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Still don't own it...

Author's Note:

Well, here's the next chapter! Thank you very much for all the wonderful reviews! And don't worry! I'll probably be gettin' to the Reno/Tifa-ness in the next two or three chapters, more or less, so I hope all you faithful reviewers will stick with me on this!

Anyhoo, I hope you like this chappy. There's not mcuh going on but I'll put a little more excitement in the next chapter!


"Thanks again for working two shifts, Tifa," Raoul said, a smile on his thin lips.

"No thanks needed."

"Well, you can go pick up your pay check and I want you to take a few days off. Today's Thursday so I want you back Tuesday night."

I looked at Raoul with an astonished look on my face. This was the first time he's given me five days off, but I wasn't complaining. I smiled. "Thank you so much, Raoul. Are you sure though?"

"Absolutely," he said, his mind made up. "You need some time off. You've been working more than anyone else and you deserve some leisure time."

I gave him a short one-armed hug then went and picked up my check before returning to the day care center to pick Logan up. When I walked in I saw him sitting in one corner of the extremely large room playing alone with a toy. Besides him, there were only two other children present and they were sleeping.

I walked over to the counter where the same girl that thought I was abducting my own son was sitting behind the counter reading a magazine. She looked up at me when I leaned over the counter.

"You remember me, right?" I asked, giving the girl an impatient critical look.

She nodded and rolled her eyes. "Yes, Ms. Lockheart. I remember you," she said, in a bored monotone voice.

I straightened up. "Good, just making sure you didn't think I was kidnapping my own son again."

The girl didn't look up but bit the corner of her bottom lip, the only sign that meant she heard me. I chuckled to myself as I walked toward Logan. He looked up and just about fell over trying to get to me.

"Mommy!" He said, latching onto me and squeezing me tightly.

I leaned down and picked him up. "Hey, you. Did you have fun?"

He nodded. "Yeah. I fell asleep."

"You did?" I said, walking over and picking up his blanket and plush chocobo.

He nodded. "But not for very long."

"Great," I said, feigning sarcasm. "Now you're gonna be up all night bugging me!"

He giggled. "No, I won't!"

"Are you sure?" I asked him as I walked out of the day care center without glancing at the young woman behind the counter knowing very well that she wouldn't be paying attention anyways.

"Yes!" He exclaimed, giggling.

"Okay," I said, smiling slightly. "We'll see about that."

He giggled some more before resting his head on my chest.

Logan wanted to go straight to bed as soon as we got home; I couldn't blame him, so did I.

After I laid him down for the night, I went to sleep as well. I'd call Red in the morning and ask him if we could spend a few days with him and his family.

"Who were you talking to, Mommy?" Logan asked, walking up to me and climbing into my lap.

"I was talking to Uncle Red," I replied, kissing the top of his head.

He looked up at me, his eyes lighting up. "Is he gonna visit us?"

I smiled. "Actually, we're gonna go visit him."

His eyes sparkled because that meant he got see Seto, Kalla and Nayo, Red's cubs. They were only a few weeks younger than Logan but they were still really small, thanks to his species' longevity.

"When are we leaving?"

"I called Cid a little while ago and he's going to pick us up tomorrow afternoon. So, we have to start packing."

"Okay!" He said happily, jumping off my lap and dashing into his room.

I laughed as I watched him disappear. I hadn't meant that very second but getting started now wouldn't be such a bad idea. I walked into my bedroom and pulled a medium sized suitcase out from under my bed and began to fill it with some clothes that were appropriate for life in Cosmo Canyon. I'd worry about getting together all my cosmetics and toiletries tomorrow.

I left my room and went into Logan's to see how his packing was coming along. I smiled as I saw him standing in front of his dresser going through his shirt drawer. He would pick up a shirt, see what it was then decide if he wanted to take it or not by tossing it into his small black duffel bag or putting it back into the drawer.

He noticed my presence and walked towards me. "How long are we gonna be gone, Mommy?" He asked, tilting his head to one side.

"Four days," I said, leaning down.

Without another word he went back to his dresser and closed the open drawer before moving on to another one. I smiled again, figuring he'd come and get me once he thought he was finished.

I walked into my bathroom, figuring I'd just start getting things together early just to make sure I had everything I needed. I opened the cabinet under the bathroom sink and began rummaging around when a thought occurred to me. I used all of our sun tan lotion when we last went to the beach.

Immediately I left the bathroom and walked back into Logan's room. He was going through his toy box figuring out which ones he wanted to bring. He looked up at me and walked over.

"What is it, Mommy?" He asked, lifting his hands up into the air as I leaned down and picked him up.

"We need to go to the store really quick," I said, walking out of his room and into mine.

"Why?" He asked, playing with a strand of my hair.

"We need more sun tan lotion or we're gonna fry."

He giggled at my comment as I set him down on my bed. I grabbed my purse and car keys then picked Logan up again and walked into the garage.

We got into the truck and drove the few short blocks to a small drugstore and went inside, holding Logan in my arms. I didn't bother getting a cart; I wasn't going to buy very many things anyways.

I picked out a cheap brand of sun tan lotion and a bottle of tanning oil. Then I began to walk through the store, looking for anything else I would need. I passed the disposable camera section and grabbed two of them. I never took any pictures of Logan with the cubs last time we visited so now was my chance.

I was on my way to a register to pay for my items when someone called me from behind.

I turned and saw Reno walking up to me with one hand in his pocket and the other carrying a bottle of whiskey. I rolled my eyes. "What's the whiskey for?" I asked, handing Logan the disposable cameras as I dug some money out of my pocket.

"I'm meetin' Elena and Rude in Rocket Town tomorrow afternoon. Sorta like a reunion." He paused and studied the items in my hand. "What about you?"

"We're going to Cosmo Canyon to spend some time with Red," I said, pulling a twenty-gil bill out of my pocket.

"Neato." He paused and pulled his hand out of his pocket. "How you doin', squirt?" He asked, ruffling his hair.

Logan laughed and tried to pull away from Reno's hand. "Fine!" He squealed.

"Takin' care of your mother?" Logan nodded and laid his head on my chest, smiling.

My mouth turned up in a half smile at Reno's question to Logan, still baffled at why he would care so much about our relationship as friends when we were sworn enemies back in the day of Shinra.

I walked to a register and handed my items to the cashier then handed her a twenty when she ran it all up. She put them in a bag then smiled at me before turning to Reno. "Are you over twenty-one, Sir?"

"Yes, I am," Reno replied, pulling his I.D. and some gil out of his wallet and handing them to her.

The cashier looked at Reno's I.D. then at his face being rewarded with the same goofy smile that was on his driver's license. She handed him his I.D. back then gave him his change and the bottle of whiskey.

Reno looked up at me and put a hand over his heart. "Oh, Tifa, thanks for waiting," he said, in a fake overly emotional voice. "I didn't know you cared."

I rolled my eyes and scoffed. Reno could be so childish sometimes.

He walked me out to my truck and I set Logan down in the passenger side before looking up at Reno. "Did you drive here?"

He stared at me blankly for a few moments before replying. "With what?"

I frowned. "You mean you don't have a car?"

He shook his head.

"Do you even have a job?" I asked, wondering how he was making a living.

"Well," he said, looking down at the ground. "I'm getting one pretty soon."

"Where is it gonna be?" I asked, leaning on the bed of my truck.

"The docks," he replied, running a hand through his messy red hair. "Loading and unloading cargo ships."

I smiled. "That sounds like a good job. Does it pay well?"

"Somewhat," he said, shrugging.

I looked down at Logan to find him staring up at Reno and me with his mouth half way open and a blank expression on his face. "What are you lookin' at, creepy?" I asked, tapping his nose.

He jerked his face away and grabbed his nose, giggling. "Nothing," he said, shaking his head.

"How are you getting to Cosmo Canyon tomorrow?"

I looked back at Reno, wondering why he was asking me that. "Cid's coming to pick me up in the Highwind. Why?"

He looked away from a second and scratched the back of his head before looking at me with a semi-embarrassed look on his face. "Do you think he could give me a ride to Rocket Town?"

I shrugged. "Depending on what type of mood Cid is in but I'm sure he'd have no problem with it."

He nodded. "Should I meet you at your place?"

I shrugged. "Sure. Make sure you're not late though," I said, shutting Logan's door and walking around to the other side of my truck.

"Fair enough," he said, walking around and stopping next to the bed on the left side. "Guess I'll see ya tomorrow then." He waved and began walking through the parking lot back to his apartment.

I shook my head as I started the truck up and drove back home. Reno could be so confusing sometimes.

Author's Note:

Well, hope you enjoyed it! Oh, I just found out that I'm working mornings at my job so it won't interfere with me updating this or any other of my stories! Now that you're done there's a little button down there that needs some lovin'!