Mina awoke as Zee shifted her position. She had recovered from her attack and feigned sleep. She wanted to see how this synthoid gone human would react. It surprised her that he moved her, it was something that Zach had done for her many times in the past. The thought of sleep was tempting, but Zee knew nothing of the house or what to do now that he was human. Also the girl would need checking out.

'Great. I used up a favor that by all means should have been saved for later. I still cannot believe that he gave me that much grief over something as trivial as that. After what I did for him, completely calling off his debt for something like this is too much. Well, no use crying over spilled milk.'

Mina slowly got up, ignoring the pounding in her head. She walked over to her dresser to get some clean clothes and stopped to stare at the photos. They were real pictures, not holograms like most people had. She had earned the money to buy an old camera when she was eight. Doctor Selig was the one that bought it for her so she figured that it was more expensive than the money that she gave for it. She had learned to develop the film herself and loved to take pictures whenever she could. That camera was another reason that she had to pay them back. "Almost ten years later and I'm still in that mind set."

She picked up one of the photos. This picture was different because, where the others had only one or two members of her little family, it had all three. She had discovered the auto-timer and wanted to try it out. It was a horrible picture, no one looking at the camera and they were blurry. They were together though.

Mina pulled on her clothes and made her way to the living room. She noticed that Ro was not where she left her. This caused her to look at the clock. It was nearly ten. She guessed that they would have made their way to the kitchen so that is the direction that she headed.

Zee was standing very straight and watched Ro make the toast. She was humming to herself then suddenly stopped. "What's gonna happen to us now Zee? I mean, are we gonna go our separate ways or stay together? Can we both stay here? I mean, you really can't go anywhere because this girl is the only person who knows what's going on."

Ro looked like she was on the verge of tears so Zee did what came naturally; he hugged her. "I am not sure Ro, but it will work out. I know it will."

Zee felt a little sick to his stomach at the thought of losing her. That couldn't happen. He tightened his grip as though she would fall away at that second.

She was shocked, not at the action but at how he felt. Ro was expecting to feel the familiar metal body and arms encircle her and now she felt human arms. It was odd. "Zee don't take this the wrong way but you need a bath."

"You probably do too Miss Rowan. So don't judge."

Both Zee and Ro jumped at the sound of the new voice. They both turned to look at Mina, who was lounging in the doorway. "Don't let me interrupt whatever it was that you were doing."

The former synthoid and his accomplice look confused and Ro realized how this must have looked to Mina. She pulled away and the hurt look on Zee's face did not escape her. She busied herself with the toast once more.

Mina walked over to the cupboard and started pulling out a pot and box of something. Then she went to the refrigerator and got out the milk. "Make some for me without butter please. Also Zee shouldn't be eating toast yet. I'll make some oatmeal."

Ro was a little angry. She wanted to make Zee his first human meal and now this girl was pushing her aside. "What's wrong with toast?"

"His body wasn't had solid food in five years. It's not ready for it yet and I don't want to have to clean up any mess that he may make."

Ro blushed, she hadn't thought of that. She finished making the toast and took it over to the table. Zee followed her and sat next to her. The oatmeal was starting to smell really good.

"Sorry I didn't wake up sooner. You both must be starving," Mina said while looking in the refrigerator for things to add to the oatmeal. "Ro what do you like in your oatmeal?"

Ro was taken slightly aback at this. All of her life she had taken care of herself before she met Zee and now another person was asking. "Plain's fine for me."

"That's no fun."

Mina pulled her head out of the fridge and what followed was anything you could conceivably put into a breakfast food. She pulled down some brown sugar as well. After she had put them down on the table she dished out three bowls of oatmeal and brought it back.

She set the food down in front of them and then started to load hers up with the brown sugar. At the same time she reached for a piece of toast and was munching happily on it. Ro and Zee looked and each other and then at their hostess. Zee opened his mouth to speak but was stopped by a hand in the air. "No shoptalk at the table. It's all too heavy for breakfast anyways."

Ro reached for her spoon and some blueberries before tucking into her oatmeal. Zee watched her for a few moments before eating his breakfast plain. Not a word was spoken until the meal was over. Ro giggled the first time that Zee put the hot food in his mouth. Mina just sat there watching with a small smile on her face. It fell when she realized something. 'That's all I ever do isn't it. I watch.'

Mina picked up her dishes and put them in the sink. "Mina, where are you going?"

She cringed at hearing these words as he said them, because they struck too close to home. "I need to check my car. Someone busted my hood. I'll be back in about an hour then we can go shopping for clothes and other things you will need for your stay."

"Are we both staying?"

"Yes. I promised Doc that I'd look after you and this was the only way to keep Ro out of jail."

"And here I thought you liked our company," Ro replied sarcastically.

"Go, shower, get dressed. I'll be back in an hour. Zee, don't overdo anything. If you feel funny sit down for a while."

With that Mina left the room. Ro and Zee looked at each other and they both smiled. "Well Zee, it looks like we're still in this together."

"I am very happy for that Ro. We still need to find your family and then you will leave. I will be alone again," Zee said sadly, looking away from her.

"Zee..." Ro began putting her hand on his arm.

Zee pulled away saying, "We should begin getting ready."

Ro stood there shocked as Zee walked away.