Chapter 21

Mimi waked up and found herself alone on Kari's bed. It was the second night that she had spent in the Kamiya residence. The previous night, Kari asked her to stay there, and Mimi didn't refuse because she knew that the Kamiya girl needed a friend because she was just broke up with the man she loves the most. But that morning, Kari was not on her bed.

Then Mimi took a bath, and then looked for Kari in the other rooms in that house. After looked in the living room, dining room, and then the kitchen, finally Mimi found Kari in her brother's room. She was packing the some clothes from the cupboard. Mimi was curios, and then she asked, "What are you doing?"

"Oh, you've waked up," Kari said while she was still packing. Mimi felt that there was some heat on her face. It had been 10 am, and she was just wake up. But she knew that Kari wouldn't tease her, because that girl knew the reason of why did she couldn't sleep well yesterday. Mimi had been thinking about Michael, Catherine, and that baby, so it was so hard for her to sleep.

"Who wanna go?" the older girl asked.

Then Kari pointed at Tai, who was talking with his son on the sofa. "He will go abroad for the business reason." Tai worked as a consultant at the multinational company. The company was planning to found a new branch office in China, so they sent a team there to do a research, and Tai was included on that team.

Both Mimi and Kari knew that it was hard for Tai. Two weeks later, Bobby will celebrate his fourth birthday. It should be a great birthday for him, caused his father started to show the love and affection for him. But unfortunately, Tai had to go for the following twenty days, which means that he couldn't be with his son when Bobby celebrated his birthday.

Kari knew that Tai must have a lot of thing to say to his son, so she let them talked while she did the packing. Then Mimi helped Kari to do the packing. She didn't know whether Kari had told Tai about the break-up or not, but apparently she hadn't. Tai must be so angry if he knows that her sister broke up with her boyfriend because TK had to be responsible to the baby, who was Mimi thought, for sure, it's not his.

After finish the packing, Mimi and Kari went to the living room to join the conversation with Tai and Bobby. Bobby was so exciting when Mimi and Kari talking about his birthday. He talked about the cake, and also the presents that he wanted to have on that day, while his father felt so guilty and regretted why did he has to go away when his son turned older one year.

Then Mimi's cell phone rang. Matt Ishida. That was the name displayed on the phone screen. Mimi looked at the three Kamiya who was looking at her, then said, "Well, I… I think I have to pick the phone up first." Then Mimi went to the kitchen to pick up Matt's call which was still ringing.

"Hello?"

"Mimi. It's Matt. Do you have time today? We have something to show you. Can you please come to my house?" the voice over the phone said.

"Me? Oh, yes I have," Mimi replied. She understood, the 'we' that Matt just said must be Matt and TK. But what did they want to show? Mimi asked herself in a curiosity. Well, I will know if they had shown it. Then she asked Matt about the address of his house because Mimi never gone there before. Matt gave it, and then the conversation ended. Then Mimi put away the phone from her ear, and turned back to join the conversation in the living room again.

When she turned back, she saw a brunette man was standing behind her. Not too close, but if he had been standing there for the previous minutes, he must be know that Mimi had phoned someone and she would go to somewhere.

"Whose call is it?" the man asked.

"Umm… It was… It was Yolei," she answered in a lie. Mimi knew that Tai hate Matt so much since he heard about the accident of Sora. The two men even had a fought when Tai saw Matt came to see his wife from the first time on the second day of Sora's coma, because he had a tour with his band, while Tai stayed there from the first time Joe told him about that bad news.

"It's Matt." Tai said and this made Mimi surprised. How could he know? Mimi even didn't mention Matt's name and she didn't repeat anything when Matt mentioned his address. But how could Tai Kamiya know that the person who's just calling was Matt?

"He called once yesterday," Tai said. "When you were busy for cooking lunch for us. I picked it up and he ended the call without say anything at all."

Mimi reminded the moment. Yesterday Mimi cooked the lunch for Tai – who usually comes home at lunch and then go back to the office again when he finished – and Bobby. This kid was the one who keeps force Mimi to cook because his Aunt Kari hasn't come home yet. So yesterday Matt has called, she thought.

"Mimi," Tai said while he looked at the girl, and then Mimi looked back at him.

"Keep away from Matt." He said with a serious face.

"Why?" By the time Mimi asked this, Bobby came in and took two cans of soft drink, and then looked at his father and Mimi. And Mimi knew that Tai didn't feel comfortable with his son's gaze. So she didn't feel upset and surprise when Tai suddenly whispered something to her ear while Bobby was looking at the other direction to looking for some cookies.

As soon as Tai finished the whisper, Mimi looked at him and then smiled. You've never changed, Tai Kamiya. Then she said, "Calm down, Tai. I wouldn't fall for Matt."

Wouldn't? Nobody knows… :-)

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