I'm SOOOO Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!! My mom's a tight ass & a C on my report card is a sin, so my dad lets me online when she's not home. Also I just turned 14 & I was put in harder classes & my boyfriend takes up a lot of my time. FORGIVE ME!!!!!!!

The room was huge. A laptop sat open on the coffee table & as soon as he walked in, a huge dog barked at him. He difficultly resisted the urge to hiss & climb atop the nearest furniture in retreat.

"Shut up, you stupid dog!" Kai growled. "Save the fierceness for when I set you loose on Brooklyn."

"You've seen him, huh?"

"And he's found my IM name."

"Tough."

"Nah. I blocked him."

"Ooh. Points for el capitan."

"Ex-el capitan to you." The dog continued to growl. "Shut up!"

"What the hell are you doing yelling at my dog?"

"Honey." He looked over to one bedroom door. A sleep-heavy woman was standing in the door. She was very beautiful in spite of that fact. "He's growling for no reason again."

"He always has a reason to do something!"

"What was his reason for biting the hell out of me at the company Christmas party?"

"You got too close to me for his liking."

"He can just get over it & cool off."

"The same can be said for you! Oh, & you're sleeping elsewhere tonight. C'mere baby." The dog walked back into the bedroom. The door slammed shut & a lock could be heard scraping.

"That was Kristen."

"Jeez. No wonder you've changed. She'd have to be good for me to stay around that."

"She's not usually like that. She was half asleep & cranky as hell. She won't remember a thing in the morning."

"Must come in handy."

"Sometimes. Korrine, make yourself scarce." She did. "I love her about as much as Tyson loves Hilary. But we're not ready for the step they've taken. Not yet."

"You're scared."

"As hell."

"Buddy, this is something to talk to Tyson about. I'm still a bachelor. Although…"

"Although what?" Kai gave him a sly look.

"Although, I did ask Moriah out tonight."

"Smooth, bro. What'd she say?"

"She would when I was slurping snow cones in hell."

"Ooh, somebody call the fire department."

"Yeah." There was a screech as Dranzer slipped up through the floor. "Well, I'm beat. Thanks for the salvation from those two. And that nasty canine."

"Anytime." Ray left. "When you help me like that, it's hard to call you a disturbance." He sat on the couch to wait for a safe time to sneak into the bedroom.