Author´s Note: Insanely sorry about the weird characters, but I figured out they are showing up because I´m trying to write quotation marks and apostrophes like an American and the European computer doesn´t like that. I will be back in the States soon so please just bear with me. And I realize my chapters are short but this is my first one, so just except my apologies.

Ch. 3: Shocking Truth, Mocking Truth

Even Rodney is shocked at his own boldness, but he felt oddly comfortable with Andrea, like he had known her forever. Apperently Andrea was also shocked by his inquiry, because she took her time in forming a reply. Truth be told Andrea knew exactly what she wanted her answer to be, but her practical side was weighing the pros and cons. Andrea knew it probably wasn´t smart to be seen with a man that Alexis Pharol had staked her claim on, but then again Rodney seemed different than the other men she had met since moving to the city and she would regret not giving him a chance. Andrea looked him square in the eye, confident with her disicsion,

¨You have anyplace in mind?¨

Rodney exhaled and beamed back at her,

¨The planeterium has a new exibition, and there is an awsome new restruant down the street. Ya want to meet there tonight, around 8.¨

¨Sounds great, I´ll see you there. I have to go now, so see you tonight and Mar, I´ll talk to you later.¨

Andrea sauntered away importantly, off to something imprortant, Rodney imagined. He watched her leave his side, until she was totally swallowed up by the monstourous crowds that swarm throughout New York, . As Rodney was mesmerized by the view of Andrea departing, Mar came quietly up to Rodney,

¨You know that that statement about Alexis being your ex is a load is a complete lie.¨

Barly turning his head away from Andrea, Rodney retorted quickly,

¨Well it will be soon.¨

Mar rolled his eyes, knowing the likely hood that Rodney would actually tell Alexis that it was over was about as likely as Alexis winning the Nobel Prize for physics. He just issued a friendly, but serious warning,

¨I know the attraction is mutual, but you know something she doesn´t. If you mess around with her just remember she is my friend, and you will have to deal with the consiquences of hurting someone I care about.¨