A/N: Nothing much to say really... Thank you guys for the favs and follows! Much appreciated!

"I still miss him, Tai." Summer said, resting her head against his chest.

They were sitting on a couch in the living area of his cabin, baby Yang playing in the middle of the room.

"I know," he whispered, trying his best to comfort her. "I know how bad it hurts."

He was surprised when he saw her at his door. That surprise quickly turned to concern when he saw tears streaming out of her red and puffy eyes. He invited her in, the both of them taking a seat on the couch.

She just sat there in silence. He wasn't going to push her to talk. He wasn't going to make her tell him what was going on. No, he knew she would tell him what was going on when she was ready. Right now, she just needed someone to be with her. Right now, she just didn't want to be alone...

He placed a hand on her back, doing his best to comfort her. They only stayed like this for a few minutes, but those minutes felt like hours.

She turned her head to him, staring into his eyes. Then she shoved her face into his chest and wrapped her arms around his body. He was caught off guard at the sudden action, but after a few moments, he wrapped his arms around her, placing one hand on her back and the other against the back of her head.

His shirt had gotten wet from her tears, but he didn't mind that. His friend was in pain, and even though he may not have known why, that was what mattered. She needed him to comfort her, and he hoped he could do just that.

After crying into his chest for a few minutes, she told him what happened. How she was pregnant. How she was hopeful things would turn out well. How Qrow took the news. How she ran as fast as she could, praying everything would be alright. And finally, how he was gone.

"I'm sorry to bother you with this, Tai." she said softly.

He grabbed her shoulders and pulled her off of him. He looked straight into her eyes and said.

"Don't you dare apologize about this." Her eyes went wide at his unexpected words. "Don't ever apologize to me for things like this. We're friends. Friends help each other out in these moments. Just like you helped me when Raven left."

"Thank you." She gave him a small smile, and he returned her smile with his own.

His grip on her shoulders loosened. She leaned her body against his, resting her head on his shoulder. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder, hugging her close to him. He hoped he was comforting her.

Baby Yang suddenly stood up, bringing both of their attention to her. Yang turned around and stared at the two of them. Baby Yang was wearing nothing but a diaper and an orange short sleeved shirt. The shirt, however, was a little small. As such, her chubby little belly was popping out.

She waddled over to them. When she arrived in front of them, she placed both her hands on Summer's lap.

"Hello little Yang." Summer smiled. Baby Yang gave a little giggle at Summer's greeting, soliciting a chuckle from the two adults.

Tai picked her up and placed her on his and Summer's lap. Yang looked at Summer with a big smile on her face, causing Summer to give her a bright smile in response.

"Mm... Mmm..." Yang tried to say something.

"What is it?" Summer asked gently.

"Mmmm..."

"Come on Yang, you can say it." Summer encouraged her.

"Mmmaa... Ma... Ma... Mmmaaaamma!"

Summer's eye widened at hearing that. She looked over to Tai. He was watching Yang with a sad smile.

"No, Yang," he said, her name bringing her attention to him. "Mom's gone."

He turned his head to Summer, staring into her eyes and saying.

"They're both gone."

Summer rested her head on his shoulder again, and he rested his head against her's. The both of them trying to comfort each other.

Baby Yang watched the two of them with a puzzled look on her face. She didn't know what was going on, but she could sense the both of them were sad. So she leaned forward and gave them both a hug. The both of them couldn't help letting out a small chuckle at her actions as they hugged her back.

After a few moments, Yang pulled away from them. She stared at their faces trying to figure out if they were still sad or not. At seeing them smiling at her, she smiled back, letting out a small giggle.

"Thank you little Yang." Summer said.

Yang made a little noise as a reply.

Yang then tried to slide off of their laps. Not wanting her to fall and get hurt, Tai helped her off. Once on the ground, she went back to the middle of the room where she had been playing earlier.

The two watched her playing for a few moments, before Summer suddenly spoke up.

"I don't know what I'm going to do, Tai."

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"I don't know how I'm going to raise this child alone. I've never taken care of a child before, I don't know what to do!"

He looked away, trying to think of a solution to her problem. No, he already had a solution, he was just afraid to say it. He didn't want to make the atmosphere awkward with his solution.

"I don't know how I'm going to do this alone..."

But when she said that, he knew he had to suggest it.

"Then don't raise the child alone," he muttered. His voice was just barely clear enough for her to make out the words.

"Huh?" She turned her head to him. She stared at his face, trying to figure out the meaning of his words.

He looked away from her, nervously scratching his cheek as he explained.

"I've raised Yang alone all this time. So... why don't you move in with us? I'll help you take care of the child."

Her eyes went wide at his offer.

"Tai, I couldn't put you through that trouble."

"You wouldn't be any trouble. I think... it would be nice for Yang to have someone around. Someone who could fill a motherly role... And your child too. I think it would be nice for them to have a father figure in their life. I think it would be nice for our children to have... a family."

"Tai..."

"Ah... what am I saying!?" He gave an awkward chuckle. "Of course that's a weird thing to suggest."

"Tai," She placed a hand on his arm, causing him to fix his gaze on it for a few seconds, before he turned to her, nervous of what she might say. "I think that's a wonderful idea."

"Y-you do?"

"Yes," she affirmed, "I want my child to have a father in their life." She looked at Yang. "And a big sister. I want my child to have a family."

She looked at him and smiled. He smiled back.

"Then it's decided... We'll be a family. For our children."

She nodded, "For our children."

When they said they were going to be a family, they didn't just mean Summer moving in with him. No, they wanted their children to have an actual family. Not just a father figure or a mother figure. No, they wanted their children to actually experience what it was to have a family. Thus, not long after that day, the two of them wed.

They would give their children a family. Their children would never have to know that their parents were in a loveless marriage. The only people who would ever know that much, were the two of them. But such a thing didn't affect them, for, even though they were married, even though they would play the part of a married couple, in each others eyes, they were nothing more than friends.

This was how it all began.

This was the beginning of their family.

A/N: The end! I hope you all enjoyed this short story! Especially how it ended. Yup, the story is over now. The end. Finished. All done. Yay! Nah, I'm just kidding. There's still more to come!

Now I'm sure there are some of you who don't like the way this chapter ends. I'm talking about the whole marriage thing, and the deceiving their children thing. And some other things. Well, I'm not really sure what to say to you guys. The two of them want their kids to have an actual family.

Also, I hope my saying, "actual family", isn't taken offensively. You all know what I mean by that. It is not meant to offend anyone. I just don't have any other way of saying it.

Some of you are probably displeased at how quickly she agreed to move in. And displeased at how fast some of these things happened. I, again, don't know what to say to you guys. I know things are moving quite fast, but this is just how the story was envisioned.

And regarding their marriage, if any of you are thinking this, no, they aren't going to be unhappy in their marriage. I tried to explain it at the end, but if some of you guys don't quite get it, I'll try explaining it better here. So basically, even though they are actually married, and even though everyone looks at them like they are married, and even though they are pretending to be a married couple, they just consider each other friends. They don't look at each other as spouses. In their eyes, their relationship has not changed at all. So no, they aren't/weren't/won't be unhappy in their marriage. I hope that makes it clear to any who may have been confused.

Although, maybe I should make it where they were not wed. This could be used as a way to explain why Ruby and Yang do not share the same last name. Hmm... What do you guys think? Wait, in the first place, does marriage even exist in the RWBY-verse? I'm almost inclined to believe it doesn't... but unless it's confirmed that it doesn't, I'll operate under the assumption that it does. So, what do you guys think, should they be wed or not?

And no, Tai wasn't coming on to Summer.

And no, Summer wasn't coming on to Tai.

Anyways, next chapter will be up next week.