I scan the cafeteria looking for table close to an exit in case anything happens so that I'm able to get kitten out quickly I quickly find a table. I walk her to the table then I pull out a chair for kitten. She gives me a smile then says "Thank you" as she sits down. I smile back at her and say "It's no problem" just happy at that fact I've made her smile then I frown when realize I have to leave her to get her some ice. I look at her torn as my desire to stay by her side and keep her safe fights with my desire to help alleviate the pain she's in.

Eventually my desire to help with her pain wins out as I tell kitten "Kitten I'll be right back I'm going to get you ice." Kitten nods then she grins at me as she says knowingly "I'll be fine Dean don't worry so much or you'll get wrinkles."I look at her with a shocked look on my face and as she laughs. I then say determined hoping to make her laugh "I will not get wrinkles!" She laughs even harder.

I smirk proud of myself for making her laugh a second time then I chuckle thinking to myself "Kitten it's too late. you're stuck with me and my overprotective possessive self" then I say "I think it's too late for that kitten I have a feeling all I'll be doing from now on is worrying about you." Kitten huffs and says "I am not that bad" I just smirk at her as I point to her left hand while opening and closing my left hand as I walk away.

I keep my hearing and sense of smell focused on kitten as I quickly walk behind the preparation station for the food in rush to get some ice for kitten. I open the first cabinet and start looking for the box of plastic baggies. After a minute I find the box I open it up and grab a plastic baggie. I open the plastic baggie as I quickly walk to the soda dispenser. I hold open the baggie as I push the ice dispenser built in the soda dispenser. After the baggie is filled up I zip it up barely feeling the cold of the ice on my hands . I reach over and grab a paper towel roll that's a few feet away from the soda dispenser and rip off a big piece of paper towel and wrap it around the baggie of ice.

I start to quickly walk back to kitten with the baggie of ice in my hands. After a minute I see kitten I smile at kitten as I see her. Kitten looks up my eyes light up in happiness then I let out a small purr as I see her smile back at me. I finally make it kitten "Let me see your hand kitten" I say as sit next down next to her. Kitten looks at me and says "Dean it's fine I can do it myself." "Kitten I know you can but I want to do it" I say to her then I make a give me signal with my right hand while looking at her injured left hand. Kitten sighs and mutters "Fine" as she looks at me and sees the patience in my eyes.

I just grin at her as I put the baggie of ice on her hand. Kitten winces I give her a look filled with sympathy and a sorry smile knowing from experience it stings. After a couple of minutes "Kitten does it hurt less?" I ask. "Actually yeah it does but I can't play any video games anytime soon though" replies kitten with a pout. "How adorable" I think to myself as I see her pouting then I laugh amused that her main concern is not being able to play video games. "Let's get you home kitten" I say to her as she keeps pressure on her hand. I keep my eyes on her as we get up from the table.

I put my left hand on the small of her back as I scan the cafeteria for any threats. We walk to elevator I push the elevator button after a few minutes the elevator door dings open. I let out a low growl from the back of my throat annoyed when I catch the scent of gunpowder and office paper. Kitten looks at me confused I just tilt my head towards the elevator. "Well shit" goes kitten surprised "More like piece of shit" I think to myself as we see the mutt in the elevator.

The mutts looks at kitten with hope in his eyes. I tense up tilting my head at him curious but also irritated that he's looking at my mate like that. Kitten's phone dings kitten looks away from the mutt to look at her phone. I pull kitten towards me growling at the mutt in warning as I see him move towards kitten trying to see her phone. The mutt stops but looks at kitten's phone in sorrow. Kitten looks up and sees the mutt looking at her phone. I stop growling at the mutt but I keep my eyes on him.

Kitten looks back her phone sighing and sends someone a text. A second later kitten gets another text she reads the text then looks at the mutt again. "Why is looking at him again? I'm right here." I think to myself with jealousy as I tug on kitten's shirt frowning wanting her attention on me. She looks at me amused when she sees the frown on my face. "Calm down you jealous idiot" she says to me then she looks at her phone again and texts again. "Idiot?" I think to myself confused as I look at her. "How am I an idiot? you're the one staring at the mutt for a third time" I think to myself confusing myself even more when I can't figure out why kitten called me an idiot.