Tommy was just full of crude jokes today, although Irisa wasn't complaining. The tension between them was rapidly increasing and she wasn't entirely sure how much longer she could endure it.

She'd never been to the shooting range before - hell she didn't even know that there was a shooting range in Defiance. But nevertheless she followed Tommy accordingly. She thought originally that she had promised to let him teach her just to humour the guy. But it seemed as if he was teaching her more than she already knew.

She watched his steady movements as he explained the components of the gun and how to hold it properly; every move embedded into her memory. She mimicked his pose after he handed her the gun; it was now his turn to take the gun and demonstrate. She was mesmerized by his smooth flowing movements.

He turned to speak to her but Irisa cut him off. She tore the gun out of Tommy's hands, tossing it to the other side of the room behind her. His startled look was quickly reinforced by Irisa gripping the sides of his arms and pushing him back against the wall with force; much like that of their first encounter.

Irisa tackled his mouth with hers, every movement frantic; like she longed for his touch. His arms moving around her body, trying to touch every inch of her. But as quickly as this turn of events had occurred Irisa tore herself from his grip, all contact loss. The look of confusion hadn't left his face.

"Wow, I um... "was all Irisa could muster in Irathient.

Tommy would be damned it he let go of Irisa this time as she struggled out of his grasp. He took a step towards her, and she tried to step away but he grabbed her arm and pulled her close, gripping her shoulders. He pulled her face up to hers, initiating nothing, just a gaze. He held his eyes on hers as long as he could without blinking.

"You don't get to do this to me again and then shake it off like it's nothing. If you don't want to talk about it here, now, fine." He was angry that he was giving in, but he needed to offer her some respect at least. "But we are discussing this soon." He kissed her then and was pleased at least that she returned his gesture with a kiss herself.

They broke apart and Tommy walked directly outside, letting the air fill his senses to clear his head. He wanted figure out a place they could meet where they wouldn't be disturbed. He couldn't go to NeedWant, not with Nedah there, or even Nolan on a visit to see Kenya. He wanted it to be them, alone, no interruptions.

He walked back inside after a few minutes. He knew where to take her. "When Nolan goes to the NeedWant, because you know he's gonna, meet me at the diner, second to last booth on the right. I'll be there and we can talk about this. There isn't any point in pretending it didn't happen if you're gonna do that." He pointed to the range where she had kissed him again. He smiled, hoping to see she wasn't angry, just a guy who wanted to the girl he liked. A lot.

Irisa was startled by Tommy's actions. She thought this would end badly. That was until he kissed her again; she breathed a mental sigh of relief, gladly kissing him back. She thought it was fine, until he left the building.

Irisa mentally kicked herself, pulling a face of disgust to herself, letting out a frustrated growl. She'd gone and done it again. She was about to leave when she saw him walk over to her.

He explain what he wanted her to do and motioned to where she'd lost control over him again. Then he smiled that same smile he always did. A small smile tugged against her lips as she saw him smile. She'd been smitten by him.

"Fine". Irisa said in response to his question, trying to keep her forceful demeanour, staring into his eyes all the while. "I doubt that Nolan will stick around for more than a few hours after he returns".

She stared at him intently, their gaze locked. When she was finally able to remove herself from his gaze, Irisa turned to head back to the office. Half way through her travels she turned back to face Tommy, who was watching her leave. "If you tell anyone about this, I will kill you". Irisa said blankly. It wasn't until she saw the look on his face that made her smile lightly. "See you at the diner".

A/N – All words spoken in Irathient will be posted in Italics. Nedah is an OC in our RP group who works at the NeedWant.