-Rouge's P.O.V.-

I rubbed my naked thighs, thinking back to when I slept with Knuckles hours ago. He had smelt so un-natural, so alien. He didn't smell like me. He smelt like another person, another woman. He had a sort of feminine scent that lingered on him here and there that made my eyes begin to water. Weird, I know.

The man returned, a little more normal now, sitting my drink on the table. "Thank-you. Sit, with me." I point to my chair. I wanted to get to know this character, he was different. I liked it.

"Um, I have other-"

I laugh and look down, holding my face in my hands, "I'm pretty sure your customers will understand...Shadow."

He smirks a little and sits across from me. I sip from the latte and close my eyes and grin. "This is good. You make these?"

He nods and smiles a little. "Yeah."

"I feel like I've known you in another life or something...sorry! That came out really creepy." We both laugh.

"Well, that's a huge compliment coming from you."

I roll my eyes. "You really don't have to address me as a celebrity. I'm really just a regular person, like you."

"Except your really talented, and have exquisite features." Pointing to my body.

"No, no. I live, walk and breath just like you. I'm truly no different."

He just smiles, satisfied with the fact that I'm actually talking to him. "Well, your drinks here are swell. I've never had anything here before. I have to run." I grab my drink, blow a kiss and walk out the store, going home.

I walk in and strip my heels off and the front door. "Knuckles!" I shout his name and walk into the bedroom.

There he is, sleeping with his shirt off and some basketball shorts. How long was he here? I smile at the little dimple he gets right at the corner of his mouth when he sleeps. His chest rose and fell. I walk over and kiss his cheek.

I walk outside under the peach tree and observe the tree. All different sizes of peaches hung from the branches, while rotten one's fell to the floor. I pick what I think if the perfect peach, and take a bite out of it.

"Hey gorgeous." I jump and turn and there Knuckles is, leaning on the porch frame, watching me.

"Knuxie, you scared me." I smile and laugh a little,, swiping a lost strand of hair behind my ear. I walk over to him and kiss his lips. He smiles against my mouth. Their goes that smell again. it smelt like lilacs. I scrunch up and nose and pull away from him. My smell was peaches, why did he smell like faint lilacs?

"What?" Knuckles studies my face.

I shake my head and duck in the house past him. "Nothing...it's nothing." I walk into the kitchen and he follows me like a lost puppy, hot on my trail.

I sit at the booth and bite into the peach and look at him. "You look tense. Come here."

He sits in the booth next to me and I stand, massaging his rough shoulders. He moans in satisfaction and I smile and kiss his neck.

"How was work?" I whisper in his ear, still massaging his broad shoulders.

"Boss is biting up my ass, but it's all worth coming home to you." He lays his head on my chest and looks up at me and I plant a kiss on his lips, upside-down.

"God, your beautiful." He mumbles and rubs my cheek.

Then suddenly, I see Shadow and I smile. "Thanks." Then, he disappears and turns into Knuckles again. I frown. Woah. What the hell was that?!

"Rouge..." Knuckles stands and lays a hand on my shoulder. "You alright?"

I nod. "Yeah. I just got dizzy, that's all." I swat him away and walk over to the bed and see Pink all snuggled up under the blankets. I snatch her up and scratch behind her ear and fall asleep to the sound of her purr.