two weeks later

Sparcticus sighed contently, feeling the chilling air brush against his cheeks. He felt relaxed, which was unusual. Actually, taking care of Sahari wasn't as bad as he thought.

Not that she's bad or anything- I just thought the mood swings were supposed to be really bad or something... or maybe it depends on the person for how bad they are... Sparcticus thought to himself. He smiled to himself. Sahari actually was perfect- almost more then she was before. She wasn't angry, and she was almost... excited.

And that's a good thing, Sparcticus thought to himself. He smiled softly- he was happy about it as well. His mind finally left the clouds as his alert system started to vibrate. The sudden vibration made the Eskimo jump, surprising him in every way. He pulled it out of his pocket, his heart calming down after his sudden panic. Sahari's number was sprawled out on the screen, which made Sparcticus happily answer.

"Hey you,"

"Hi Sparty~ Are you on your way to town yet?" The desert girl's sweet voice sounded over the system. Sparcticus nodded, even though she couldn't see it.

"Yeah I'm coming right now,"

"YAY~ I missed you Sparty!"

"... It's only been one night but I miss you too," He said, hanging up. Actually, last night was the first night that he was able to sleep alone. Sahari has been wanting him to stay over there at her place, taking care of her. Of course he happily obliged, but one more night in the heat (even cool desert nights were too warm for him) and he would have gone insane. He was lucky that Sahari bought his "I have to check on my garden for one night" story, otherwise he would have been in the desert, inhaling sand all night.

He loved that girl, but she can suffocate him a bit- not that Sparcticus minded that is.

The sun had now rose up into the sky, ridding the blue of the various shades of yellows and pinks. Sparcticus looked up, watching the clouds as he carefully stepped around people in his path, unlike what he did when he was trying to get to the clinic. His gaze fell down, looking at the lovely little desert girl a few yards up the sidewalk. He smiled, and he couldn't wait to take the happy little beauty to breakfast.

Boy, was he WRONG.

"Hello my little desert flow-"

"WHAT THE HELL TOOK YOU SO DAMN LONG?" Sahari screamed, making dozen's of Candary's scatter away from all around them. Sparcticus stopped in his tracks, his icy blue eyes wide.

"... What?"

"I called you FIVE MINUTES AGO, AND DO YOU REALIZE HOW LONG IT TOOK FOR YOU TO GET HERE SINCE THAT CALL?"

"Um... Five minutes?"

"FIVE FREAKING MINUTES!" Sahari screamed. After that, she put her hands over her eyes, looking like she was trying not to sob. Sparcticus leaned forward a little, looking worried.

"Sahari? Are you alright?" He asked. Sahari nodded, looking up at him.

"I'm fine... I just thought that you were gonna be here for me!" Sahari said, sounding really upset. Sparcticus's eyes widened a bit.

"I-I am! I'm here right now!"

"But you didn't want to be around me for a whole night, and then you took your time to get here..." Sahari said, her lower lip quivering a bit. Sparcticus had to think fast.

"No, no no no! It's not that at all! I just really had to check my garden, and the morning was so lovely... I guess I couldn't help but dawdle a bit," Sparcticus said quickly, making sure his woman wouldn't be too upset. Boy, the last thing he wanted was to make her-

"You know, it was a lovely morning wasn't it?" Sahari said, her tone a mix of happy and dreamy, her wide brown eyes looking up at him, "Come on, I'm STARVED!" and with that, the desert girl skipped off, leaving Sparcticus to think about what the heck just happened.

"Sparcticus?" Sahari said, looking at the Eskimo, stirring her straw around in her tea. Sparcticus looked at her, smiling warmly. Breakfast was going alright. Sahari hadn't had another outburst like she did that morning beforehand- she did snap when the server brought her the wrong drink and probably scared the living crap out of him when she threw the napkin dispenser, but other then that, she was her normal self.

"Yes Sahari?"

"I was thinking... Shouldn't we be talking about names? You know, for the kid?" She asked a bit shyly. Sparcticus raised a brow.

"Well, uh, we don't have to worry about that for another couple of months, but if you really want to," He said. Sahari's face- or mask rather- seem to brighten a bit.

"I just want to go ahead and get it out of the way since, you know, we are alone and all," She said, blushing a bit under her mask. Sparcticus smiled, nodding.

"Okay. I guess we can start with-"

"VICTOR," Sahari said loudly. Sparcticus looked around, confused.

"I'm sorry?"

"I always loved that name for a baby boy," She said happily, clapping her hands together. Sparcticus nodded, making an unsure face. Sahari frowned.

"What? You don't like that name?"

"Well... it's just... I always thought that we could have a name that's... like a combination of ours..." Sparcticus said. Sahari now raised a brow.

"So... We give our kids names like 'Spahari' or 'Saharcitcus' because those aren't exactly-"

"Luke," Sparcticus said, interrupting her. Sahari looked at him curiously.

"Excuse me?"

"Luke. I thought it was a perfect boy's name," Sparcticus explained. Sahari's head cocked to the side.

"How is that a combination?"

"Well, since my name is kinda cold-sounding, like the Pinarctic, and your name is hot-sounding like the Dessert Desert-"

"Yeah?"

"And what do you get when you have hot and cold together?" Sparcticus asked. Sahari looked away a moment to think.

"You get Lukewarm-" Her eyes widened, "Oh my God, that... Sparcticus that is perfect!" Sparcticus chuckled slightly.

"Now, don't get me wrong- Victor is cute, but Luke has always been a name that I was quite fond of..."

"Oh... so it wasn't just because we started going out?" Sahari asked. Sparcticus shook his head.

"Well, I liked it before, but after I met you, it just sounded perfect," Sparcticus said happily. Sahari giggled a little, looking at him right in the eyes.

"That's so sweet Sparty..." Sahari said a bit bashfully. Sparcticus tilted his head a bit. Sahari never did sound bashful- but in that small moment that she did, she had never looked more adorable.

"Okay, so if we have a son, we will name him Luke. Now, what if we have a girl?" Sparcticus asked. Sahari smiled.

"Well... I liked the name Summer... for a girl... You know, cause it's all warm sounding and stuff..." Sahari said, scratching the back of her head. Sparcticus thought for a moment. Sure, Summer was a particularly hot season, not so much warm, but he couldn't think of a better name.

"I think that sounds lovely Sahari," Sparcticus said, reaching over the table to take her hand. Sahari smiled at his grip, feeling quite happy. The couple sat in a romantic silence for quite some time when-

"OKAY WHERE THE HELL IS MY BREAKFAST BURRITO? I HAVE BEEN WAITING TEN MINUTES FOR THAT DAMN THING!" Sahari screeched out of no where, causing Sparcticus to fall out of his chair in shock.