Chapter three…

"I…don't know…" Heero replied, head bowed down as if in shame.

"Then why are you complaining if you don't know?" Hilde asked.

"Because I took this job to be with her."

"Why? Why take it when you obviously don't like me?" Relena said

"I never said that." Heero stated, more desperately then intended.

"Then what did you say?" Hilde asked curiosity piqued.

"I…I didn't say anything." Heero said with a defeated look.

"Either way, I'm still reassigning you." Relena stated, chin high in the air.

"But what will you say the reason is? You know that Une only wants the best protection for you; after all you are the Vice Foreign Minister. And as far as I know, Heero is the best protection any one can ever have." Hilde said a little too quickly.

"Which side are you on, any way?" Relena asked, putting her hands on her hips.

"I'm on the side that wants what's best for you." Hilde stated firmly.

"She's right, by the way. It's pretty hard to persuade Une if she already has the best." Heero said out of nowhere.

Relena only raised an eyebrow. "Fine, I'll give you one week, but if I still want to reassign you, then I will."

"Mission accepted." Heero stated, returning back to his perfect soldier façade,

"Stop calling me a mission!" Relena said loudly.

"Hn"

"Hey, Relena, Do you want to go to my house instead? It would be much more comfy. We could take the food to go." Hilde asked, trying to give a little sympathy to the girl beside her.

"Thanks, Hil. That would be great. Will Duo be home?" Relena asked, sounding a tad bit sadder than she wanted.

"Yes, he is. He got the week off on a paid vacation. They offered him a vacation in Hawaii but he said no. Don't ask me why. I would have said yes." Hilde replied before telling a waiter to put their orders to go.

"Heero, you can go home, Duo will be there with us, and thus I will be safe." Relena stated matter-of-factly.

"I'd rather not take my chances." Heero said, quite distinctly.

"You know, Heero, if you really want to stay, you're going to have to say more than that. And please be a little more…um…out-going." Relena said, trying not to hurt his feelings.

Heero only nodded in acknowledgement, which caused both Relena and Hilde to roll their eyes.

"You're food, Sir." A waiter handed Heero two brown paper bags.

The three left the restaurant and headed to a white BMW.

"Isn't that Duo's car?" Relena asked with a puzzled look.

"Yeah, I had to bring my Porsche in for an upgrade. Nothing special." Hilde said as she opened the door to her car and entered swiftly.

Relena went up to the passenger's seat as Heero took the seat behind her. They sat quietly with only the radio as an aid of noise.

"So, Relena," Hilde said, trying to strike up a conversation to break the silence. "What else do you have planned for today?"

"Well, after this, I'm free until 3:30. I have a few meetings with the CEO's of some companies. Then, my schedule is free at 5:30. But I'll probably be home at 8."

"Seven? Why?"

"I have to go over a few files that I don't want to bring home. I'm going to have a hard time concentrating if there's a nice comfy bed in sight."

"Oh, right. So, when do you think you're free to date Michael?"

"I'm free for the whole week's evenings."

"Really?"

"Yup, I've been going out too often."

"Heh, I wish Duo would go out more." The thought of duo made Hilde smile.

"Why?" Relena asked as she saw the grin creeping up her friends face.

But before Hilde could answer, the car phone rang. She pressed a button and Duo's face appeared on the screen.

"Hey, babe. Are you taking care of my darling?" He said cheerfully.

"Yes, Duo, I am." Hilde replied as she made a right.

"I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to my car." Duo said before acknowledging the other two people in the car.

"Hey, Princess. Hey…Heero?" Duo was baffled to see Heero in his car.

"What's up, Duo?" Relena's mood was lifting and soon she found herself smiling at the violet eyed boy on the screen.

"Well, Cathy and Quatre came by with their daughter. You remember Tiffany, don't you?" Duo said, stepping to the side to reveal the sight of a one year old girl with brown hair and aquamarine eyes sleeping quietly on the couch.

"Where's Quatre and Cathy?" Hilde asked as she stepped on the breaks causing Relena to thrust forward.

"Um… They had to leave for a few weeks and they asked me if I could baby-sit."

"They asked you?" Hilde said earning a hurt look from Duo.

"Yup." Duo said proudly.

"They're asking for a funeral." Heero said dead-pan.

"Fine, they asked me to ask Hilde and I said she'd love to do it." Duo rolled his yes.

"Duo, you know we're busy! WE still have to plan for our wedding so that we can get married and have our own kids!" Hilde said desperately trying to keep her eyes on the road.

"But it's their 3rd anniversary! I couldn't let them go to L4 just to take care of Tiffany." Duo said with his traditional puppy-dog eyes.

"Okay, fine. I'll do it. But on one condition." No one could resist those eyes of his. Not even his own fiancé.

Hilde terminated the connection just a few minutes before they arrived at a small white one-story house.

"We're here!" Hilde shouted and pulled the keys out of the car.

The trio was greeted with a smiling Hilde.

"Come on. But we should be quiet since Tiffany is still asleep." He said and led them to the front door.

The foursome entered the door trying not to make a noise and when everyone was in side, duo pushed the door closed and made a big 'SLAM!'

"WAAAAAAH!" A voice shouted from the living room.

Both Heero and Hilde glared at duo for making the little infant cry. And Hilde raced to the living room and lifted the baby in her arms. She started to rock the baby girl gently in attempt to make her stop. But, alas, tiffany kept on crying.

"Maybe you need to change her diaper." Relena suggested.

"I'm not changing her." Hilde said and handed Tiffany to Duo.

"Eeww. She smells! I'm not changing her either." And he handed Relena the crying and smelly infant.

"Hey! I don't plan on being a mother any time soon. So I don't need the practice yet." And handed the baby back to Hilde.

The baby traveled from person to person but never once was given to Heero.

"Just change the diaper already!" Heero finally said, interrupting the little game of hot potato. And he took the baby from Relena's arms gently and grabbed the baby bag on his way to the bathroom. The door slammed shut and silence filled the air. The crying ceased and the three adults stared frozen in their places at the door containing Heero and Tiffany.

After three minutes of silence, Duo decided that the suspense was killing him. "Do you think Tiffany will be alright?"

"Don't be an idiot, Duo." Heero reentered the living room with a sleeping baby in one arm, a diaper bag slung over his shoulder, and a dirty diaper in another hand.

He handed Hilde the sleeping baby and put the bag back where he found it. He went into the kitchen and the sound of running water filled the air.

Heero took his place beside Relena with wet hands hanging by his side and three pairs of eyes were staring at him like he had done the impossible.

Relena's mouth dropped open after a while then she blinked the amazement out of her eyes.