Don't worry, JaytheRaven, Remember The Time will be in the next chapter, I promise ;D

Inuyasha rubbed his face tiredly. All these damn questions & he was probably not even going to get an interview anyway. 115 question assessment about shit that didn't even have anything to do with the damn job...

He'd been applying to at least five jobs everyday & everyday his standards were getting lower & lower. First it started at corporations then he went for manager positions at warehouses or retail stores. Now he was applying at crew member positions at fast food chains & he'd only had two interviews. Two was better than none but he got an email from both as soon as he got in the car, telling him he hadn't been selected for the job. He was starting to get frustrated.

He was seriously starting to consider going to Spencer's. Better to have five hours a week rather than none right? From what Miroku was telling him, it was a fun job & all but it was located about an hour & some change away; he'd be damned if he drove almost as much as he worked. All the money would just go towards gas.

The bedroom door opened & Sesshomaru walked in, loosening his tie & hair. "Hey, Yasha. Any luck today?"

"No' the hanyou responded in a low voice, "I've applied but I haven't even gotten a call back"

The inuyoukai slipped out of his slacks, shirt & tie & tossed them in the direction of their dresser before climbing onto the bed & leaning in for his hello kiss which his boyfriend granted. "There's quite a few restaurants hiring near where I work. If you get a job over there we could ride together & save gas"

"Oh yeah?"

"Burger King on Wade Green, Popeye's on Old National, Dairy Queen on Peachtree Drive, & Zaxby's on Fulton Industrial"

Inuyasha let out an aggravated sigh. "I've already applied to all of those"

Sesshomaru sighed & eased himself onto his back before rubbing his stomach. He was almost four months now but he was pretty big. He felt like a fucking balloon. He couldn't imagine how he was going to feel at nine months. Sometimes he wondered if he was having twins cause there was no way one baby could make his belly poke out this far. He could barely see his shoes!

"I should just go with this temp agency here" Inuyasha said, vaguely gesturing to the screen of his laptop which was pulled up at some company's website.

Sesshomaru frowned. "Well how much are they paying?"

"I dunno but I gatta get something next week so I can help with the mortgage. I may have to borrow money from some people but we should make it"

"I'll just put in overtime this weekend" the inuyoukai said with a sigh, already tired with the thought of it.

His boyfriend gave him a steady look like he didn't like the idea but he had no other option. "Let's see if we can borrow the money first before you do all that. I don't want you straining yourself"

"Sitting at my desk & getting up to use the bathroom is not straining, Yasha"

"Ok well I'd prefer you at home, resting & relaxing"

"Unfortunately I can't make money from home"

Realization lit Inuyasha's eyes up like a child at Christmas. "That's it! You can get one of those jobs where you work from home!"

Sesshomaru frowned. "I don't want to sell anything over the phone & have people hang up on me. I'd get...e...e-emotional"

The hanyou's eyebrows lifted at that confession but he rolled past it to save his boyfriend's dignity. "No, no, you can get one of those jobs where you can be an at home customer service rep or whatever. They don't pay as much as you're getting now but I mean you don't have to quit, you can just tell them you want to go back on maternity-"

"Paternity"

"Yeah!" the excitement in Inuyasha's face & voice was starting to rouse in Sesshomaru but the demon was still skeptical.

"Yasha, I don't know..."

"C'mon, bae, you only have to do it for maybe like a month...or two...maybe three-"

Sesshomaru began shaking his head.

"J-just until I can find something! Look, just look for a temporary at-home job, the ones that last for like...two weeks or something. See how you like it but tell them it's only temporary"

The inuyoukai sighed. The power of persuasion..."Alright, fine. But no more than three months"

Inuyasha smiled & planted a quick kiss on his boyfriend's unsuspecting lips. "No more than three months"

...

The deadline gave Inuyasha motivation. He applied with renewed effort, actually reading every question on his assessments & not giving the same, expected, unoriginal answers while still be professional. He started applying to five to seven jobs a day & had almost started to look forward to his "applying times" since it became a routine. But that didn't change the fact that he still wasn't getting calls backs or interviews.

It'd almost been a month. Sesshomaru found a technical support job where customers for the local phone company would call him for help with their phones. He seemed to not mind it but then again really didn't talk about it. Inuyasha got the feeling he chose to stay quiet so his stress didn't burden the hanyou.

Sesshomaru took off his headset & sighed, absentmindedly rubbing his stomach. Inuyasha's ears perked up. "What's wrong, baby?"

The inuyoukai took a moment to respond. "Nothing"

"I know you lyin' cause it took you too long to answer. What's wrong?"

"It's not important"

"Tell me"

Sesshomaru paused again before standing up & facing his mate. "We're a grand short of the mortgage payment"

Inuyasha's heart dropped & he felt bile rising up his throat. "Shit..."

The silver haired beauty ran his hand through his hair a few times, swallowing thickly & watching the floor as if money might spring through it. "It's due Tuesday but I don't get paid until Friday. I won't even have the money then; possibly just half at best"

Inuyasha took a few deep breaths. "Can we pay using our credit cards?"

Sesshomaru shook his head once. "They're all maxed out"

"Fuck"

A look the hanyou had hoped to never, ever see in his life took over his boyfriend's features: a desperate, pleading, helpless look. "Yasha what are we going to do? If we don't pay we'll be-"

"Homeless..." Inuyasha whispered then got up from his sitting position on the bed to wrap his arms around his mate whose eyes were beginning to water, "Shh, shh, it's going to be alright. We'll...just have to go into our savings"

"We only have five hundred in the account because of the repair we had to get done on your car"

This time Inuyasha made sure not to swear. He didn't want Sesshomaru to panic anymore than he already was. He rubbed the inuyoukai's back slowly. "We're gunna be alright. I promise"

...

Inuyasha stared at the computer screen for a long time, his finger hovering over the mousepad. They needed a thousand dollars for the mortgage. Because Sesshomaru was getting direct deposit he would get paid by the time their payment was due but the paycheck might be about five hundred, depending on how much taxes they took out. They had exactly five hundred & three dollars in their savings account, which means they had to heavily depend on Sessh's check being at least five hundred or they would be kicked out of their house. They had already called the mortgage company to ask for an extension but were only given three extra days which was quickly approaching. Today was Sunday. Only two days before they found out if they were able to stay another month or not.

The hanyou rested his hand on his mouth & closed his eyes. He didn't know what else to do so he prayed. He prayed to every god he could think of that they would be able to stay because they had no where else to go. There was no way they could afford even a hotel, much less another house or apartment, & with all of their belongings in the basement, they certainly couldn't move in with their friends; they couldn't afford a storage garage for it all. He needed divine intervention. It was the only way.

"Please...I know I ain't been the perfect boyfriend or friend or whatever & I know I've sinned in every religion out there but...if you are there...I really need your help. I'm sorry I'm only praying as a last resort but I just...I just really...really need some help here" he whispered.

A little bell sounded on the MacBook & Inuyasha opened his eyes. An email notification. He went to his inbox & narrowed his eyes at the sender whose name he did not recognize. Could be spam...but that subject, "Your recent application", had him interested. If it brought a virus to the computer he'd just have to settle for applying for jobs on his phone.

"Hello, Inuyasha, thank you for your interest in our company & for taking the time to apply-"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. Why bother sending a rejection email? Just...don't fucking respond or at least say why you are rejecting someone. But he continued reading anyway.

"-We would like to meet with you in an interview Monday at 9am-"

People are so disrespectful of other peoples' time nowadays, getting folks' hopes up & sending them emails...about...an...interview...?

"-At this number if you have any questions or concerns"

Inuyasha reread the email four times before it finally hit him. He had an interview. An interview a job. An interview at a job where they would pay you money. What was life?

Sesshomaru came in the bedroom, his eyes lidded with fatigue. "I'm on lunch break. Do you want noodles or a peanut butter sandwich?"

"I have an interview" the hanyou responded, having every intention of answering the question but really still in too much shock to consider what he wanted to eat right now.

The inuyoukai's eyes lit up & a slow but real smile slid onto his beautiful face. "That's great, Yasha. Where?"

"A supervisor at a warehouse for Mars chocolate"

Sesshomaru lifted an eyebrow. "Sounds...fun...?"

"If it ain't we'll just blow the one hundred thousand dollars a year I'd be making"

The silver haired beauty's eyes widened considerably & a hand flew up to his mouth in shock. "Oh my God!"

Inuyasha stood, smiling. "Right?! Like...what would we do with all that money?!"

"We'd figure it out on our private flight to Europe!"

The two shared a tight hug & traded a heated kiss. Of course, there was no real reason to get their hopes up; it was very possible Inuyasha would not get the job but the fact that he had an interview, after being denied from so many companies these past few weeks gave them hope.

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Sesshomaru lifted an eyebrow when he glanced in his rearview mirror & saw Inuyasha's car pull up behind his in the driveway. So he was finally back from his interview.

They pulled in & Inuyasha stepped out of his car before walking over to his mate & kissing him hello.

"Help me take the groceries in while you tell me about how it went" Sesshomaru said, almost sick to his stomach with anxiety.

Inuyasha simply nodded & grabbed the few bags in the back seat. "Well the interview didn't start until like 9:45. The guy that had to interview me was stuck in a meeting so they let me eat some candy while I waited. It's a nice facility & the folks are kinda cool. Kinda weird & some have some...behaviors that are kinda sketchy but I ain't no one to judge"

Sesshomaru smirked as he put the bread away & waited patiently for what he wanted to hear.

"The chain of command needs to be put in order though. The line leaders, which is like, equivalent to a manager, has almost the same power as the assembly line workers except the line leader is the only one that can call for break. It's ridiculous. Anyway, the only thing the job calls for is making sure all lines meet production & if they didn't, find out why. If they are no where near finished by a certain time, I have to decide whether they keep running until they finish their production number or stop & finish the next business day. There's a little more to it but I was kinda daydrea-"

"But did you get the job, Inuyasha?!" Sesshomaru asked, his voice going up a few notes. He'd gotten light headed holding his breath to keep from yelling.

A sly smile slid onto the hanyou's handsome face before he nodded. "I did"

Sesshomaru swore he was about to pass out. He couldn't take such a huge relief & joy all at once (how was he even going to handle being a parent?). He snatched his boyfriend up into a tight hug as he struggled against the tears that heated his eyes. "I'm so proud of you, Yasha. I'm so happy for you"

"Happy for us" Inuyasha corrected, kissing his mate.

The inuyoukai was about to respond but the notification on his phone went off. Thinking it was a text, he plucked it out of his pocket & turned on the screen. A notification from their bank. Oh boy. What a way to ruin a great moment.

"What is it?" Inuyasha asked.

"Notification from the bank probably telling me our account has been overdrawn"

"Open it, see how much in the hole we are. I'll pay it as soon as I get paid & then pay this damn house off so we don't have to worry about shit like this anymore"

Sesshomaru pressed the icon on his taskbar & was directed to his account summary. Hmm. Turns out it wasn't an insufficient funds alert, it was an alert about his direct deposit hitting...& it was five hundred & seventy five dollars. Which means they had more than enough to pay the house note. Which means they were able to stay in the house & with Inuyasha's job, they were going to pay it off a lot sooner than they anticipated. The inuyoukai couldn't take it. He collapsed to his knees.

"Shit, Sessh! What the hell is going on? What happened?"

The dog demon simply shoved his phone into his mate's hands. He was an emotional wreck but it was the best feeling ever.