Rocket lay on the bed with an unconscious Tia in his arms, a few minutes ago Tia had suffered from morning sickness and had thrown up violently; now she was sleeping soundly and Rocket didn't dare move in case he woke her, instead he gazed at the ceiling and thought back to yesterday's events "What do we do now?" he thought worriedly "we can't go back home, we can't stay here, and all of our money's gone..." Then an idea struck him, but he pushed it away "no, that's too risky, and I know Tia won't like it" but he couldn't help thinking about it as he fell asleep...

As the day passed Rocket kept on acting strange and it was starting to get on Tia's nerves. Finally she couldn't take it any more "what is up with you?" she burst out, making Rocket jump "why are you acting so weird? Every time I try and make conversation you brush me aside!"

"Tia I-"

"What's going on? Tell me!" Rocket swallowed before answering "You see....I've been thinking about...About where we're going to go after today..." Tia's angry expression turned to one of sadness "oh...."

"I thought we had nowhere to go, and then I had an idea..." Tia's face brightened "Really? You know where we can go?" Rocket hesitated "Well...kinda..."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Tia exclaimed excitedly, grabbing Rocket's wrist and dragging him towards the door "Wait!" Rocket shouted, and she stopped to look at him "what is it?"

"You see, the place I was thinking of...was your house..." Tia stiffened "What?"

"I just though that it would be a good idea, with your mum in hospital, the house is free and-"

"Are you nuts?" Tia said fearfully "there is no way I'm going back there again!" She began to back away, but Rocket pulled her towards him and wrapped his arms around her "hey, look, I understand why you don't want to go back there, but think about it; it's all we have"

"Well, when you put it that way..."

"And it's not as if you're going to be alone, I'll be with you" She looked up at him "really?"

"Of course, I'll never let you out of my sight" Tia sniffed "you're amazing, you know that? Our son is going to be so proud to have you as his father" Rocket smiled and lifted her chin so their eyes could meet "and he'll be proud to have you as his mother" Then he leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. She slipped her arms around his neck as tears began to flow down her cheeks; then Rocket broke away and pressed his forehead against hers, they stayed like that for a while until he spoke again "so, are you sure you want to do this?" Tia hesitated, then nodded "yes, like you said, it's all we have"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

"Alright then, do you want to start packing now or...?" Then Tia cut in "Rocket, let's just go, before I change my mind" And with that she turned away and began to collect her belongings, Rocket soon followed.

When they opened the front door of Tia's house, Rocket took a step inside then realised Tia wasn't with him. He turned round to see her standing at the front gate with a scared look in her eyes; he walked back over to her and slid an arm around her shoulders "are you alright?" "I can't do it" she mumbled "I'm sorry, I just can't" Rocket sighed and pulled her close "yes you can" he whispered in her ear "remember, I'm here, and I'm never going to leave you" She looked up at him, took a deep breath and began to walk down the path. Once they were inside, Rocket let go of her and made his way to the kitchen where he began to open cupboards "there's quite a lot of food in here!" He called "we should be able to manage for a few weeks" but there was no reply, he ran into the hallway and found Tia staring at a picture hanging lop-sided on the wall, he came closer and realised that it was a photo, in it were Tia, her mum and who he assumed to be her dad; they were all laughing merrily, without a care in the world. Rocket walked up behind her, but before he could say anything, Tia spoke ", he wasn't just my dad you know, he was my best friend, he was always there when I needed him..." She began to cry, seeing this Rocket automatically pulled her into a comforting embrace "shhh, hey it's ok...."

"I-I really miss him" She managed to mumble between sobs "I know you do, but you have to be strong...he would want you to be" She looked into his eyes "I guess you're right..." He smiled "that's better, now let's get you something to eat, you must be hungry" she nodded so both walked back to the kitchen.

They were halfway through their meal when they heard a knock on the door; they both froze "who could that be?" Rocket whispered "I-I don't know" Tia whispered back "should we answer it?" Rocket thought about this for a minute "I think we should"

"But what if it's my mum?"

"Of course it won't be, she's still in hospital remember?"

"Good point..." Tia muttered, getting up "I'll get it"

"Are you sure you don't want me there?"

"I do but think about it, You're not supposed to be living here are you? What if you answer the door and it's some kind of inspector; you would be in real trouble" Rocket sighed "fine, but if you need me, I'm here..."

"I know, don't worry" She called as she walked down the hall and opened the door; then Rocket heard her gasp, "Rocket, could you come here...Now!" He got up and ran to join her "what's the matt-" Then he froze; there, standing on the front step was his mum "what are you doing here?" He asked angrily, after the shock had worn off. "I came here to apologize" his mum "I didn't realise how much you loved each other; please come back" Tia and Rocket looked at one another, then nodded "we'll come back, but only for a while, just to sort things out" Rocket's mum reluctantly agreed.

Rocket and his mum stood talking in the kitchen as Tia, who was exhausted, had fallen asleep on the sofa in the lounge and Rocket had thought it best to let her rest.

"I'm sorry, I really am" His mum said for the hundredth time "I never realised-"

"How much we love each other, I know"

"But I am sorry..."

"Are you willing to let me and Tia stay, even though she's pregnant?"

"Yes, yes I am"

"Will you help us take care of the baby when it is born?" His mum hesitated "I will do my best" She replied reluctantly; Rocket smiled "thanks mum" then he turned around, but his mum called out to him as he left "does this mean I'm forgiven?" he looked at her "no, not completely" and with that he returned to his sleeping angel....