Wave goodbye to Writer's Block, everyone! I'm on a roll! Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy reading this chapter. Comments and critiques are greatly loved and almost always rewarded with a reply right away. :) And maybe virtual candy. I'm still deciding

When we landed for lunch, Iggy and I were keeping our distance from each other. Angel kept looking between the two of us, with a confused look on her face, but she didn't say anything.

We entered the diner, and I was starving and ticked off and confused. We were guided by a nice older lady to our booth, and Iggy sat next to Angel, and wouldn't turn his head my way. That was his way of saying, 'Don't talk to me. I won't listen.'

So Angel and I talked for a little while, but eventually she gave up on me because my mind was too occupied with other things.

Was it such a bad thing... what I did? Iggy seemed to think so. But Tommy was sweet, harmless, and not to mention really really cute. Was I being selfish? Maybe Iggy was right.

Wait. Iggy had no right to tell me what I could and couldn't do. For the time being, I was the leader of the Flock. I could show affection to anyone I wanted to. So there. Get over it, loser.

Okay, so I sounded like a bit of a jerk. But, really, why was it any of his business? It wasn't. So why did it matter so much to him?! It was almost as if he was...

Jealous.

The word lingered in my mind, and I realized that that would make sense. It would explain why he would freak out over me kissing someone.

I looked over at him. His arms were crossed, and I could see the tension in his jaw. I hadn't seen him angry for this long in a while. Could it possibly be because he wished that it was him I had kissed?

Then they brought us our food, and we ate quickly. Twenty minutes later we were back in the sky, looking down at what I thought might be Montana.

I looked over at Angel, and she looked so nervous.

"You've really missed Gazzy, haven't you?" I said.

She looked over at me, a soft smile appearing. "Yeah. I have. I've been thinking about whether or not he's changed much. Like, how tall he is and stuff."

I nodded. "You changed a lot. I noticed right away."

"Really?" she questioned. "I didn't think that I had."

"Yup. You look more and more like your brother everyday."

She smiled. "You've changed too, Nudge. You're taller, and your hair is different, and you grew boobs."

My eyes almost popped out of my head in shock. "Angel!"

"What? Isn't that what they're called?"

"Well... yeah... but-" I could feel myself blushing.

And Iggy was laughing hysterically in the background.

Oh, gosh.

So when we got to Billings, the sky was getting dark. We landed behind a hotel, and decided there would be no sleeping in trees tonight. Plus, it was freezing out. I was sure it was going to snow.

When we got up into the room, I found that it was two rooms with a door between them. Angel and I decided to share a bed in the first room, and Iggy got to sleep on his own in the other room.

Angel tiredly rubbed her eyes and flopped down on the bed. For a second I feared she dropped dead, but I could still see her body raising and lowering with her breathing. I gently scooped her up and put her under the covers, then sat there for a little while just watching her sleep.

Then I decided we should find out where Wingtech was. So I went into Iggy's room, because that's where the computer was.

As I opened the door, I found Iggy with his head in his hands.

"Igs? You okay?" I questioned, gently closing the door behind me so I wouldn't wake Angel.

His head snapped up, his eyes tired and revealing... sadness.

"What do you need?" he asked. I think he was trying to sound angry, but instead he sounded exhausted.

"I was hoping I could use the computer to find out where Wingtech is."

Iggy nodded. "'Kay," he said simply. I think he was just as tired of this fight we were having as I was.

I went to turn on the computer and while I waited for it to boot up (which was, like, forever. This hotel needed to get new computers) I turned my chair towards Iggy.

"Look, Ig, I'm sorry that I made you so mad. I guess I just don't like being told what to do."

Iggy stopped what he was doing and came and sat on the end of the bed, which was very close to where I was sitting. "I probably shouldn't have yelled at you."

I sighed. "I just don't really understand why you care so much. It doesn't seem like a big deal to me, you know?"

His face turned serious. "Nudge, you knew Tommy for what- three hours? Come on, you barely know him. And then you go and kiss him like you've known him for months. And now, he's probably sitting at home, expecting you to call him or email him or whatever."

My hand went to the pocket that I had put the paper that Tommy gave me.

"Besides, you know that it would never work out between you two. His parents work for Itex, for one. And we're always on the run. You have wings. Do the math, Nudge."

"You're good at these pep talks, Ig," I said sarcastically.

"I'm just telling you the truth," he explained.

"We won't be on the run our whole lives..." I said, looking down at my hands.

"You don't know that. And even if we weren't on the run, you still have wings. You're still are a living magnet."

"So you're telling me that I'll be single my entire life, that I have nothing to look forward too?" I leaned back and crossed my arms.

He shook his head. "I'm not saying that at all, Nudge-"

"So what are you saying?" I asked.

His face went soft, and he smiled at me. "I want you to be careful, Nudge, that's all."

He stood up and went to go back to what he was doing.

I turned to see the computer was on. I went to a map website, and found directions to Wingtech. I also plugged in my iPod, which had died a forever ago. Iggy was listening to the television. I couldn't imagine what it was like to not be able to see.

"Iggy, if I ask you something, will you answer me honestly?"

Iggy turned off the television and patted a spot beside him. "Sure."

I sat next to him, shifting uncomfortably.

"Were you... jealous? When I kissed Tommy?"

I think Iggy was doing his statue impression. I stared at him, waiting for his answer. Every moment that ticked by, I got more and more nervous.

Eventually he sighed. "Nudge, you're my little sister. There won't ever be anything more than that between us."

My heart dropped. My whole body stiffened, and I wanted to hide under a rock at that moment.

"Just making sure," I said quietly. I went to stand, but it felt like my legs were jell-o. I slowly stepped out of the room, not looking back at Iggy.

"Good night," he whispered.

I didn't answer. I closed the door and sat on the bed next to Angel.

For the first time in a while, I sat with my head in the pillow and cried.

I'm not sure why I'm so unbelievably cruel. *pats Nudge on the head* I still love you Nudge, dearest. Next chapter will probably be up today or tomorrow.