Kaidan looked them. The woman was fuming. She looked like she was going to snap their necks in half. She let out a small, low growl then stormed out of Apollo's. This only fueled the others already intense laughter. Eventually they quieted down and continued their soft conversation. Kaidan gave up on eavesdropping and began to eat is luke-warm meal. Occasionally he saw John look at him, and he would blush. He felt really bad for staring and even worse for eavesdropping. He kept his eyes on his plate as he ate.

"Do you mind if I sit here?" John asked. Kaidan looked up at him. John chuckled a bit at the sight of A-1 steak sauce dripping from the corner of Kaidan's mouth. Kaidan shook his head then gestured to the empty seat across from him. John sat his plate down then slid in. John smiled then pointed to the corner of his mouth. "You have a little something. . ." Kaidan's eyes went wide and he blushed as he took a napkin to wipe it away.

"Thank you." He said looking down. There was an intense silence between them. With a sigh Kaidan spoke. "I take it you know me?" The look in John's eyes said it all.

"I did. We went to high school together." He paused a smile slowly forming on his face. "We used to get in trouble together. One time we let my hamster out in the women's locker room. I've never seen Mr. Arterius so mad." They laughed. Once again neither one spoke. This silence was sad. Kaidan wanting to remember the man in front of him. But not being able to. John remembering things that he once shared with Kaidan. Every secret. Every night. Every prank.

"You know. . ." a voice started. Both men looked up and saw that it belonged to James who was standing at their table. "I'm throwing a party. You two could come and reminisce with the others."

"Thank you for the invite Muscles but I think it would be better for me to remember on my own. It would keep people from adding false memories and what not." James looked down at Kaidan. He was a little shocked that he and not Shepard had declined his invitation.

"That's alright. I get it. You need time and space. Once you get to know the townsfolk I think your memory will hit you like a soccer ball." James smiled a little toward the end. "I gotta go." He said at last. "Ash doesn't like me hangin' around after my shift." Kaidan looked up at the clock. Ten o'clock at night.

"Oh man." He said getting up. "I didn't mean to stay this late." He threw some money on the table and turned to leave. He stopped. "By the way Muscles, the onions wasn't fully browned." He said with a smile and then exited the diner.

Kaidan opened the door to his apartment and flicked on the light. The smell of unopened cardboard boxes filled his nose. He sighed. He still had so much to unpack that it was almost unreal. He threw his keys on the counter and walked towards the bathroom. Slowly, almost tiredly, he peeled off his clothes and stepped into his shower. He ducked his head under the water once he got the temperature right. Once his hair was soaked he reached out and grabbed ahold of his favorite kind of shampoo. Suave naturals Strawberry shampoo and conditioner.

He loaded some into his hand and began to work the lather into his hair. Once he deemed it had been in there long enough he rinsed it out. He did the same thing for the conditioner. It didn't take him long to finish his shower and get dressed. After he did, he crawled in between the sheets on his bed and quickly fell asleep.

When Kaidan finally awoke he went into his kitchen and began to rummage around for some breakfast. Unfortunately he had forgotten he hadn't had time to go to the grocery store. With an irritated sigh he went back to his bedroom to get dressed. He was going to have to hit Apollo's again, much to his dismay.

The ting-ding of the bell announced his presence. The place was a little crowded. Two men sat at the counter. One was heavy set, his brown hair turning grey. The other was thin, his brown hair was slicked back but didn't quite lay down right. Both were in police uniforms. Kaidan half expected to see Liara working again, especially after he saw Muscles in the kitchen, but she was replaced with an Australian sounding brunette. He didn't see the other brunette until he sat down. Her hair was pulled into a tight bun. Both John and the woman with the tattoos were there too.

Kaidan sat down at the same booth he did last night. Trying as hard as possible to become invisible. The two police officers watched him sit then looked at John and tattoo girl. The woman got up and strolled over to him. He tensed up a little. He remembered how angry she got with just a little teasing. She didn't know him. Or that's what he thought at least.

"So you're the infamous Kaidan Alenko?" she asked. Kaidan just nodded. "My name is Jack." She held her hand out to him. Kaidan looked at her suspiciously. "Don't be such a pussy." With her encouragement Kaidan took her hand and shook. "So, did you two bang yet?" The question caused John to spit his coffee all over the diner counter, which in turn caused the two police officers to howl with laughter. Kaidan watched as the thin one pounded quite forcefully on John's back to get him to breathe.

"What the hell kind of question is that?" The big one asked.

"Oh, come on Wrex we all want to know." Jack countered.

"Uh, not me man. Once I get an image in my head, I just can't seem to get it out." Muscles called from the kitchen.

"Yeah. Please don't get that image in his head. I don't think I can stand him tossing and turning from the nightmare." Said the brunette with the bun. Eventually they went off on their own tangent about how disturbing the image would be. The Australian took the opportunity to slip by unnoticed and take Kaidan's order.

"Sorry about them. What can I get you?" She asked

"Bacon breakfast burrito and coffee. Black. Please." Kaidan replied. Kaidan looked at John. He spotted Kaidan looking at him and gave a small apologetic smile and a wave. After eating his breakfast burrito Kaidan paid for his meal, and left.