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A New Family
Previously in chapter six: He had agreed with his father, he wanted her as his wife as well. His problem was that he didn't know how to go about convincing her. Business was second nature but romance was a foreign concept for him. In Haruhi's case, studying was second nature and romance was a foreign concept as well.
Chapter Seven
Kyoya finished up the paperwork that he would need for the next day. He could have worked on it during the plane flight, but he would rather spend that time with Haruhi… both of them. He smiled inwardly at the thought hit him, he realized that if he could get Haruhi to marry him, there would be two Otori Haruhi's, and they would both be his. If he and Haruhi had a baby boy, would she want to name his Kyoya to keep a pattern? No, he knew that she wouldn't think like that. That was the type of thinking of airheads, and Haruhi was far from that. He slid the last of the work into his briefcase and went to check on his daughter one last time before going to bed.
She was beautiful, and he had confirmed that she was all his. The day he returned home from a business trip and found his wife dead, he took the baby to get DNA tested. He knew that if his suspicions from during the pregnancy were correct, that Mitsumi's mother would want to take the baby from him. He needed to be prepared for what ever circumstances may arise. Two days later, he received the news, she was his daughter. Through out the day of the funeral, the envelope lay on his desk unopened. It was after Tamaki and his wife left, that Kyoya snuck into his office to open it. Relief swept over him and he wanted to go see his daughter. That is when he found Haruhi rocking the baby in her room. The lighting was dim but he could see the sheen of tears on her face. He knew that Haruhi didn't care for Mitsumi any more than he did, so why was she crying? He would not be able to find out. So he asked her to lunch.
It was the next day that he was to have lunch with Haruhi. She had insisted that he invite someone else along due the events that had happen recently. Kyoya, however still wanted Haruhi. He also didn't care what society thought, nor did he ever really care about his late wife. If Haruhi had been the type to have an emotional and physical affair with a married man, Kyoya would have jumped at the chance. He wanted her that badly. That's when the idea hit him. He could afford to pay her salary as well as extra to her firm to have her by his side as a personal lawyer. Yes he could have one of his corporate lawyers that worked for him handle anything that came along, but that would defeat the purpose of having her by his side. Plus he had seen how much she cared for his daughter. They shared a name, but that wasn't enough to cause Haruhi to care for the baby as much as she did. Haruhi doted on that child as much as he did, but she wasn't blood related. Yes they called her Auntie, but it was in name only.
He walked over to the crib and gently lifted the precious contents out. He held her and rocked her for a few minutes. He didn't want to wake her, because he would need his sleep, but he couldn't resist. After a few minutes he heard a noise at the door. Haruhi stood in the doorway watching. "Wasn't it just Saturday that roles were reversed?"
"Yes, but you don't have a tear running down your face. You actually look content. It's the little things that make the big difference."
"That's right. You never told me why you were crying. Haruhi, what's going on in your life that has such a strong independent person like you crying?" Talk to me Haruhi, let me make it right.
"It's nothing. Really, it isn't anything at all." Don't ask. Please don't pry.
"Liar."
"It doesn't matter now. It was a momentary thing. Is the princess ok? I heard noise." Please don't keep asking. I don't know how long I can maintain my façade.
"How did you hear noise, your room is down the hall?" Nice evasion, but I will ask again. You're obviously not ready to talk about it. But Haruhi, you can come to me with anything.
"I asked the maid to put the receiver to the baby monitor in my room so that I could help you take care of her." Thank you for letting it drop.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know. I hope I didn't wake you. I just wanted to see her one last time before I went to sleep. She is, after all, one of the two most important people in my life." And both of them have the same name. Lucky for me, the other most important person came to check on us.
"Ok, well if there isn't anything wrong, then I am going to go back to sleep. I'll see you in a few hours." Besides, seeing the two of you like that is causing mixed feelings. It makes me kind of sad that I am not part of the picture. But it warms my heart to see you care so deeply for your baby. And of course I am still confused as to why you would name your child after me. Why? I guess I will ask some other time. She turned and left. Once in her room, she sat on the edge of the bed, listening to the baby monitor.
"…'re named after one of the most spectacular women that I have ever met. She's strong, independent, intelligent, honest, trustworthy, and caring. She's the only person that I can entrust your care to. I'm not talking about diapers and formula, any maid can do that. But I know that she will make sure that you are taken care of no matter what. That's why I am going to ask her if I may put her as your guardian in my will. I'd rather… Oh shit. Haruhi, why didn't you remind me that your auntie could hear us. "
What the??? What is he talking about? Of course I will take the princess if something happens to him, but what the hell is he spewing on and on about? Eh, it doesn't matter because I need to get to sleep. She curled up in the bed and drifted back to sleep only to enter into the dream she had been having before waking to hear noise in the baby's room… dreams of the three of them, living happily ever after.
He left the baby's room shortly after that, and walked to Haruhi's door. He stood, posed to knock, but thought better of it. He went to his room and crawled into bed. He would only have a few hours of rest in his bed before having to get ready to go. Luckily his private jet had luxurious recliners that would allow him to sleep on the plane. He drifted off to sleep with memories of seeing Haruhi rock his daughter to sleep. It left him feeling really warm and happy. The short time he had to sleep were actually the best sleep he's had in years. Contrary to his normal morning attitude, he woke up refreshed and ready to roll.
