Hi Everyone. Thank you to those that are still reading my story. I'm really sorry that it takes me a while to upload, I just get serious writers block. By the way if you notice any differences in the previous chapters; it's because I change them a little so that the sentences sound better. Sorry if they don't make sense I just try to fix them along the way, since I notice them at the last minute. Anyway here's Chapter 15.

The following week, things changed for Nora. Every morning she woke up full of enthusiasm and arrived at Monsters Inc. feeling pumped up and ready for scaring. Although it was much more exhausting than going to a café every day, she loved every moment of it. She was starting to settle in well at Monsters Inc. The other monsters were impressed by her natural abilities, she made friends with the other monsters, especially her assistant Jenny. Nora found her helpful, friendly, encouraging and great to talk to.

But Nora soon noticed that something didn't feel right. She now found it difficult just to get a moment alone with Frank. They couldn't really do anything during work time and even though Monsters Inc. employers could date, they weren't allowed to do anything 'romantic' on the premises. When work time was over, it was often too late to do anything or they had to go off with their friends somewhere.

Nora was starting to get a little worried that she was being unfair on Frank. Although he said it was fine, Nora felt that he was lying since she could see a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Frank didn't want Nora to miss out on being with the Scarers but he was starting to feel disheartened with not spending much time with his girlfriend as he wanted to. Nora didn't want her new job to affect her relationship with Frank but what could she do? Their relationship was a secret.

Despite now working together, Frank and Nora felt they were now spending less time together.

It was break time at Monsters Inc. the Scarers came out of their doors and started making their way out of the scare floor. "Will you guys excuse me for a minute?" Frank said to his pals before they went ahead of him.

Frank approached his girlfriend who was filling some details on a paper "Hey Nora, can we talk for a moment?"

"Yeah sure, what about?"

Frank frowned a little 'how do I say this?' He scratched the back of his neck "Its….er.…well…" He started off slowly trying to think of how to get his point across. "sigh…Nora, I'm happy you're now a Scarer and that we're working together but…I think it's starting to affect our relationship" he finished with a worried tone in his voice.

Nora suddenly got a knot in her stomach "Wh..What do you mean?"

"Well…you been spending a lot of time away from me lately and I know it's not your fault but…its starting to get me down." He finished frowning.

Nora let out a sigh. "Look, Frank, I'm really sorry about not being able to do anything with you, it's just hard to find the time right now. Having this job has made things a lot busier for me."

"I know but are we just gonna do nothing about it? I mean I don't want this to get between us…" he said apprehensively.

"I want to spend time with you Frank, I really do! But have you forgotten that nobody else knows were a thing? We can't just 'out of the blue' tell everyone were dating and ask them if it's okay to do so. How are we supposed to anything if we're keeping it a secret all the time?"

Frank didn't say anything. Nora looked away from him, instantly regretting the last part she said.

After moment of silence Frank spoke "I'm not sure but I know we can work something out" he put on a reassuring smile. "As long as we don't give up hope, I know we'll make this through" Nora looked at him.

"You and I…" He held out his pinkie claw "…are in this together". She smiled and locked her pinkie with it for a second before she let go.

"I gotta go, the others are waiting for me"

"Okay."

Nora turned before letting out a sigh and going off to find her friends. Frank turned off in another direction as his smile dropped. He hung his head as he tried to think of something. 'There's gotta be a way for us to still hang out' Frank thought. Then something clicked 'Of course! Why didn't I think of that before!' he had an idea.

Once break was over, Nora, Frank and all the other Scarers wondered back to their posts on the scare floor. When Nora got to station 5 she looked over at the desk and noticed a piece of folded card with her name on it. "Huh?" She picked it up and held it closer to herself so no one else could see. She opened it and it read:

Nora, Go to the secret entrance tonight at 'you know where' Love Frank xx

P.S. Come about 2 hours after quitting time xx

"What?" She looked over at Frank who smiled and winked at her before he continued his work.

Nora stared in confusion 'What is he up to this time?' she wondered.

"Hey Nora!"

Nora quickly looked behind her to see Jenny with a puzzling expression on her face. "Are you gonna scare or what?" Nora hid the note. "Err...yes, yes of course"

About two hours after work ended, Nora left her apartment and made her way to the park towards the secret entrance. After she made sure nobody else was around, she cleared her way through the bushes and branches. About halfway through, she noticed a tiny spot of orange on the ground in front of her. She got closer and saw it was a little candle, when she looked up there was a whole trail of them. "What in the world?"

She followed them and after a few more seconds they led her to a light coming from behind a bunch of tree branches. She pushed aside the branches and her eyes met with a sight she wasn't quite expecting.

The candles had led her right to Frank who was smiling warmly and behind him was a red and white checked blanket with a cute little picnic laid out on top of it. There was a small lantern hanging from a small tree just above it. It made the whole scene illuminated with a soft glow.

Nora didn't know what to say, she couldn't help but feel astonished. "Frank…What's all this?"

"Well…we haven't had a chance to get a moment to ourselves lately, so I though I'd make the effort in setting up a little midnight picnic for us, do you like it?"

"It's…wonderful! Oh Frank, you didn't have to do this"

"Of course I did, what kind of boyfriend would I be if didn't." He responded. "I thought this would be a great way to help relax our minds and enjoy some actual quality time together. And what better to place to have it than the peaceful and quiet tranquillity of the park. No other monsters, no scaring, no distractions, just us." he added.

"You do know how to please a girl" Nora stated with a smile.

So the two of them sat together on the blanket drinking champagne, feeding each other tasty nibble and trying to throw grapes into each other's mouths. They laughed and talked for hours.

Nora sighed "This is so romantic…I don't how you manage to do all of these things."

"You know me, I'm always one step ahead" Frank chuckled "I'm just glad to be out here with you."

"So am I" Nora then looked down "but I've been thinking…"

"About what?" Frank asked

"The future, I mean, we can't hide our relationship forever and I know my family will want to meet you some day, they don't know I'm dating a Scarer and they don't know I am one either."

Frank thought for a moment "Hey don't worry, once you've settled in permanently we can let people know were together, I think that would be the perfect time to tell them" he assured.

Nora smiled "Good because my sister is dying to meet you"

Frank chuckled "She knows already?"

"Yeah, but my parents don't know yet. I think I ought get these first few weeks out of the way first then tell them."

"Fair enough, I will look forward to meeting them."

"I'm sure they would love you"

Frank smirked "But not as much as I love you…grrrr" he growled playfully.

Nora giggled and then squealed in delight as he got up and started to chase her. After running about on the ground for a minute or so, Nora used her wings as an advantage to fly up, out of his reach.

"Hey! That's not fair!" He laughed

Nora hovered above him "Sorry Frankie, but there's not rule restrictions in a chase!" Nora teased

"Well how about you come on down so I can hug ya instead?"

Nora smirked "Okay!" In a split second she flew back down and tackled Frank. They giggled as they held each other close in a loving bear hug. They continued to hold each other close as they stared into each other's eyes.

They were about to kiss when all of a sudden, the park sprinklers came on and soaked them. They both yelped in surprize but then they laughed.

"May I have this dance?" Frank asked with a bow.

"Of course you may" Nora replied with a small curtsey.

Frank put his right hand on Nora's waist, Nora put her left hand on Frank shoulder, and they let their free hands meet and started to dance around. Not too fast and not too slow, they moved in time with each other, with their feet/tentacles gliding smoothly across the ground. The moon shone like a spotlight upon them. The moonlight reflected off the water droplets on the grass, making it sparkle like a freshly polished dance floor.

They laughed as they joined both their hands with each other's and spun round and round. Nora opened her wings as she spun, letting the sprinklers soak them. She seemed to forget everything that was happening around her.

They felt the water tickle their skin, as they ran back forth through the sprinklers. Nora then pounced on Frank playfully as the sprinklers stopped spraying water. They rolled across the grass, not caring that it was wet. Nora smiled down at her boyfriend. "I wish we could do this all night" she whispered. "Me too" he whispered back. The foreheads touched and their lips met. Neither of them wanted this night to end.

There you go! Chapter 15! I hope you liked it, tell me how you feel. I'll try and get Chapter 16 done sooner but I can't promise. Until next time!