But before you could say anything, his arms were wrapped around you in a hug.

"Doesn't it feel like an alternate universe right now? Like this is what it could've been. We could've both lived here and we could've been trying for a second baby right now and it would've been so much fun." He squeezed you tightly and you melted into his grasp.

God, I love Juuzou so much. So, so much. You thought to yourself.

"Eh, we could. You could move back in. You wouldn't believe it actually..." You swayed back and forth slightly, as you rubbed his arm, surprised his was letting you do this. "Remember that ghoul I'm dating? The body modder?"

"Mhmmm."

"I told him that we had a baby and he was super weird about it! But not in like a jerk 'I don't want to see you anymore way' but in like a 'I want to have a baby with you now' kind of way."

"Ha!" Juuzou threw his head back and laughed. "I'm surprised you're not already pregnant. You never resisted begging very well, did you?"

"Not from you, JuJu." You turned around and wrapped your arms around his neck. "See? Look, we can be a family. Come back to me. It'll be like it was before."

"Maybe..." Juuzou knew right then to stop. There was the whole gambit of flashing red lights and alarms blaring in his head. He had gone too far. If he had given you just a hug, taken the baby and left, everyone would be happy. But now, here he was, trying to pretend he didn't love you anymore and he knew something bad was going to happen. How did he know? Because it happened every single time.

This time, your lips pressed against his, although his didn't react. You tried to entice him, and pull him closer, but he froze. And then, you made the mistake of touching his pants.

"STOP!" He yelled as he pushed himself away. "I take it back! No, we can't be together ever! It's just a nice day out, I was just feeling good, please stop kissing me and trying to be with me, it's never going to happen!"

And of course, at the worst possible time, your anger struck.

"What the fuck, Juuzou! Do you think you can just come into my house like that, hold me like that, and not expect me to think that you're telling me you're ready to try again?! Who the fuck are you?! Because you're not the Juuzou I grew up with! You're not the father of MY baby!" You walked up to him and shoved him backwards. "You're a fucking heartless monster. You're out there slaughtering ghouls just like your baby and the woman you said you loved, and yet here you are pretending that everything we have never existed!"

You shoved him again and he fell on the floor, unwilling to fight back.

"You're awful! Stop playing with me! I'll fucking eat you, Juuzou, and I'll feed you to your own baby!" Tears began falling down your face. "Because I can be a monster too! But I'll never be one like you."

Juuzou stood up and wiped his own eyes, glassy from the verbal beating.

"You should have a baby with that ghoul. I want Yukizou to have siblings. I'd even watch them on my days with Yukizou. I wouldn't have hard feelings." He muttered as he grabbed Yukizou and the diaper bag that was next to the chair. "I'm... I'm sorry."

And with that, he left and you fell to the floor.