# Sweet Memories Chap. 3

Author: Rikuui
Tags: Ferret, Ian, Jesse, Love, Memories, Pup, Tiger, Wolf, Wren, nick, sweet

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Wren Adams, 20

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I woke up the next morning feeling a bit sore down below.&nbsp; It was a good pain though, one that reminded me of the night before.&nbsp; I had loved every minute of it.&nbsp; I had fallen asleep being spooned by Ian.&nbsp; I felt warm and safe so I leaned back into his chest and fell back to sleep.&nbsp; Not five minutes later, my phone blared and I sat bolt upright.&nbsp; I pulled out of Ian's arms, not disturbing him in the slightest, and checked the clock.&nbsp; It was 6 a.m., way too early for someone to call, but I picked up the phone anyway.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I answered in the grouchiest voice I could muster, "Hello?" I growled**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Wren? Is that you?" A voice said from the other end of the phone.&nbsp; "It's Ethan, sorry to call so early, but I wanted to check on you and apologize for Tara yesterday, she's a very impulsive person, I hope you accept my apology."**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I didn't bare any ill will towards Tara, but she had gone a bit far yesterday.&nbsp; "I accept you apology but I wanna hear it from Tara before I forgive her.&nbsp; I'm gonna have a scar across my forehead now and you can ask Ian, I'm a very vain person." I said jokingly.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "So you forgive her?" He asked hopefully.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Of course, everyone has moments like that.&nbsp; She did go a bit far though, Ian gave me hell over yesterday, and he thinks I might need stitches." I said laughing, as if it was an option, I hate needles.&nbsp; I am so not letting a doctor near my face with one of those pointy pain dealers.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "She feels really bad ya know.&nbsp; Just to let you know she was drunk.&nbsp; She also wants to talk to you, hold on."&nbsp; I held on.&nbsp; I had to hear this, the resident badass apologizing to me?&nbsp; Wow do I feel special.&nbsp; Cynical?&nbsp; Who me?**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A voice came over the phone then.&nbsp; It sounded sad and kinda painful.&nbsp; "Wren?"&nbsp; She said,&nbsp; "I wanted to let you know I'm sorry for hurting you yesterday.&nbsp; Please stay in the band?&nbsp; I don't want such a good player like you leaving because of something stupid that I did."**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tara sounded sad and genuinely sorry, "Come to band practice today and I'll make it up to you I promise!"&nbsp; She said.&nbsp; She sounded desperate.&nbsp; I guess she was sorry, but suspicion is in my nature.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "I'll come to practice today you don't have to worry Tara." I said, catering to that desperate sounding voice, "Just please, next time you bash down my shower door, use something a little safer...like a nerf bat or something!"&nbsp; I said, jokingly.&nbsp; She didn't laugh.&nbsp; Tough crowd.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We said our goodbyes and hung up.&nbsp; By the time I was done with the phone Ian was awake.&nbsp; He was in the kitchen making coffee, now how did he know where I hid my coffee beans?&nbsp; I walked into the kitchen, setting the phone down on the table, and noticing that he was nude.&nbsp; "Ian jeez, put on some underwear or something before you start walking around in my kitchen."&nbsp; I said pulling on that sumptuous tail.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "It's not like its anything you haven't seen before, Wren, just enjoy the view."&nbsp; He laughed pouring two cups of coffee.&nbsp; He set one down in front of me at the table.&nbsp; "So who was on the phone?" He asked sitting down across from me, and taking a sip of his coffee.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I lit up a smoke and took a sip of coffee before saying, "Tara, she was apologizing for yesterday."&nbsp; I took another sip of coffee and looked at Ian.&nbsp; He wore a very angry face.&nbsp; I quietly sipped my coffee, looking nonchalant.&nbsp; "And you forgave her?"&nbsp; He asked finally, his voice full of rage.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Ian she was drunk and it was my fault anyway.&nbsp; If I hadn't goaded her by asked you to stay the night, it wouldn't have happened at all."&nbsp; I said, cautiously. &nbsp;He stood up and walked around the table behind me.&nbsp; He wrapped his arms around my neck and hugged me to his body.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Still, two wrongs don't make a right Wren, and attacking you went too far.&nbsp; Last night wouldn't have happened if you hadn't goaded her, you say.&nbsp; You're right, it wouldn't have happened and that would have been regretful for both of us."&nbsp; He hugged me tighter.&nbsp; "I will never let anyone hurt you like that again."&nbsp; He kissed my cheek then, and I leaned my head into his stomach, letting him do it.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The phone rang then.&nbsp; This time I was smart and checked the caller ID before I answered.&nbsp; I was work, of course it was work.&nbsp; I let the answering machine get it.&nbsp; I asked for these days off I wasn't going to let my vacation be interrupted.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Answering machine clicked to life and Justin's voice rang over it.&nbsp; "Wren?&nbsp; You there?&nbsp; I heard what happened last night; it's all over the papers.&nbsp; 'Crazed woman attacks ex-boyfriend in his apartment'.&nbsp; What happened?"&nbsp; I picked up the phone then.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Justin, what's up?" I said trying to sound cheerful.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Dude! What happened? Did your ex really attack you while you were in the middle of having sex with your male lover?"&nbsp; He said, sounding a bit fearful.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Hold on a minute."&nbsp; I said.&nbsp; Taking the phone away from my face I told Ian, "Go get some pants on and grab the paper from my box down stairs."&nbsp; He did as he was told.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Ok Justin, just to clear up some things, I was in the shower, alone, and the woman bashed in the door.&nbsp; Also she was not my ex-girlfriend, she's a band mate who seems to think I was mackin' on her crush.&nbsp; Ian was over yes but we weren't having sex."&nbsp; I took a sip of my cooling coffee, cold coffee is icky.&nbsp; "In the end the only injury I sustained was a gash to the forehead with a piece of glass from my shattered shower door."**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Justin sighed, "So what stopped her from beating you to a bloody pulp?"**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Ian, he took the bat away from her.&nbsp; What I wanna know is how the Lufkin Daily News got a hold of this story.&nbsp; She didn't go home last night in a Police car; I sent her home in a cab myself." I said sipping more coffee.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Wait, you sent her home yourself?&nbsp; Why? The woman was trying to kill you; I certainly wouldn't have called a cab, paid her fair and sent her on her merry way."&nbsp; He said.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Justin I'm fine, isn't that all that matters?&nbsp; Besides she called and apologized not two hours ago." I said cautiously.&nbsp; Everyone seemed to think I was a frail little child, I could take care of myself, besides she had played a sneak attack, it's not like a guy can be prepared for everything right?&nbsp; Right.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Did you at least file an assault report with the police?" Justin asked sounding exasperated.&nbsp; "I can't have my best waiter beaten to bloody bits by a woman I don't even know!"&nbsp; He was joking with me now.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "I think you're forgetting Justin, I'm not your waiter right now." I purred at him.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Well get your fuzzy butt down here, Chris called in and I don't have a server for the morning shift." He growled, jokingly "Oh and bring that little boyfriend of yours.&nbsp; I'd like to thank the man who protected my favorite waiter."&nbsp; He hung up without saying goodbye.&nbsp; Typical Justin to just leave me hanging like that.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I hung up the phone quietly submitting to his demands.&nbsp; Demanding boss is demanding.&nbsp; Ian walked in with my mail and the paper.&nbsp; Perfect timing.&nbsp; I opened the paper and found the story on my so called "assault".&nbsp; Apparently that had gotten the story from an inside source.&nbsp; Makes me wonder who.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "I wanna know how gave them this scoop."&nbsp; I said, lighting another smoke.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ian just looked at me, I know it wasn't him.&nbsp; That only left three possibilities, the neighbors, the land lady, or Ethan.&nbsp; I doubted Ethan would have freely exposed his sister to the press, and the land lady was out because she had been out at the time of the incident.&nbsp; That only left the neighbors and one in particular came to mind.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sierra was very beautiful for a ferret.&nbsp; She had a nice body, very curvy and really well formed breasts.&nbsp; I had had sex with her only once, oddly enough by the next day, everyone in the building knew about it.&nbsp; I had been ribbed about it by my other neighbors for weeks, until they finally found someone else to rib on.&nbsp; Sierra was definitely on the top of my list of suspects.&nbsp; She's a total gossip hound all on her own.&nbsp; Let her talk to the press and she became and inside source for a front page scoop.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I knocked on her door, already dressed in my Pizza Hut uniform, apron and all.&nbsp; She answered her door in her teddy, so typical of her.&nbsp; "Oh my, what can I do for you Mr. Waiter?"&nbsp; She asked in a voice that was still heavy with sleep.&nbsp; I held the paper in front of her face.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Why did you give this story to the press?&nbsp; Don't lie to me; I pretty much guessed it was you all on my own before I called Lufkin Daily News."&nbsp; She looked at me like I'd slapped her.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Well..." She stumbled a little on that one word,&nbsp; "That woman is dangerous she doesn't need to be on the streets!&nbsp; I was only looking out for you, seeing as you didn't even call the police."**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was angry now.&nbsp; "Sierra, I want you to call the press and order a retraction on this story, the woman was drunk and you didn't even ask me before you thoughtlessly called those story hounds."**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I shoved my phone into her hands, "Now, Sierra, I've already lost my patience with you" She dialed the number for Lufkin daily news and asked for the retraction.&nbsp; She shoved the phone into my chest and slammed the door in my face.&nbsp; "Thank you!" I called vindictively through the door.**

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**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Twenty minutes later Ian and I were at Pizza hut.&nbsp; My little beaten up pickup truck parked directly across from the front door.&nbsp; Ian held the door for me and I entered.&nbsp; Jesse was standing at the counter, she was rather petite, for a wolf.&nbsp; Her fur was the color of pure powdered sugar.&nbsp; Her head fur however was a black so rich and in contrast to her body fur it was striking.&nbsp; She wore glasses but behind them were beautiful eyes the color of polished emeralds.&nbsp; Her ears were like the rest of her body, white, however they had flecks of that same rich black of her hair across them.&nbsp; It was the same with her tail.&nbsp; She was wearing the typical pizza hut uniform, red pizza hut shirt, and sensible black slacks.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Hi, Jesse."&nbsp; I said looking across the counter at her.&nbsp; Her eyes widened when she say the bandage across my forehead.&nbsp; She had obviously just been reading the story, Sierra had boosted on the press.&nbsp; She rushed around the counter and hugged me tightly.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Good to see you too." I said as she squeezed all the air out of me.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Wren, are you ok?!&nbsp; When I get my hands on the woman that did this she is so toast!"&nbsp; Her hand found the wound and touched it.&nbsp; "Babe, that's gonna need stitches." Again with the stitches, good god people!**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "She looked over my shoulder at Ian.&nbsp; "Is this the guy you were having sex with when she attacked?"&nbsp; She eyed him suspiciously.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Jesse first off, she attacked me while I was in the shower, all by my lonesome, she bashed down the glass door with a metal bat, and second it was my fault anyway, if I hadn't snubbed her by asking Ian to spend the night she wouldn't have done it.&nbsp; She was also drunk."&nbsp; I said looking up at her.&nbsp; She was the shortest person I knew and I still had to look up to look her in the eye.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "So you are sleeping with him."&nbsp; She smiled at me.&nbsp; So that's what she had been getting at.&nbsp; I didn't deny it, I just smiled at her.&nbsp; She squealed, and hugged me again.&nbsp; When she was done smothering me, she said "You really need to get that wound looked at.&nbsp; It is gonna need stitches or it won't heal right."&nbsp; Again with the stitches? Really?!&nbsp; "I don't think you should be working with that, it could be dangerous."**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I rolled my eyes and shook my head.&nbsp; Justin took that as his cue to come to my rescue.&nbsp; "There you are."&nbsp; He said, towering over the counter.&nbsp; "Took you long enough.&nbsp; Now about that article-"&nbsp; Ian saved me by walking up beside me and putting his arm around my shoulder.&nbsp; Took him long enough.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Jesse, Justin, This is Ian.&nbsp; My best friend since diaper days and my savior from a slow death with a metal bat."&nbsp; I said, looking to them both.&nbsp; Jesse grabbed my hand and pulled me away from him, still eyeing him suspiciously.&nbsp; She was very protective of her kids.&nbsp; She was only three years older than me but she was a manager too, and considered us her kids.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Justin, meanwhile, had made his way around the counter, his hand out to Ian.&nbsp; "Nice to meet ya son, you really saved me from having to find a replacement for that knucklehead."&nbsp; He said, nodding to me.&nbsp; Ian laughed, "That knucklehead is my best friend, I doubt I could live with myself if I had let him be clubbed to death by some chick he had just met."&nbsp; They shook hands.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "So," I said, "Did you call me up here to hear about the article or did you call me up here to work?"&nbsp; I looked at Justin, a smile spreading across his muzzle.&nbsp; I gasped dramatically, "I cannot believe you guys."&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Well can you blame us?&nbsp; One of the coolest guys around gets attacked by a crazed woman in his own home?&nbsp; Of course we're gonna drill you on it."&nbsp; This from Jesse.&nbsp; I put my paw to my forehead and shook my head.&nbsp; Ian interjected,&nbsp; "Least you have something to hang on your pizza hut wall of fame!"&nbsp; He gave that charming three hundred watt smile of him.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Justin laughed.&nbsp; It was a handsome, yet rough sound.&nbsp; It was something you wouldn't normally hear from someone below forty.&nbsp; Justin was twenty-nine.&nbsp; Jesse snorted and headed towards the make line.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I looked at Justin, "So do you want me on the clock, or don't you?"&nbsp; I asked, as cynically as I could manage.&nbsp; He just laughed at me.&nbsp; I checked my watch.&nbsp; It was going on fifth-teen minutes till 12.&nbsp; "Thank you Justin, for wasting half of my day off."&nbsp; I turned around and marched out the door.**

**Jesse came out the door with Nick in tow.&nbsp; Nick was Ferret.&nbsp; His body fur was the typical ferret brown, and creamy splotches on his stomach and tail.&nbsp; His head fur was odd.&nbsp; It matched his body fur in color, however it curled into tight ringlets.&nbsp; I knew for a fact he didn't get it permed.&nbsp; Nick was an idiot but he definitely wasn't that gay.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jesse hugged me from behind.&nbsp; I was started to feel a little upset by everyone being so damned condescending.&nbsp; Leave it to Jesse to kiss the wound and make it all go away.&nbsp; Cynical?&nbsp; Who me?&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We stood in the middle of the parking lot and I prayed for a car to pull in and hit us.&nbsp; Finally, Jesse let me go and kept on towards my truck, closely followed by Ian.&nbsp; Jesse caught up to, and passed me, leaning against the driver's side door so I couldn't unlock it.&nbsp; I gave her a good hard stare and tapped my foot.&nbsp; Nick jabbed me in the arm.&nbsp; "Come on Wren!&nbsp; Lighten up a little."&nbsp; He laughed.&nbsp; "It's not like we're doing it on purpose, we just wanted to know what really happened is all."&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I sighed and stared and the ground.&nbsp; "Nick, I'm not really in the best mood right, now.&nbsp; I've got to go home, get changed and go to band practice."&nbsp; I so wanted to be gone.&nbsp; I just didn't know how to tell them without yelling at them and possibly hurting their feelings over a petty annoyance.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jesse checked her watch, and looked up at me smiling.&nbsp; "Let me buy you lunch Wren."&nbsp; She said, still smiling.&nbsp; I knew that smile; she was inviting me to lunch to drill me with questions.&nbsp; I had a better idea.&nbsp; "How about I take a fifth-teen minute smoke break and answer as many questions as you can muster in fifth-teen minutes?"&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She looked flabbergasted.&nbsp; I had figured out her plan and was still giving her the satisfaction of asking her questions.&nbsp; She would then undoubtly spread the word around to all the employees at Pizza Hut about what really happened.**

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**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thirty minutes later we were on the road, heading back to my place.&nbsp; Where had Ian stashed his car I wonder?&nbsp; "Your crew at Pizza Hut is an odd bunch aren't they?"&nbsp; Ian said, finally breaking the silence.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yea, they're always good for a laugh if you're feeling bad.&nbsp; Jesse in particular."&nbsp; I said, keeping my eyes on the road.&nbsp;**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "What was up with that look she gave me at the restaurant when I put my arm around your shoulder anyway?"&nbsp; He asked, looking over at me.&nbsp; He had taken to twiddling his thumbs.&nbsp; "Jesse is really protective of her 'kids'.&nbsp; That's what she calls her crew.&nbsp; She's a very loyal friend.&nbsp; She'd take a bullet for most of us if it came right down to it."&nbsp; I laughed at myself.&nbsp; "I actually asked her out at one point.&nbsp; The date was awkward.&nbsp; It was kinda like dating my sister; eventually we said fuck it and called it right in the middle of the movie."**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ian gave me a look, at that statement.&nbsp; I glanced at him from the corner of my eye, not wanting to take my eyes off the road.&nbsp; "If you keep looking at me like that I'm going to blush."&nbsp; I smiled; he returned my smile with an uncertain smile of his own.**

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**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We were finally back at my apartment.&nbsp; I was changing in the bathroom, and once again the door opened, I turned around to defend myself but Ian stood looking at me in the door way.&nbsp; I sighed, letting out a breath I hadn't known I had been holding, and started back on my hair again, I was working it into a tight braid.&nbsp; According to Jesse my hair was my best asset.&nbsp; Ian stepped behind me and his arm closed around my chest.&nbsp; I think he was still a bit worried about going to band practice.&nbsp; He was unsure of what to do.&nbsp; A feeling my social butterfly hadn't felt in a very long time.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I leaned into him running my hands along his arms.&nbsp; "Ian...what's wrong?&nbsp; You've been acting funny since I told you I had forgiven Tara."&nbsp; His arms tightened and his buried his face into my neck.&nbsp; I felt safe and warm again, entrapped in his strong arms.&nbsp; Nothing could hurt us in here.&nbsp; We were in our own little world of warmth and love.&nbsp; I felt it then.&nbsp; I loved Ian.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I pulled away from him then.&nbsp; Turning around I cupped his muzzle in my paws "Ian, you don't have to worry.&nbsp; You can trust my judgment a little.&nbsp; I know sincerity when I hear it."&nbsp; He nuzzled his muzzle into my paws.&nbsp; His face felt wet.&nbsp; He had been crying.&nbsp; I had fallen in love before, but rarely had the one I loved, loved me enough to cry for me, to be afraid for me.**

**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I took my paws away from his face and pushed into his chest, pushing him back to the wall.&nbsp; I hugged him tightly then, it was my turn to bury my face into his neck.&nbsp; "Ian, I love you."**

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