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I rushed out of the room, thanking Rosalyn, before I let my embarrassment and anger take over. Looking at everyone huddled around the doorway, Emilia shielding the kids, who peaked from behind her, I saw the wide-eyes and pale faces of Blossom and Abby.

Standing outside, I saw the Holoforms of Bee, Sideswipe, and Optimus. They were looking around casually - as casually as they could make themselves look - until they saw me walk in. Bee and Sideswipe saw the anger in my eyes and shifted on their feet; Optimus looked indifferent, trying to mask his emotions.

"What are you doing here?" I exclaimed. Rosalyn rushed beside me, holding Eden in her arms. Saoirse was trying to squeeze her way through the adults, trying to get to her father, but eventually plopped herself down with a huff, crossing her arms over her chest.

"We came to check on you," Optimus rumbled.

"How did you know they were staying here?" Emilia asked defensively.

Optimus held up a note, folded neatly in his hand. I looked at it confusedly.

"Desirée left a note," he rumbled. "We didn't get it until just now."

"You told them where we live?" Emilia looked at me with a pointed look.

"He was gone." I knew Optimus was lying, but I played his little game anyway. "How was I supposed to let him know?"

"We have a phone," Rosalyn said, handing me Eden. Optimus's eyes watched us closely.

"He doesn't have a cell phone," I said. "None of them do."

Rosalyn told Emilia to let them in. I could tell Emilia didn't trust them; she kept looking at them with a wary expression.

Optimus and I went into my temporary room to talk more privately. I asked Abby if she could watch the girls.

"Now you're following us?" I hissed.

"We may have fought before you left," Optimus rumbled quietly, "but you're still my Sparkmate. I have worried about you since you left with them."

"I've told you they're wonderful people," I snapped. "Why can't you believe me?"

"I'm trying." Optimus looked down, almost shamefully. "But you know why I can't."

"Just take the time to get to know them," I pleaded. "I wouldn't have stayed as long as I have if they weren't good people, Optimus. Please, I am begging you to give them a chance."

Optimus thought it over for a minute, before slowly nodding. He leaned in to try and kiss me, but I backed up. He gave me a shocked look.

"I'm angry at you," I said, glaring at him. "You still don't trust me."

"I do trust you," he said, taking a cautious step toward me.

"If you trusted me, you would've believed that Rosalyn and her family were good people." I crossed my arms over my chest. "But you wanted to try and prove me wrong, didn't you?"

"No, I didn't..."

"Then why are you really here?" I questioned. "Don't give me any bullshit."

"I wanted to see you," Optimus began.

"You did see me, remember?" I glared at him. "I tried telling you about Rosalyn and her family, and we ended up disagreeing. Again."

"We haven't fought like that in a long time," Optimus said firmly.

"Yeah?" I scowled, placing my hands on my hips. "Then why are we still fighting over this? Why can't you just take my word? I am telling you the honest to God truth, and you can't believe me."

"You're trusting them too quickly," Optimus exclaimed.

"I'm trusting them too quickly?" I scoffed. "I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt. They gave us a home to live in. You? You don't trust at all. I don't even know if this can work with us, Optimus."

"We're already Sparkbound," he started.

"I don't care." I looked at Optimus, his eyes widening just a fraction. "I thought, maybe, you could have some trust in me. Obviously you can't. Until you can prove me wrong, I don't want to go anywhere else with you."

I had spent some time with the girls, leaving the Holoform frozen in the room. I tried not to let my guilt overrun me. Optimus couldn't trust me. Whatever I left him feeling after I left, I didn't dare dwell on it. I worried more about the girls.

"Can we see Daddy?" Saoirse asked.

"Daddy!" Eden exclaimed.

"No," I said gently. "Daddy's busy."

"I can't see my own daughters?" Turning, I saw the Holoform looking at me sadly. His shoulders were slumped, his eyes twinkling with sadness.

"I don't know if I trust you with them," I said flatly. He flinched slightly at my words. "Can I trust you with them?" I glared at him.

Optimus lowered his gaze. "Yes," he whispered.

"Fine," I said. Optimus looked up. "But I'll have to watch and make sure."

He pursed his lips, those pain-stricken eyes looking at me pitifully. I felt the guilt gnawing at my stomach, but I pushed that feeling down. I didn't need to be worrying about myself. I was done worrying about myself.

Bumblebee POV

"He looks really sad." Abby observed the pained expression on the Prime's face, the stone cold expression on Desirée's.

"I've never seen them fight like this." Bee adjusted Alec in his arms, looking at the couple sadly. "They'd make up right away; I don't like how this is turning out."

"It can't be that bad, can it?" Abby looked up at Bee, feeling a bit of worry.

"It could be," Bee responded. "That's a lot of negativity coming from Desirée. It could possibly fracture the Sparkbond."

Abby felt her stomach drop. Fracture the Sparkbond?!

"On Cybertron, a Sparkbond is the bonding of two Sparks," Bee said, "but bonding a Spark and a human soul is like...how do humans say it?...walking on eggshells?" Bee looked at Abby. "That Bond is already unstable, in a sense, that there is only one Spark keeping it together. A human soul is kind of unpredictable."

"How is a human soul unpredictable?" Abby asked, looking at Bee carefully.

"For a time, a human soul dedicates itself to something," Bee said. "Humans have that phrase 'put your heart and soul in it', right?" Abby nodded. "Well, Desirée put her heart and soul into her love of Optimus. She even endured the Sparkbond to prove it. If that changes, with all that negativity she's giving off, the Bond might fracture and Optimus will be left with nothing but a Spark-break."

"A Spark-break?"

"A broken heart, in human terms." Bee looked at the Prime solemnly. "Once a Cybertronian has a Spark-break, they can never love another being. Their Spark will always remember their first."

"That's horrible," Abby whispered. She felt tears prickle in her eyes. "Couldn't Desirée and Optimus try again?"

"Sparkbonds only happen once," Bee said. "It's a lifelong commitment. If it breaks, the Spark will never want to go through it again. Like I said, they will always remember their first."

Abby looked up at Bee, tears threatening to fall. When she glanced back at Desirée and Optimus, she felt her heart break in two. It was obvious Optimus was in a deep depression, Desirée looked angry still. She had to be warned of what she was doing, before she lost Optimus's Spark forever.

QUICKY A/N:

I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS UPDATE! I AM HOME SICK SO I THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU GUYS A NEW CH.!

I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL UPDATE TOMORROW; IT'S MY BROTHER'S BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. I PROBABLY WON'T.

ANYWHO, I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS CH. (I DON'T OWN ANYTHING IN THE TRANSFORMERS MOVIEVERSE NOR DO I OWN THE FOUR OC'S). SO FAR, ROSALYN IS STILL IN THE LEAD FOR RATCHET'S SPARK!

THANK YOU, ONE AND ALL.

READ, REVIEW, ENJOY!

YOURS TRULY,

~SMITHY