Tomoyo woke up rubbing her sleepy eyes and stretching with a small graon. She looked around her…where was she? Memories of yesterday flew to her mind and she felt the tears prick. Suddenly her middle was hugged and she looked back into the blue eyes of her secret lover, Eriol.

"Are you ok?" he whispered against her neck.

The tears fell.

"No…I let Haru down…I embarrassed him in front of the whole church congregation. How can I live with myself?" she sobbed out and some whimpers followed.

Eriol took her form in his arms again and held her close as she cried.

"Tomoyo…was there a reason you ran?" He looked into her teary eyes with concern.

"i…I don't know…" She looked away. It broke his heart that she wouldn't talk to him like she used to.

So he pulled her closer and whispered in her ear "Come on Tomoyo was there a reason you left Haru and nearly killed yourself…"

She just sat there unaware of the closeness…she didnt want to tell him but then again she did. Her feelings welling up inside of her and she couldn't decide. She let out another broken sob.

Eriol put his finger to her cheek and wiped away the tears.

"Tomoyo, I'm waiting for an answer" he said again a little more roughly. She whimpered.

Eriol sighed. It was no use. She wouldn't talk. He put her down and got out of bed.

"Tomoyo I know you're mad at me because of what I said to you the day before the wedding…but I want to apologize…I guess you could say that I thought he wasn't good enough for you. Maybe you realized that when you were at the altar." He walked out in his sweat pants and closed the door.

Tomoyo looked up and saw he was gone…she looked at her lap.

"I'm not mad at you…I'm happy you pointed it out to me…I was just blind to see it…" she whispered to the nothingness in the room.

Later she walked out still in the big shirt she slept in and she found Eriol in the kitchen cooking. She walked up behind him and hugged him.

Eriol stopped what he was doing when he felt her encircle her arms around his middle. He turned around and found Tomoyo hugging him as if he were her only life support left. He hesitantly hugged her back and then whispered into her ear.

"Are you ok now?" she did a small unsure nod and just snuggled closer.

"Tomoyo…im gonna burn breakfast if you don't let go" He chuckled. She let go and went into the living room and turned on the T.V.

Minutes later he walked in with two hot plates with pancakes and bacon on them. He set them down on the coffee table in front of them and sat next to her.

Suddenly she spoke.

"I'm not mad at you." He looked at her. She was looking at her lap with a slightly frustrated look.

"I'm actually happy…though I shouldn't be, that I left Haru, I just used him to get back at you. I was mad at you but I'm not anymore." She looked at him with a half smile.

Eriol just sat there stunned.

Tomoyo cut out a piece of pancake and took a bite. "Thank you for taking care of me and I'm sorry to have been a burden. I—" tomoyo all of a sudden found herself being hugged very intimately. She blushed.

"You're not a burden Tomoyo. You could never be a burden to me." He hugged her tighter.

"Eriol…I need to breathe" He let go of her lightly but was still hugging her.

"Sorry, but still you could never ever be a burden to me." He said again. She nodded.

They finished their breakfast in peace and he let her borrow some pants and a shirt that she had left here before.

"I'm surprised they still fit me" She said looking at herself in the mirror. Eriol laughed a little.

"Here I'll walk you to your apartment" He offered his arm and she took it. Just like she always did before Haru. Eriol growled inwardly at the sound of the name in his head. He was the one that tore him and Tomoyo apart. He stole her from him but now…Tomoyo would be with him. He would make sure of it…

They reached Tomoyo's apartment and when she opened the door the thing she feared most happened.

"Hello Tomoyo…" Said the voice that she most dreaded to hear, Looking at the face of the one she wished she wouldn't face.

Flashback

The day before the wedding…

Shouts could be heard coming from the inside of Eriol's home.

Tomoyo had come to him for some last minute advice and he exploded.

"TOMOYO HOW COULD YOU? HE DOESN'T DESERVE YOU…WHY ARE YOU MARRYING HIM?" Eriol roared.

"BECAUSE HE'S A SWEET GUY WHO CAN CARE FOR ME… YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE I BELONG TO YOU!" she yelled back.

"I'M ONLY LOOKING OUT FOR YOU WHY TOMOYO? Why…" he trailed off realizing he had yelled at her and he didn't like it.

"because…I love him…"she said back with an unsure voice.

"Nice try Tomoyo. You don't love him…I can see right through your lies" he said

"I hate you…"Tomoyo muttered under her breathe.

"whaat…"Eriol looked at her stunned.

"I HATE YOU!" She yelled and slapped him then walked out of his house and didn't talk to him all the way through the next day…

end flashback