Part 2
"Matt did what?" Koushiro and Jyou exploded at the same time. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. She called up this morning to let him know."
"What exactly did she say?"
*Flashback*
Tai had been sitting on the couch watching TV, generally enjoying his day off, when the phone had rung.
"Hello?"
"Hey Matt, It's me Jun."
"I'm not," Tai had tried to tell her but her voice had over ridden his own.
"Do you remember last week, Friday?" Tai remembered that Matt hadn't come home that night until four in the morning. "Well, I just found out I'm pregnant. It's yours!"
Tai hadn't paid attention to the burst of giggles from the other end of the line, didn't realize that there must have been five girls wherever Jun was. He hadn't noticed the phone slip from his numb fingers, hadn't heard the crash it made as if bounced off the coffee table and onto the floor. Tai didn't notice the pain that bloomed for a few seconds before disappearing as he fell to his knees.
Tai did notice the wrenching of his heart, the tears that demanded to be let out. He had stormed out of the house, grabbing the car keys and left without ever hanging up the phone.
*End Flashback*
Of course Tai didn't tell either of the boys that last bit, or about the pain that was still raging in his system. He refused to admit to himself that it was pain, he denied he felt anything but anger.
Koushiro glanced at Jyou, at a complete lost for any words that could be of any comfort.
"Maybe she was lying Tai, how do you know she was telling the truth? You just cut out on Matt without even asking his side of the story?" Tai lent back at the attack, though every word he said was true.
"I was upset, I wasn't exactly thinking about it but what are the chances that some girl would suddenly claim she had his child? It isn't that likely, and she just happened to know exactly what night he didn't come home?" Tai snapped back at Jyou.
"Both of you calm down," Koushiro said holding his hands up. "It's late, and we are all tired. We should get some sleep and discuss this tomorrow." The other two nodded and Jyou moved off to get some blankets for Tai.
"Tai, we have to go to work in the morning, but you are more then welcome to crash here for however long you need."
"Thank you Koushiro," Tai said a bit solemnly. Koushiro could see the tears in Tai's eyes but knew better then to comment.
Jyou came back with the blankets and helped Tai to set up a makeshift bed on the couch. They showed Tai where everything was in the apartment before going to sleep. Tai sat up for a while that night, tears shinning in his eyes, but refusing to let himself cry over Matt.
"Matt did what?" Koushiro and Jyou exploded at the same time. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. She called up this morning to let him know."
"What exactly did she say?"
*Flashback*
Tai had been sitting on the couch watching TV, generally enjoying his day off, when the phone had rung.
"Hello?"
"Hey Matt, It's me Jun."
"I'm not," Tai had tried to tell her but her voice had over ridden his own.
"Do you remember last week, Friday?" Tai remembered that Matt hadn't come home that night until four in the morning. "Well, I just found out I'm pregnant. It's yours!"
Tai hadn't paid attention to the burst of giggles from the other end of the line, didn't realize that there must have been five girls wherever Jun was. He hadn't noticed the phone slip from his numb fingers, hadn't heard the crash it made as if bounced off the coffee table and onto the floor. Tai didn't notice the pain that bloomed for a few seconds before disappearing as he fell to his knees.
Tai did notice the wrenching of his heart, the tears that demanded to be let out. He had stormed out of the house, grabbing the car keys and left without ever hanging up the phone.
*End Flashback*
Of course Tai didn't tell either of the boys that last bit, or about the pain that was still raging in his system. He refused to admit to himself that it was pain, he denied he felt anything but anger.
Koushiro glanced at Jyou, at a complete lost for any words that could be of any comfort.
"Maybe she was lying Tai, how do you know she was telling the truth? You just cut out on Matt without even asking his side of the story?" Tai lent back at the attack, though every word he said was true.
"I was upset, I wasn't exactly thinking about it but what are the chances that some girl would suddenly claim she had his child? It isn't that likely, and she just happened to know exactly what night he didn't come home?" Tai snapped back at Jyou.
"Both of you calm down," Koushiro said holding his hands up. "It's late, and we are all tired. We should get some sleep and discuss this tomorrow." The other two nodded and Jyou moved off to get some blankets for Tai.
"Tai, we have to go to work in the morning, but you are more then welcome to crash here for however long you need."
"Thank you Koushiro," Tai said a bit solemnly. Koushiro could see the tears in Tai's eyes but knew better then to comment.
Jyou came back with the blankets and helped Tai to set up a makeshift bed on the couch. They showed Tai where everything was in the apartment before going to sleep. Tai sat up for a while that night, tears shinning in his eyes, but refusing to let himself cry over Matt.