AUTHOR'S NOTE: TOO MUCH SCHOOL! Anyway I shall promise y'all two new chapters for Christmas!

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Chapter 7 – When You Kiss Me

Of course Bug could not forget about that first kiss with Sandra, it was the first time that he felt like he could get close to a woman without her dumping him the next day. That being said, Bug enjoyed the next couple of months with Sandra. They became intimate very quickly, which fuelled speculation by some of Bug's acquaintances that there would be a chance for them to make a lasting commitment to one another.

"Noooooo….." gasped Woody at the thought, as he and Jordan were in one of the examining rooms.

"You know it is a possibility." said Jordan.

"But c'mon you know that those two would never settle down together. I know Sandy O'Leary and she would go onto the next guy if she had the chance."

"Weren't you the one who said that she ended a very long term relationship with her ex-boyfriend before she started dating all the guys at the precinct?"

"Yes."

"Well don't you think that maybe she's finally found another very long term relationship? After all Bug deserves someone that he can rely on."

Reliability is what Sandra O'Leary was known for, being there for anyone. So when Bug's apartment building was sold and he was going to be forced to pay higher rent, Sandra offered for him to live with her in her two bedroom condo. There was much gossip by Bug's co-workers about this living situation; the most vocal of them all were Woody and Lily.

"I don't understand why Bug would be drawn to her, she obviously just wants him for the sake of being with him. She doesn't love him at all." said Lily as she and Woody were in a conference room.

"Who said they love each other?" replied Woody.

"I'm just assuming that he loves her because Bug has never been this happy before and I'm afraid he's going to get hurt if she's just using him."

"Ah, it's all starting to make sense. You're jealous, you want him to stay miserable the way he was."

"Woody I don't even know how you even became a detective. Did you get your badge from the cereal box and declare yourself a detective? Because you don't know me at all if you're going to be throwing out accusations like that."

All went quiet as they both could see Bug through the window of the door to the conference room; he was early for a staff meeting in that same room where Lily and Woody had gathered. There was a growing tension in the air as Bug sat down at the head of the conference table.

"I know what you two were discussing as I walked up to that door." said Bug, "You two were gossiping about my romantic life. A life that you two have no business in."

"Bug, we're your friends and we're just concerned, that's all." explained Lily.

"Yeah, Bug ol' buddy ol' pal, we just don't want to see you get burnt." said Woody.

"Pfft… You both don't care. Both of you were never gossipy hens like this when I was not seeing anyone." scoffed Bug.

"Who says that we were not gossips before?" asked Lily.

"Me." replied Garret as he entered the conference room, "This is not recess children, this is a place for professionalism. Now where are Jordan and Nigel?"

"We're here." Said Nigel as both he and Jordan were squeezing through the doorway at the same time, out of breath, "After you love."

"Thanks, Nige." said Jordan, "Uh you got a little something at the corner of your mou….. there you got it." As Nigel wiped away what appeared to be lipstick from the corner of his mouth.

Bug could not help but smirk, he could tell that there was something going on between Jordan and Nigel. Finally he wouldn't be the only one to be gossiped about, however no matter what Woody and Lily would still criticize his relationship with Sandra.