-Summer Pov-

I hold the crying and sobbing (y/n) in my arms, and then I stroke his back and then do the best I can to be a source of comfort for him. I wonder how hard for him this must be, to have lost the woman he loved and had started a family with. Even if I had always wanted to be the one he looked at as a lover, and to be the one he wanted to be with, I never wanted it to be like this. I had learned to make my own happiness without him, and I had been genuinely happy for the two of them.

I don't know what to tell him, since I don't know how I feel about it either, not entirely. He's my closest friend in the world, so I want to take his side on this, whatever it is. If he wants to be angry with Raven, then I'll be too and if he wants to look for her, then I'm going to help him with that. The only problem is, I'm furious with Raven for having left, with the only warning she gave any of us beforehand was when she came to me and told me to take care of her family.

In the end, (y/n) stops crying, and then he rubs his eyes and smiles shakily. " Oh boy. That was not my finest moment," he says, the tough guy act taking hold again. I've been his partner for years, so I know that displays of emotions, and any display of vulnerability still isn't exactly something he's comfortable with, so I think about what I can do to help him with this, and help him through this, without stepping over my boundaries. Before I can think about that for too long, Yang starts crying.

His eyes widen and then he sighs. " That's a hungry cry. She's still breastfeeding and I don't know what to do," he admits, and then I realize how much harder he's going to have to work to be a single parent, and then I think about what I can do to help them with this, and also to keep my promise to Raven to take the best care of him that I can. (y/n) begins to look more and more worried, and then I place a calming hand on his shoulder, like I did for years at Beacon, and he looks at me.

" Stay calm. Do the best you can to go and comfort her right now. I'm going to go to the store, and pick up some diapers, and some other things you're going to need for her. When I'm there, I'll pick up some lactation pills, and also something to help me breastfeed, so I can do that, at least until we find Raven again. When I get back, we can talk about what we can do figure this out," I offer, and then he nods gratefully, before going to Yang.

Driving out, I then go to the store and pick up everything I promised I was going to get, and then I begin the drive back to (y/n). As I do, I think to myself how easy it would be to pretend that this was my child I was doing this for, and if I closed my eyes for long enough, it was easy for me to pretend that it was, that it was my family I was taking care of. But the truth always came to me, I was taking care of Raven's family, even if we both loved the same man.

I shake that all from my mind for a little bit when I get to the house, and then I go in to see that (y/n) has managed to calm Yang down a little bit, but she still has a soft hungry cry, so I quickly hold her expertly, and then begin to breastfeed her as (y/n) looks away shyly. Once I've calmed Yang down, I set her back in the crib and then I look at (y/n). " Thank you," he says sheepishly, and then I nod and peck his cheek on impulse, which makes things a little more awkward.

" I'm willing to help you with this, I say, to break the silence. " I'm not a parent myself, but I think I can do a lot to help you. Not just when it comes to breastfeeding, but with taking care of her in general. And I'm not saying you can't do it by yourself, but I think I can really help you. Whether you need someone to help you parent, or you need a shoulder to cry on," I offer him softly, and then he thinks for a moment, as I wait patiently. A few moments later, he nods shakily.

" I could really use the help," he says softly. I then realize just how scared he is, and how hard this is for him. He lost his life, and Yang lost her mother. I hope that Raven has a really good reason for leaving, because otherwise I can't imagine ever forgiving her for the amount of hurt she's managed to cause the people I care about the most in this world. Shaking the angry thoughts from my head, I do the best I can to focus on being here for (y/n) and Yang.

" I won't try to replace Raven for you or Yang. If you want to look for her, then I would be more than happy to help you do that in time, and I understand completely," I tell him quickly, and then he nods tiredly. I realize he's been up late a lot recently, so I think for a little bit. " It's time for you to get some sleep," I tell him softly. He nods and lies down, and then Yang crawls and lies on his chest. I smile at the sight and then drape a blanket over the two of them, ready to do anything to take care of them.