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Naveen ran to the back alley and straight to the fire escape. Climbing up to the third level Naveen crouched on the landing close to the window and waited.

"Over here, over here!" he heard a reporter call from some feet away. He couldn't see them due to the darkness but their shadows were well silhouetted by the street lamp lights.

"I saw him go this way!" another, what sounded like a young journalist to him, person said. Just then the shadows began to run past the alleyway and away from him.

Letting out a held breath, Naveen leaned his head on the back of the brick building and stayed there for a moment. Licking his lips Naveen positioned himself so that he was facing the window that was next to him. He gave a few quiet raps on the window. Not receiving an answer he tried again.

Tiana turned in her bed slowly waking up. When the noise stopped she pulled the covers back over her head and went to go back to sleep but the noise happened again. Groaning she slowly got up from the bed pulling her zipper to her footies down a bit feeling pressure leave her throat.

"Tiana over here." Naveen called to her but Tiana went past the window, to the bathroom. "No, no come back." Naveen groaned as his head hit the window.

When Tiana came back out Naveen tapped the window hard this time. Tiana jumped at the suddenly awake. Squinting she looked at the window and saw a man crouching next to it. She got closer to the window while grabbing a lamp from off her night stand.

"Tiana." Naveen perked up watching her come closer. "Tiana its me."

Tianas arm dropped and the lamp almost went to the ground but she quickly put it on the night stand. Going to the window she opened it up. Before she could get a word in Naveen climbed in making her step back.

"Wha-what are you doing here?" Tiana rubbed her eyes as she tried to wake up.

"Oh nothing just wanted to see how an old friend was doing," he closed the window and pulled the curtains together. "So how are you? Are you good? Are you okay? Are you good?" he asked off handedly while peeking between the curtains. Tiana checked the clock and tried to hold back a frustrated scream. The clock read 4:30 am.

"Naveen, why are you really here? You know what, nevermind." she waved off her question as she went to her bed getting back in it and it's warm covers. "You know where everything is." she pulled the covers to her shoulder and tried to go back to sleep but she felt a dip at her side.

"I don't actually, new apartment." Naveen began to take off his shoes.

"Do not get into this bed with me." she warned as she got up from her own comfortable bed to find Naveen a blanket and pillow.

"Aw Tiana, dont you remember. That one time and you were so excited you began to take all of your clothes off." Naveen recounted leaning back on his hands.

"Wasnt me." she opened another box on the floor and went through it.

"Sure it was. You put on the radio and it was playing that song you like. Oh man what was it?" he tapped his chin in thought.

"I hate everything about you by three days grace?" she offered kicking the box to the side and going through another one labeled miscellaneous. Naveen gave a pointed look to her back but continued to think.

"No it had lyrics, that said something about head stuck in the clouds or something like that."

"Again," Tiana took the pillow and blanket from the box then went over to him. "wasn't me." she thrusted the pillow and blanket into his arms and shooed him off the bed before getting in herself.

"Are you sure?"

"Please go away." she whined into her pillow.

"Okay im gone, im gone." he went to the door, "Well wait, i'm pretty hungry from all of that running and I wouldn't mind some of your jambalaya." he was met with a pillow to the face.

"Tiana,"

"Mm?"

"Tiana wake up,"

"Mm." Tiana turned to her side away from the voice.

"Tiana you have to wake up you're going to be late for work."

At this Tiana bolted straight up in alarm and threw her covers from over her making a beeline for the bathroom. Naveen went after her and leaned against the doorway he arms crossed as he watched her in a flurry of movement. At this moment he want to interrupt and clarify that he was only looking for the waffle iron but hey, he needed to get her up somehow.

"While you are getting ready could you tell me where the waffle iron is?"

"In the box labeled kitchen." she informed as she got her hair into a ponytail.

"Right and that would be where?"

Tiana stopped and looked at him.

"The kitchen." she said slowly, but as realization hit her her alarm went off.

"Okay thanks." Naveen said happily, quickly leaving before she could strike him.

"Great." she muttered sitting on the toilet seat her head in her hands.

Naveen hummed as he put another waffle on a plate and went back to make a few more. As he turned he heard Tiana come out of her room in her waitress uniform.

"Good morning sunshine." he smiled as he handed her a coffee mug.

"Morning." she took the mug took off the top and inhaled its rich scent before taking a big gulp of it.

"Careful. It's hot." Naveen warned but it was too late Tiana already burned her tongue.

"Hot, hot." Tiana went to the sink and drank from the faucet.

"Warned you." Naveen shrugged plating the last waffle then turning off the iron.

"Yes. As I drank it."

"Well beggers can't be chooser."

"What?" she got up from the faucet grabbed a towel and wiped her mouth.

"Can't have your cake and eat it too?" he tried as he handed her a plate. Tiana shook her head as she took the plate, following Naveen to her living room. Tiana sat in her chair that was in the left side of the couch while Naveen sat right in the middle. After Naveen turned on the Tv the two began to eat.

"Don't you have a girlfriend?" Tiana asked as she finished her last bite of waffles.

"Yes I do." Naveen finished his waffles as well.

"Then why are you here and not over her house?" Tiana got up taking his plate.

"Thank you." he let her take the plate before answering her question. "Well you see, I needed a quick get away and you're the first person who came along."

"Yes but doesn't she live on the other side of town." Tiana placed the plates in the sink.

"Precisely why I came here." he got up dusted off his slacks, pulled the hem of his black scoop neck shirt and went to the kitchen sitting down at the island.

"But she's your girlfriend." Tiana tried to clarify turning to him her arms crossed across her chest.

"Yes she is, but we're not...serious per say." he fiddled with the sugar packs in front of him.

"But don't you think you should go to her for help and not some other girl?"

"Why would i do that? We're good friends and I don't see the problem." he shrugged putting the packets back.

"She might." Tiana squeezed his bicep before going to get her purse and go to work.

"I suppose." Naveen mumbled. "When will you be back?" he asked as he turned around on the stool.

"Ummm 10:30." Tiana adjusted her watch then grabbed her keys.

"Pm?" he asked in disbelief.

"Yes Pm." she nodded putting on her shoes. "Oh and try not to make too much noise, it was hard enough to convince the last landlord that I did in fact have a jazz loving dog who liked the music so loud your ear drum would blow."

"Dont worry. I'll keep it down." he promised getting up the stool.

"Promise?" she asked.

"Scouts honor." he held up the scout sign and placed a hand on his heart.