-1 Hey guys! Sorry it has taken me so long to update! I've been really busy with a whole bunch of stuff. But I'm sure you don't want to hear about my schedule! On with the update!

Stephanie laughed as she let go of her old customer, who if she remembered right was named Frank. She smiled her thanks to him for remembering her birthday. Frank then handed her a long velvet box. Stephanie began to blush.

"Aww Frank you really didn't have to!", Stephanie smiled, giving him another hug.

"No No, you deserve it. I mean I never had any children of my own so I think that I can spoil you.", Frank replied in his gravel like voice. Stephanie's smile grew as she opened the velvet box to see a diamond necklace. Her mouth dropped open in her shock. It was gorgeous. It had a diamond pendant shaped like a lily, hanging on a silver chain.

"Frank! You really shouldn't have! But I love it! Thank you so much!", Stephanie cried in her excitement. Frank smiled to himself, feeling proud that he had finally put a smile on this young women's face. Frank gave his farewells and wished Stephanie a happy birthday one last time before making his leave from the bar.

Stephanie turned to show off her necklace to Mitch who she knew was standing behind her watching. Mitch laughed at her excitement. But suddenly remembered the other guests that were present. He turned to see the four men caught up in a conversation. He also noticed that Hunter was trying his best not to stare at Stephanie. He chuckled to himself. Stephanie hadn't noticed the bars new arrivals yet.

"So Steph, What do you want to do tonight?", Mitch asked casually, throwing his arm around her shoulders. Stephanie looked up from her new necklace to answer Mitch.

"Well I'm not too sure. Anything but roller skating on the tiles. You remember the last time we did that. We all ended up in the emergency room for eight hours.", Stephanie laughed as she walked towards the back. Once she disappeared , Mitch walked back to the bar.

"So what do you think?", he asked Hunter casually. Hunter looked up from staring at his beer.

"She's beautiful. You've done a good job taking care of her. And what was that I heard about roller skates and emergency room", Hunter asked, a smile playing on his features.

"Oh that's a long story! And a painful one too, come to think of it.", Mitch answered, rubbing the back of his head at the memory.

"Well why did you guys do it to begin with.", Randy asked, getting into the conversation.

"Have you ever worked at a bar that hasn't had a customer in four hours! I highly doubt it. So we always do crazy things to keep ourselves busy.". Mitch answered.

"What else do you guys do for fun?", Randy asked.

"Well there's strip poker, throwing soap suds on the floor and playing slip and slid, or there is hermit crab versus turtle versus kitten races. That's always fun."

Randy laughed, "Sounds like fun to me. How about you have a race tonight?"

"That's not a bad idea. Let me go run that by Steph real quick. Be right back.", Micth said, walking into the back of the bar. Suddenly they heard shrieking laughter, and they knew Stephanie had said yes. Mitch came walking out of the back, Stephanie behind him.

She was hold a small kitten that couldn't have been older then 6 weeks old. It was a brown and tan fluff ball. Stephanie looked up from her kitten to look straight into Hunter's gaze. She smiled.

"Hunter!", She cried, placing the kitten into Mitch's arms and running to Hunter. He laughed and spun her around. They pulled apart and Hunter took a good look at her. She hadn't changed much, but was still the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. She smiled up at him, excited that he had come back to see her.

"How have you been, babe?", Hunter asked her, hugging her once more.

"Ok I guess. A lot better now that you're here.", she replied smiling brightly. Hunter took his eyes off of Stephanie to look at the small creature in Mitch's arms.

"Who is this?", Hunter asked. Stephanie laughed and took the kitten from Mitch. She then held up the kitten proudly.

"This is Tiki. She is the Bar mascot you could say.", Stephanie answered, handing the purring kitten over to Hunter. Hunter rubbed the kitten's soft fur, making it purr louder.

"Now lets get this show on the road! I'll get the turtle and the hermit crab from the back.", Mitch said excitedly. Everyone got up from their chairs and started placing bets.

"I'll put $30 on the kitten!", Ric exclaimed, putting money on a near by table.

"I'll take that action! I bet $50 that the turtle will take it all!", Randy joined, slapping his money on the table.

"No way man! The Crab has this thing won.", Dave yelled out, throwing money on the table. Mitch then returned with the other tow contestants. Hunter placed the kitten on the floor, and began to massage the kitten's fur.

"Alright champ, you got this one in the bag!", Hunter cooed to the kitten. Tiki just glanced at Hunter curiously, wondering why this guy was touching her perfect fur. Finally getting fed up with Hunter, Tiki swiped her claws at him, making Hunter start to bleed. Hunter chuckled and stood up. Mitch placed the turtle and crab in a row next to Tiki.

"On Your Mark! Get Set! GO!", Mitch yelled, letting go of the eager turtle and crab, while giving Tiki a little boost forward. Tiki Just glared at him and began to bathe herself.

Hunter laughed but stopped when Steph touched his arm.

"Come on let me get you a band-aid."

They went to the bar and had their backs to the race. Hunter smiled at Stephanie as she took out a first aid kit and began to bandage his scratches.

"Thanks."

"No problem.", she returned. Suddenly out of no where, Hunter leaned in and caught Stephanie's lips with his. She eagerly kissed him back. They were sorrowfully interrupted by the screams and cries of the other.

"OH MY GOD! Someone stop her!"

Stephanie and Hunter turned back to the race to see what the fuss was about. It turns out that Tiki took notice of the hermit crab scurrying across the floor. Suddenly losing interest in bathing herself, she pounced on the crab . Mitch was shocked to say the least. The other members of Evolution were just as surprised. Suddenly Randy yelled out in excitement.

"YES! I won the bet! Go Turtle!"

Everyone looked up to see that the turtle had indeed won the race. As Randy started to dance around, everyone started to laugh at the situation. Ric lost the bet due to his racer eating another racer. Dave lost the bet because his racer WAS eaten. Everyone laughed until they heard the door open and a loud booming voice fill the bar.

HAHAHA sorry about the cliffhanger! But I'm gonna try to update sooner this time. But hey remember, reviews get me to update faster! Love ya!