A/N: Yeah, I was kidding when I said five months. Chapters will be posted on a weekly basis... unless some unforeseen event takes place. Anyways, wanted to let y'all know, this is a pretty short chapter.

And, I want to thank all of you for the favs and follows.

Tai sat up on his bed and stretched his arms with a yawn. He looked at the bed several feet beside his own to find that it was empty.

"I guess I woke up late, huh?" He rubbed the back of his head as he muttered to himself.

It couldn't be helped. He was busy the night before, and as a result, he got to bed late. Well, it wasn't like he needed to be up early this morning, so it was fine if he slept in a little.

He threw his feet off the side of the bed, standing up when his feet made contact with the floor. He walked over to the small crib near the front of the room. When he arrived in front of it, he looked inside to find baby Ruby sound asleep. He smiled. It would appear he wasn't the only one to sleep in. Baby Ruby was about five months old now.

'It's already been a little over a year now, huh?' he thought.

In the year him and Summer lived together, there were, as mentioned before, awkward moments. It took some time for them to adjust. But while there were some awkward moments, living together brought them closer together. They formed a deeper bond than they already had with each other. They began to rely on each other more. And even though they were only friends, it actually felt like they were a real family.

'A family...' he thought. 'This isn't so bad.'

He turned around and walked away from the crib as he undid the buttons on his pajama shirt. He started changing out of his pajamas and into his clothes.

The cabin in which they lived only had two bedrooms. His and Yang's. As they planned to act like a happily married couple in front of their children, they decided Summer should share a room with him. She did, however, have her own bed. That just left a need for Ruby's room for once she grew older. They thought about having her and Yang share a room, but decided it would be nice for both girls to have their own room. Thus, it was decided that a previously unused room would be fixed up into an extra bedroom for her.

He had finished getting dressed. He cast one more lingering glance at baby Ruby fast asleep, smiling at the sight. He then opened the door and left the room. His destination was the kitchen, as that was where he heard laughter originating from. When he walked in, he saw Summer and Yang sitting at the table playing with each other. He couldn't help smiling at the sight.

Summer and Yang took notice of him and turned their focused their sight to him.

"Look Yang, daddy finally woke up." she said, smiling at him.

'She really does have the most beautiful smile,' he thought. It took a second before he realized it, but when he did, he froze, eyes going wide. 'What did you just...? You're heart belongs to Raven!' he mentally scolded himself. 'But Raven left you...' his brain reminded him.

"Tai?" Seeing the frown on his face, Summer raised a brow.

Her voice brought him out of his head.

"Ah, sorry. I'm fine." He scratched the back of his head as he quickly apologized.

He turned around, about to walk away. But before he could move, Summer...

"Aren't you going to eat?"

He turned his head to her as he gave his reply, "Nah, I'm not hungry. I'm gonna go for a walk to build up my appetite."

"Okay..." She didn't quite believe him.

When he left the house, he started off in the direction of the nearby forest. However, after he entered said forest, he took shelter behind a thick tree. He was still close enough to the house that he would have line of sight of it, but the tree kept him out of view should anyone look out a window or something. Of course, it kept the house out of view for him as well, since the tree was positioned directly between him and the house. If he wanted to see the house, he would have to poke his head out.

He leaned his back against the tree as he thought. Right now, he was thinking of something he wish he wasn't. He was thinking of Raven. This was all because of his stupid brain bringing her up. Of course, his stupid brain only brought up Raven because stupid him thought stupid things about Summer.

He groaned. He was so confused. Summer was just his friend. He didn't have any feelings for her. Besides, he was still in love with Raven, right?

'But Raven isn't here.' He clenched his fist, slamming it against the tree. 'She left you. Abandoned you.'

His body slowly slid down until he was sitting on the ground, his back pressed up against the trees. There were small tears in his eyes as he thought of her, but he held them back. He didn't let them fall.

'She broke you.'

His body trembled. He buried his face into his hands.

"She really did break me, huh?" he whispered, choking on his words.

All of the sudden, he felt a warm hand touch his shoulder. He looked up. He saw Summer kneeling right there in front of him. She wore a sad smile as she watched him.

"Ah, Summer!" he suddenly exclaimed, trying to wipe the tears out of his eyes before she could see them. "I... I was just-"

However, before he could finish, she pulled him into a hug, holding his head against her shoulder.

"Don't," she said softly.

"Summer...?"

"Don't hold it back in front of me. That's what you told me back then, right?"

"Summer, I-"

"Well, the same goes for you. Stop holding it back. Otherwise I can't help you."

He buried his face into her shoulder, releasing sobs. He couldn't help it. The pain he felt from the cut Raven left on his heart, crying was the only thing he could do for it.

'It's my turn to hold you while you cry.'

A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! I especially hope you're all enjoying this story as a whole.

So, are you guys excited to see where this story goes? Then come back next week for the next chapter.