AN: I was so happy when people gave nice reviews for my story. Now this means I actually have to write more. So over the week I'll think of ideas and add them little by little to this chapter. And hopefully by Tuesday I can upload. So thanks to everyone who favorited or reviewed. Actually thanks for just clicking this story!

(Shunsui's thoughts are in Italics.)

(Ingredients for Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies in bold.)

ALSO sorry for not including Mao and Shunsui actually baking. I know there are so many hilarious antics that could happen, but I have no idea how to write hilarious antics. But I hope the after affect of baking makes up for that, I also stated in chapter 1 that Shunsui and Juushiro look how they did in there academy days, but I now believe you can think of them how ever you like (when I wrote this chapter I thought of how they look normally with there long hair.) Play dress up with them and put them in cloths you like and read my fanfiction imagining them like that if you want. OK on to the fic~

"You're...leaving me with Mao?" Shunsui just stared at Juushiro, as the other man grabbed his car keys and kissed Mao's head. Mao just smiled and waved at her daddy from Shunsui's arms.

"I thought you wouldn't mind. It's only for an hour since I'm just getting groceries. Don't worry; I'm sure you can handle it on your own. Just make sure you don't let her get bored." With that Juushiro left the house to Shunsui and Mao. The man sighed and looked at Mao. She looked back at him with a cheerful expression.

"Let's paint pictures! Daddie said I could."

"He never said anything to me about painting."

"...you were not listening than." Mao gave the best serious face she could muster.

"Maybe we should just color some more." He put on a smile. The idea of painting was very bad. If the day was nicer and not so rainy he would just go outside and paint with her. But risking painting inside the house with a two and a half year old is like suicide.

"NO! We do that all the time. I want to paint." Mao just crossed her arms and pouted. This was what she always did when she was not getting her way.

"How about..." Shunsui looked into the kitchen, spotting the fridge "we make cookies." He remembered Juushiro telling him he had cookie ingredients in the fridge.

At the mention of cookies Mao's face lit up "Really! I want cookies. We can even make some for Daddie." She clapped her hands and Shunsui took her over to the kitchen and placed her sit on the counter.

Shunsui went off to the fridge and looked around inside for the dough. That's when Shunsui got a little confused. There was no dough for cookies. He had only been in the house for a month, but he should have known that sometimes Juushiro forgets what he has in the fridge. How can the man? For some reason his neighbors always give him food. So much food in fact that he forgets what he has gotten. Juushiro told him it was because he was a single father, and people made sure he had food. They did not really know he was an excellent cook. Shunsui shut the fridge and looked over his shoulder, catching Mao's eye.

"Did you get the stuff to make cookies?"

"Mao...I'm sorry, but I don't have cookie dough."

"Well of course not. You have to make it. Over there silly." Mao pointed at a cook book at the end of the kitchen counter. Shunsui turned around and walked over to it. He immediately noticed it was a cook book for nothing but dessert foods. Seeing a marked page he opened up to it and he read out loud "Nestle Toll House, Chocolate Chip Cookie Hearts" he paused, than looked over to the little girl on the counter "Mao, does your Daddy make everything for you from scratch?"

"Yeah!" Mao said in a high pitched voice, sounding very excited "Mommy really loved cookies the best. That's what Daddie told me. So he learned how to make all sorts of sweet stuff for her."

Shunsui nodded smiling, he looked down at the book again and than went over to Mao. Placing the book on the counter he began to read to himself.

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

1 cup chopped nuts

Metal or heat-safe heart cookie cutters of desired size(s)- 1-inch in height

Various icings, sprinkles, Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels

Shunsui glanced at Mao and she looked happy as can be, looking down again he read what was supposed to be combined.

Flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Spread dough into prepared pan. And we preheat the oven to 375' F and bake for 18-22 minuets.

It's not like I promised her we would make cookies...maybe she wont mind playing hide and seek Shunsui looked up fully at Mao, and when he saw her excited look he went back to looking like he was reading.

NO bad idea. She looks to happy. She really wants to make cookies. I cant just tell her "no" after reading everything and looking like I'm going to make cookies...Shunsui looked up at Mao once again and saw he smiling face...I pray I don't burn the house down.

Juushiro parked the car in the drive way and got out, hitting the button to make the trunk pop open. He grabbed some groceries and went inside the house to see if Shunsui was tied up or mauled by Fluffy. But as soon as he walked in the unpleasant smell of burnt cookies wafted into his nose. He slowly went into the kitchen and his eyes befell the site of World War III

There was lots of flour on the floor and some eggs on the side of the counter. Well, more than some, really. There were cooking utensils all over the kitchen counter and floor. Creamy like cookie dough was spread around the counter as well, but thick cookie dough was in clumps around the floor. In retrospective, everything was everywhere. But Mao and Shunsui were no where to be found. Although there was a plate of burnt cookies in the middle of the counter.

From down the hall Juushiro heard voices. He set the groceries down on a clean part of the floor and turned around with his arms crossed ready to look for answers to this mess.

'It's your fault." said a small voice of a little girl.

"You spilled the flour. Do you know how hard it will be to clean it all up." said the voice of a man.

"You got cookie water all over me."

"You put to much water in the bowl. There was not supposed to be any water in the bowl to begin with. You also through flour at me."

Little giggles could be heard "It was funny."

"I'm happy it was. We got in a food fight, I have only been your nanny for a month and I have wrecked the kitchen." The pair of voices got closer and closer.

"Well you have to clean it up."

"You're at least helping me."

"NO."

"Yeah."

"NO.

"Yes."

"NU-UH"

A sigh was heard..."You could help a little."

"Only a little."

"Fin-"

Mao was sitting on Shunsui's shoulders covered in flower, her hands in his flour covered hair. While the man was mostly covered in dough and flower, one hand clutching a towel and the other around Mao's left leg. And as soon as they entered the room there eyes both got wide. Daring not to breathe as Juushiro stood giving them a glare, no doubt mad about the kitchen catastrophe. They stared at one another for ten good seconds before Juushiro burst out laughing.

Although Juushiro tried to put up the most menacing look he could, he laughed hard at the site of his daughter and her nanny. Both equally covered in ingredients for cookies. "You" laugh "look" more laughing "ridicules."

Finally when Juushiro was done laughing he stood up straight with a smile on his face. "I'm sorry but I can't be mad at the both of you. It seems you had a food fight. Well now you're going to have to clean it. That's your punishment."

Mao looked frazzled "He has to clean it up." Mao pointed down.

"I thought you said you would help me a little." Shunsui looked up with a glare.

"I never said that." She stuck her tongue out and giggled some more.

"I'm never going to let you paint if you don't help me."

This made Mao get very upset and she pouted, but not able to cross her arms for fear of falling off Shunsui's shoulders "That's unfair. Daddie he's being unfair."

"Alright girls" Shunsui gave a confused look at Juushiro "if you help clean up Mao, than you can paint when the weathers nice out. And Shunsui, I will teach you to make cookies." Juushiro winked and went back out to the car to get more groceries.

Leaving the little girl and nanny to clean up.

"I'm guessing it was fun." Shunsui looked at Juushiro as he walked in the living room, having put Mao down for bed time.

"It was fun, although messy, she had a great time throwing things at me." Shunsui replied laughing a little.

"When Mao was one and a half she wanted to make cookies with me. She ended up deciding flour was great to rub all over her face and hair. So I decided I would surprise her with cookies or just let her watch from than on. I should have told you that baking with her is a mess." Juushiro smiled apologetically.

"Nah, she's a blast to hang out with. Kids are so interesting at this age." Shunsui said while getting up. "So I guess I'll be going now." Shunsui began to walk out of the living room but Juushiro stopped him.

"It's pouring rain and thundering. Maybe you should stay here for the night. I mean I do have a guest bedroom. Retsu insisted on buying a house that had one. It would be good to pu-"

All that Shunsui could think about was how kind Juushiro was. Sure he was Mao's nanny, but now letting him sleep over was very nice. And sure its only because of the rain, but when Shunsui thought about it, anyone else could careless. He's just a nanny. Maybe Juushiro thought Shunsui was special.

I...can't help it anymore. I know it's bad for me to be having these feelings for Juushiro. I know he's a widower and only one for two years! But the way he acts so good and kind hearted to others and when his eyes sparkle when he looks at Mao just makes me want to hold him. To tell him everything will be alright. To tell him that I'm here and that everything will be okay. That he does not have to raise Mao without someone. I always feel so lightheaded around him. And my heart keeps racing...like... I'm falling in lo-

"So that's the story about that room. Anyways I also have more cloths you can borrow...Shunsui." Thrown out of his thoughts, Shunsui nodded and smiled casually "That would be wonderful, sorry for making you give me another pair though." He said very cheerfully. Shunsui's cloths had been full of cookie dough and Juushiro insisted on letting Shunsui borrow his own.

"Good." Juushiro walked out of the room and Shunsui followed. Going up the stairs and down a little hallway, to the left at the end of the hallway was Juushiros room. Opening it up he went over and got out some cloths for Shunsui to sleep in. "I hope they fit. You're a little taller than me so..."

"Don't worry, there fine, thank you." Shunsui gave a dazzling smile that made Juushiro blush a bit. Quickly Juushiro walked out of the room and straight across to another room. Juushiro opened the door to a light blue room.

"This is the guest room, the beds not to small and theirs a dresser to put your bag on." Shunsui smiled and went over to put his bag the dresser. It was a comfortable room and he was happy with it, although he had missed the story that behind it.

"So...I'm off to bed. I will see you tomorrow morning." Shunsui nodded after Juushiro spoke and gave a soft smile.

"Again, sorry for trashing your kitchen."

"It's all right...goodnight." Juushiro started to walk back and grabbed the door handle.

"Goodnight." Juushiro closed the door silently, leaving Shunsui with his newly discovered feelings.

I'm falling in love with him.

TBC