1122: For a Happy Marriage (1122 いいふうふ)

I realized it once again after Otoyan left.

He was the one

who always cleaned up after me.

ONE WEEK AGO

What are you doing?

Did I wake you?

Sorry. Good morning.

Forget about "good morning."

Where did you go yesterday?

The business hotel in front of the station.

Ichiko, I'm planning on staying at a weekly hotel for two or three weeks.

Why?

What for? To get back at me?

That's not why.

We need some time

apart.

To calmly think about things.

About ourselves

and our marriage.

-Tohko. -Yeah?

I'm sorry this is last minute, but let me stay at your place tonight.

The weekly hotel near my office will have a room available tomorrow.

Sure, but...

what happened?

Well,

just the usual stuff between a husband and wife.

You don't need to tell me.

But is it really bad?

Mud-fight bad?

Don't tell me you might get a divorce.

No.

We're not getting a divorce.

Actually,

I'm trying to prevent us from getting one.

You know, I like Ichiko,

but sometimes marriages come to an end no matter what you do.

Hey.

Why did you get a divorce?

The two of you always looked happy.

I never told you?

Yeah.

Let's see.

I think it started

when I got promoted and started making more money than him.

It ruined the balance we had.

I was always on edge due to the extra work and pressure.

So he started getting annoyed about that.

We started fighting more.

But you know, once we got past all that,

we had already stopped talking to each other.

Towards the end,

we didn't even know what each other was doing

or how we spent the day.

You had been together since you were 20, right?

Yeah.

He was always better than me at studying, had a better job and made more money.

And both of us got used to that.

But I think as we got older,

neither of us could accept the changes in the balance of our relationship.

Especially him.

He didn't seem like that to me.

He was friendly and didn't act like a macho guy at all.

Feminine men have deep-rooted issues with their pride as men.

Well, he has his reasons,

but I don't care to learn about them now.

Hey, Otoya.

Don't you have any friends?

Someone you can tell everything to.

I guess not.

But I could tell Ichiko everything.

But aren't there things you can't talk to her about?

Yeah, you're right.

It's nice that you could talk to her like a friend.

But I guess she really became your friend.

What?

Nothing.

BASED ON THE MANGA "1122" BY PEKO WATANABE

I'm back.

I'm back.

Welcome back.

Are you okay? You don't look good.

Yeah.

I feel much better after sleeping.

Thanks.

Why don't I sleep with Hiro today?

What?

Thank you.

Call me if you need me.

If you can't go to the wedding tomorrow,

I can go alone.

I think I'll be fine tomorrow.

Did you take medicine?

No.

Mitsuki.

Are you pregnant?

This is just like when you had Hiro.

I went to the hospital today to get tested.

They said I'm five weeks.

Do you know

who the father is?

Yeah.

The baby is ours.

How can you be so sure?

He and I...

We stopped a long time ago.

Sleeping together.

I don't expect you to believe me

after what I did.

But it's the truth.

What do you plan to do?

I want to have the baby.

After the baby is born...

I will have to raise it not knowing if it is really my child?

I'm planning...

I won't earn as much as you,

but I plan to start working again. I've been job searching.

No.

Wouldn't it be impossible for you while you're pregnant,

and even after giving birth?

That is what happened when you had Hiro.

Are you saying that

because you think your job is more important than your family

or taking care of our home?

Don't change the subject.

I'm not changing the subject.

You just throw everything about Hiro and your mom onto me.

Ignoring anything that is a hassle.

What hassle? Aren't we a family?

Aren't we a family?

Aren't we a family?

I can't believe you can even ask me that.

We are a family.

Me taking on all of Hiro's care,

keeping a relationship with a mom who urges me to join a weird religion,

is all for family.

You choose to ignore it,

but every day is filled with annoying hassles.

Why are you looking away? Tell me.

Is this family just mine alone?

It's your family too.

Mitsuki, you...

How can you think about having another child

when you already have so much to handle?

When it's the child of someone useless like me.

Giving birth to Hiro,

raising him...

There are an endless number of things to worry about and suffer through.

Even so...

the happiness and joy I feel outweighs them all.

When I found out I was pregnant again,

I was scared

and anxious.

But it still gave me hope.

Besides...

I don't think it's the child of someone who is useless.

I want this baby

because it's your child.

I need some air.

Hey.

Running away without a word again?

Mama.

Mama. Mama.

Mama.

Mama. Mama.

Mama.

Good morning, Hiro.

Mama.

Good morning.

Good morning.

This...

You said you felt better after drinking seltzer when you were pregnant with Hiro.

You remembered.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Let's go get changed with Mama.

Then after that, I'll give you a banana.

-Banana. -Yeah.

Thank you all for making time to come celebrate with us today.

Everyone, I just married

my Madonna, Yui.

As you already know,

we are now a stepfamily.

It was a long and difficult road...

Come here, Hiro.

-I'll do it. -No.

Hiro.

No. No.

I am grateful to build a happy new life with the best partner in the world, Yui,

and the coolest son in the world, Daigo.

Hiro.

I am also grateful to our family, friends, and colleagues...

No!

-Stop right now. -No.

Go back right now.

-Stop making a fuss. -No!

Be quiet!

Shiro.

No. No.

I'll take him home.

Hiro, let's go home.