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"I still can't believe you thought that about me!" Chi-Chi seethed as she fluffed the pillows on her side of the bed.
"I wasn't being suspicious!" She shrilled, hitting a pillow so hard with her fist it ricocheted off the headboard. "I just didn't want to tell you what I was doing because I was mad that you were so uninterested in Goten's education."
It was nearly midnight. Goten was sound asleep, and their guest had long since gone on his way with nothing but good things to say about the eagerness and hospitality of his new student's family.
Gohan, on the other hand, had gone home with his head bowed and his tail between his legs after a thorough dressing-down from his mother, who had been scandalized to learn all about his misconception.
Now it was Goku's turn to be given a piece of her mind.
"Seriously, Goku-sa!" Chi-Chi cried as she crawled into bed beside him. "How could you think that I would… that I would… cheat!" Her disgust was evident in how she spat out the word. "Do you think so badly of me?!"
"No, Chi-Chi, I thought badly of me!" Goku clarified. "I thought you'd finally gotten tired of me always goofing off."
"Why on earth would you think that?" Chi-Chi asked, still annoyed. "Haven't we been married long enough for you to know better?"
"I'm sorry," Goku said bashfully. "I guess I just got worried because I thought I pushed you too far this time. You were so mad you weren't even yelling."
Chi-Chi lay on her side to face him. "Yes, I was really mad," she admitted. "But no matter how mad I get, I would never disrespect our marriage."
Goku turned to face her, too. "I'm sorry, Chi-Chi," he said again. "Not just for misunderstanding you. For everything."
Their faces inches away from each other, Chi-Chi studied her husband intently for a long while without speaking.
Goku similarly stared unblinkingly, taking her in, letting another wave of relief and gratitude wash over him as he thought back on the day's events.
Then she asked, "You'd rather I yell at you next time?"
Grinning sheepishly, he said, "Yeah, it feels weird when you don't."
And finally, Chi-Chi's hard expression melted into a smile. "You're an idiot, Goku-sa."
She brought her face closer, touching her lips to his, lingering there for a long, sweet moment before she pulled away to whisper,
"And I love you all the more for it. Don't you ever doubt that."