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"Just take it," Cade exclaimed.

"No!" I retorted, crossing my arms over my chest stubbornly. "It's yours, Cade. I can't just take it! You can use it for Tessa."

"I'll get the money back, Desirée," Cade scoffed, rolling his eyes. "I spoke with Tessa about this. We'll meet up with you guys later. How long are you staying in DC?"

Scratching the back of my neck absentmindedly, I thought it over. "Sam and I agreed that about four or five days, maybe."

Cade nodded.

Before Cade could speak, I put a hand up. "Drift offered to give the girls and I a ride to DC," I said firmly. "I won't be using any airlines, so don't worry about offering me any money."

"But..."

"Cade, I'm serious," I said. "I don't need your money. Drift's nice enough to give us a ride, he'll be staying with us until you guys arrive. OK?"

Giving a defeated sigh, Cade nodded reluctantly.

Bee POV

The scout Autobot felt anxiousness at the thought of Desirée leaving again. Sure, he'd be meeting up with her later, but that didn't mean he couldn't stop himself from worrying. Desirée was the closest thing to a sister he could have. He was the father of Desirée's nieces.

Abby had been trying to comfort the Autobot the best he could, but his processors were overflowing with uneasy emotions.

"She'll be fine," Abby said softly, placing a hand on the hood of the Camaro. "Don't worry so much."

"But...She's, like...Sisterly to me!" the radio chirped, going back and forth between radio and movie clips.

Abby leaned against the Camaro, frowning slightly. "Cade's taking us to Sam's house not too long after Desirée's gone," she said. "We'll see her and the girls in no time at all."

Bee gave a chirping sound, revving the engine a little. Abby smirked. Desiree was family to him.

"Drift's taking them to DC tomorrow morning," she replied nonchalantly, "we'll be right behind them. Nothing bad will happen."

Bee wasn't so worried about how they'd be, pretty much, right behind them, he was worried on whether Optimus would be back in time to see Desirée and the Sparkling's departure.

Bee didn't say anything though. He wanted Abby to be happy. Seeing her look so concerned about him was the last thing he wanted.

Ironhide POV

The weapon specialist had enjoyed the time he spent with Desirée, going back to their usual sarcastic humor. It had been a while since they were able to joke around like that. It was nice to go back to the old sarcastic way of their friendship.

Not only was he able to enjoy some time with Desirée, he was able to enjoy some time with Mya as well. The green-eyed, black-haired human was very interesting. Ironhide found himself attracted to the human. After all the time he spent with her, how she was nice enough to save his life when Lockdown had injured him, had given the weapon specialist enough room in his hardened Spark to give the young human a chance.

There was no way Ironhide would be able to easily express the way he felt toward Mya, he wasn't good with words. His infinite knowledge of weaponry was what he was best at! And, while he wasn't one to brag, he knew a lot on various types of weaponry.

It was obvious Mya wanted something more on the strained friendship he shared with her. He was trying to keep the friendship...well, friendly! He wasn't very good when it came to emotional situations. And asking for advice - especially from the Autobots who were more experienced in human relationships - was something he would never do! Ironhide knew for a fact they would tease him and make snarky remarks.

Ironhide tried to figure out his feelings on his own, but he wasn't getting very far.

What do human femmes typically like?! he thought irritably. He didn't think Mya was the type of femme who enjoyed flowers or anything. It didn't seem like her to be given flowers or anything really romantic.

Ironhide could not, for the life of him, figure out what would please Mya Mae Summers.

Desirée POV

After Blossom and the others had dropped by to help me pack, and Drift had given me the wonderful news that he'd be transporting the girls and myself to Sam's residence, I scrunched my nose slightly. How would Saoirse and Eden react to their baby cousin? Well I'd hope.

Saoirse and Eden seemed excited about going to visit their 'uncle Sam', 'aunt Carly', and their baby cousin.

I had told the girls about everyone we'd meet at Sam's house. I had informed them on what Lennox and the others are. They seemed genuinely intrigued on them, becoming even more excited to meet everyone.

"Girls, are you guys ready to see everyone tomorrow?" I asked gently. We were in our bedroom, going to bed early for the morning ahead of us. Our luggage was filled with all the necessities we'd need for our stay at Sam's house.

"Yeah!" they exclaimed. I gave them a warm smile.

"That's good!" I gushed. "They've known you for a little bit before we left. Do you guys remember?"

I hugged the girls close to me, gently stroking their curly hair.

They murmured a 'no', which I wasn't surprised to hear. I didn't really expect them to remember a lot about our old friends.

"Well, they were very good friends of mine and of your father's," I said gently. "They were very supportive of us and absolutely adored you both."

"When's Daddy coming back?" Saoirse asked softly.

"Daddy..." Eden murmured.

"He'll be coming by very soon." I kissed their foreheads. "I promise you both, he'll come back before we know it!"

"It's been a long time," Saoirse whined, looking almost disappointed. "I want Daddy back."

"Hey, listen to me." I got Saoirse to look at me, her big blue eyes looking disappointed. "Daddy's coming back. Very soon. Drift said he's closer than we both realize. Don't get upset and don't lose hope!"

Saoirse nodded solemnly, hugging me tightly. I hugged her and Eden just as tightly.

Optimus, where are you?

Optimus POV

The Prime was so close to earth! He just needed to keep going...He'd be able to reach earth in, maybe, a few days if he kept the pace he was going!

He'd finally be able to be reunited with Desirée and his Sparklings, see how well the Autobots had been since he'd left. He wasn't sure how long he'd stay on earth, but he hoped he'd be able to stay for a long time. Maybe he would go occasionally to see if he could find any more information on the Creators.

But, for the time being, he'd stay with his family and try and help Desirée raise their Sparklings. He'd been gone for way too long.

QUICKY A/N:

I HOPE THIS UPDATE WAS DECENTLY! THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE THE LAST OF THE REUNION CH.'S. NEXT WILL BE THE ELITA-1 ARC, WHICH I HAVE PUSHED BACK WAY TOO LONG.

I HAVE TRIED TO PUT IN THE POV'S OF THE OTHER AUTOBOTS, CHARACTERS, AND WHATNOT (AT THE REQUEST OF A KIND REVIEWER).

THE TRANSFORMERS MOVIES AND WHATNOT ARE NOT MINE TO OWN! I ONLY OWN MY CHARACTERS AND FILLERS! THE FOUR OC'S ARE NOT MINE, EITHER, THEY BELONG TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS.

STAY SNAPPY.

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~SMITHY