Knowing his farming days were limited, Jayden was happy to do his chores, and milked the cows like he had done so his entire life. And when the others asked him how he was feeling, knowing he was still struggling somewhat with the thought of Ji kissing a girl, he would tell them he was perfectly fine with it. He knew they thought he had just come to his senses, but the truth was, he knew whatever relationship Ji had with this woman was doomed to end soon, and life would be back to normal. He knew he was sulking like a child, but he didn't care. His whole family had left him except for Ji. He wouldn't let Ji leave him too.

It took him hours to milk all the cows and then the goats. Fortunately, he always managed to finish by lunch time, especially when he got an early start in the morning. He had no idea how Jack did all this work by himself, but figured the man was very experienced and he had to know exactly what he was doing. Jayden spent quite a bit of time arguing with the cows and goats. They didn't like him much.

When all the pails were filled, he left them by the barn door, where Serena would pick them up later. Jayden wasn't sure what she did with all the milk but didn't bother asking. He didn't care. Soon he would be home.

As he wiped his hands on his pants, proud of the morning he had, he started to head back to the house to check on the status of lunch and to get showered. As he made his way to the front of the house, though, he saw a car pulling into the driveway. This seemed a little odd. He ducked behind the house, seeking cover while keeping his eyes on the woman who stepped out of the car and made her way up to the front door. Jayden had a sick feeling in his stomach.

"Kate! You made it!" Serena cried happily when she answered the door. She threw her arms around the woman and then invited her inside.

Jayden felt the tears welling up in his eyes. Kate? Kate was the name of the woman they thought had kissed Ji. Why was Kate coming to the house? Had she been invited? Had Ji invited her?

Where would she be invited to next? Jayden growled. Certainly not the Shiba House. He forbade it. Unless they were part of the Samurai family, they were not allowed in the Shiba House. In his house.

His house. He needed his house, with his rules. No more of this country stuff. No more vacation. The Samurai life was serious business. Any distractions could hurt the team. He stomped up the stairs, into the house and slammed the door as he walked in.

"Jayden!" Serena cried, likely to scold him for his entrance. He shot straight upstairs to his room, slammed the door again and grabbed his Samuraizer. The Shiba House would be done come morning.

-Samurai-

While everyone was finishing up their chores and heading inside for lunch, and a surprise meeting with Kate, Mia and Mike stayed back in the barn. Mike planned on having a little ceremony with Emily, and whether it was legal or not, he was going to make her his wife. He had no idea what the future had in store for him, if there even was much a future left, but he was determined to make sure that future had Emily.

Mia had a look around the barn. She was better with detail, especially when it came to weddings. While Mike saw an old barn, home to dozens of farm animals, Mia's eyes were slowly designing the perfect spot for Mike and Emily to get married, and in her pocket, she also had a little surprise for Mike.

"Using a bit of symbol power, this could be set up in no time," Mia smirked. "Emily loves this old country stuff, so we're not going to have to hide much of it. Just clean out some of the stalls…"

"We do that in the mornings anyways," Mike shrugged, "No extra work there."

Mia chuckled, "Well, if you use your symbol power to litter this place in flowers that should help with the smell."

"Check," Mike whipped out his Samuraizer. He couldn't use it yet, he didn't plan on having the ceremony today, but it felt good knowing it was all he needed.

"A few seats, an aisle, the tux, a dress, a best man, a maid of honour, someone to walk Emily down the aisle… Terran's got to be the ring bearer. We'll need a cake, because you can't have a wedding without cake… we should think about renting a limo… for your honeymoon…"

"Mia," Mike grabbed her shoulders, "It's just a small little, barely wedding. It'll only count in technicalities, right?"

"Uh, yeah," Mia smirked and put one hand in her pocket, touching the paper she was hiding from Mike, "Sorry… I get carried away."

"I know," Mike chuckled and flicked his thumb over his shoulder, "If you've got everything figured out, maybe we can still join the others for lunch. If I distract Emily for dessert, think you can let them know what we've got planned."

"If I can hold it in until dessert," Mia smirked. Mike gave her a gentle nudge and they started to walk to the house. They saw a car that didn't belong in the driveway and looked to each other curiously. It seemed they had a guest.

They opened the door and the smell of a warm lunch filled their nostrils. However, no one was in the kitchen. Seeing three plates left on the counter, they grabbed two of them and headed to the living room. They found everyone, minus Jayden, as well as a woman.

"Kate," Serena said and gestured to the woman, "This is Mike and Mia: Samurai green and pink."

"Samurai…"

"Relax," Emily giggled, "Kate knows. She's one of Mentor's friends."

"Are you the friend we saw swapping spit with Mentor?" Mike asked and took a seat beside Emily on the couch. He set his plate down on his lap and started to shovel food in his mouth. The sooner he could get to dessert, the sooner he could talk to her about his plans.

Ji seemed to start chocking on his food. He knew the Samurai had found him out, but it was still an odd thing to hear.

Kate chuckled and gave Ji a little pat on the back as she looked to Mike, "I'm not going to say there's nothing going on between us, but…"

"There's nothing going on between us," Ji shook his head, "At least, nothing yet. Kate and I are merely friends. Friends who enjoy each other's company and had a little too much to drink last night."

"Keeping secrets, drinking, coming home late, not calling to let us know where you are," Emily shook her head in mock-disappointment, "You're turning into a real handful, Ji. You used to be such a responsible young man."

Ji stuck his tongue out at her, causing her to giggle. Kate saw this exchange between them and her smile grew. Serena noticed this, and her smile grew. There was definitely something going on. She turned her head towards the kitchen and the stairs. Jayden was still sulking upstairs. She knew he was smart, and had likely figured out the woman was Kate – Ji's girlfriend. Inviting her over to lunch without telling Jayden probably wasn't the best move, but it wasn't like she was trying to push Ji and Kate together. Kate was a family friend and now that the secret was out, it was only fair she got to meet the team. The fact that she would be spending some time with Ji was a bonus Serena hadn't overlooked.

Jayden was being childish. She knew this was hard for him. She was sure this was the first time Ji showed any interest in anyone other than Jayden and the Samurai, but Jayden was still taking things a little too far.

"Antonio," she looked to the gold Ranger, "I'm sure Jayden's plate is getting cold. Why don't you bring it up to him."

Antonio nodded and got up to see what his boyfriend was up to. Serena figured if anyone could get through to Jayden, it was Antonio.

Antonio was finished his lunch, so he put his dish in the sink and grabbed Jayden's plate. He headed upstairs, knocked on the bedroom door and then walked in. Jayden was sitting on their bed, reading a book Antonio knew he had read about a thousand times already.

"I don't hear wedding bells," Antonio said. "Hell, I barely even hear plans of a second date. Kate's a really nice person from what I've seen, and it seemed like she's an amazing ally. It couldn't hurt to…"

"We're leaving soon anyways," Jayden shook his head, "Kate will be obsolete in…"

"Whoa, she's not a robot," Antonio sat down beside Jayden, "C'mon, Jay, you're not six."

"How would you feel if your dad just decided to move on with a girl?"

"Happy for him," Antonio admitted honestly, "It would freak me out a bit, but he's my dad. He spent his whole life trying to make me happy. I'm old enough. I don't need him around all the time. He's allowed to do his own thing."

"Alright, bad example. Your dad isn't responsible for the Samurai team. Ji doesn't have the time to…"

"Jay, the one great thing about Mentor is that we can always count on him to get the job done. Sure, if he does start dating Kate, or anyone else, it'll take some time away from his work, and from you, but don't you think…"

"Ji's the only family I have…"

"My dad's the only family I have," Antonio said and then shook his head, "Actually, that's a lie. My dad, you, Mentor, the Samurai, you're all my family."

"Ji…"

"Deserves some happiness."

"And he can't get that at home? What are you saying, Kate's the happy fairy?"

"No," Antonio chuckled, "Though that would be wicked if there was a happy fairy."

He wrapped his arms around Jayden warmly, "I have no idea what's going on between Mentor and Kate. I can't promise it'll be smooth sailing, especially for you, but you're being a bit of a baby, Jay. Do you think Mentor was happy to watch you step away from him when you started to date Amanda? Or even me? You don't spend as much time with him as you used to, and you don't see him sulking because of it."

"That's different…"

"No it's not. You're his son, Jay, I know you are, but that doesn't change the fact that you're a grown man."

"Antonio…"

"He's happy for you. Why can't you be happy for him. No matter how this turns out."

"Dad already left me…"

"This isn't like that," Antonio kissed the side of Jayden's head, "This is nothing like that. Your father died, and he died a hero. I'm sure he didn't want to leave you. And Ji's not going to leave. It's going to take more than a pretty girl for him to leave you in the dust, I promise."

"And if he does?"

"He won't," Antonio assured him, "but if he does, you're not alone. You'll have me, I swear. I'm not letting you go."

"I still don't like her."

"Can we at least go downstairs? I'll introduce her as Serena and Emily's friend. No girlfriend, no relation to Ji, nothing."

Jayden took a deep breath and then nodded his head. It sounded fair.