It had been three hours since Yamato had dropped Mimi off at her house, and he was sitting at home, alone on his sofa watching television. Haruka had called, leaving a message that she wouldn't be back till later that night. Yamato leaned back on one of the pillows and closed his eyes. Was he supposed to leave Haruka now? He couldn't just abandon Mimi and Mayumi, but it would hurt Haruka so much to cancel the wedding. But would Haruka even want him after she found out her had a daughter with a different girl?

The sound of the doorbell interrupted Yamato from his thoughts, and he slowly got up from the sofa and headed towards the door. He looked through the peep hole and saw Mimi. He opened the door with a confused look on his face. At first neither of them said anything, but Yamato could hear little sobs coming from the girl.

"Mimi, are you crying?" he asked, softly. Mimi's head rose to look at him; and it was obvious that she had been crying for a very long time.

"They hate me, Matt!" She cried, a few more tears falling down her face. Yamato was only a little surprised when she used his childhood nickname. "They told me they didn't want a whore for a daughter and they kicked me out! I couldn't even get my stuff!"

Yamato pulled Mimi closer and pressed her head to his chest. She continued to cry on his shoulder, Mayumi in between them. "It's okay, Mimi. They're only angry for now, and I know your parents will come around."

"You should have seen their faces when they answered the door." Mimi said, quietly. "My mom has never shouted at me like she did today…and my father just stared at me the entire time."

Yamato closed the door behind Mimi has led her into the living room. Mimi couldn't help but gawk at the beautiful house Yamato lived him.

"Mimi, I would let you stay here, but I'm not sure I'm ready to tell Haruka about you and the baby yet." Yamato said. Mimi chuckled.

"Don't worry; I didn't expect you to let me stay here. That would be way too awkward."

"But, please stay here for now." Yamato said. Mimi nodded and placed Mayumi down on the couch.

"Where is she?" Mimi asked casually, rubbing her eyes. They were red and puffy by now.

"Oh, she's at an interview. She'll be back later tonight. Are you hungry?"

"No, I'm fine. So how is everyone these days?" Mimi asked.

Yamato took a deep breath. "Well, last time I was updated, Jyou's at medical school somewhere up north, Takeru and Hikari are still living with parents and going to school, and Tai, Koushiro and Sora are at college."

"You don't go to college?" Mimi asked.

"No. I don't have time to." Yamato replied, sheepishly. "You should start thinking about looking into that."

"Yamato. I ran away before I could graduate high school. What kind of college will accept me? Besides, I have to take care of Mayumi." Mimi answered, patting Mayumi on the head.

"Listen." Yamato said, suddenly. "Taichi moved out of his parent's apartment and got his own. I don't know why he bothered, since he still lives in Odaiba, but why don't you stay with him? You know, till everything clears up."

"I guess that would be okay. I wouldn't want to be a burden to anyone though."

"Nah, Tai's not going to mind at all. I'll call him right now, okay?" He said. Yamato reached into his pocket, took out his cell phone and dialed Taichi's number. When he answered, he walked into the kitchen.

Mimi could hear Yamato explaining the situation, and she suddenly felt sick. This was her life now. She had a two year old daughter, no home, and no money. Who knew that the great Mimi Tachikawa would fall so low?

"Hey, Mimi?" Yamato said, coming back from the kitchen. "He was at the super market, so he said he'd come pick you up here in an hour minutes. Is that okay?"

"Yeah." Mimi replied, playing with the hem of her shirt. She let out a loud yawn, and rubbed her eyes again.

"When's the last time you slept?" Yamato asked, curiously.

"Oh…I don't really sleep these days. I have to be awake for Mayumi." Mimi said. Yamato raised an eyebrow.

"You're taking a nap right now!" He said, positioning one of the pillows for her to lie down on. "I'll watch her while you sleep."

"Really?" Mimi said, happily, and it was the first sign of happiness Yamato had heard in her voice. Yamato nodded, and Mimi was fast asleep almost right away.

Yamato sat down next to Mayumi and stroked her soft, blonde hair. She was a gorgeous child. She smiled at Yamato and he smiled back at her, pulling her onto his lap. It reminded him of a time a few years ago with Mimi.

"Yama!" Mimi said, in a somewhat whiney voice. "Why don't you let me pick the movie this time?"

They were sitting in Yamato's apartment on their weekly movie night, and Mimi wanted to pick the movie for the third week in a row.

"Because I'm tired of watching girly crap all the time." Yamato said, angrily. Mimi pouted her glossed lips and folded her arms, making her bracelets chime.

"Why are you so mean?" she asked in a little voice, crawling onto his lap and wrapping her arms around him. Yamato always gave into her when she was like this, and she knew it. He sighed.

"Okay, okay. We'll watch your movie. But next week can we please watch mine?" He asked, tucking some of her hair behind her ears. She nodded and kissed his cheek. They curled up even more as they watched the movie.

Yamato smiled to himself, as he watched Mimi turn in her sleep. He continued to play with Mayumi.

Whoo. I know, really short chapter this time. I just have to leave the computer now, so I thought I would cut it short. I'll write the next chapter tonight or tomorrow morning! Thanks to everyone that reviewed!