Court was awful. Being summer, it was hot and stuffy. You'd think they'd have air conditioning but apparently it was broke. Plus, I had to watch my poor baby sobbing while being questioned and I couldn't do anything about it.

"Donald Way is deemed guilty and will serve three years in prison," the judge declared.

"Are you fucking kidding me?!" I shouted, jumping up to my feet. "He deserves life! He raped his son!"

I was in a sour mood, if you couldn't tell.

I felt hands grab me as the police pulled me out.

"Fuck you!" I yelled.

"Order in the court," I heard the judge saying as he hit his gavel.

The big wood doors shut and the officers looked at me sternly as they crossed their arms.

"Sorry," I muttered, holding my hands up innocently.

I sat on the bench while they guarded the door. A little later, the door opened and Gee ran out into my arms, sobbing heavily. I rubbed his back gently and kissed his forehead.

"What happened with your mom?" I asked.

"Sh-she got four years," he mumbled.

"I'm sorry," I whispered. "Stupid rich, white people. Why's your dad have to be a congressman? Of course he isn't gonna get hardly any time. I'm surprised he got that much time. And your mom too, God, she nearly killed a couple times."

"Th-they said that I seem fine now and there's no real evidence that she's done this my whole life," he mumbled.

"Those motherfuckers," I muttered.

"I'm sorry," Gee whispered.

"For what?" I asked. "There's nothing for you to apologize for."

"I-I'm eighteen so I was given custody of Mikey," he whispered. "I'm his l-legal guardian now. H-he's gonna have to live with us again."

I sighed quietly, wrapping my arms around him as he sat in my lap.

"Baby, it's okay," I said. "Everything's gonna be just fine."

"B-but what about New York?" He asked.

"We'll talk about that later, sweetheart," I said, rubbing his back.

People started filing out of the courtroom. Gee's lawyer sat beside us and sighed.

"I'm sorry," he said quietly. "I tried so hard."

"I know," I said, and he really did try. "I'm not happy but...I guess this is the best we're gonna get."

"I'm sorry," he said again.

He patted Gee on the back reassuringly. Mikey sat beside us, a smile on his face.

"Hello, roommates," he mocked, wrapping an arm around my shoulders.

I glared at him, standing up. Gee cried as I carried him out to the car, Mikey following a few steps behind. I set him in the passenger seat and Mikey got into the back. I started driving home, holding onto Gee's hand as he cried.

"Oh shut up already," Mikey muttered in annoyance.

"F-fuck you," Gee whispered.

I looked over at Gee with raised eyebrows and he hid his face in his hands.

"I-I'm sorry, please don't be mad, p-please don't hit me," he cried.

"Baby, I won't be mad and I'd never hurt you, he deserves it," I said, squeezing his hand.

We got back to the house and Mikey smiled as we walked inside. We were all dressed up, both Mikey and I in suits and Gee in a pretty long sleeved dark blue dress.

"Oh look, home again," Mikey said. "And this time you can't neglect me."

"N-not until we sign the papers and stuff," Gee mumbled sadly.

He held my hand, pulling me back into the bedroom as he shut the door behind us. He dragged me to the bed and I laid down on it as he laid next to me and buried his face into the crook of my neck.

"Cuddle me, daddy," he whispered.

I smiled, wrapping my arms around him. I put his paci in his mouth and he hummed out a thank you.

"I'm gonna talk for a bit, you don't have to say anything, you can even go to sleep if you're tired from today, I don't mind," I said. "But anyways, we were gonna go to New York in two months. Now that we have Mikey, the situation is a little different. Maybe he can stay here, rent out this apartment for himself. Or, dare I say it, come with us to New York. He can go to the high school in Brooklyn with you. Maybe we can find a two bedroom apartment for us instead. And then when he's eighteen he can move out.

"I have some money. I got a check from someone and I have some leftover money that I was using for the apartment. Plus, I've already been saving up for a while now because of my job. Mikey can get a job too. He probably won't but whatever. Maybe you can do something too, you can get a job at the art museum you liked. That'd be a fun job. Maybe we can sell one of our cars to help for a two bedroom apartment. I mean, when we go places in New York it'll mostly be by foot so we don't need two cars."

I stopped and thought for a moment, looking down at Gee's half asleep figure.

"B-But it's gonna be okay, right?" He asked quietly.

I smiled and kissed his forehead. "Yeah, everything's gonna be fine."

"Yeah, I think everything will be fine," he agreed, his voice barely above a whisper.

I ran my hand through his hair, staring up at the ceiling.

"I love you," I said.

I looked down when I didn't hear anything and saw he was already asleep. I got up slowly, going out and shutting the door. I stepped into the bathroom and rinsed my face off. As I stared at myself in the mirror, my mind raced with thoughts.

My whole plan was over. My plan of just going to Pratt alone and living on campus was completely shot. I had Gee now, which I was happy about. But with Gee also comes Mikey. And I was less than thrilled about that. God, Mikey just came along and ruined everything. I loved the thought of Gee coming with me to live in New York together, it'd be perfect.

I loosened the tie around my neck a little bit as I stepped out of the bathroom. Mikey was on the couch, watching tv and eating a bag of chips.

"Can't you just get emancipated or something?" I asked.

"Where's the fun in that?" He replied.

"You're an ass," I mumbled. "And these are my chips."

I took the chips and he snickered.

"So, what's the plan now?" Mikey asked. "We gonna live together as a big, happy family. It'll be just like Full House."

"No," I denied. "You ruined everything. Gee and I were supposed to go and live in New York together."

"New York, sounds fun, when are we going?" He asked.

I glared at him.

"You know, we should just leave you here," I said.

"Child neglect," Mikey reminded me. "Unless you wanna be my new daddy."

"I hope you die," I spat.

Mikey snickered while I put the chips away. I walked back over and saw him watching some random movie that I've never heard of before. Suddenly, he grabbed my wrist and pulled me down to straddle his hips.

"You know, my brother is a really heavy sleeper," he said.

"I'm not fucking you," I denied.

"Of course not," Mikey agreed. "I'd fuck you, obviously."

I spat in his face and stood up.

"Don't you have some party to go to?" I asked.

"Not until later," he said.

"C'mon, not even a quick fuck?" He asked.

I shook my head, sitting on the couch beside him.

"We're gonna have to make some serious rules if you're living with us," I said and he groaned in annoyance. "First of all, no picking on your brother. Second is no parties. No drugs in the house, don't make a mess, stop eating all my food, no making inappropriate comments towards me. And again, stop messing with your brother, he loves you."

He scoffed, shaking his head. Mikey pulled out a blunt and offered it out to me. It was tempting but I shook my head, grabbing it. I stood up and threw it out the window again.

"You have to stop doing that," he said.

"Stop smoking in my house," I countered.

"Our house," he corrected.

"I hate you," I said.

"Our house, in the middle of the street..."

Mikey's singing trailed off as I went back to the bedroom. I raised my eyebrows when I saw Gee awake, typing on the laptop while he sucked on his paci.

"What are you doing, beautiful?" I asked.

He pulled the paci from his mouth. "I'm wondering if we can, like, I don't know, do something."

"What do you mean by that?" I asked, sitting beside him.

I looked at the screen and saw he was looking at more apartments.

"Two bedroom apartments are more expensive," he said quietly.

"Well, maybe we can just get a one bedroom apartment and have Mikey still just sleep on a pull out couch," I suggested. "He isn't gonna live with us for long, only until he's eighteen. Then it could just be you and I again, like we always planned."

"It'll work out," he mumbled.

"Of course it will," I reassured. "Now, c'mon, baby, don't think about this right now. Don't get stressed out, beautiful. Cuddle with me, sweetheart."

He shut the laptop, wrapping his arms around me. I smiled, laying down on the bed as he rested his head on my chest.

"Daddy, I love you so much," he whispered. "I'm sorry for dragging you into this."

"Baby, I don't care as long as I'm with you," I said.

Gee leaned up, pressing his lips against mine. I smiled into the kiss, resting my hands on his hips. The kiss between us was slow and sweet and it made my heart flutter happily. My arms wrapped around his waist, pulling him closer to me.

Music blasting suddenly interrupted us and I groaned. Gee kissed my cheek and I smiled at him. As long as I have him, everything will be fine.