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Rin was driving the car in silence. She was biting her bottom lip and kept eyeing her cell phone in the cup holder.

"He's going to call Rin. Be patient...Just get to my parents house." Sesshomaru picked up her phone and put it in his pocket. He was waiting for the phone to ring as much as Rin but it would drive her crazy more than him.

Rin pulled up to her in-laws house and noticed a very familiar car in the driveway. "Kagome..." Rin didnt even bother turning off the car and jolted from the drivers seat as soon as she hit park.

She was out of breath by the time she made it to the front door and started to bang on the door. "Give me Sunny and Ran!" She screamed at them. Her banging didnt stop until Izayoi opened the door with Sunny in her hands.

"Were is Ran?" Rin reached for her daughter like her life depended on it. Izayoi pulled back. "He's in the other room with Inutaisho... Kagome dropped them off and left in a hurry but told us not to tell you they were here..."

"Her car is parked outside Izayoi!" Rin pointed to the red four door car parked next to hers. "Inuyasha picked her up. She seemed really distressed." Rin frowned and walked in and reached her hand under Sunnys arms and picked her up from Izayois hold.

Sunny cooed at her mother until her sight saw Sesshomaru standing behind Rin. Her little brown eyes widened as she squeaked and started to kick around to get closer to her father. Rin smiled and turned around to calm Sunnys sudden fussyness.

"She missed me?" He picked up Sunny from his wife and softened his gaze as she put her little head on his chest and closed her eyes. One hand clenched his shirt.

"You two talking again?" Inutaisho came up to the doorway with a sleeping Ran in his arms. Inutaisho was absent mindedly twirling Rans jet black hair. "Thats good."

Rin shook her head. "Not exactly...I'm still considering filing...But kagome took off with the children after I called her crying about something Sesshomaru brought up..." Sesshomaru looked at the back of Rins head and frowns. His heart breaking in front of is parents.

"But hes been in therapy for you!" Izayoi yelled out in distress. Rin shot her a look of annoyance. "I know. Thats where we just were at... It didnt help. Just made me realize that were both still on different pages about all of...This" Rin motioned her hands out.

"Give me Ran Inu...Iza..." She reached out for her son. As soon as Inutaisho handed Ran to Rin she turned to Sesshomaru. "Give me Sunny. I told you. We will work something out later on..."

Sesshomaru glared at her. "No...Shes mine too Rin... Lets just go to the house and talk about this in private?..."

"If i say no and take Sunny, will you relapse?" Rin eyed Sesshomaru wearily. He shook his head. " Not at the risk of losing our children all over again." He even held Sunny out to her, hoping she would accept that and go with him. Rin sighed. "Lets go home..."

Rin paced around her old home. Sunny and Ran were in their crib upstairs. She was relieved that they were safe but dreaded that she had to speak to Sesshomaru alone again. It was easy when they were worried about their children and cooperating but now she had to face reality.

"Is the drinking really about losing...about what Kagura...What are we doing?" Rin faced Sesshomaru who was watching her from their couch.

"I couldnt keep you safe..." Sesshomaru patted the spot next to him. "Lets just talk. As friends again. No anger... Im trying Rin. We should try together..."

Rin walked to the spot he wanted. She sat down and huffed and puffed. "Im here. Now what? They obviously need their father...But were done Sesshomaru." Rin crossed her arms and looked away from him. Why was she saying this? She still loved him but she wanted a way to hurt him like he hurt her.

"Rin..." Sesshomaru watched Rin as she tensed up.

"Were connected forever...Youre my soul mate. My only mate..." He placed a finger on her neck indicating the mark he left on her neck before they got married.

"I love you..." Rin giggled at him which caught him off guard. "Sesshomaru...Breaking up is like knocking over a coke machine, you can't do it in one push. You gotta rock it back and forth a few times and then it goes over...Thats what you did to me with your drinking..." She kept laughing but leaned against him anyway. "You really fucking hurt me Sesshomaru... You know that?"

He was at a loss for words. He knew what he did...But the blame couldnt all be on him. "Rin..." He repeated himself. "What are you running from?" He wasnt staring at her anymore. There was nothing he could say or do that would make her forgive him.

"You could have been sober! God knows its what I did!" Sesshomaru flinched. He knew, he knew she never got over what happened and was avoiding it at any cost until today.

"Do you know how alone I felt when you lost yourself to alcohol?! Sesshomaru!" She moved away from him and looked at him seriously.

"When I lost him, I lost you too. When I really needed you I didnt have you. Sesshomaru..."