I don't own Naruto or any of the characters. They are all property of Kishimoto.

It had been about a week since Boruto and Himawari had seen their father. Hinata knew that the children missed their father, Bolt in particular. And to be honest Hinata also missed her husband, however, she couldn't let her children see her sadness. She needed to be strong for them and keep reminding them that despite Naruto's absence, he was doing it to protect the village and everyone who is precious to him.

Hinata was returned from her thoughts when she heard, "Mama, I'm ready for my story."

"I'm coming Himawari-chan." Hinata then went into Himawari's room to read her a bedtime story.

After reading Himawari her story and making sure she was tucked in, Hinata went to check on Bolt. When she entered his bedroom, she saw that Bolt was sadly staring up at the ceiling. "Ready for bed?" she asked from the door. Bolt let out a sigh and nodded yes. As she was approaching his bed, Hinata turned on Bolt's old nightlight.

"I don't need that anymore," commented Bolt.

"I know," she said as she left the nightlight on and turned off the bedroom light. Hinata then got in bed with Bolt and started lightly massaging his head. "I'm sorry dad can't be here all the time, but he will be home soon," she told him. Bolt responded by giving his mother a tight hug.

It did not take long for Bolt and Hinata to fall asleep. However, Hinata woke up when she heard their front door close. Hinata quietly got out of bed to meet the individual entering their home.

"Sorry, did I wake you?" asked Naruto as he saw Hinata enter the living room.

"No," replied Hinata as she went to give Naruto a quick peck on the lips.

"What's wrong?"

"Bolt misses you."

"I know but I got a ton of work to do and–"

"I know," interrupted Hinata. "I know you're busy doing important things for the village, but Bolt doesn't understand that yet."

Naruto let out a deep sigh, "Bolt."

"Go lay down with him, he'll be happy to see you in the morning."

"Bolt won't admit it though," Naruto jokingly stated.

Hinata giggled and gave Naruto another peck on the lips, "Good night Naruto-kun."

Naruto pulled Hinata back for a deeper kiss and replied, "Good night love."

Naruto then made his way to Bolt's room and Hinata went to her bedroom.

The sun was shining into a lightly lit room and the rays were hitting Bolt's face, he turned to avoid the sunlight. As he turned he bumped into a hard chest, Bolt was expecting to bump into his mother's soft chest. Confused, Bolt opened his eyes to find his father there next to him. Bolt couldn't believe his dad was actually home. He wanted to relish the moment, so he snuggled into his father's chest. Naruto felt Bolt's movement and in return he put his arm around his eldest child. The action caused Bolt to smile, 'Dad.'

Random one-shot that came to mind. To be honest the idea sounded much better in my head. But let me know what you all thought.