Lance and Keith sat in the grass as they watched rosy play on the playground after getting McDonald's on the way and now she had energy to run off.

Lance slurped on his strawberry shake as Keith ate fries while rosy gave him her apple slices since he didn't get chicken nuggets like her and lance had a Big Mac burger and gave Keith his fries.

"What you said before," Keith started as lance was watching his niece go down slides smiling. "Was it true?"

"About me not being able to have kids?" Lance asked raising an eye brow. Keith nodded.

"Yea," he sighed. "Only my mom knows,"

"How do you know? Or how did you find out? Cheated and a girl kicked you to hard in the dick?" Keith smirked and Lance snorted.

"No, when my mom found out I lost my virginity she made me go take a test at the doctors to make sure her baby didn't have any nasty std's," lance blushed embarrassed rolling his eyes. Keith smiled at the embarrassing story as he laughed softly.

"Results came back clear but doctor said something was wrong with me, in summary... Im just infertile, nothing dangerous and nothing tragic, born with it," he sighed looking at his niece softly as she waved at the two teens running to the swings and they both waved back.

"That sucks," Keith nodded with a small sigh.

"I guess but it doesn't bother me that much, I can still be a dad, adopting is a thing, and I adore my niece and nephew and I know there will be more of them, just means I get to be a parent in the future when I know I'm ready, no whoopes," lance snorted looking down.

"My parents wanted another girl so I guess I know the feeling," he smiled at Keith jokingly and he laughed a little.

"Yea my dad was glad I was a boy, it'd be harder to raise a girl as a single father..." Keith trailed off with a small smile and lance looked at him gently.

"You never said what happened to your mom," Lance bit his lip.

"Cause I don't know what happened to her, my dad never talked about her, I never met her, I think she died when I was little cause my dad always just looked really upset when I asked why I'm the only one with no mom on Mother's Day," he sighed not looking at Lance.

"Maybe she is alive," Lance smiled at him hopeful.

"I don't know if I would want to know her then..."

Lance pursed his lips but grabbed Keiths hand softly to make the shorter boy look at him.

"I know your not use to affection really except when you dated Shiro... but having your mothers love is the best thing you'll have, her love, her support, it's the most relieving thing," Lance smiled at him.

"What if she doesn't..." he whispered looking at lance wide eyes.

"She will, she does... she's proud of you, I can tell even if she's in heaven or if she's somewhere in the world, if you meet her then she'll love you, I promise," lance chuckled with a bright smile as Keiths mouth was slightly parted with wide eyes as he stared at lance.

"How? How can you tell?" Keith gripped his hand as if lance held all the answers.

"Because I'm proud to be your friend, or fake boyfriend, from zero to now, knowing you, what you do and what you've gone through, I'm proud so there's no doubt she will be too," Lance smirked at him and Keith looked away blushing a little as lance stole a fry.

"Thanks lance," he mumbled as lance looked back at rosy as she was swinging to herself.

Keith looked at the bruise on his face and the cut on his lip, how could someone who is hated by their own dad be so kind and happy? Lance didn't deserve that, or Allura lying about him and hitting him as well.

It wasn't fair, Lance was a good person by heart, he can be annoying by just talking for on and on but after all that's happened... lance can express himself by talking if he wanted too.

"I have my last soccer game Friday, I hope you can make it, there's a Halloween party after, you don't have to go but if you do you don't have to dress up," lance smiled at him a little as he started a conversation again.

"Parties aren't my thing always..." Keith fumbled with his hands.

"The offers on the table, text me if you want the address," Lance waved it off no problem and Keith nodded slowly.

"Do you really want me to go?" Keith smirked at him pulling his knees to his chest a little.

"I think it would be fun, it'll make someone jealous~" lance sung and Keith rolled his eyes.

"I could care less if shiros there," Keith stuck out his tongue as rosy jumped off the swings and started to run back to the boys.

"Well then there's no problem, is there?" Lance chuckled getting up and scooped rosy in his arms with a loud laugh as she squealed giggling.

"Alright little lady how about we go drop Keith off and go home?" Lance set her down smiling.

"But johns home..." rosys smile fell.

"So is Leo and your dad and your mom, nothing is going to happen princess," Lance knelt down to her and kissed her head.

"I'll throw out the trash then I'll drop you off Keith," lance told them as he picked up the McDonald's bag and walked off.

Keith looked at the nervous rosy as she was fiddling with her small fingers not ready to go home.

"Do you want to talk about what happen in the morning?" Keith asked gently to her.

"Uncle lance said not to tell anyone so it's our secret," rosy looked up at him with wide eyes.

"Lance already told me rosy, I just want to hear it from your side," Keith knelt down to her and rosy held her hands behind her back, rocking on her heals.

"John hit uncle lance a lot, I tried to hit John to make him stop but he pushed me, uncle lance got really mad and he hit John really really hard, tio started bleeding before we got you... I think his tummy had owies too..." rosy mumbled the last part with her eyes down. "I can feel him flinch when he picks me up,"

Keith sighed knowing she was probably right, lance wouldn't admit to her how much pain he's in, or anyone.

"You did good rosy, you did stop them from fighting," Keith nodded standing up and saw lance walking back.

"Come on, last one to the car is a rotten egg," lance teased and rosys eyes widen and took off into a sprint as lance ran not far behind her to his car.