Sam knows that he should have call Bee when he first saw Optimus on his driveway, but the blond boy hide himself somewhere in the house (or in the garage, God knows why Bee keeps going there now that he is human).

Sam takes a deep breath and step on the driveway, under the rain. Probably he should have rely more on an umbrella more than on the deep breath, because by now his underpants are wet and he feels miserable.

(But he is doing it for Bee, so it's ok)

yeah, Bee. Three days are passed since the former scout simply appeared at his door-step, tormented eyes asking for no-question and t-shirt and jeans so full of desert dust that Sam couldnt guess their colors to save his life.

And two days are passed since Optimus showed himself on the school park (that morning he jump couple of classes, but he cannot regret it) and told Sam what happen to the NEST HQ.

And two days since Sam yelled to a giant robot from another world that one had to be stupid to think that an orphan, moreover one abandoned by his caretaker in the Young's Sector during one of the worst and more lethal bombardment of their history, will take gracefully to being send away by the only family he have.

(And yes, Optimus, Bee told to his charge all his story in a far away night of driving-around activities, and at that time Bee had described the Prime's team like the heroic mech whom save him, but now Sam and Bee have both to deal with the fact that even Optimus is fallible and can takes wrong decision.)

He yelled to the big robot to go away, that he was going to take care of Bee by his own, thank you for nothing, and he was sure he wouldn't see the red and blu Peterbilt for some time. Seems he was wrong.

"Optimus, what I can do for you?" his voice sounds colder than what he want, but he is stressed and tired because Bee keeps having nightmares during the night (sometimes Sam wonder if those are a novelty from his human body or if he used to have them in his garage as well)

"The whether forecast said there will be a storm…."

"Oh, really? I didn't notice that! Why. Are. You. Here?"

"… I… Bee is scared of thunders… they remind him of the Young's Sector bombardment…"

"…"

"Optimus!" Bee's voice save Sam from the necessity of answer to the big truck.

The blond boy is just appeared next to Sam (so yes, he was in the garage, again…) and seems already more soaked than Sam… the taller boy notices Bee shiver, and is ready to lead in back inside his house, and probably under an hot shower, when Bee suddenly runs and climbs in the trunk cabin.

He briefly turns to Sam, and sadly smiling "I will be ok, come back inside Same"

"That is true? Do you came here for me?"

"Sure little on-…" "Even now that I'm squishy and weak and useless and my brain is not advanced as used to be and…"

"Hush, hush little one…. Bee, you are my son, doesn't matter how you are tall or strong… Did you love Sam less because he is not a cybertronian?"

"No, but… " sigh "You want send me away, and I guessing it is because I'm useless now…"

"Ooh, my little Bee, no, no, is not that… I wanna give you the possibility to have a real life, like the one you would had if the war haven't destroy our world! I want you go to school, to watch a movie, hanging out with some friend of your age… fall in love"

"But I want to stay with you, with my family! please don't send me away!"

"Hush, Bee, I understand… we will figure out something...Do you want to go to school with Sam and Mikaela, don't you?"

"Yes, but only if doesn't means that I have to leave you!" since he still in his truck form, Optimus can only imagine that little pout.

"Bee, you use to be alone for longer periods during your scout duties.."

"But those times I was sure I would come back to you!"

"What if you stay at the NEST bases and go to Sam school during the day… With the others we can make shift to drive you there and came to collect you when you have finish"

"hm, Optimus, sir, you will have to drive two hours to go and two to came back and…"

"I will consider it a patrol"

"You seem to have put enough thought on it.."

"I just wanna you consider it as an option…"

"Ok, I will… … Optimus?"

"Yes?"

"Can I sleep here tonight?"

"Of course, little one, of course"