Standard disclaimer: the author does not own Gundam Seed(Destiny) or any of its characters. Gundam Seed(Destiny) is the property of Bandai and Sunrise plus other people who I don't know the names of.
Stammering slightly Meyrin bent down until she was eye level with the little boy in front of her and in a high pitched voice squeaked out, " H-hello, m-my name is Meyrin Hawke. Um, is your Daddy home?"
The child gazed up at her with big gold eyes and said in a happy tone, " You are the lady Daddy wants to be my new mommy. Can I call you Mommy?"
Meyrin's eyes grew round with horror at this question, and in a soft voice in hopes of not hurting the young child's feelings, who was currently looking at her with happiness and longing in his eyes, Meyrin said, " Jimmy, your name is Jimmy right?"
The little boy nodded his head vigorously in reply to this question his smile growing even wider. Smiling in return though it was a smile touched with unease Meyrin said, " Jimmy while it is very flattering of you to ask permission to call me Mommy. I am going to have to say no."
The smile slipped off of Jimmy's face in an instant to be replaced with a frown that was accompanied with tears and sniffles.
Reaching forward Meyrin brushed away a few tears that had fallen onto his cheeks and in a voice filled with panic she begged him. " Jimmy, don't cry. Please don't cry, Jimmy."
Looking up at her with his big golden eyes he asked between sniffles, " Why can't I call you, Mommy? Don't you like me?"
At this Meyrin gathered him into her arms and giving him a comforting hug she leaned back a little so she could look into his face and seeing that he was still distressed she said the first thing that came to mind. " It's not that I don't like you Jimmy, I just don't think you should call me Mommy until your Daddy and I get married. Is that okay with you?"
Jimmy's happy smile returned at these words but just as Meyrin was beginning to grasp what had just flown out of her mouth, Jimmy threw her off balance with another question.
" So when are you and Daddy getting married?"
And because her mind was still trying to explain to her just how much of a mess she had just caused for herself, her mouth once again took off ahead of her brain.
" I don't know he hasn't asked me to marry him yet."
Jimmy stared at her for a moment and then with an odd look in his eye one she couldn't figure out but one that his father would have known boded no good, Jimmy made a rather startling announcement. " I can fix that!"
Grinning up into her horrified face he ran off while she stared helplessly her mind screaming at her. " You are in so much trouble!"
Leaning backwards she let out an audible groan. But before she could go into a full fledge panic attack a familiar if not recently seen face popped into view.
Falling from her still crouched position Meyrin let out a little shriek as her bum hit the marble floor of the entry way. Grimacing she grasped the hand held out to her and once upon her feet used her other hand the one she had used to push herself off the floor to rub her aching backside.
The sound of an unsympathetic giggle brought her eyes around to meet a pair of cheerful ice blue eyes. " Hi Lacus,can I assume from your happy expression that you are doing well?"
Lacus's smile grew at this rather sarcastic remark and she said, " Hmm, yes I am doing well. Can I assume from the lingering look of panic in your eyes that all is not well with you?"
Giving Lacus a dejected look Meyrin told her what had just occurred between herself and Jimmy.
Lacus blinked a few times after Meyrin was through explaining a look of amazement on her face. Then in a voice filled with both amusement and pity she said, " You have definitely created a mess for yourself, Meyrin."
Seeing the crestfallen look on Meyrin's face as she said this Lacus's face melted into a compassionate smile. " But I think I can help you out."
A look of hope began to blossom in Meyrin's eyes and grasping Lacus's hands in her own she said, " Really! Oh, thank you so much Lacus! I would really appreciate any help you could give me."
Lacus once again smiled sweetly at Meyrin and gently pulling her hands loose from Meyrin's she said, " Meyrin it is my pleasure to be able to help you but if I don't go and find Jimmy before he finds Athrun, you will be in a whole lot of trouble."
Taking a step away from Lacus, Meyrin gave her an anxious look and then waving her hands at her in a shooing motion she said," Then please excuse my bluntness but I would be eternally grateful if you would leave."
Giggling softly Lacus nodded and quickly left Meyrin to go in search of her nephew.
Watching Lacus go down the same hallway that Jimmy had gone down Meyrin could only hope that Lacus found him before he found his daddy and told him the silly things that Meyrin had told Jimmy.
Seeing that she was now once again alone in the main entryway of the house she looked around in search of another door that would hopefully lead her to someone or something that could lead her to Athrun.
Noticing one on the other side of the room she walked over to it and placing her hand on the doorknob she was just about to turn it when it instead turned under her hand. Leaping back a little from shock she waited to see who was behind the door.
At the sight of the person who had been behind the door a bright smile lit up her face.
" Meyrin, I didn't know you had arrived. Why didn't anybody tell me you were already here?"
Athrun smiled sweetly down at her as he said this, his head cocked to the side as he looked down at her.
Meyrin blinked up at him blankly all the nice words she had been thinking of over the past week flying from her mind leaving behind nothing more than what Daisy had asked her to do and her conversation with Jimmy.
Which is why the minute her eyes saw his lips she flushed a deep red and blurted out rather loudly. " Hi Athrun, Jimmy answered the door so he probably just forgot he had to tell you that I was here."
Hearing how odd her voice sounded she fell silent the shyness she had struggled with as a child and teen falling over her again.
Athrun bit his lip as he looked down at her but instead of mentioning how odd her tone was he reached out and grasping her hand pulled it around his arm to come to rest on his elbow.
Looking down at her he said, " Well since you have already met my youngest would you like to come with me and meet my two eldest children?"
Not trusting herself enough to say something that would not end up embrassing her furture Meyrin nodded in reply.
Walking beside him through his house she looked around at the beautiful painting and furniture that covered the rooms that they walked through. Before they walked through the french glass doors into the backyard of the house her eye was caught by a large painting hanging over the fireplace in a room she assumed was the living room.
It was a beautiful family portrait of Athrun, Cagalli and their twins. As Athrun moved her forward and out the french doors her mind made an observation that brought a pang of sorrow to her heart.
The smile that Athrun was wearing in that portrait was brighter and happier than any Meyrin had ever seen on his face. And since the smile he was wearing in that picture seemed to be because of who he was looking at in it she was worried that she would never see it in person.
After all that smile seemed to belong solely to Cagalli the one he was gazing at in the picture and somehow she could not find the hope to believe that he would ever smile so sweetly and lovingly at her.
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Author's notes: I am sorry if there is anything off about this chapter. I have been having a sad week.
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EzrathenNehemiah And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst. John 6:35