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It was a month after Tyson started working for me when he told me. A month of stolen kisses, whispered 'I love yous" and secret rende-vous when Tyson uttered the words that I desperately didn't want to hear.

"We need to stop."

They cut into my skin and stung worse than any disinfectant. I was losing him again. I tried to keep my emotions off my face, but I was sure my eyes betrayed me. "I know."

"I'm sorry Kai. I know it's not what you want to hear, but I feel so guilty. I love Hilary. I'm married to Hilary."

I don't think he had any clue that his words were like a knife to my heart. Then again, what was I expecting? That he would divorce his wife and come back running to me? Fairytales didn't exist. I knew that. Hell, after everything I put him through, I didn't even deserve his friendship. So why had I clung onto hope? I put my arms around his lithe waist and it took everything I had to say, "Yeah. Don't worry, I get it. It's fine." All I wanted to do was kidnap him and the boys and run away.

He returned the hug. "You're still important to me Kai. One of my best friends."

One of. I had lost my place as his best friend long ago. "Yeah. You too." I hugged him tighter, not ready to let go as I tried to ignore the bitter jealousy that was wrapping its way around my heart as the ugly truth set in.

As long as Tyson was married to Hilary, I didn't stand a chance.

The next day I waited outside of Gou's and Makoto's school, they were only 6 months apart, so they were in the same grade. Tyson and I had put them in the same school so it was easier on the boys. I had all my thoughts of Tyson pushed back to the very back of my mind...I could sort it all out later. I watched my son come out of the school with Makoto entow, when they were suddenly surrounded by eight other boys. I frowned. This wasn't going to end well. I unhooked my seat belt, got out and leaned up against the car with my arms folded over my chest, resigning myself to watch over them like a silent guardian, ready to jump in if things got out of hand.

I watched closely as other students slowly gathered around them. Unfortunately from here, I couldn't hear what anyone was saying, but it seemed to be a pretty heated argument with the bigger kids and Makoto, but what made everything interesting was Gou was getting involved with the confrontation as well. Then someone did something stupid...they grabbed Makoto by the collar.

BOOM.

Gou had punched the guy in the temple and the kid dropped to the ground like a wet rag. I felt pride wash over me for a second, until it quickly morphed into fear as I saw another boy come up behind Gou.

But Makoto was ready. He hit the guy with a hard right hook, and he too fell to the ground. The boys now stood back-to-back, glaring down the pack. Gou said something and they charged. Everything became a mass of tangled limbs as bodies, fists and legs flew through the air. I watched as Makoto delivered a brutal uppercut to one, and Gou elbowed another hard in the ribs, and threw another over his shoulder.

Then everything was still. A hushed silence rang through the air as the dust settled. The crowd parted to revealed a victorious Gou and Makoto. There was dirt on their faces, Makoto's right cheek was swollen and there was a large scrape on Gou's; Behind them was a pile of broken and bloody bodies.

With all eyes on them, they walked across the courtyard. Gou walked past me and said, "We're going to give Makoto a ride home."

Makoto laughed and scoffed, "Dude, my house is only 5 blocks away. You worry too much." but none the less climbed into the backseat.

I raised an eyebrow but said nothing until we were all in the vehicle. "Care to tell me what that was all about?"

"You don't want to know. Just drive."

God, that kid was too much like me for his own good. Knowing that I was going to get absolutely nothing out of him, I turned my attention to Makoto – AKA: Mini-Tyson. I knew Tyson inside and out, knowing exactly which buttons to push to elicit a response out of him. "If you tell me what happened Makoto, I'll take you to an all-you-can-eat buffet."

I saw his teddy-bear brown eyes light up for a second, before he crossed his arms over his chest defiantly. "Nuh-uh. No way Uncle Kai. Gou already made me pinky-promise that I wouldn't tell."

I gritted my teeth. Gou's and Makoto's pinky promises really were unbreakable. There was no amount of bribery that could make either of the boys crack. There was only one option left, one I hated exploiting because I knew how unfair it was to both of them. For a full minute I sat there and thought how much I really wanted to know why they took down eight boys. I dropped my voice dangerously low, "Tell me now Gou Anton Hiwatari or I swear to God I will ground you for a month. No visits. No sleepovers. You boys will only be able to see each other at school and I'll pay off the teachers to cut your recess."

Both boys paled. Gou opened his mouth-

"And if you lie to me, I'll make it double the time."

He quickly snapped his mouth shut before taking a deep breath. "Fine. Don't say I didn't warn you." He took another breath. "makotoandIwerekissingontheroof."

I raised an eyebrow at the jargon that had just come out of his mouth. "Try again, slower."

"Makoto and I were caught kissing on the roof. There. Happy?"

What?! They were 6 and 7! These problems weren't supposed to happen this early...right?! I was thinking I had at least another 4 years...6 if I was lucky. They were too young to get caught up in all this shit. But as I saw their determined, hopeful faces, I saw myself and Tyson. Did we listen to anyone? Did we care? I found myself saying, "Of course you will get caught on the roof. Next time, try the janitor's cupboard or an empty classroom. Anything where you can lock the door."

Both boys grinned. "Your dad is so cool."

"Yeah, I know."

Makoto's suddenly got a fearful look on his face. "Will- will you be telling my daddy too?"

Fuck. What was I going to tell Tyson? Then again, that moron would probably laugh his ass off at the irony of it all. I chose my words carefully, "Your father and I don't have secrets when it comes to you boys, so it's best if you tell him yourself."

Makoto looked at me with watery eyes. "Do you think he's going to be mad at me for kissing a boy?"

I could feel my face soften. "Not one bit."

Gou grinned. "Then I got an idea."

Five minutes later we pulled up to the Kinomiya Dojo and the boys walked up the stone pathway hand-in-hand, as I followed only a few steps behind them.

Gou took a deep breath then rang the doorbell, Tyson and Hilary both came to the door, Tyson still wearing his dress pants and white blouse from work. He looked down at our children in surprise. "Gou? You know you don't have to the ring the doorbell here. You're welcome anytime."

"There's something I got to ask you."

"Oh really?" Tyson looked to me for some kind of hint, but I kept my stone-cold expression.

I watched my son give the elder Kinomiya a low, respectful bow. "I request your permission to date your son!"

Silence.

"Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" Tyson held his stomach as he doubled over in laughter. "He's a regular chip off the old block ain't he Kai?"

I widened my eyes and turned away as my cheeks started burning. "Hn." From the corner of my eye, I watched him lay a hand on my son's shoulder.

"I would be honoured." Makoto gave his new boyfriend a bone-crushing hug and a peck on the cheek. That's when Tyson noticed the bruises. "Did you kids get into a fight?"

I stepped forward. "They did and they won. 8-2."

Tyson gawked before a proud smile adorned his face. "That's my boys." He ruffled their hair and his stomach growled. "Boy am I starving! What do you guys say we get a pizza or something?"

Makoto looked at me slyly. "Uncle Kai promised to take us to an all-you-can-eat buffet."

I glared. Cheeky little devil.

Later that night after an eventful night, watching both Tyson and Makoto eat out the entire restaurant, Gou fell asleep in the car on the way home so I carried him up the stairs and into his bedroom. I tucked him and gently kissed his forehead before quietly stepping out of the room and into my study. I turned on the laptop, looking to see if there was any e-mails the required my immediate attention. My heartbeat rose significantly when I saw the name "Samm Killian." I had messaged him years ago when bitch-face left me. Why would he be messaging me now? With a heavy heart and a mind full of questions, I double-clicked on the email.

"I'm so sorry I didn't get back to you sooner! I was just looking through my spam folder when I saw your message! I was so mad at Andrea when I found out about you and your son, I'm not the type of guy to break-up a family. She's not in my life anymore. I hope this message finds its way to you, feel free to message me.

I hope you and your son are well.

~Samm"

My heart thudded wildly in my chest as pure rage boiled up inside of me. She had been cheating on me after all. She cheated on me and lied about it. My whole relationship had been a lie. My fist crashed through the wall. My knuckles were bloody and throbbed with pain. Tears weld up in my eyes as despair came crashing down and the last piece of my heart shattered.

I had ended my relationship with Tyson for nothing.