I hope Ryu will be working on this one, but we'll see. This just came to me, so I hope you all enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing. If I did, my Grandfather wouldn't have had to draw money from the 401k to pay for my college... and I'd be enrolled in C.A. Chai Anonymous. I do own, however, Anmei (on may).

Stop and Stare

By: Ryu and Lali

It was the doorbell that had awoken him from his deep slumber.

"Who the hell would be at my door at…" he looked over at the alarm clock that sat on his bedside table and groaned. "Three in the God damn morning. Someone better be dead." He stood from the bed, walked out of the room, down the stairs and stood a moment in front of the front door. He took a sigh and wrenched the heavy wood door open.

What awaited him was not what he expected for standing before him, in the pouring rain, was the one person he thought had disappeared from his life for good, some four years prior. As to why she stood before him was a complete mystery to him.

If I hadn't thrown her out after we broke up, maybe… we'd be…

Maybe didn't belong in that sentence, they would be married, have children… a life together, just like the rest of their friends, if only he hadn't been an ass, just maybe they'd still be together.

"Sally." He said firmly qualifying the woman that stood in the light, dripping on his porch.

She's a mess, and yet still more beautiful than any woman on this planet or the colonies, why was I so stupid to let her go.

He opened the screen door and she threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around his neck and began to sob. Normally, this would bother him, but for her, for one Sally Po, he would make the exception. For he knew that in any normal circumstance, she'd be the strongest woman he knew.

…the most beautiful woman I know.

He slowly wrapped his arms around her dripping form and took a moment to revel in her scent before she pulled away from him.

"Momma." Came a soft voice from behind the woman. Wufei looked around her to view the child that stood on the porch, dripping from head to toe.

…can't be more than three years old… She couldn't have moved on that… oh… this must be… why is she here then?

"She's yours." Sally said quietly stepping outside the door and picking up the child. "She's three and half."

"What is her name?" He asked looking at the girl that was in the arms of the woman he loved and longed for and knew he could never have her. It was a sad realization, he knew this, but he would hold out hope that she would be his once again.

"Anmei." She answered. "Anmei Po Chang. I thought I'd name her after your mother, even if neither one of us knew her. And I figured she should be with her father. Especially in the current situation."

"Current situation?" Wufei asked cocking his head to the side. He took the toddler into his arms and stared at her a moment, worry in his eyes. There were no current crises in the world or space, and as far as he knew, she wasn't involved with anyone currently.

"I'm dying, Wufei."

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I hope to have the next chapter up soon.