Part 7
Matt woke up groggily at an incessant ringing. Groping for the phone on the bedside table he picked it up.
"Wake up Matt," said a far too perky for the hour voice.
"Mimi?" Matt questioned.
"Yes, it's me Mimi, your ride. Now wake up. You have half an hour to get ready. Bye."
"Bye," Matt said and hung up. He lay in the bed another few minutes before rolling out of it. He showered quickly and brushed his teeth with a towel wrapped around his waist. He dried his hair quickly, glad it wasn't as long as it used to be and left it for lack of time. He hurriedly dressed and had just finished breakfast by the time Mimi was pounding on the door.
Matt was tugging on his jacket when he stepped out of the apartment and discovered it was Sora, and not Mimi. It surprised him slightly, though he wasn't quite sure why.
Matt followed her to the car where Mimi was waiting patiently.
"Good morning Matt," Mimi said in pleasant tones as he all but crawled into the back seat. "You should have gotten sleep like I told you."
"I tried," Matt said a little sullenly.
"Obviously with success," Sora said, letting Matt know he wasn't the only who disliked early mornings.
"Sora, do you want me to explain why you didn't get enough sleep last night?" Mimi asked serenely hiding a smile as Sora turned a bright shade of pink. Having effectively stopped the on coming fight Mimi turned to other matters.
Mimi's bubbly voice filled the car as she eagerly told Matt the latest gossip she had learned. Matt smiled to himself, feeling content to listen to Mimi. It had been too long since he had last meet up with his best friend.
"Matt, you neglected to say earlier, why did Tai run off?" Of course he had forgotten that she always lulled him into a sense of security before asking about his problems. He froze and started at her, had known it was going to come up eventually, but he still hadn't been able to prepare for it.
"I know you don't really want to talk about it, but, well I just don't care. I need to make sure forcing Tai-chan to see you isn't unfair to him. Besides, I've known and helped out your relationship since before it began, I have a right to know."
Mimi's mock haughty tone made Matt laugh, but he had to agree with her.
"I know Mimi, and as I have told you many, many times I am eternally grateful."
"So then spill," she commanded.
"Tai had the day off and Jun called the house."
"Jun?" Sora interrupted.
"Daisuke's sister. She and some of her friends had a sleep over and someone had the bright idea of borrowing Daisuke's phone book to call a random number. Jun was dared to tell me that she was pregnant, with my kid."
"Oh god!" Mimi gasped.
"No wonder why Tai left," Sora said, then offered Matt an apologetic smile.
"Don't worry, Matt-kun, we'll have this sorted out in no time."
Matt nodded though he wasn't entirely sure he believed it.
Matt woke up groggily at an incessant ringing. Groping for the phone on the bedside table he picked it up.
"Wake up Matt," said a far too perky for the hour voice.
"Mimi?" Matt questioned.
"Yes, it's me Mimi, your ride. Now wake up. You have half an hour to get ready. Bye."
"Bye," Matt said and hung up. He lay in the bed another few minutes before rolling out of it. He showered quickly and brushed his teeth with a towel wrapped around his waist. He dried his hair quickly, glad it wasn't as long as it used to be and left it for lack of time. He hurriedly dressed and had just finished breakfast by the time Mimi was pounding on the door.
Matt was tugging on his jacket when he stepped out of the apartment and discovered it was Sora, and not Mimi. It surprised him slightly, though he wasn't quite sure why.
Matt followed her to the car where Mimi was waiting patiently.
"Good morning Matt," Mimi said in pleasant tones as he all but crawled into the back seat. "You should have gotten sleep like I told you."
"I tried," Matt said a little sullenly.
"Obviously with success," Sora said, letting Matt know he wasn't the only who disliked early mornings.
"Sora, do you want me to explain why you didn't get enough sleep last night?" Mimi asked serenely hiding a smile as Sora turned a bright shade of pink. Having effectively stopped the on coming fight Mimi turned to other matters.
Mimi's bubbly voice filled the car as she eagerly told Matt the latest gossip she had learned. Matt smiled to himself, feeling content to listen to Mimi. It had been too long since he had last meet up with his best friend.
"Matt, you neglected to say earlier, why did Tai run off?" Of course he had forgotten that she always lulled him into a sense of security before asking about his problems. He froze and started at her, had known it was going to come up eventually, but he still hadn't been able to prepare for it.
"I know you don't really want to talk about it, but, well I just don't care. I need to make sure forcing Tai-chan to see you isn't unfair to him. Besides, I've known and helped out your relationship since before it began, I have a right to know."
Mimi's mock haughty tone made Matt laugh, but he had to agree with her.
"I know Mimi, and as I have told you many, many times I am eternally grateful."
"So then spill," she commanded.
"Tai had the day off and Jun called the house."
"Jun?" Sora interrupted.
"Daisuke's sister. She and some of her friends had a sleep over and someone had the bright idea of borrowing Daisuke's phone book to call a random number. Jun was dared to tell me that she was pregnant, with my kid."
"Oh god!" Mimi gasped.
"No wonder why Tai left," Sora said, then offered Matt an apologetic smile.
"Don't worry, Matt-kun, we'll have this sorted out in no time."
Matt nodded though he wasn't entirely sure he believed it.