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A/N I decided to clean up the chapter a bit. I fixed most of the errors and hopefully it will be easier to read.

Chaper 2

It had been a week since the night Heero had last seen Hilde and they had kissed. As hard as he tried He could not shake the memory. She had kissed him, but he could tell she just didn't want to be alone. As hard as it had been, he pulled away. He was not one to take advantage of a vulnerable woman, no matter how attractive she might be. She hadn't protested, either. She just clutched onto him for dear life the remainder of the night.

Although nothing had escalated further, Heero left the following morning feeling confused and oddly vulnerable. Laying her gently onto the comfortable sofa, as not to wake her, he silently made his exit to his immobile car. He made quick word of patching the car's flat tire, something he could have done the night before. It was odd, though. Some part of him was happy he hadn't.

Over the years Heero had learnt a few things from the shady characters he encountered. He could figure when a woman was interested and how to let her know if there was a mutual attraction, but he had no idea what to do after that. What was he supposed to do or say, when it came to the opposite sex? If he could just figure out the answer to that question he figured he would have smooth sailing from that point on. As he thought more about the subject, he figured he should work on dealing with his coworkers before attempting to deal with the fairer, more confusing sex.

Women, he decided, were the one thing he would never master. He didn't even know if Hilde would ever want to see him after that or not. They did not really know each other apart from Duo's rants, and girls didn't leave guys like Duo, cheat or not, for him, After all, he should know.

Relena was never really a serious prospect, but Lieutenant Noin, the secretary at the front desk of the preventer building, and even Trowa's sister were. Duo had, either, already gotten to them and they wanted nothing to do with any of the pilots or before anything could really grow between Heero and the lady in question, Duo suddenly took an interest in them. Heero had learnt a while back that he wasn't a complete dog. Some girls even found him attractive, though he had no idea why, but none ever really saw him as anything more than something to look at.

That was, until he had gotten a phone call from Hilde earlier that evening. She wanted to go out. He was sure he would have received a call from Duo wailing if the two had broken up, but there was no other explanation. She wouldn't call him if her and Duo hadn't broken up. He didn't want to refuse her, especially with the state she had been in a few nights before, but he certainly couldn't say yes.

He wasn't sure what he had said, but he knew he was driving down the road to pick her up from her apartment. He was surprised at himself. Instead of feeling guilty, he felt kind of angry. Over the years, Duo had come to think of him as his personal shrink even though he really didn't want to be. The fact that Duo didn't call him after breaking it off with Hilde showed Heero he really didn't care about her. Duo had Relena and most of his employees. He probably saw Hilde as just another notch on his belt. True, Duo was a nice guy, and he would die for him any day, but he was also tempted to kill him on a regular basis.

Heero was just a few miles away from Hilde's apartment when he heard his cell phone ring. Heero accepted the fact that he was a workaholic and as hard as he often tried, he couldn't neglect his responsibilities, even for one night. If he was being called it must be important so... His thoughts were quickly cut short, when he heard the unmistakable voice of Duo on the other line.

As usual, Duo didn't wait for a greeting he knew he wasn't going to get, and, as usual, Heero paid little to no attention to the other man. That is until one word caught his attention. "Hilde."

"The babe's been mad at me lately, and if I don't see her soon she'll have a fit, so I was wondering if you could swing by her place and pick her up for the function tonight. I'm kinda he, he busy, you know, and I know you don't miss anything work related, so could you do me this favor? Can't exactly trust my other friends with my girl if you know what I mean. Thanks man. You're a real pal. See you tonight." Without a response from Heero, the phone line went dead.

To be continued? Like? No like? Just tell me. I have no idea where this is going to tell the truth.