Broken Pieces-Chp44

(in his room)

Wander: (resting with a book until he heard a knock and saw Sylvia peek her head in) Hey Syl.

Sylvia: Hey, buddy. Can I come in?

Wander: Yeah, just a little bored but hanging in there. How's Awesome doing?

Sylvia: Awesome? I'm not doing anything with him! We're just friends! I dunno wat ur talking abt! Wat makes u think we're together? [the events of Peepers almost walking in on their tender moment made her all defensive n she just blurted it out without thinking]

Wander: (blinks)... Sylvia...are you...?

Sylvia: [realized wat she just blurted n covered her mouth] I... I didnt say anything! U didnt hear anything!

Wander:...So...he is better then...?

Sylvia: Y-Yeah, he is. Right as rain. He was poisoned by tht Armand dude, n the medics helped him with anti-venom, n he had a long bedrest, so yeah. He slept it off n is much better now [twiddled her thumbs, one of her nervous ticks]

Wander: (throws her a knowing look) You're falling for him, aren't you? ;)

Sylvia: [blushed super hard] O////////O I am NOT!

Wander: o.o

Sylvia: [blushed harder n looked away] I'm not... Reli... [bt doesnt sound vry convincing]

Wander:...You know, he does happen to like you, unless you found that out the hard way.

Sylvia: [pouted a little] Yeah. He kinda... well, he kinda confessed to me... N I kinda... rejected him by running away without saying yes or no... [was feeling awkward]

Wander: You didn't know how to react, huh?

Sylvia: [shrugged] U...U can say tht...

Wander: Probably because you've never been in an actual relationship before?

Sylvia: Hey! I had my share of dating... Sorta... [was thinking abt the flings n one night stands she had wen she was conquering along with Hater]

Wander: I assume none of them lasted very long...? (crosses arms, listening)

Sylvia: Umm... Well... [wanted to lie but Wander was giving her one of those knowing looks n she sighed] Fine, not reli. Longest was a week

Wander: Mhm... You know, Awesome wouldn't be anything like whatever those other guys were, he could be completely different from them.

Sylvia: [sighs] I can tell. I'm nvr reli good at relationships myself anyways, n I get it tht this job I hv with Hater might not afford me to settle dwn, n I'm not exactly a settling-dwn type myself, bt... I dunno...

Wander: Well, at least give Awesome a chance and see how it goes from there. He'd actually would like to try it again after what happened with him and this Miss Becky.

Sylvia: [blinked] How do u knw abt Becky?

Wander: He mentioned her only once...on that night when he gave me time to gain his trust and friendship when I was stuck with Ryder...

Sylvia: Oh, I see. U n Awesome reli go way bk, huh?

Wander: Yeah, he's a pretty good guy once getting to know him. :) He's like a big brother figure when I didn't hear from my other siblings for a long time.

Sylvia: Oh, I knw him. We've been working for quite a while, I just nvr reli saw him as boyfriend material at the time. Co-worker who puts up with a man-child boss, maybe, bt not more than tht

Wander: Hey, you'd never know if you never tried, ya know?

Sylvia: [chuckled] I guess wen ur right, ur right. It wouldn't hurt to give him a shot. He did managed to muster up the courage to confess to me after all

Wander: :D That's the spirit. (tummy growls) ^^; um...pardon.

Sylvia: [chuckles again] I'll go get something for u to eat. Ur nursing after all, u need to eat a lot more to compensate the energy of producing milk for the litter

Wander: (nod) Apple slices sound good right now. And maybe some water.

Sylvia: I'll get those, n then some. U need to eat more than just apple slices. N I won't take no for an answer [left the room to get the food for him]

Wander: (lies back) Fair enough.