Waking up the next morning, Ozone yawned sleepily. Blinking his eyes open, he sat up. Still fast asleep, Tiberius whimpered slightly at the lack of contact. The hawk opened one eye as he looked up at his lover. Leaning down, Ozone kissed him before speaking softly, "I'll be back tonight baby, don't worry."
"Alright, I'll be thinking about you until then. Have a good day Ozone," Tiberius mumbled, yawning at the end. The two shared another loving kiss before the red tailed hawk fell back to sleep. Getting up to his feet, Ozone gazed down at his lover as he recalled the events of last night. How he wished that it hadn't been that complicated. Well, nothing he could do about it now. Sighing, he left for the day.
Padding along the sidewalk, Ozone took a left turn into his alley. Flopping down onto a garbage bag, he grabbed a nearby can of sardines and opened it. He popped one of those tiny suckers into his mouth just as Nitro came over. Raising one eyebrow, the feral cat asked, "Where were you last night? And please don't say the bar!"
"Dude, chill. I had dinner with somebody," Ozone reassured Nitro. The black cat's green eyes widened with surprise as he asked, "Somebody as in a potential new girlfriend? Huh, I didn't think you'd move on from Clara. She was the best thing to ever happen to you!"
"Yeah, well things change."
"So… I guess you're not going to kill her boyfriend Frank for getting her pregnant?"
"I will do no such- wait, what?!"
"Um yeah. Last night while you were with your mystery girlfriend, Clara and Frank came over to tell you that she was expecting his kittens. You should be happy for her after, you know, what happened to-"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence!"
"I'm sorry Ozone but it's true."
"How did she move on so fast after that?!"
"Ozone, calm down. You and I both know what happens when you remember that. Dear lord, I should've never opened my big mouth…"
"I need a drink!"
"No, we've talked about this-"
"You're the one who reminded me of what happened! Now I have to try and forget it!" Without another word, Ozone stormed off, heading straight for the nearest bar. His day just took a huge plummet and was now crashing through the ground. He needed to get his mind off of things. A small sigh escaping from him, Nitro could only watch his friend walk away as he mumbled, "Me and my big mouth…"