

You hum and tuck a loose loc behind your ear, “Alright. I trust you. If I ever see him again,I’ll tell you”

He kisses your forehead a few times, “Good”

“Alright,I have to get back to work” you slide off the table, “You can stay around if you want”

“Of course”

The uneasy feeling never leaves but you decide to ignore it for now. He says it’s safe so you believe him

*

The night of the dinner comes quickly. You and Toji agreed to have the kids watch themselves at your apartment since you’re most likely going to his place after.

He tells Satoru and Suguru to keep an eye on your place all night as a precaution.

Ajani opens the door for him and Megumi, “Woah, you look so cool!”

Toji looks at himself;a black button up and black dress pants doesn’t really seem cool but he’s young

The twins practically drag him inside, planting him on the couch

“Our moms getting ready, she’ll be out soon” they giggle to themselves and pull Megumi to their shared room

He waits patiently in the living room,flicking through the channels. Nothing interesting

Finally, you come out when he’s a little distracted by the news, rounding the couch to stand in front of him with your hands on your hips, “Well? Do I look haute couture? ” You laugh

Toji grips the remote so hard he’s sure it cracks. You need to stop wearing oversized clothes, or else he’ll burn the wardrobe himself

It’s a simple white dress with crisscross straps but the boob window gets him. And the way the ruching fits on your body makes his neck hot. But he keeps a straight face

“You look great”

You hold your arms out and give him a quick turn, “I look like a harlot but I like it. It makes my tetes and ass look nice. Somehow the twins convinced me to wear my contacts so no annoying glasses tonight”

Toji finally stands,resting his hands on your hips. The heels bring you face level to him and he finds it hot. He’s never really had a thing for petite women but when that’s really the standard where he lives,does he have a choice?

You’re everything he’s wanted 

“You’re so beautiful”

You smile wide, “Thank you,you look good yourself”

He kisses you,not caring about the strawberry gloss

“You know we have a audience” your eyes glance to the side where the twins are spying on you from behind the wall

Toji flips them off, “Nosy shits”

“Come on” you pull him towards the door,kissing your kids heads, “Take care of yourselves”

“Byeeee” they chorus,knowing looks on their faces

“To dinner!” You laugh,looping your arm around your boyfriends broad waist

He smacks your behind cheekily, “To dinner”

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The place he brings you to is fancy fancy. Smack in the middle of Tokyo.

In the skyline and everything. It’s a place you’re sure you have to book months in advance to get a seat

“Oohh” You swoon, marvelling at the chandelier above as Toji leads you inside

The waiter at the front is a small woman with a pretty bun in her hair and a crisp tuxedo. She stares up at the two of you, “welcome”

You wave, visibly excited

“Fushiguro” Toji says

She looks through the inventory before smiling, “Yes, Right here. Follow me please”

Toji guides you with a gentle hand on your waist

“People are staring” you whisper, moving closer to him

He scoffs,enjoying the fact that everyone is looking at his woman, “Let them”

The waitress leads you to the far end of the restaurant,cut off from the rest of the place with a divider. There’s a loan table right next to a window wall showing the Tokyo skyline

“ Pretty ” you look out the window, “So high”

Toji pulls the chair for you, “What a gentleman”

He tugs one of your locs teasingly, “ Ayy,bourik”(asshole)

He sits across you and smirks, “Can’t help it,they’re cute”

The waitress gives you two menus, “I’ll be right back to take your order” she scurries out

You hum and look over the drinks, “Not in the mood for alcohol but I want something sweet ”

“Just get a virgin drink”

“Mmmm,you’re right. I know what I want” you flip your hair over your shoulders

“Why does your hair do that sometimes?” Toji points at your twisted roots, “It looks different one day like—“ he makes a twisty motion with his fingers

“When i retighten it that’s when it’s—“ you repeat the twisty motion, “When it locks back up I release them. Or like in this case,I just wanted to”

He nods in understanding, “Looks good”

“I’m thinking of cutting it actually,around here” you put your hands on your shoulders

Toji looks at them,thinking if it’ll look good, “Why though?”

“I dunno,I’ve had them so long and maybe it’s time for change. Mirlande suggested I shave my head so I’m obviously not listening to her. I think she’s going through a phase of some kind. Bah, not important” you wave dismissively

Toji chuckles, “You're so cute”

“Wait til you see me drunk at three in the morning eating pattys on the kitchen floor and crying over puppy videos”

“I’m sure you’re still cute”

Conversation flows smoothly between the two of you over sweet drinks and yummy food.

You decide to pry more into your oh so generous boyfriends life

“You know,you never told me about Gumis mother” you wave your fork at him

Toji swallows,eyes flashing with old longing, “She’s dead”

You nearly choke on your food,covering your mouth and coughing, “Sorry. Sorry,that just— wow —I’m sorry”

“Don’t be,it was so long ago. I’m over it. I have my son and I wouldn’t trade him for anything”

You rub the back of your neck,not sure how to continue. Thankfully he fills the silence

“I got married again but that didn’t work out. So I’ve just been….enjoying life.Work keeps me busy enough. And I think I’ve found what I’m looking for anyway”

Your cheeks warm up at the way he looks at you, “Would you….like to get married again?”

He thinks,poking his lobster, “I wouldn’t mind if it’s the right person. Something quick and small. No big shit”

“I never actually got married” you tell him, “My twins father was my boyfriend that I thought hung the stars”

You sigh tiredly before continuing

“Then the twins happened and he…. changed. Bad, bad man. Treated me and my babies so awful. I thought I was going to die sometimes but he had money and what was I gonna do? A single mother living in the slums of Haiti? Bah ” you flick your hand like the idea annoyed you

“What about your mom?”

You blow a raspberry, “I was twenty six with twins,she was like ‘ cheri,you’re an adult. I can only do so much. Get your shit together’ ” you say sternly,mimicking your mother, “So I got my shit together,came to Japan and went to culinary school for a license and now I’m here” you gesture around you, “I’d say I’ve done well for myself”

He chuckles, “I would say so too,you’re an amazing woman”

“You’re right,you don’t deserve me. I should find some other finance man to have me” you take a slow sip of your drink

“I’ll kill him” Toji says plainly,half joking,half not

You roll your eyes, “Sure. bravo ” you hold your glass up

“Cheers” he clicks his glass with yours, “To us”

You smile, “To us”

*

“You think Gumi will even like me as a mom?” You laugh,holding onto Toji the whole way towards the parking garage.

“The little shit loves you,always itching to come to work cause of you”

“Aww” you coo, “He’s such a cutie. Bit awkward because of him an Mirlande”

Toji cringes, “That never happened,we’re not talking about it”

You bark out a laugh, “You're acting like you never snuck around as a teen”

He rolls his eyes, “I was a virgin until I finished college. No one wanted the awkward kid”

“Awkward?!” You shout,stunned, “ You? ”

“Believe it or not babe”

“I refuse to, look at you”

“Are you saying I’m hot ?”

You kiss your teeth and walk in front of him,waving over your shoulder, “You wish you could have all of this ”

“Mm” Toji bites his bottom lip,watching your ass shamelessly, “How will I ever live?”

You look over your shoulder,your hair swishing dramatically, “Yeah,how would you?”

At the car,you lean against the trunk, “So what’s the plan now?”

Toji hums, “What do you want to do?”

You gather your hair up in a loose bun, “Lots of things but I ate too much and now I’m sleepy and my feet hurt”

Toji cups the back of your neck, pulling you in for a kiss. You sigh and wrap your arms around his neck,kissing him deeper

His hands wander and squeeze your ass and thighs

You suck his lip and smile, “We’re in public”

He kisses you again,pushing you against the car, so he can feel more of you. His hard chest pressing against your softer one

You have to call it off when his hand goes under your dress

“Woah!” You pull away,breathless, “I’m not into exhibitionism , bebe ”

Toji groans, “Fine,okay. Let’s go to my place”

“Yes!” You straighten up and skip to the passengers side, “ allez allez, I want to get fucked tonight”

Toji rolls his eyes but smiles fondly anyway. How can he resist?

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Tojis place is nice. An open floor,well decorated loft.

“Wowwww” you kick off your shoes at the entrance, “ li tèlman bèl ” (it’s so beautiful)

Toji flicks on the center lights, bathing the place in warm yellow toned light.

“I love it” you walk the king L-shaped couch, sitting on it with a sigh, legs tucked under you“Comfy”

“Want a drink?”

“No,I’m fine. Come sit down” you pat the spot next to you

Toji comes over and plants himself next to you,playing with one of your locs

“So—“ you lean over and play with his open collar

“So” he repeats

You smile and dip your hand inside his shirt, “I want you, so so bad”

“You have me”

The hand playing with your hair comes to  gently grasp the base of your neck, making you shiver. Your mouths melt together in an open mouth kiss,sending sparks under your skin.

The hand on his shirt trails down his body,over his chest and belly and down to the growing bulge in his pants. You palm it and he groans against your lips

“Take your pants off” you demand gently

Toji makes quick work undoing his button, lifting his hips to pull the pants down.

You let out a pleasantly surprised gasp when his dick springs out, big, half hard and curved in a way that makes your mouth water

“You’ve been hiding from me” You smile against his mouth

Tojis retort dies in his throat when your soft hand wraps around him, giving a slow stroke upwards

“ tèlman pafè” ( so perfect ) 

You lean over and A wad of spit comes from your mouth and falls on his cock, and you watch it run down. You continue giving smooth strokes and pumps as you feel him shift under you.

“ Shit ” Toji groans,throwing his head back on the couch. One of his hands moving down to grope your ass and thighs.

“Uh uh” you scold him gently,your free hand moving his away from you, “Let me take care of you. You do so much for me”

Tojis brow pinches in mild annoyance but he obliges,watching you slide off the couch and between his legs.

Toji grips his dick,stroking it slowly, “Open”

You obey and stick out your tongue,letting him slap the leaking tip on it.The noise he makes is beautiful. It’s a deep, punched out moan that goes straight to your clit, that has you opening your mouth a little wider to slip the head inside.

“Oh, fuck that’s good .”Toji sounds like he’s definitely enjoying himself, voice thick and wet, his eyes fluttering as he watches you watch him, as he watches you hollow out your cheeks, slurping obscenely as you take another inch or so of his cock and slide your tongue along the underside in light circles

Both his hands gather your locs up in a loose ponytail,guiding your movements up and down,pushing you a little further with each stroke. You move your hands to his dick,wrapping both hands around it in a seal to match your sucking.

“ Fuck ,yea that it’s. Suck my fucking dick— oh god,just like that ”

All you can do is open your mouth a little more,ignoring the sloppy mix of drool and precum dripping down your chin to your chest

“That’s it—that’s fuckin’ it,” he gasps, thrusting a little faster, a little harder. The tip of his cock hits the back of your throat and you gag,but only because you were caught off guard “Fuck, feels so good sucking on my cock”

Your hands trail under his shirt and he gets the hint,unbuttoning it to reveal his torso to you. The ink on his arms go all the way up to his pecs with a strategic gap in the middle that won’t show under open collar shirts. His defined abs were covered in little scars and scratches but nothing too intense for you to worry about.

He’s built like a statue

You pause,taking a deep breath before surging forward ,burying your nose in the scratchy black hair on his pelvis. You swallow around him and Toji jolts

“Yes! Keep doin’ that,” he spits out, staring down at you through heavy-lidded eyes, mouth hanging open, cheeks flushed pink as he watches tears bead in your eyes. “Fuck you’re so sexy ,took the whole fucking thing”

You preen at the praise,pulling off him slowly and gulping sweet air and giving little kitten licks to the tip, “More?”

Toji bites his lip and grasps the base of his cock,smacking it on your lips, “Open that sweet little mouth for me”he breathes, throwing his head back when you tongue at the fat head again, sucking lightly before swallowing it down again. “Shit— shit —”

You pull back when his hips jerk forwards, grinning up at him, lapping at length of his dick, sliding the tip of your tongue up and down the most prominent vein that snakes down to his balls.

Your hands snake up his abs,lightly scratching the taut muscles before coming back down to his thighs,your eyes fixed on his face.

Toji feels his end coming and pulls you off,gritting his teeth painfully. You watch his cock kick and jerk in front of you,licking up the trail of drool hanging between you two.

“Fuck. Fuck ” he gasps, “How the fuck are you so good ?”

You chuckle hoarsely, “Had to keep someone happy long enough to stay in a home”

You lean back and tug the straps of the dress free,letting your boobs out. Toji watches you greedily as you stand and pull the dress—and your panties—the rest of the way down,revealing your body to him.

Your boobs are better than he imagined. Perfectly shaped and heavy with dark areolas and big puffy nipples. Your stomach looks soft with faint stretch marks and a short horizontal scar on your abdomen 

Everything about you just looks soft and perfect

You straddle him,sitting just in front of his dick. He reaches up and squeezes your tits,pressing them together and tweaking your nipples, “So pretty”

You kiss him again,nerves buzzing

Tojis mouth drops open while you both watch your hand position his cock right over your slick hole. He grits his teeth when you slide your silky walls over him. You clench around him,putting your hands on his chest

“ Mmmm bebe . So big, so good ” you roll your hips slowly at first getting used to his size before bouncing harshly on him.

“Oh fuckin’ shit –” Toji groans,throwing his head back into the couch, “ Fuck me ”

His hands slide all up and down your back and ass,light squeezes that make you shiver,your lips right next to his ear so he can hear you

“Y-yeah fuck. Perfect cunt on me, making me feel so good” he rasps,watching you sit back with hooded eyes.

 He’s never felt like this before.

Usually, all the girls he’s fucked just lay there and take it,squealing and crying way too loud while he fucks them. But here you are, using him and it makes him feel so fucking good

“You take it so good ” he wheezes,gripping your hips so he can meet your thrusts, “You’re such a dirty bitch aren’t you?”

The smile on your face is wonderful and terrible and lustful all at once. Your hand covers up to your own neck,squeezing gently. Toji quickly reaches up,replacing your hand with his own. The much bigger appendage giving you the feeling you need

When he squeezes the sides of your neck,you clench around him so tight his hips stutter.

“ merde ” you swear when you cum

You let out a shaky moan, the feeling of bliss from getting fucked overtook your senses. His dick felt so good inside you, invading your tight walls which only clenched even further around him. your hips rolling in tandem with his own. you needed this, you wanted this. Wanted him

He snaps his hips with a bit more ferocity, grinning when he’s elicited shaky moans and whimpers from your ample lips; a smug smirk curving on his lips upon feeling you clamp down on his length, eyes nearly rolling back.

Shit he’s not gonna last

Not with the way your cunt drools and spasms around him

He squeezes his fingers into your skin, grips your hips so he can pound his dick into you hard. You can feel each deep stroke, the way his hard dick drags over your wet, sensitive walls.

Even with black lines of mascara running down your cheeks and smeared foundation, he still thinks you’re the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen. The way your plush lips are parted and shiny with gloss and spit makes his head swim

“You look so fucking pretty,” he says sweetly, tightening his hand around your throat as he starts to drop his dick into you. “Your pussy feels so fucking good . So fucking tight and wet. You’re gonna make me cum. Gonna take this fat load in your pussy?”

You nod deliriously

“Fuck,” he groans. His brows are furrowing up as he pounds his cock into you.He keeps looking up at you hazily, holding you close with his dick pumping in and out of you.  The couch creaks ridiculously loud but you both ignore it,too lost in each other to care

“So good” you slur, burying your hands in his hair and tugging the dark strands

Toji groans deep in his throat and moves his hands from your torso to your knees.

You squeal in surprise and hang onto his neck when he stands up,taking you with him,nearly folding you in half.

He’s getting so deep like this, lifting and dropping you on his dick harshly.

You yelp each time he bottoms out, and the sound of it makes his dick twitch in you. You look down groggily, watch the creamy white collect around the base of his cock.

You’re babbling nonsensically — lightheaded from being choked so hard earlier, getting fucked dumb

“Stop fucking saying shit like that,” he says through gritted teeth, as he starts to pound into you harder.

You smile into his neck,lifting your face up so you’relooking at him “So fucking deep, bebe ,” you murmur, your mouth dropping open. “So good, you fill me up so, so good.”

He shoves his throbbing dick up against your cervix, makes you cry out. His hand tightens around your leg and he shudders. His lips just brush against yours. Each shuddering, panting breath he takes falls onto your lips, “I’m cumming ”

“Gimme. Give it to me Toji” you clench harder on him making him choke

“ Tight . Fuck , you’re so fucking good for me. I’m about to fill you up,” he groans. His knees nearly buckle, He shudders hard, chokes out a hazy moan as he starts to fill your pussy up, emptying his hot, sticky cum inside of you.

He keeps fucking you slowly even after he’s done, after he has no more cum to shoot in you, and he’s gritting his teeth from the pain of overstimulation before flopping bonelessly back on the couch panting hard

You relax on him and sigh,kissing the side of his face. He doesn’t move and you think he’s fallen asleep,even more worried when you looks up and see his eyes are shut

“Toji?” You pat his chest, “Are you dead?”

His heavy hand smacks your ass lightly, “Just…. shut up for a sec. That was the best fuck I’ve ever had”

You snort and nuzzle his shoulder, “I need a shower”

“Shhhh, after ”

You roll your eyes but stay silent,basking in the afterglow of a great night.

Why does he have so many windows?

The light coming in through the window walls of his bedroom pisses you off,but you can’t stay mad for long when you feel the silk sheets on you.

After the first round,Toji let you shower and wash your makeup off. His bed is huge, fitting for the rest of him. A quick checkup with your kids—and the lackeys on Tojis part—and you were content to spend a steamy night with your boyfriend.

Toji grunts behind you,throwing his arm over your waist to keep you close,kissing your bare shoulder“Hi”

“Hi” you smile tiredly

“Sleep well?”

“Mhm,very well”

He stays quiet,choosing to kiss your neck and shoulder more.

“Alright,if you want to eat me just say that” you laugh

Toji leans over and bites your cheek playfully, “You’re so annoying”

“You love me”you giggle

He pauses briefly before kissing the spot he bit,”Maybe”

*

*

The next morning,He gives you a way too big T-shirt and some old boxers that barely fit around your ass but the shirt hides it.

He escorts you to your apartment and you unlock the door, “They’re probably asleep” you whisper

It’s true,all three of the teens are asleep in the living room. Mirlande and Megumi on the floor in front of the still on t.v,her leg on his stomach and snoring loudly

Ajani tucked under a blanket on the couch,glasses hanging precariously off his nose. There are so many snack packets and bowls of what you assume is half eaten cereal

“They had fun” you smile

Toji goes over and nudges Megumi with the toe of his slipper. His eyes open and blink a few times, focusing on his father, “Wha—?”

“Get up,time to go home”

Megumi takes a minute to gather himself,grumbling when he pushes Mirlandes leg off—the girl doesn’t even notice,they’ve always been heavy sleepers.

“Did you have fun cheri ?” You ask him. To your surprise,he thumps his head on your chest sleepily, “Tired aren’t you?”

“Mhm”

“Aww,poor baby”

Toji rolls his eyes, “Come on. You can sleep at home”

Megumi groans and trudges past his dad towards the door

“I’ll see you after my meeting” he kisses you

“It’s Sunday though” you pout

“It’s just a family thing” he lies

That satisfies you or you’re too tired to care, “Ok. Bye” you wave them off.

“I’m not cleaning this mess” you mutter and disappear into your room

*

“Harder. Come on” you goad him,looking over your shoulder at the man pounding into you.

Toji grips your ass harder,spreading your cheeks so he can watch his cock piston into you, “Fuck”

You grip the edge of the marble counter,bouncing back on him, “You’re amazing baby,fucking me so good”

You don’t expect the low whine that comes from him

“So fucking good Toji—“ you gasp

“— Toji ”

“Toji—“

“TOJI!”

Toji jolts,coming back to reality and seeing the several eyes on him

“You good cuz?” Naoya asks, “Long night?”

Toji clears his throat and shifts in his chair, “Just…..keep going”

Satoru and Suguru exchange identical knowing looks across the table.

Chapter Text

It’s a regular routine for you;manage the restaurant in the mornings when the kids are away,drive to the second spot in the afternoon and show your employees what to do,meet you with your boyfriend and enjoy the rest of your evening either at your place or his place.

It’s nice

You deserve it

Opening day for the new place is only a week away and it’s so exciting but nerve wracking at the same time!

What if people hate it?

Or they hate your food?

Ugh

But Toji tells you to keep your chin up and it’ll all be okay.

Megumi comes into the restaurant early today during your break,with Toji. He doesn’t look happy at all and there’s a faint bruise on his cheek. You assume the worse and walk up to them,thanking that the restaurant is empty

“What happened?” You ask,checking Megumi's face

“Little shit got into a fight at school” Toji says,annoyance in his voice

“What? Why?”

“He won’t fucking tell me!”

Megumi rolls his eyes

“Aww bebe ” you coo,hugging the boy to your chest, “Are you okay?”

Megumi hugs you back,”Yeah”

You pull away and cup his cheeks, “Look at your face ! My poor baby. Why don’t you go to the back and get something to eat before work,yeah?”

“Okay” he walks past you,flipping Toji off with a smug smile on his face when your back was turned

“Little shit” Toji growls, “It’s not the first time y’know?”

“Mm,maybe he’s being bullied?”

“Well he never tells me anything so how would I know?!”

You rub his bicep, “Shhh,it’s fine. I’ll talk to him later. You are a little rough around the edges”

He looks away,pink on his cheeks, “Whatever. I still think gentle parenting is shit”

You chuckle, “As yet my kids aren’t getting into fights and are at the top of their classes”

“Yeah well,you’re his mom now so I’m putting you in charge of him”

You laugh lightly, “Sure. So what’s up?”

He sighs and brushes a loc that wasn’t tucked into your scarf behind your ear, “Work is annoying,I have some employee bonding thing” he has to go talk to Yaga about a joint deal

“Sounds fun” you smile, “Team bonding is the best”

“……. yeahhhhh ” he mutters, “Big opening next week”

“Oh god yes!” You whine, “I’m so scared but excited? I think. Ayyy bondye”

He rests his hands on your shoulders“It’ll be fine babe”

“If we go bankrupt,I’m sending the bank after you”

“And I’ll be happy to pay” he kisses your forehead, “I’ll see you later”

“Bye”

Once he’s gone,you go into the breakroom and see Megumi eating a chicken sandwich over the counter

“So,a fight huh?”

He nods

“Why?”

He stops chewing,suddenly looking ashamed

“Don’t wanna talk about it? That’s alright,but if it’s serious I’d rather you told your dad before you get hurt”

He looks at his feet,clearly thinking, “It’s…..weird”

You hum, “Come sit down”

When you’re both seated in a booth,he opens up

“Some guy at school called me a fag ”

“Oh….” You blink a few times, “That’s horrible”

“I’m not gay ” he mutters

You sense some hidden words, “But you’re not straight either?”

He hesitates then nods

“Mmm,I see. Does your father know?”

“He’ll probably disown me or something”

You frown, “Has he ever said he doesn’t like that?”

“Well….no but you’ve met him,he’s—ughhhh”

You hum, “You know,Mirlande’s like you too. I’m not up to date with the terms but I think it’s ‘Bi’? It’s very confusing and scary. And growing up in a place where it’s frowned upon is even scarier but not being who you are is terrifying . She was so scared to tell me but when she did,I never looked at her different”

He sniffles, “But what if my dad hates me?”

“Well then he’s lost both of us”

He gives you a small smile, “Thanks. But can you tell him for me?”

“ Non non non ,you have to do it yourself. But I promise to be there when you finally do”

Megumi looks pensive, “Later?”

“If that’s what you want”

“Yeah,it is”

“Then after work,come gimme a hug” you scooch closer to him and wrap your arms around his shoulders, “You’re perfect just how you are”

“Thanks mo—Miss l/n”

You kiss his hair, “ Bon . So, are there any cute boys you like?”

“Oh god” he groans

“Come on,I’m curious. I won’t tell” you tease

“There’s no one right now” he blushes

“Mhm,If you say so. Let’s get to work”

*

A knock on Tojis office door draws his attention. His assistant peeks inside, “Mr. Fushiguro? Your son is here as well as miss y/n

“Send them in”

Megumi strides in with you in tow holding two white boxes

“Y/n!” Suguru and Satoru chorus,excited to see you

“ Bonjou ,sorry for the intrusion but Megumi wanted to see you. I brought pattys for everyone. I know Suguru is allergic to cloves and ginger so I made this one special for him” you set one of the boxes down in front of said man

“Oh my god,marry me” he begs

Toji looks at Megumi fiddling with his fingers, “What is it?”

“Um—I have to tell you something”

“Alone ” you add,petting his head

Suguru and Satoru take the boxes and scurry out,shutting the door behind them

“Go ahead”

You nudge him with your hip,encouraging him to go on

Megumi takes a deep breath, “I’m not—I want to tell you—“

“Spit it out”

You shoot him an annoyed look, “Take your time bebe ”

“I like guys!” He blurts out

The room is quiet for a few moments. You look at Toji but his expression stays the same.

“Okay?” He finally says, “And?”

Megumi wipes his face,surprised, “And?”

“Yeah,and—? It’s kinda fucking obvious”

You let out a sigh of relief, “Thank god”

“So you’re gay?”

Megumi shakes his head, “I like girls too”

“Let’s call it unlabelled for now,yeah?” You smile, “Until you figure things out”

“So you’re not mad?” Megumi asks his dad

“The fuck? Why would I be mad? I don’t care plus you’re my son . I’m an asshole not a monster”

“Oh….okay”

You clap, “Oh I’m so proud of you” you kiss Megumi's cheek

“Oi,where’s my fucking kiss?” Toji demands

You walk over and sit in his lap,giving him a kiss, “So now I gotta worry about you bringing girls and boys to my house. Fucking hell”

Megumi groans, “I’m going back to work”

“See you tomorrow Gumi” you wave at him

Toji squeezes your thigh, “Did you put him up to this?”

“Me? No,I just asked a question and got an answer. The boys at school pick on him because of it”

Toji scowls, “Little shit never tells me anything”

“I wonder why?” You tease, “If you had acted differently I would have left you”

“You really think I’m that shitty a person?”

You scratch the back of his neck, “No,but people are unpredictable. He’ll be okay. Hopefully no more fights”

“Yeah…..no more fights” 

You kiss him again, “I have to go to the second place now”

“Really?”

“Mhm” you try to stand but Toji keeps you firmly in place

“Since you’re here,sitting pretty in my lap—“ he rasps

“Always horny” you laugh, “I’m going to be late”

“You own the place. Plus no one's gonna come in”

“Mm,you make a convincing argument. I can spare five minutes”

An hour later,you stumble into the restaurant,out of breath, “Sorry,sorry I’m late. I was caught up in…..affairs—yes affairs ”

The workers look at you funny but don’t ask questions

Chapter Text

Opening day!

Opening day!

It’s finally here!

You’re a nervous wreck right before opening time,

“Manman,calm down” Mirlande shouts from a booth

“ mwen pa kapab!  Mwen tèlman nève”(i can’t! I’m so nervous) you shout back from the kitchen where you’re trying to relax by cooking

Your kids have spent all week building a website and advertising the opening online,and so far there have been enough reservations to fill the restaurant.

So far so good 

“Babe,babe relax” Toji gently stops your hands from stirring the soup, “It’ll be okay. Come sit down”

He leads you out to the main restaurant, “Let me see you”

“Toji—“

He turns you around anyway, “Look how pretty you look”

It’s a simple brown shirt—if you can call it that—that’s basically some kind of……boob sling Mirlande insisted you wear to make you look hot. Some nice blue jeans and black strappy heels. You let your hair down and kept a bare face.

“I’m sweating like a sinner in church” you whine

“You’re fine” Toji smiles, fixing your glasses “It’s almost time to open”

“Oh bondyeeeeee . If it flops, I’m going to kill you”

“Save the dirty talk for later”

“Ugh” You flick your hand dismissively, “I need to talk to the staff”

Your employees gather around to listen to you

“Um,hi” You smile awkwardly, “Todays the day eh? I’m so happy to be working with you all and you’ve all been an absolute delight. I hope we can go far in the future and….yeah. I’m shit at speeches”

They clap anyway,looking excited

“Whew,let’s do it then. Bon chans ,good luck!”

People start to come in around the lunch rush. You greet them at the entrance,nervous as ever but your kids are right by your side.

Satoru and Suguru are also there,buzzing with excitement

“Hey doll” they kiss your cheeks, “Nice place”

“Thank you”

“We made first reservations” Satoru says proudly

“Cause boss told us he’d strangle us if we weren’t first in line” Suguru shrugs

You snort, “Well that’s one way to do it. Have a seat”

When the place gets full,you decide to address everyone from the middle of the restaurant. You tap a wine glass to get their attention

“Hello. Hi. Yes. Everyone—um,my name is y/n l/n and I’m the owner,ha ha. And,I’m—“

Toji holds your waist,squeezing it in encouragement

“I’m more than pleased to welcome you to the second location of Dam nan bèl . I’m happy to share my home cuisine with you and I would like to thank my boyfriend—” you gesture to Toji, ''—for supporting me and helping make this a reality. And my children for being with me through it all” the twins give you double thumbs up, “Thank you again and enjoy your food. bon apeti ”

The customers applaud you briefly before going back to their meals

“Whew” you sigh,relieved, “That was hard”

Toji kisses your temple, “I’m proud of you”

“Well I couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you,for everything ”

He brushes a loc back, “You know I would do anything for you right?”

“So you’ve said”

“I’m serious. I love you”

“Oh god,are you about to propose?”

He snorts quietly, “No,I’m not” not yet

“Good,not on my big night. Now come on,let’s enjoy ourselves”

The day goes on smoothly. The people seem to be enjoying themselves and the food;no complaints the whole time.

By early evening,people start to leave.

“Thank you,come again” you see them off at the door,smiling at the compliments you got

When the last person is out just after dark,you flip the sign closed.

“Success!” You cheer. Your twins come and hug you

“Way to go ma!” Ajani whoops

“It was awesome!” Mirlande cheers

“Thank you my loves. It was so fun,I can’t wait for them to come again”

“Awesome night” Satoru yawns,too full of food, “I ate wayyy too much”

You laugh to yourself, “Thank you staff,you did so well today too,but I think we should head home and celebrate”

The kids whine, “Do we have to? Can’t we go out or something”

“So much energy,I don’t know about you but my feet are sore” you complain

Toji steps forward, “How bout you brats and Megumi go get some ice cream or something”

“Yes!” They chorus,Mirlande already grabbing her brother and Megumi

“Be back before midnight” you call after them but they’re already out the door

“So now we can be alone” your boyfriend whispers,kissing your hair

You hum contentedly, “Alright. The staff can clean up”

“You two know what to do” Toji looks at Satoru and Suguru

“Can do boss” they salute and leave the restaurant

“Come on then. Let’s go home”

*

Back at Tojis place,you enjoy a nice,well deserved glass of wine with your oh so loving boyfriend massaging your feet.

“I open a restaurant and I get a foot massage? I’m living the dream” you swoon

“Don’t get used to it” Toji growls, “It’s a special treat”

“What happened to ‘I’ll do anything for you’?”

“Doesn’t include feet” He pinches your toe and you squeal

“You’re horrible”

He scooches closer to you, moving your legs out of the way, “Am I?”

You lean forward, “ wi ou ye,mon amour ”( yes you are,my love )

“Dunno what you’re saying” he cups the back of your head,kissing you sweetly, “But don’t stop”

The moment is interrupted by Tojis doorbell ringing, frantically.

He groans and tries to ignore it but the person starts pounding on it.

“ Boss!?” 

You sit up straighter, “That sounds like Satoru”

Toji feels his stomach drop,almost flying off the couch to open the door. Satoru and Suguru rush in,looking worried as all hell

“Boss,Sukuna…he”

“Where’s Megumi and the twins?”

They look at each other, “They were armed and they took the kids. Sukuna said he wants to talk to you directly”

Toji pinches the bridge of his nose. He knows Sukuna won’t hurt them and is just doing this as a fear tactic. The man’s a bastard. An unwritten rule is family is off limits. He knows that

Shit…but you don’t

You grab his shirt, “Toji, where are my kids?”

“Y/n, calm down”

You swat his hand away and focus on the other two men, “Y-you said someone took my kids. What are you talking about?”

They look away,too ashamed

“Where the fuck are my babies?!” You scream at them and turn to Toji, “Toji, where are my kids? ”

Toji winces, he never wanted it to happen like this

“I have to tell you something”

You cross your arms,tense

So he explains. He tells you everything. His family business,his connections, Sukuna …. everything

You take it all in,visibly shaking, “You’re a gangster”

He nods

“Toji…..where are my children?” You ask,voice eerily calm

He tries to reach out for you but you backhand him, landing a solid hit on his face

“Shit” Satoru hisses

“Damn” Suguru winces

Toji holds his jaw, “I deserved that”

“You lied to me” you say through gritted teeth, “You put me and my family in danger just to get your dick wet ”

“It’s not like that,I care about you. I protected you”

“So where are my kids?!” You yell at him, clearly distressed, “Toji….Toji if anything happens to my children, I’ll kill you myself,I swear”

“We’ll get them back,I promise”

You break down and start sobbing, “ o Bondye, pitit mwen yo.Ti bebe mwen yo!Bondye tanpri, pa ti bebe mwen yo”(Oh god,my children. My babies. God please, not my babies)

“Don’t touch me!” You back away from him, “After I get my children back,I never want to see you again, do you understand?”

“Y/n. I care about you,more than you know”

“Really? That’s why you lied to me? You’re a criminal and I want nothing to do with you. I’m calling the police to find my twins”

“No” Toji says quickly, “Look,I have connections with the police,I’ll find them”

“And why should I trust you?”

“Because I care about those kids as much as I care about you”

You look pensive but nod anyway, “Fine”

“At last stay here for the night, it might not be safe out there for you”

You scoff but you know he’s right, “Do you have a guest room?”

“It’s under the stairs”

You push past him to grab your purse and shoes from the couch,silently making a beeline to the guest room and slamming the door

Toji runs his hands through his hair,exasperated

He remembers his lackeys are still in the room but he’s too tired to even be angry at them, “I’ll call Sukuna. Go…..do something”

They solemnly nod and leave

Toji walks up to the guest room door and listens to your pained wails and pleas for your children to come back.

He pulls out his phone and dials a familiar number

Sukuna picks up on the second ring, ‘Fushiguro my man!’

“I’m going to kill you” Toji grits his teeth painfully

‘ Awww,but I thought we were friends’

“I cut you a deal, and you went after my family”

Sukuna tuts on the other end, ‘See,I’m a greedy man. Things changed and now I’ve decided I’m not happy with ten percent’

“Fifteen” Toji says immediately, “Just give me my kids back”

‘Woahhh,your kids? Didn’t know you signed adoption papers…….forty’

Toji swears under his breath. Forty percent of his assets will burn a small hole in his pockets. It’ll take a lot of luck and time to rebuild

“Thirty”

‘You must not want them back’

“Your broke a sacred rule,thirty is all You’re worth”

Sukuna hums on the other end, ‘ugh,fine. Meet me at the docks You screwed me over at. Oh and bring that sweet piece of ass with you,I like eye candy’

Toji nearly throws the phone but agrees, hanging up

He knocks gently on the door, “Y/n? I found them”

There’s some footsteps and you open the door, eyes red and swollen, “Where are they?”

“The docks,he said we need to both be there”

“Are my kids okay? That’s all I care about”

“They’re fine,but we have to hurry”

You nod frantically, “Let’s go”

Chapter Text

The drive to the docks is awkward. You stay quiet The whole time, not bothering to look at Toji.

He breaks the silence “They’ll be fine”

“Toji,please…..shut up” You sound so tired looking out the window.

“I know you don’t believe me,but I do care about you. I love you”

You shake your head, “You lied and put me in danger. I don’t think I can forgive you”

Toji feels his chest tighten, “You’re not in danger,I promise”

“I just want my children back” You say quietly

Sukuna is waiting at the docks,hands in his pocket next to a car

Toji parks just at the end and you jump out of the car and start stomping to Sukuna

“Y/n—“ Toji tries to get you

“ ou pitit gason femèl”(you son of a bitch)” you hiss,getting closer to him.

Sukuna grins, “If it isn’t the eye candy. You’re more beautiful than—“

You land a solid right hook to his face,hard enough for him to look to the side.

“Where are my children?” You growl,reeling your fist back again. Toji grabs your arm and pulls you back

“Let go of me,bastard!” You flail, “Give me my children!”

“Calm the fuck down”

Sukuna holds his jaw,stunned. A slow grin spreads on his face, “That…..was a really good punch. Looks like you’ve got a fighter Fushiguro.Let her gimme another one”

You calm down enough for Toji to let go of you but you’re still fuming

“Where’re the kids Sukuna?”

Sukuna rolls his eyes, “You’re no fun. Just needed a little collateral” he waves his hand

The car doors open and Megumi steps out followed by your twins

“ Manman !” They yell and run to you

“o cheri mwen yo” you cry happily,kissing their faces, “ Èske ou blese? ” (Are you hurt? )

They shake their heads, “Thank god,my poor darlings”

Toji hugs his son, “You alright?”

“Fine” he deadpans,a little shaken up but visibly fine

You start to usher your twins away, “Come on,let’s go home. Get in the car”

“Oh come on,I take such good care of your kids and I don’t even get a kiss?” Sukuna teases you

“Fuck you!” You spit at him

“If you’re offering,sweetheart” he grins

Toji tells Megumi to go sit in the car with you while he talks to Sukuna

“She’s real cute Fushiguro” Sukunas gaze lingers on you as you walk away, “And she packs a punch,I think I’m in love”

“Look,I’m just here to finalise our deal. Thirty percent,right?”

“Yeah yeah” Sukuna waves dismissively, “I’ll send you the email. So,I’m guessing you’re single now huh?”

Toji clenched his fist, itching to hit him

“Aww,so sad. Think she’ll like me? Honestly,you should have told her from the beginning,spare yourself the feelings”

“I’m leaving”

“Wait, don't go,let’s talk some more. Catch up a little”

“I just want you to stay away from my family” Toji says, “Next time,I’ll kill you”

“Bye Fushiguro,good to be working with you” Sukuna grins wickedly

Inside the car,you’re looking out the passenger window,watching the whole thing go down

“Ma,what’s happening?” Ajani asks

“Nothing” you reply, “Don’t worry about it. I’m just happy you’re safe”

Megumi fiddles with his fingers, “Miss l/n,I’m sorry for—“

“Megumi,I’m not angry at you ,okay?” He’s just a kid,you can’t be angry at him, “I just need to think”

He keeps quiet,slumping into the seat

The twins look at each other but choose to keep quiet too

It’s too much information to take in. What’re you going to do now? There’s probably some target on your back because of him….

But he mentioned that the pink haired man held some kind of grudge so maybe he’s going to solve it?

Great,one dangerous man to another

“ Mon dieu” you sigh,resting your head in the seat.

Toji comes back from his talk and silently sits in the car, fingers drumming on the steering wheel

“I fixed it” he says

You hum in response,refusing to look at him

“You’re safe”

“Just take us home”

The drive to your apartment is awkwardly silent,not even the radio was turned on

Once there,you pack up your kids, “Come on,go upstairs”

“Bye mr. Fushiguro” Ajani waves

“Don’t talk to him” you scold, “Just go”

“Y/n—“ Toji holds your hand but you pull it away

“Don’t—don’t touch me,please. I can’t even look at you right now”

“I know,just listen. I never meant to hurt you”

“Really? Too late for that eh?” You say coldly,hugging your shoulders, “I don’t need anymore dangerous men in my life. I don’t want to move again. I’m happy for the first time in a long time and you might ruin that”

“So you weren’t happy with me?”

You sigh, “I was. But I think I was happy with the front you put up,now….I’m not so sure. How do I know everything you’ve done for me isn’t some kind of… scheme . My car,my restaurant?”

He steps forward, “Everything I got you was legit,I got you those things because I care about you. Because I love you”

“I appreciate it. I accept it but I don’t know if I can be with you”

“I promise you’re perfectly safe with me,Sukuna is just an asshole but I swear on everything that you’ll be safe. You’ll be happy. Think about this”

You shake your head, “Goodnight Toji” you climb up the stairs and disappear into your building

Toji stands in front of the building for a few moments,gathering himself before he goes to sit in the car

Toji thumps the steering wheel out of frustration,”Fuck! Fuckfuckfuck !”

Hot tears fill his eyes,slowly falling down his cheeks, “I’m going to kill him! I’m gonna fucking kill him!”

“Dad?” Megumi calls for him from the back seat,bringing him back to reality, “Dad are you okay?”

“…….no. I’m not”

Chapter Text

Yeah he’s definitely not okay.

Toji lays on his couch in his sweatpants,a five o’clock shadow overgrown from days of Not showering or shaving.

He’s not even been in the mood to cook because everything tastes like shit. Because none of it is your cooking. So he just gets takeout. Only getting up to use the bathroom and brush his teeth.

He knows you’re fine because Suguru and Satoru keep an eye on you, from a distance of course but he misses you.

He’s sure he’s even gained some weight since he stopped working out

“Dad,you can’t keep living like this” Megumi tuts, “You stink. It’s been a month”

“Fuck off” Toji mumbles,staring at the ceiling

“Fine,I’m going to school. I’ll bring you lunch”

“Say hi to y/n for me”

Megumi hums and waves ,heading to the door

“Oh hi Uncle Naoya” he greets the man at the door

“Hey kid,heading to school?”

“Yeah,see ya”

Naoya approaches Toji,looking at the mess, “Still in the same spot I left you in yesterday huh?”

“Whaddya want?”

Naoya kicks an empty pizza box, “Just checking on you,giving you a work rundown”

“I don’t care”

“Well one of us has to” Naoya snickers. He does feel bad for his cousin though. The man hasn’t been in this deep a rut since his first wife passed, “Look cuz,you’re gonna have to at least shower soon,stop feeling sorry for yourself”

Toji ignores him,still staring blankly at the ceiling, “I just want her back”

*

Toji Fushiguro

You gently touch the name on the black card. Unused ever since the messy break up.

It still hurts, you’ll admit ,but it’s made you paranoid. You can’t leave the twins alone in the restaurant so you had to hire a manager for the second location so you rarely had to go there

Honestly,you’re miserable

Ajani puts the plate of soup down for you, “Lunch”

“Thank you Ja” you smile briefly and go back to looking at the card

“Maybe you should call him?”

“No” You frown, “I want nothing to do with him”

“So why is Megumi still allowed here?”

“Because……he’s a child who can’t help who his father is” also because he’s the closest thing to him I can get

Ajani rolls his eyes, “Ma,you’re clearly not over him”

“I’m keeping us safe . He’s a criminal”

“Yeah but like…..he’s a boss ”

You rub your temples, “Ja,just get back to work please”

“I’m just saying,we think he was good for you. You seemed happier”

You hum, “I was wasn’t i? I’m just doing what’s best”

Your son gives you a sympathetic smile, “Well,you’re the smartest person I know so whatever decision you make will be awesome. Enjoy the food”

“Okay so we know they’re both fucking miserable without each other” Mirlande says.

The kids decided to hold a small meeting outside during their break  to get you and Toji back together.

“So what do we do?” Ajani asks

“Get them back together,duh” Mirlande rolls her eyes

“Mwen konnen ke ou chen, mwen ap mande ki jan ”( i know that you bitch,I’m asking how)

She thinks for a second, finger on her chin, “Well we know they won’t even cross paths. Ma just goes straight home after work, we don’t even get to go out”

“My dad won’t even leave the couch” Megumi adds, “He’s super depressed”

“We just need to get them alone somehow. Long enough to talk things out and get back together. Think boys!”

After some brainstorming,Megumi has an idea, “I got it”

*

Toji is eating chocolate ice cream from the tub and watching an action movie on the couch—his new sanctuary—when he gets the text.

You:

>> Hey can we talk?

He nearly chokes on the spoon, fingers flying over his keyboard 

Toji:

<< Ye

<< Yeah of course 

<< When?

You:

>> At my restaurant. Now if you’re free

Toji:

<< omw 

“Shit” Toji says, getting off the couch, “Shit,shit oh my god!”

He’s going to have to shower and brush his teeth. 

But he’s ecstatic 

Meanwhile,Mirlande puts your phone back in your purse just before you come into the back room.

“Ready to go home?” You ask

“Yeah I was just….. cleaning”

You squint at her, clearly suspicious. She sounds nervous and mothers intuition tells you she’s up to something

“Alright. Let’s go”

You pile your kids into the car and drive to your apartment. Once upstairs in front of your door, you look for your keys, frown deepening when you can’t find them.

“ Bondye ,I think I left my keys at the cafe” You groan, already in a bad mood from the long day, “We have to go back”

The twins nod,knowing you won’t leave them alone—all according to plan

A quick text from Megumi confirms his dad is on his way. They tell him you’re going back too

Back at the restaurant,you quickly unlock the door and rush inside to find the keys,sure you probably left them on the counter or in the back.

After minutes of searching,you start to get pissed off. Maybe you dropped them? Great,now you’ll have to talk to the caretaker and she’s—

The bell tinkles and you inwardly groan,marching out of the back room

“ Non non, I’m sorry we’re closed”

You pause when you see who it is

“Y/n—hi”

You cringe, “What’re you doing here?”

“I thought—you texted me to come over” he holds up his phone

You blink, “No I didn’t”

“It’s right here” he points at the screen

The pieces click and you sigh, “They’re in so much trouble”

He looks……good. A little tired but good. And he’s growing a beard? Interesting

“Maybe I should go” Toji says,already turning on his heel

“Wait” you call out, “Shit,this is so awkward”

“It’s fine,I can just leave”

“But…….I don’t want you to leave”

His eyes widen a bit

“How’re you Toji?”

“Um—“ he rubs the back of his neck, “—I’m fine. You?”

“Fine….good. How’s work ?”

“Good….fine. Uneventful”

“Mmm”

The tension is so thick you can feel it in the air.

“You changed your glasses”

You adjust said glasses, “Yeah,got tired of the tortoiseshell”

“Black looks good on you”

“Same on you”

Outside,Mirlande rolls her eyes when she can see both of you clearly stalling from the car, “Oh my god,fucking kiss already or something. Ja,what do grownups do when they’ve made up?”

“I dunno”

“Ugh”

Toji finally decides to be bold, “I’m sorry for everything”

You nod, “It’s fine,I mean it’s not but you know. Can’t live in the past”

“I just don’t like telling people and I swear I would have told you”

“When?”

“Soon”

You hum, “Toji,you know how I feel about dangerous men and—“

“I know,I know. But I can keep you safe. I have kept you safe. Nothing would happen to you as long as you’re with me”

Your lips press together. He sounds so desperate,so sad .

You walk forward until you’re right in front of him, “Are you sure?”

“Family is strictly off limits in this.I swear on my life ”

You think. Is it really worth it?

You tentatively touch his chest, “You gained a little weight”

He chuckles, “Well I haven’t really moved in the past four weeks. I really need to clean up”

You smile, “I like it,you look like an old dad” you rub his scratchy chin

“I am an old dad”

“Mm,you’re lucky I love you”

He cups your cheeks, “That’s all I need to hear”

Mirlande high-fives Ajani when they see you two kiss.

“We did it!” She cheers

“Finally. Now she can stop moping. Think we should tell her we have the keys?”

They both shudder at the thought of the scolding they’re going to get later

“Let’s give it a minute”

Chapter Text

TWO YEARS LATER

How time flies

Just yesterday you were welcoming identical little faces to the world in a too hot hospital with your mother by your side. And now you’re dropping them off at college .

“Oh my baby” you cry,squeezing Mirlande too tight, “I’m going to miss you!”

“ Manman ,please” she groans, “You're hurting me”

“I’m sorry, I’m just so happy. My kids are going to college” You brush one of her braids back, “I was just changing your diapers and now you’re a woman ”

Toji comes in with Ajani and their suitcases, “That’s the last one. Ready to go”

“No!” You whine

“Doll,we have to go”

“But my babies ”

“Will be fine ”

You pout and lean on him

“Aren’t you a little sad that Megumi is going to study abroad? He’s your son”

“Oh fuck no,I’m glad the little shits leaving. Bout time”

You frown

Ajani purposely bumps Mirlande as he walks by

“ Ayyyy, do we have to share a room though?” She shoves him and they stare each other down

“Yes, I’m paying for it so what I say goes” Toji says

“And so you can keep an eye on each other” you smile

“Ugh,whatever”

“Oi,don’t be rude to your mother” Toji scolds, “Now give her a hug before we go”

The twins hug you,obviously a little sad

“I love you,stay safe and look out for each other. Study hard” you kiss their heads

“We love you too”

“Make sure you call everyday”

“Don’t” Toji says

“Visit soon”

“Don’t”

“Stop getting in the way” you push him

“Can we please leave?”

You finally pull away, “Bye babies”

Toji lingers behind when you walk out

“Oi,brats. Here” he hands them two debit cards with their names, “If you need anything just get it. No funny stuff or I’ll know. Don’t tell your mother”

“Woah,thanks!” “Awesome” they grin

“See ya. Good luck” he awkwardly pats their heads and follows you out the door

Both of you navigate the halls

“Now I have an empty nest” you pout

Toji holds your hand, “Mobe in with me”

You hum, “Really?”

“Yeah,might as well. I don’t want you alone over there”

You giggle, “Sure. My new roommate”

“Damn right”

*

Toji answers the door,glaring down at the pink haired boy

“Yuuji”

Yuuji gulps, “H-hi Mr. Fushiguro”

Toji growls but steps aside for the boy to come in

“Megumi! Yuuji’s here!” Toji yells

You and Megumi come down the stairs, “Hi Yuuji!”

Yuuji perks up immediately “Hi Miss l/n”

“Oh you’re so cute,look at you” you open your arms for a hug.

Yuuji gladly accepts the hug , “How’re you bebe ?”

“Fine. You look real pretty Miss l/n”

“Awww,aren’t you a sweetie? Thank you”

Toji yanks him off, “Hands off ya little shit,bad enough I’m letting you date my son but put your hands on my woman again and I’ll kill you”

You roll your eyes, “Ease up,it’s just a hug. Come on”

“Don’t mess up my shit” Toji warns 

You kiss Megumis cheek, “Bye bebe”

“Ma,you’re embarrassing me” he flushes

“Love you” you smile and Toji ushers you out

“Oh woooowwww” you exclaim when you stepp into the private room above the skyline,”This place is amazing” you spin around the empty room.

Toji  takes off his jacket and drapes it over the chair.

You press your face up to the giant glass wall,”Oh my god it’s so pretty! Can they see us?”

Toji steps behind you and looks down below, “It’s too high up”

“Oh right” you laugh

Both of you sit down at the single table,the waiter taking your orders

Toji watches you down the cocktails. He can’t be more in love listening to you rant about how busy the restaurant is and how annoying some of the staff are but at least they’re trying their best

“You can fire them y’know?”

“I knowwww,but I’ll feel so bad if I do” 

“Want me to do it?”

You squawk, “Ah, non . You’re going to be mean about it. Probably go ‘Blah blah I’m Toji,get out before I kill you ’” you deepen your voice to mock him

“Okay,I don’t sound like that” 

“You do”

He frowns and keeps eating his food

A little later into the night,you start to feel sleepy. The cocktails doing their job and you’re feeling a little hot

“ Babyyyy ,let’s go home” you pout

“Why?”

You play with his hand on the table, “I want you, now ”

He squeezes your fingers, “Really?”

“Mhm” you nod, “Come on”

Toji watches you stand shakily, “Okay,you’re drunk”

“ Non mwen pa sou ”( No I’m not drunk) you huff, “I just need a second”

He steadies you with one hand on your waist, “My boyfriend is so strong” you giggle,relaxing in his hold

He smiles and gives your cheek a sweet kiss, “I’m not fucking you like this”

“Yes you will”

“No I won’t”

He does. After kicking Megumi out to go spend time with his boyfriend,he fucks you into the mattress until you fall asleep.

What a perfect night

In the morning,you wake up with a headache and a dry mouth

“ Merde ” you groan,untangling your arm from your hair, “ Mwen vin twò granmoun pou sa”( getting too old for this)

When you roll over,you see a mug and painkillers on the nightstand. You sit up and check it,happy to see its fresh coffee. Still warm

Donning your robe,you climb down the stairs and see Toji sitting on the couch in his sweatpants,watching the news. You sit next to him and rest your head on his shoulder, “Hi”

He kisses your hair, “Hey,how’s your head?”

“Haven’t had any complaints” you joke, “It’s fine,thank you”

“Breakfast is in the microwave”

“Mm. Later”

He lets you cuddle him,enjoying the routine of morning.

Toji shifts a little and drapes his arm over you

“Hey,y/n” 

“Hmm”

“Here” he sticks his arm out and there’s a small black box in it

Your breath hitches and you take it,opening it to reveal a huge diamond ring

“Oh…..wow”

“I’m not good at this stuff so…..yeah. Was supposed to do this last night but meh. Will you marry me?” he blushes

You tear up and stare at the ring. Not being able to hold in your giggles

“I found this weeks ago” You laugh

He sputters, “What the fuck?”

“You’re shit at hiding things,I clean everywhere ” You pick it up and slip it on. Perfect fit, “I’ve already cried enough”

He scoffs but let’s you kiss him anyway, “Of course I will”

He squeezes your cheek, “Youre so fucking annoying”

“Well now I’m yours” you hold your left hand up proudly,pointing at the ring, “ Forever! ”

You squeal when he pushes you down to the couch. Attacking your neck

A perfect night followed by a perfect morning

*

“You’re late” Naoya raises a brow when Toji strides into the meeting room.

“Had to tie up a loose end” Toji shrugs, sitting at the head of the table

“So can we start?”

“Hold on” he raises a hand

The men wait,murmuring amongst themselves

The door opens again and you come in, “Hi, sorry. I had to use the bathroom”

They watch in confusion as you quickly scurry over to Toji, sitting in his lap

“Comfy?” He asks, stroking your thigh over your jeans 

“Mhm” you nod, “Hi” You wave at Satoru and Suguru Who wave back

“What’s going on?” Naoya frowns

“Well,i want my wife—“

“Fiancé” You correct

“I want my wife to learn the ins and outs of the business. It’ll be good for us to have some fresh new faces and ideas. Won’t it, Doll?”

“Yes” You smile, “This is so exciting”

Naoya rolls his eyes aggressively

“Is there a problem?” Toji asks him

“…..no”

“Good. Let’s start”

Chapter Text

Toji trudges into the loft a little pat midnight, tired and in a bad fucking mood.

Meetings with idiots and driving to locations to secure connections will do that to someone. He’s been in the business since he graduated college, standing by his old man until he became the boss after his death.

Loves the job but he’s getting too old for this

The loft smells clean. Soft pine and vanilla He’s guessing came from the blown out candles on the dining table and coffee table.

Megumis out with hisshit boyfriend. You’re probably asleep but sometimes he meets you watching some YouTube video on your phone, Fighting to stay awake while waiting for him.

He climbs the stairs and goes to the bedroom,and sure enough you’re fast asleep with your face squished against the pillow, scoring softly. Your left arm is extended behind to his side of the bed,as if trying to imagine he was there, your ring glittering in the moonlight coming in through the windows.

Toji squats in front of you and kisses between your brows,adjusting your bonnet a little over your forehead.

You groan quietly but don’t wake up

He then stands back up and starts to remove his clothes until he’s nude,stretching his arms over his head and feeling his aching back crack perfectly .

The slight dip in the bed and your arm being moved makes you stir, groaning again 

A warm hand strikes your thigh up to your waist, “ Shhh ,it’s me”

Your sleepy brain registers the smooth voice and you relax, leaning back into his warmth

“Hi” he kisses the side of your neck

“Mm” you hum, “How was work?”

“Fine”

“Mm”

He kisses your bare shoulder this time.

Your skin is warm against his, the smell of scented body butter and something sweet filling his nose. A smell he’s associated with home

He’s home

He unconsciously squeezes the flesh of your hip and you moan, “ Bebe , Kisa li ye ?”( what is it?)

You’ve been teaching him a few phrases and words, stuff you use daily to him and Megumi so he’s happy he can respond this time

“Just missed you” He says, so gently you nearly miss it

A smile tugs against your lips, “Missed you too”

His hand moves between your legs,testingly playing with your mound. At the same time,he grinds his half hard Dick against your soft rear. He’s so thankful you like to sleep nude

Thankfully, you lift your leg up and hook it behind him, urging him closer

Both of you sigh when his fingers stroke your slit,coaxing slick out of you

His other arm loops under your neck so he can turn your face up to kiss you gently,sucking You’re lip into his mouth, “I love you”

You smile against his mouth, “Love you too”

He gets a wicked idea 

Eventually, he sinks his cock in you, watching your face pinch then relax in pleasure. Then he gently puts your leg back down so he was stuck inside you, his tip just kissing your cervix 

“Why don’t you tell me bout your day” He says

“ Now?” You giggle, reaching up to play with his hair

He wraps his arms around you tightly,further snuggling into your neck

“Yeah, we didn’t really see each other except for this morning. Tell me what you did” he rubs the soft skin of your stomach

You roll your eyes subtly before shutting them, sleep still holding you in its grip, “ Bebe , can’t This wait till tomorrow?”

“No”

You open your mouth to speak again but a harsh til of his hips has you squeaking and cooking on the words, “Ngh, fuck. So good” he rasps, “So warm and tight . I had a long day babe “

“Naoya being a gremlin?”

“Always”

“Aw,poor baby” You tut, shifting your hips back to get him deeper, “ Fuck . Toji ”

He shivers at the soft whine of your voice but he has to be strong.

After a few seconds, a few kisses, a few more circle grinds inside of you, do you finally relent. 

You sigh, body melting into strong arms as you shift to be more on your side so he can have easier access to the space in between your thighs.

 You reach a hand back to rest it softly on his muscled hip, pushing your own back to meet the soft grind of his pelvis.

“After you left,Megumi and I did yoga”

He chuckles quietly behind you, “How’d you convince him to do that?”

“Food”

“Mmm,I see”

“Mhm. Then I— shit —dropped him off at school before going to the restaurant to check on things— there !” A particular grins of his hips pushes the fat head off his dick into your g-spot.

Toji holds it there’s, feeling the way your pussys tightening around him, getting wetter by the second 

“ There ?” He grins wickedly against your shoulder, “Right here ?

You squeal again, nails digging into his hip to stay yourself, “Yes, yes . Fuck me like that”

He does for a little bit, little thrusts that drives you to the edge but stopping long enough to bring you back to Earth

“What else did you do?”

You swallow the lump in your throat, thinking of ways to kill him later, “Shopping. Online”

“Mmm, what did you buy?”

You fight to think, “Clothes. Shoes. Hair stuff— fuck —lingerie” You whine, moving your hips back on him

Toji moves his hands up to cup your chest,cupping your tits and pinching your nipples just to hear you moan again

“Then what?”

“Came home to nap, had lunch then watched movies,called the kids then—Toji please, faster”

He ignores your pleas,instead using his broad body to turn you into your stomach and lift your hips up so he can keep the slow yet deep pace.

“fuckbabyfuckbaby— fuck ,” your sweet,soppy pussy squelches and drips down his balls, full with just enough cum to breed you a primal part of his brain wishes he could(don’t worry,he doesn’t need nor want anymore brats so he’s happy with the situation)

But still—

“ M’gonna knock you up” he grunts,hissing when you clench around him. He drapes his body over your back,breathing harshly against your skin, “Fuck a baby into your cunt so you’re stuck with me”

You muffle your moan in the pillow,trying your best to meet his thrusts but your approaching orgasm is making you uncoordinated

Toji let’s out a long groan and throws his head back,pulling your hips back flush against his own so he can cum in you. The feeling sends you over,not crashing but a slow buildup that makes you clench and whine into the pillows

He eventually pulls out and collapses over to the side, taking You with him

He kisses your nape and sighs contentedly, “Love you”. You interlock your fingers with his over your stomach and smile to yourself, “Love you too”

His words from earlier haunt him somewhat

“……. Do you want more kids?”

“God, fuck no ” you reply immediately, “Had my eggs taken out for a reason”

“Good. Perfect. I’d never baby trap you y’know?”

”I know cheri”

You both drift off in comfortable silence.

*

The next morning, you wake up at almost noon, silently thanking the housewife lifestyle that lets you sleep in.     You wince at the stickiness between your thighs and roll onto your side to face Tojis side of the bed.

But you’re not alone on the bed

There a cute little bouquet of sunflowers and red roses in a round box right in the middle and four jewellery boxes of different sizes

“ oh, kisa sa ye?”(What’s this?) a reach out and touch the petals before going for the card attached to it

‘Sorry for waking you last night. I’ll be home early tonight.Get yourself something pretty.Love you❤️”

You smile at the note and sit up, picking up the box to get a closer look. When did he even have time to get all this stuff in between early morning and now. He’s always been resourceful so you decide not to question it. You swoon, feeling giddy when you pick up the jewellery boxes

“Let’s see what he got me this time”

Chapter Text

“I think I want to become a chef,” you tell your boyfriend,Marc,thumbing through an old magazine.

“Why?” He frowns, “That’s dumb”

“No it’s not. I’ve been thinking about it for some time look—“ you show him the chefs in the magazine, “—we could run it together and make so much money. That could be me in there one day” you point at one of the female chefs.

He just sighs, “Alright,if that’s what you want bebe”

You woke up earlier than usual,staring outside the window wall next to the bed. Early January morning brings light snow and fat snowflakes are hitting the windows and sliding down out of view.

It’s going to be one of those days you can already tell.

You reach over and pick up your phone,reading some texts from the twins griping about school and going out with their friends. That makes you crack a small smile. They’re safe and happy

You feel the body next to yours stir and suddenly there’s a hand on your waist. A deep part of you causes you to tense up but relax right after.

“Why you up?” Toji grumbles behind you,kissing your shoulder.

“Ah,it happens” you mumble, “Thought I needed to pee but I don’t”

“ Mm ” he hums and goes back to snoozing,possessive arms around you

You keep going through your phone,all the way back to when you first opened the restaurant. You’re standing with them in front of the small building,your hair’s shorter and your glasses are different. All of you look exhausted but happy.

It’s probably the best day of your life after the twins were born. A long awaited dream came true after years of doing research,saving,learning a whole new language by yourself all while taking care of two children basically by yourself.

A big change but worth it.

You press the button on the side to turn the screen off and place it back on the nightstand.

You roll over and stare at  Tojis sleeping face. It’s free of the hard lines of his scowl when he’s awake,looking more soft and serene in the morning light.

You press a light kiss to the scar on his lip and his nose scrunches a little so you kiss it again. This time he purses his lips a little for a kiss which you oblige.

“Love you” you mutter,kissing him again, “So much”

He cracks a green eye open, “You’re acting weird”

“ How ?”

“Dunno,I can tell”

You frown lightly, “I’m fine”

He opens his eyes fully and focuses on you, “So why were you looking at that picture?”

Now you feel weird

“It’s nothing,just reminiscing” you say, “Let’s just sleep”

“Yeah I’m not buying that,what’s wrong?”

“Ugh,nothing. I’m just tired” you roll back over.

Toji doesn’t say anything after that,just watches your back until he falls asleep 

After a while you roll over and drape an arm ove r an empty space, sheets still warm. You take a deep breath before getting up to get ready for the day. After leaving the bathroom, you walk down the hallway to the kitchen, a slow sinking feeling building up on your stomach. When you cross the doorway you see him sitting at the small dining table "good morni–" 

"why you took so long" Marc interrupts " I'm waiting on breakfast. Get to it" 

You clench your fists. Before turning to the fridge to get what you need to cook. 

"always so slow" he snips 

You grit your teeth as you get started, “Sorry. I’m just tired considering I work all night”

"ah so only you get tired here"

“Here we go,I didn’t say that” you shoot back 

"You're always complaining,never grateful" 

“You’re one to talk” you mumble under your breath.

You feel a hand on your shoulder and you’re turned around so quickly you drop the knife.

"What did you say? Marc hisses

Your eyes blurring  with tears "You always got something to pick on.. Anything I do is a problem to you.to how I dress, how I cook, my hair, even my laugh is a problem" your voice starting to crack, "is anything ever  enough for you?"

" Maybe if you did something right I wouldn’t be so mad” He shoves you a little, surprising you. He’s never done that before.

“Make breakfast so I can leave” he says before walking out of the kitchen.

You rapidly dry your tears, hands trembling as you take hold of the knife and continue chopping the ingredients. 

You’re startled as you feel Toji kissing your cheek, hands never leaving your butt "g'morning love" 

“Mm” you hum.

“You okay?”

“Yeah,just tired” you flip the omelette and tut at the little char marks on the edges, “Breakfast will be ready soon”

"alright" Toji says , eyes never leaving the omelette, “Want some tea?”

“Actually I would like some coffee. Black please”

“….you rarely drink coffee. What’s going on”

You sigh,exasperated, “Well maybe I want some coffee today ,Toji”

He squints "Sure babe"  he gives you a big wet smooch before drawing away to get started on the coffee.

You huff as you plate the breakfast and bring it to the table. Toji brings the two cups of coffee before sitting down across from you. 

The table is quiet, only the sound of cutlery touching the plates filling the space . The two occupants lost in their own thoughts. 

Something's wrong. Toji thinks watching you idly move your fork around  the plate. She never plays with her food, Thinking back to that time you gave him shit for doing just that. 

"So" he swallows down the food, "I've been thinking" clearing his throat, he continues "That we should go out today. What do you think? "

You continue messing with the food, head resting  on your hand 

" Y/n? " He calls 

You look up " hm? Sorry bebe what'd you say?" 

" I said that we should go out today since it’s Saturday. What do you think? " he repeats 

you hesitate "I dunno. I don't feel like going out today y'know?" 

"You sure? I was thinking we could go to the market. You love going there" 

"hnn maybe next time" She never turns down the market. She's always down to leaving the house. Even more if it's the market  

"okay. What do you want to do?" 

"honestly? I just want to be alone in bed for a while" 

"...okay" 

Toji 

<< somethings wrong  with your mother

 

After breakfast and  cleaning up the table, Toji decided to text the kids to speak about suspicions.

 

Failure #1🖤

>> If somethings wrong with someone it's definitely you.

Megumi texts back after a long pause. He can hear the flatness through the phone. 

 

Toji

<<Shut up, you little bastard. I’m serious. She’s acting weird

 

Ja

>>What’s wrong with her?

 

She-Devil🤍

>>Oh no,is she ok?

 

Toji

<<She just woke up with an attitude. Breakfast was weird too. And now she just went to lie down.

 

Ja

>> Maybe she’s sick? She catches colds super easy

 

Mirlande

>>Could be her pills too. Mood swings 😖😣😖😣😖😖

 

Toji

<<no it's something else 

<< She nearly burnt an omelette

<<and I asked her if she wanted to go to the market 

<<and she said no

<<to the * market*

 

Failure #1

>>Maybe she’s unhappy with you and finally realising you’re a shitty person. Love that for her♥️

 

Ja

>>omg are you two breaking up?!?!?!?!!

>>no more black cards?!?!?!? We’re gonna be broke again?!? 

 

She-Devil 

>>Nooo,I hd so much shopping to do. :(((

>>Dammit!!!

 

Toji

<< This is exactly why none of you have keys to the house. 

<<No we’re not breaking up

 

He scoff that's ridiculous were not breaking up 

He hesitates for a second too long. But insistently shakes his head. Nah we're not. 

.

. 

. 

Are we breaking up? He gets up and quickly walks up the stairs. 

Ja

>> pls. I just  know he ran up to check 

>> hands sweating and everything. Ssjjdd 

 

Toji opens the door to the bedroom and sees you laying down with your phone. A cake decorating video playing while you watch closely. "babe?" 

You hum 

He puts his hand on the doorway before abruptly dropping it and wiping them on his pants  "... Are you breaking up with me?" 

You pause the video and look up,eyebrows furrowed, “What the fuck are you talking about?”

He shrugs, trying to play cool “just wondering" he fiddles with his sweatpants strings "you been acting kinda distant all morning and that’s not like you”

You sigh and sit up, “No Toji,we’re not breaking up. I’m just having an off day. I kind of just want to relax by myself”

"Cool"

He walks into the room and gives you a kiss "I love you,you know that”

“I know”

“If you leave me,I will shoot myself”

“No you won’t” you pat his cheek, “And if you do,I’ll get a ouija board to shit you out”

“I’d love that”

"Come cuddle with me "

" I thought you said you wanted to be alone" 

"Yeah but I’m afraid you’d spiral if I left you alone any longer. Come watch this video with me but don’t talk”

He nods vigorously, “You won’t even notice I’m here”

He crawls into bed behind you,watching the video over your shoulder.

He wakes up to the feeling of your hand combing through his hair . He secretly turns his head to look at you, only to see your attention is already drawn to that picture,a forlorn look on your face. Again. He burrows his face deeper on your chest. He kisses your chest and you giggle,swiping the picture away, plans starting to  form in his head. 

*

Toji strides determinedly through the snowy streets  of Tokyo, footsteps trailing behind him. Looking from store to store, mind set in looking for something that will knock you out of that blue. 

“I can’t believe I have to do this on my day off" Toji glances left to where Satoru is walking behind him

"Anything for the boss,Satoru" Suguru says  on his right 

“ Boss better be paying us extra”

"Shut up, Idiot 1 and 2" he rolls his eyes. "If you are not going to help then fuck off" 

"Uh sir, have you seen how I dress ? Of course I'm helping" 

Toji looks up to the heavens, already regretting bringing them along "then let's go" he walks away,black designer coat billowing as he walks. 

"... Which one do you think is Idiot number 1?" Suguru gives him a look then turns to follow Toji.

“You know you've been thinking about  it too" he calls out before jogging after them. 

"you know what you should get? Lin–" 

"if you say lingerie I'm going to cut your dick off with a pair of garter belts" he threatens levelly as he browses through a  boutique.

"Rude. I was going to say linen pants " Satoru pouts from where he's resting his elbow  on Suguru shoulder,

"Sure, let's act like that's what's going on" Suguru says before yanking his elbows out, nearly making him topple over. A few seconds after a loud smack resounds in the background. Toji picks up and examines a pair of white  long boots, ignoring what's happening behind him. 

" Anyways. What Do you have in mind?" Satoru hastily tacks on " boss " 

"anything that looks worthwhile for y/n" he says as he hands over the boots to Suguru, red hand shaped mark shining brightly on his forehead

"You're only here to hold bags, that's it" 

"Come on, I can help" Satoru whines "even Sugurus cultist fashion sense can help" 

"you walk around looking like a cheap mopstick", he sputters indignantly "what makes you think you can talk about how I dress?" 

"Thanks, you boneheads. That's exactly why none of you are advising me for shit " he tosses a couple  dresses at Satorus head. Suguru lets out a low chuckle before receiving the same treatment.

An attendant walks up to him, “Can I help you sir?”

“Yeah,I’m looking for something for my wife.”

“Anything specific?”

He hums in thought, “She likes stuff that shows off her tits,boots,those fucking long boots up to the knees and sweaters. Dresses too,doesn’t matter what kind but she doesn’t like them too short,just under the ass is the limit. Coats”

“Um….okay. Do you know her size?”

Toji tells her and she scurries off in the direction of some racks.

“Didn’t know you paid attention boss” Satoru nudged him with his elbow.

“Fuck off and keep looking”

“I’m home” you announce while kicking off your shoes. It was a long shift at the restaurant but you got a lot of tips so it’s worth it.

Marc is sitting in the living room drinking a beer and watching tv, “Good evening”

He turns and looks at you, “What took you so long?”

“The buses got held up so I had to wait at the station. Have you eaten?”

“Mhm”

“Ah good,I'm going to bed then.”

“You don’t want to spend time with your boyfriend?”

You sigh loudly, “I’m tired. When you come to bed we can spend time together”

He stands up and walks over to you, “What’re you wearing?”

You look down at the white button up and jeans, “My uniform?”

He tugs the collar, “Whys your button open”

“Cause the shirts a size too small and I think my breasts got bigger”

“You look like a slut” 

Your heart sinks, “I—why would you say that?”

“ Because it’s true. You enjoy people looking at you,eh?”

"I just came from a long day of work,can you not?" 

"ah so I can't speak to you now?" He raises his voice

You take a measured breath "I didn't say that. You always do this. Can I please just go to bed?”

“No” he grabs your arm, “I’m not done talking to you”

you slump "what now?" 

He grabs the front of your shirt and tugs it down,buttons flying everywhere, “Are you crazy?!” You yell,covering your chest with your arm.

“Since you like attention,now you might get it” he shoves you hard enough for you to stumble and fall on your ass.

“Now you can leave” he walks past you and goes to sit back down.

You snap out of your couch daydream when you hear the front door creaking open. Your eyes widen when it reveals your husband putting away his keys as Getou and Gojo carry a precariously balanced mountain of bags each . You can envision the sight they made, a trio of dark clothes wearing 6 foot intimidating looking men carrying so many shopping bags down the street. They must have drawn a lot of stares. 

“ Hii y/n!” Satoru waves, “We heard you were sad so we’re here to cheer you up with shopping ”

You stare at them putting the bags down on the ground, “What’s going on?”

Suguru hands you a white box, “It’s a pie from the place downtown you like”

You take it and open it to reveal the crisp apple pie, “Oh…thank you”

“Also,takeout” Satoru puts a big plastic bag on the table, “Lots of food to make you feel better”

“Um,thanks. You didn’t have to” you shift a little "you guys spent the whole day shopping?" 

" I spent it shopping, those two were just working donkeys" Satoru puts a hand on  his chest, faking hurt 

"Toji don't be mean,I'm sure they were a lot of help”

“ Thank you Y/n,” Suguru smiles, “Without my great fashion sense,boss wouldn’t know what to do”

“Yeah….” You look him over, “ Great”

Satoru guffaws "that settles it then. You got shitty fashion sense" he pats his shoulders before he smacks it away 

"Suguru… Why's your forehead red?"

“Facepalms” he says simply

“Okay,get the fuck out” Toji snaps at them

“Jeez fine” Satoru shrugs, “Feel better soon,babe”

“See ya”

They leave the two of you alone.

“So what did you get?” you ask while taking a piece out of the pie and eating it.

"Nothing really, Just some stuff" he says, downplaying what looks like the whole store is in the bags, “Some of your favourite stuff”

“Awww,how nice. Lemme see” you point at the biggest bag

He pulls out what looks like a white ball of fur, unwrapping the fluffiest fur coat you've ever seen 

"oh wow" you reach over to feel it "it's very soft" 

“I know, right?" He hands it over to take out a slip dress with slits on the sides." I also got you this. I saw it and thought you'd look so good in it. Love when stuff shows your thighs" 

"Thanks amour, but why so much?”

He feels his face heat up at the nickname " Why not?" He looks away for a second “Besides,I know shopping makes you feel better. What’d the she-devil call it? Retail therapy”

“She-devil? Who ?”

"Our daughter”

“Why is that her nickname?”

“I can sense evil in her. It’s there. She’s a menace”

"Toji, you and Mirlande are so similar,you’d think she was yours” you tell him.

“I’m not like that”

“If you say so”" you say unconvincingly" what else did you bring? "

" I got you more dresses, some leather coats, boots and bags "he counts on his fingers “ah I also brought food”

"Thanks for the gifts, love. You didn’t have to”

He sits next to you and kisses your cheek, “I wanted to. I don’t like seeing you upset”

“Just one of those days you know”

“Yeah. I get it. You hungry? i could eat” he says,  eyes slowly looking you up and down. You feel yourself growing wet under  his heated stare. 

He cages you against the couch and leans over to kiss you "yummy"

 "Toji" you say between kisses, head now  on the cushion “What’re you doing?”

"Eating" He hums, moving towards your neck. "I don't know about you but I'm starving"

You squirm a bit at the ticklish feeling.You run your hands in his hair and deepen the kiss. 

He traces his hands underneath your shirt, playing with your fupa and tits. He tugs at your pants, silently asking  you to raise your hips, and pulls your pants off. Hands go to take your panties off only to meet bare skin. He meets your eyes,eyebrows raised in amusement. 

He leans down to kiss your belly as he moves down your body . He leaves hickeys on your hips before reaching your inner thighs and giving them the same treatment.

His mouth waters as he admires your glistening plump lips. He slowly drags his tongue from your hole to your clit, his eyes never leaving yours. You let out breathy moans as he sucks it, your hand grips the backrest and the other cards through his hair. He runs his tongue down your pussy before making out with it. He draws you closer to his mouth by your hips and circles his tongue on your hole before sinking it in. You whine as he moves it against your walls. 

His hands move up your body to your boobs ,squeezing them gently. He pinches your nipples while thrusting his tongue inside of you. You squeeze your thighs around his head at the stimulation. When you clench at feeling yourself growing near to edge, he pauses  

" Toji!" you admonish, Name coming out more whiny than you wanted 

He ignores you and plays  with your clit. Your eyes roll back from pleasure. The contrast from  the cold air to his hot mouth makes you tighten your grip on his hair making him groan lowly. He does that for a while, switching from your hole to your clit, leaving you more wired.  Your orgasm slowly builds inside of you, your hips growing restless. You try to rut your pussy against him but he restrains you with one hand,firm and unmoving. Your back arches as he goes back to sucking your clit, hard. Your thighs get even tighter around his head, if he was a lesser man he'd have choked to death already. Instead he just drives his fingers inside you gently ,thrusting for a while. He bumps your g spot and keeps prodding as  you reach your orgasm. Few tears run down your temples as it ripples through you. Your walls spasm periodically around his fingers. He laps your pussy before pulling away. Fingers already in his mouth, he smugly looks at you and pauses, noticing your tears. "Y/n what's wrong?" was what he meant to say but what came out was "Yuhnn wash 'ong?" 

You let out a watery laugh at his gibberish "I just—" your voice fades or a second, something stuck in your throat “I just been thinking a lot about the past and what I went through to get here and I look at you and the house and, and—" you wipe your tears "I wonder if I really deserve all of this. If I deserve you and what you've done for us. For me "  You managed  through your sobs. 

"th–that picture—," you feel Toji gathering you in his arms "—Reminds me of the beginning of my life. The start of me being able to do what I want without getting weighed down. That's when I truly felt my dreams become so real." 

Toji starts kissing your tears away “but it also reminds me of the nights where I was so miserable, always dreading the other shoe to drop, the arguments, the hitt–" your voice cracks "—hitting. Just Him . I hate this feeling so much, o Bondye . I told myself I wouldn’t get emotional over it anymore ” (oh my God ) 

He rubs circles on your back for a while as you cry. Every time you try to stop, you end up crying even harder. Until you are left with no more tears to shed.

He gives you a long kiss "come on" he gathers you in his arms and picks you up bridal style. "let's take a bath" 

He sets you down to take off your remaining clothes and fill up the huge bathtub with water. When the temperature is to his liking he pours dollops of your scented body wash for bubbles and holds both of your hands so you can climb in. He takes off his clothes and follows in after you, letting you rest on his chest.

It's a silent affair. 

He tries gathering your locs in a high bun, keeping them from getting wet. keyword is tried. half of your hair is all over your face and the other half looks like a giant knot.

"What are you even doing to my hair?"

"my best"

that brings a laugh out of you, sniffing a little you say "well your best looks like shit, bebé . I'll do it. Thank you, my love" 

You pull your hair up and keep rubbing the soaped water on your arms as Toji pours water on your back. You sigh contentedly  at the warm water, enjoying the bath

The two red lines stare back at you, bold and bright.

“Shit,” you breathe, “Shitshitshit!” You throw the test and bury your hair in your short locs and think back to when it could’ve happened. One missed period had you worried. Initially you thought it was stress from Marcs sudden demeanour and your job but then the vomiting started and your mother insisted you were pregnant. You’re not ready for kids. A 25 year old in an abusive relationship but what choice do you have. Maybe if Marc hears this he’ll change?

Doubtful.

You tell him over dinner.

“Marc—“ You clear your throat, “Marc I’m pregnant”

He squints at you accusingly, “What?”

“I—I took a test today and it’s positive. I don’t know what to do”

He’s quiet for a beat then— “Get rid of it”

“No!” You yell, “How can you say that?!”

“Y/n, get rid of it.”

You huff, “I’m having this baby. We have enough money,we can handle one baby.”

He just shrugs and continues eating. You rub your stomach and enjoy the silent dinner.

‘Don’t worry my love, you’re safe’ you think

" I can't stop thinking about the twins you know,” you mutter and lean back against his chest. " A father is supposed to soothe any fear as a parent but he was the source of it" you hide your face in his neck “they were so small and scared and confused, it broke my heart so badly." 

His arms wrap around you again while he stays quiet and listens. In the few years you’ve been together,you’ve never really talked about your past,opting to just brush it off or give vague answers.

“He didn’t hit them as much because I took the worst of it just to keep them safe but they saw it. I didn’t want my children to think that was what love Is. So I made sure they were taken care of as best as I could.”

You play with a hangnail on your thumb, “The day I had enough was when he nearly threw Mirlande down the stairs for god knows what . I punched him in the face a few times and I felt so…. alive . Like…. ‘ finally I’m doing something right’ . I told him I was leaving and taking the twins and he shouldn’t follow me or I'll kill him. Then I left to stay with my parents. I haven’t seen him since”

“Good riddance” Toji finally says and you chuckle sadly, “Yeah….good riddance. Then I worked my ass off for years,saving,learning a bitch of a language and moving with nothing but my babies,some money and a dream. Thank god I went to culinary school instead of college because without that I wouldn’t be here. My twins are the first in the family to go and I’m so so proud of them”

“You did a good job” he kisses your cheek a few times, “They’re good kids.”

“They are” you smile.

He hugs you tighter, “You’re such an amazing woman.”

“I don’t feel amazing right now”

“But you are. You did what you thought was best for you and your family and I can’t love you enough for that. I would’ve killed him”

You snort, “I know you would’ve.”

“I’d never do what he did to you.”

“I dunno, you’re pretty scary . You know how many times I’ve had to reject people's advances for their own safety.”

He bites your cheek playfully, “Watch it before I spank ya”

“ Oooohhh , promise ?”

“Your mood swings will kill me” He turns your head to give you a kiss,squeezing your neck slightly.

You shift a little and feel his dick press into your lower back. He hisses at the contact, “Careful”

“Sorry” you mumble, “Do you…want to take care of it?”

He hums and gropes your tits, “You wanna?”

“Mhm”

His hand disappears under the foamy water to grip his cock, stroking it a few times to hardness, “Sit on it”

With some extremely awkward manoeuvring that ended up with a lot of water spilling over the edge,you face him. You put your hands on his shoulders for support before sinking down on his cock.

He watches the way your foamy tits bounce while you move,your head thrown back. White bubbles against the smooth brown of your skin.

“You’re so amazing ” you moan, “ renmen ou”

You lift yourself up, then fall back down again, starting a steady pace riding him. It’s good, so good , and you’re starting to feel a little cold from being exposed out of the warm water, but it doesn’t matter.

His big hands hold your waist and help you move,fingers digging into your skin.

When you look down at him all you can think is that he has to be an angel, because no one has ever looked so good . Doused in euphoria, green eyes burning like summer days.

You hug him closer,pressing your slick chests together to kiss him lazily, “mwen renmen ou anpil”(I love you so much)

“Hah,I don’t—you know I don’t understand,” he grunts.

“I love you” you repeat,kissing him over and over again.

“Love you too”

Both of you,slack jawed,breathe into each other’s space,heavy eyes focused only on each other.

You reach your peak just before him,moaning quietly and tensing up when his cum fills you up. You slump on his chest,catching your breath.

“Feel better now?”

You sigh contentedly, “Yeah”

“Well kids,here’s to the first day of the rest of our lives” you raise the can of coke up.

The twins look around the little space you spent hours cleaning up to look presentable for opening day tomorrow. 

“I wanna go back to granmés house” Ajani pouts,sipping his coke.

“I know baby” you let his hair, “But I told you this will be better for us. A whole new life in a whole new country. Aren’t you excited?”

They look pensive,miserable. It breaks your heart.

“Hey,I promise this will all be worth it. We’ve been here a week and you’re already doing so good with your Japanese. I just need you both to try harder,okay?”

“Okay” they say in sync

“Come on,let’s take a picture of the new place.” You usher them outside and crouch between them,plastering a smile on your face and holding your phone up for a selfie with the building in the background “Cheese!”

“Cheeeese” they smile and you snap the photo.

“Come on,gimme a hug” you hold them close, “I promise we’ll be okay. We just have to work hard and who knows what might happen”

“Hey,you’ve zoned out again” Toji nudges you.

You snap out of the daydream and snuggle closer to his warm body in bed, “Sorry,just thinking”

“You think too much,” he huffs.

You giggle and keep staring at the snow outside, “I do. It’s a bad habit”

“Hm”

You check your texts and see a few from the kids

Gumi🖤🖤:

>>The old man said ur not feeling good

>>hope ur ok

>>we should beat him up🖤

 

Mira🤍:

>>ma,don’t break up with Toji💔😔😔😔😔😔😔

>>he’s got money

 

JaJa😚:

>>Don’t b sad mama

>>you’ll get wrinkles

“Pfft” you snort and put the phone down to stare at your diamond wedding ring. Toji puts his hand over yours and brings it to his lips,kissing your knuckles.

“Like I said,you think too much”

You sigh deeply and shut your eyes, “You’re right. I should just enjoy the moment”

“Ay,I’m so nervous” you mumble,fiddling with your fingers.

“You’ll do great” Toji reassures you. 

The people finish setting up their equipment at one of the booths and call you over.

“Here I go” you quickly go over and greet the interviewer.

“Are you ready?” She smiles

“As I’ll ever be” you smile back and sit on the cushion.

“It’ll be quick,just answer however you feel comfortable. Ok?”

“Okay”

“Alright. Three…two…one. I’m Haru Nakia with Tokyo Weekender here to interview the owner of Tokyo's most popular foreign cuisine restaurant,Mrs. L/N—Fushiguro”

“Hi” you awkwardly wave at the camera, “I’m very excited to be here”

“So Mrs. L/N—“

“Y/n’s fine” you tell her.

“Right. So can you tell us a little about yourself and your restaurant?”

“Ummm—there’s not much to tell. I moved here from Haiti with my children almost—“ you think back, “—Wow,almost eight years ago. And just worked hard I suppose”

“Inspiring. That’s quite a story. It must have been very hard for you”

“It was. I almost gave up several times. There were many nights I painfully regretted leaving home and thought of calling my mother and begging her to take me back but in the end I pushed through and here I am”

Haru nods, “You're a strong woman”

“Oh pfft,I’m not strong. Ask my husband,I’m a huge crybaby”

Toji nods from where he’s standing.

“Speaking of your husband;what’s it like being married to one of the wealthiest men in Japan”

“It’s great! I love him so much. Where is he? Hi bebe” you wave at Toji in the corner and he waves back, “He’s amazing”

“I’m sure he is. So how do you like Japan? How different is it from home?”

“Ah, it’s alright. It’s beautiful,but I do miss home sometimes. The people are friendly,the food is good but unfortunately you’re all so petite I can rarely find clothes that fit,” you laugh and she laughs with you.

"You are quite tall,I love it.”

“Thank you. I love your dress.”

"Thanks" she smiles " What made you interested in opening your own restaurant?" 

"mm I don't know" you think " I feel like I always found my manmans cooking so comforting and I wanted to bring that feeling to people with my food so—" you shrug "—making my own space where they could do just that felt right with me" 

"Why did you choose Japan of all places to bring such delicious food?" 

“Because my manman loved Japanese dramas and it looked like a dream. It just looked so beautiful. And the cuisine—oh,amazing.”

"you must be really close to your mom then" 

 You get a far off look on your face, “We were before I left. After that,we kind of drifted apart for some time until a few years ago before she passed”

"oh I'm so sorry to hear that"  she reaches over to hold your hand, comforting you

"It's fine. We made up before it happened and that’s what matters to me. She saw who I became and that’s enough.”

She nods understandingly “you mention you had kids right? "

" Yes, a pair of twins, their names are Mirlande and Ajani. Well three if you count Megumi.you smile fondly "They’re gonna watch this and laugh at me.”

" Where are they now?”

“ Megumi is taking a gap year to travel with his boyfriend and the twins are in college. Mirlande is doing industrial engineering and I.T and Ajani is studying to be a fashion designer.”

"Oh wow. They are hard workers" 

"yeah im so proud of all three of them" 

"I can imagine. How did they feel about your move?”

"They didn't take it really well. Having to learn another language and all they knew was left behind but they got used to it. It was a big change but it was a good one. They wouldn’t stop complaining for a year but once they started school and made some friends,they were okay.”

Haru nods, “How fun. So what’s next for you? Expansion plans for business? More kids? Retirement?”

You cringe, “No more kids for me. For both of us.”

Toji nods in agreement.

“As for expansion,I haven’t really thought about it. I’m happy where I am now. I’m not old enough to retire,” you giggle, “Maybe when I’m seventy. Then I can retire on a private island and drink mimosas all day.”

“Sounds like a dream. Just a few more questions then we’re all done here.”

A week later,you get a copy of the Tokyo Weekender and excitedly show Toji your section. There’s a picture of you in front of the restaurant smiling wide.

“Have you seen ma’s new Instagram post?” Mirlande shows Ajani her phone.

“What is it?” He adjusts his glasses and stares at it, “What the hell? When did they travel? Why didn’t they tell us?”

"Are you asking why Toji would tell us anything? Toji?”

“ Fair enough. Where did they go?”

Mirlande reads the caption out loud, “I was sad so he took me to Greece.”

" I have to come up with three different dress designs before Monday. And they are in Greece " 

Mirlande breaks a pencil in half "I'm so happy for mom"  she bites her fist, “ really”

“I’m FaceTiming her,” Ajani taps his phone a few times and waits for the line to connect.”

“ Allo!” You answer cheerfully,sunhat forming a shadow over your face, “Hi my baby!”

“Ma,when did you go to Greece?!”

“Oh,a few days ago. Toji surprised me,isn’t that nice?”You beam, “Look.” You flip the camera and show a lavish beach with smooth sand and bright blue water. Your toes wiggling excitedly on the beach chair. A big hand on your thigh with a shirtless torso sitting near it. 

" Yeah, it was really nice of him" You hear the sound of glass breaking in the background "I'm glad you’re enjoying yourself" 

“Thank you,” you collect something off camera, “Look at the size of this Margarita.” You show him a huge margarita glass.

"oh my god, that sure looks big" 

Toji's face comes into view,, “What do you want,brats?”

“Fuck you old man!” Mirlande yells at him, “Why didn’t you tell us you were travelling?”

"Why would I tell you shit?" 

"What if we wanted to visit you guys?" 

"I dunno" He shrugs "guess you would have slept outside" 

“Now that’s not very nice.” You pout and sip the margarita, “I’ve told you to call before coming over. We should be back soon.”

"at least bring gifts!" 

"Well see about that. Mira,our bartender is cute,I should hook you up!”

" Ain't he in Greece tho–"Ajani winces as Mirlande stomps his foot. 

“I’ll take it!” She grins then squawks when Ajani kicks her back, “What’s his name?”

“She’s a woman”

“Even better”

Toji snatches the phone, “Okay,you two are annoying. Bye.”

“Wait! Give us money or else we’ll be annoying all week.”

"Even if I give you money you'll annoy the fuck outta me"

“Thank you. Bye ma!”

“Bye babies” You wave at the screen 

Toji hangs up and hands you back your phone, “We’re not going back.”

" Toji. Yes, we are" 

“Ugh. Fine. Do you want another drink?” He says noticing your empty glass 

You flip the sunglasses back onto your nose, “Just keep them coming.”

*

Somewhere in Tokyo,Megumi is watching a movie on his laptop while eating cereal. Yuuji comes in on his phone and kisses Megumi's head, “Whatcha watchin’?”

“Ghostbusters.”

“Cool.” He sits next to him on the tiny couch and keeps scrolling, “Dude,your moms in Greece?”

“What?”

“Yeah, look.” Yuuji shows him the post. It's a photo of you sitting by the beach, bikini clad body covered by a long mesh dress that leaves nothing to the imagination. The sunset painting the background in pink and orange colors as you look at the camera. 

Then his thumb switches to another picture, this time you are standing in front of a mirror, with your back turned to the camera and a slightly tanned hand on your ass

"ugh" Megumi scrunches his face at the picture, before scrolling to the next one 

The post shows an upset looking Toji sitting on the hotel bed. He’s as red as a lobster with sunglass tan lines on his face.

‘He forgot his sunscreen😂😂’ the caption reads.

Megumi cracks a small smile, “Nice”

Yuuji scrolls back up to the one of you with your back turned, “Your moms really hot.”

“Oh my god.”

"It's true!" 

Megumi just picks up his laptop and leaves for the bedroom.

“Wait, come back,I’m sorry but it’s true. Babe” Yuuji follows after him.