-Bolt-

It's been a few days and I was at least able to walk around my Recovery Room. The pain of my wounds still haunted my joints and muscles. It also help that Penny was there to be with me. She was able to take a couple days off from having to go to classes, in turn, the Professor sent her videos and homework assignments of the class so she could keep up.

I was lapping up water as Penny sat in a chair in the corner writing in a notebook. She's been awfully quiet ever since she left with Doctor Jenny. When I lifted my head, I looked at her and she was nodding off to sleep. Since she was so small, she had her legs crossed in the chair. Her notebook was in her lap and her head bobbed as she tried to fight sleep. Every time it went down, her eyes closed. She was struggling to keep herself awake and I found it so cute, "Penny," I said and she perked up her head and her eyes went wide.

"I'm awake," she wiped the drool that dribbled down her chin.

"You're running yourself too thin Penny," I walk up to her and sit down in front of her.

"No I'm not," she sleepily fought.

"You're in here almost all day and you just sit here doing your homework."

"Because I have to."

"The homework I get, but you're in here with me and you hardly get any sleep. Just go home tonight and sleep."

"No, I need to do this. I need to stay with you until you're better," she set her notebook on the floor and sat up.

"Why don't you want to go home?" I kinda figured the reason why. I've been around Penny long enough to know that something's up with her and I for damn sure it's about Doctor Jenny.

"Because you're here and you're my best friend," she rubbed the sleep from her eyes.

"Penny, I've known you for years and I know that I'm not the reason in why you just won't home."

"Yes you are," she was getting defensive and a slight blush streaked her freckled face.

"What aren't you telling me?" I asked, "You're hiding something aren't you?"

"No I'm not," she was getting scared because of my constant questioning and apparently I was getting close to finding the answer.

"Let me tell something to you," I locked eyes with her, "We have been drifting apart and I get it. With school and everything, you've been just too busy."

"We haven't drifted apart."

"You and I haven't had sex ever since we got here Penny. The only times we've been really seeing each other is either in your lunch period or something, or when you got home after ten or eleven at night. I'm fine with us separating. I just don't want our relationship to just go bad. It's better that we just remain friends," that suggestion I knew would hurt her, hopefully not as much as it hurts me to say, "I've seen the way you've looked at Doctor Jenny whenever she comes in and it's okay," I truly was, "I just want you to be happy is all."

Before she could speak, we heard Doctor Jenny yelling at someone, "Ma'am! You're not supposed to be back here!"

"Don't give me that crap!" Lucida yelled back, "My dog is back here!"

"You're not supposed to be back here!" Doctor Jenny repeated.

Lucida walked past then took a couple steps back. Her face was red with rage as she came into the room, "What happened?" she dropped her purse and dropped down to her knees in front of me when I turned to face her.

"Just a little hiccup is all," Penny stated.

"Penny, who is this woman?" Doctor Jenny asked.

"This is my mom," Penny said, "Sorry about her. She can get very emotional."

"Okay," she was hesitant, but finally closed the door as she left us alone.

"What happened?" she grabbed my face and turned it side to side.

"I'm fine Lucida," I pulled away from her and shook my head and allowed the shaking to course through my body and all the way down to the end of my tail.

"If you were fine, you wouldn't be here!" she was very agitated and looked as though she was going to just kill someone on sight, "Now tell me what's going on."

"I don't want to talk about it," I told her.

"What?" she got offended.

"Mom, please," Penny walked over to her, "Don't have him relive what happened."

"Fine, but I'm staying in a hotel close by just in case something happens."

"Wait, where's Mittens?"

"Her and I took separate planes. She went home."

"Why'd you cut your vacation short anyway?" I'm surprised that Penny asked that question.

"Because I heard that Bolt was hurt and I wanted to fly in and make sure he was okay."

"Well he is," Penny was seeing something that I didn't see, "He needs his rest," she stood out of her chair and grabbed her notebook, "We have to go."

"Penny?" I looked at her weird.

"Get to bed Bolt," she yawned and walked toward the door, "Let's go mom," she more of demanded that time as she opened the door and walked outside.

-Penny-

I walked outside and Jen was there leaning against the wall to my left. She looked at a clipboard and was mumbling under her breath. I began walking in the other direction and she called to me. I just ignored her. The more and more she called me, the more I was getting agitated. I just wanted to get home and not be bothered with anyone, "Penny," she grabbed the back of my shoulder and turned me around, "What's going on with you?"

"I just want to get home," I told her, trying to fight back tears.

"Then let me drive you to your wing," she handed her clipboard to an Intern and slung her arm around my shoulders. After a few minutes of silence, we managed to go out the front doors and over to the Staff Parking Lot. Her car was a charcoal grey Dodge Charger with the dimple in the sides. The car beeped unlocked and we both got into it, "Do you care to explain to me what the matter with you is?" she asked forcefully.

"I told my mother that I was dating you and she wasn't happy about that."

"Oh?" she seemed a little happy. Too happy if you ask me.

"Yeah, I hope I didn't press any boundaries by doing that."

"No," she shook her head and started the car, "I'm just happy is all that you did. I would've been offended if you didn't tell your parents."

"Just parent actually. I never met my dad, but I'll save you that story for later in our relationship," she said as she pulled out of her spot and into the parking lot.

"I understand," she said, "I never knew my parents," what she said immediately filled me with grief and the revelation that I'm so fortunate to have at least one parent, "Not my actual parents anyway."

"Okay," I said quietly. Not wanting to press the issue after I just said I didn't want to talk about my missing parent.

"You know what?" she said excitedly, "Why not you come to my house instead for the night? If you want to that is."

"I would love to actually," I told her; feeling happy that I finally got to see where she lived for once.

"Now, you can't tell anyone. The rules are-!"

"I know, Staff isn't supposed to date the students, but it's okay. I didn't even tell my mom that you were on Staff because I knew she would say something to the Dean and probably have you fired."

"What did you tell her about me?"

"I told her that you were in your early thirties and that you're my girlfriend. That's all."

"Whew, good," she smiled.

Then I wondered something; what would my first lesbian experience be like. It only popped into my head because she was inviting me to her house and to probably want to make love. I wouldn't mind it, I've done freakier shit in my life. I couldn't wait for her to make love to me if she wants to.

A/N: I have hit a dead end on this story. Please review and tell me how I should proceed in continuing this story. All and every idea is greatly appreciated.