[A/N]: Thanks again to everyone who took the time to review the last chapter. I'm glad you guys thought it was funny, I really enjoyed writing it. I hope you guys enjoy this next chapter as well. Until next time enjoy lovlies :)

Gendry

He found himself working out harder than he ever had before. It felt good to focus on the feel of his muscles strain and pulse as he pushed his body to its limits. He hadn't had a good work out in the last couple of weeks, keeping himself busy with Arya. He was drenched in sweat, his singlet now clinging to his skin as he continued to lift the heavy weight up and down. He needed this. He needed something to distract his thoughts from his sexy little girlfriend. But no matter how hard he pushed, flashes of her made their way into his mind. They hadn't had sex in almost two weeks and it was driving him crazy with lust. Especially after what she had said at the coffee shop. It had his mind racing at all the possibilities of what could happen between the two of them tonight. He was so lost in thought that he didn't notice the audience of admirers he attracted. One in particular.

He felt someone tap his shoulder causing him to momentarily lose his grip on the dumbbell he was holding. Luckily his reaction time was quick, and he was able to correct himself. He turned to see a familiar pair of brown eyes looking at him. Shit he thought. This was one of the last people he wanted to see. "Hey Gen, it's so good to see you again," the girl said. She made a move to hug him but he stepped away.

"Hey Jeyne, sorry I'm a bit sweaty probably not really hug worthy material right now." She nodded in response, her eyes travelling up and down his body and a small smirk appearing on her lips.

"We've done more than hug when you were sweaty, or have you forgotten me so easily?"

Jeyne didn't even have the decency to blush as she openly ogled him. He grabbed the towel he had hanging over the bench next to him and wiped the sweat that had been pooling on his face away. "That was a long time ago," he replied curtly not wanting to talk to his ex any longer than necessary. The brunette didn't seem to get the point though and kept following him as he made his way towards the water cooler for a much needed drink.

"Time flies doesn't it? It feels like only yesterday you and I were-"

Gendry raised his hand to stop her from completing her sentence. "I'm sorry Jeyne, I don't mean to be rude but I really can't talk right now." Jeyne looked completely shocked. She was used to getting what she wanted, just like most of the other socialites around Kings Landing, so Gendry's dismissal was obviously new to her.

She placed her hands on her hips and scowled at him. "Who the hell do you think you are Gendry Baratheon? Nobody and I mean nobody talks to me like that, not even you."

He didn't want to cause a scene but couldn't stand looking at the girl in front of him any longer. It just brought back memories of the past that he would rather forget. A time that he would have to share with Arya eventually but didn't think he had the heart to tell her just yet. "Sorry Jeyne but I've got to go." He made a move to bypass her but she blocked him.

"What's happened to you? I've only been gone a few weeks and you think you're too good for me now do you?"

"Look Jeyne I'm with someone now and things are serious, so this," he said motioning to her and him with his hands, "is not a thing anymore ok?"

"No that's not ok. I don't care who this bitch is but you're mine Gendry and it's not over until I say it's over."

He felt himself lose control over his anger at her choice of word for Arya. "Arya is not a bitch and if I ever hear you say anything like that about her again I'll personally make sure you and your whole family are out on their arses without as much as a cent to your name, do you understand?"

There were tears forming in her eyes. He had never spoken to a girl like that, especially one he had been seeing on and off again. He didn't dislike Jeyne, she could be nice when she wanted to, but he couldn't stand the idea of anyone hurting or saying anything remotely negative about Arya. He had a strong sense of protection over her that he never had for anyone or anything in his life.

Jeyne surprised him by blinking back her hurt and straightening her posture. "So I guess the rumours are true then?"

"What rumours?"

"That you and Arya hooked up at Margery Tyrell's 21st …among other things."

"Who told you and what do you mean by other things?"

"Joffrey has been bragging about how he and the little Stark girl have been bumping uglies right under your and Sansa's noses," she sneered taking pleasure out of trying to humiliate him.

"That stupid fuck." His hands balled into fists as he imagined the smug look on Joffrey's face as he told people the lie. "Well if you believed him then you're not as smart as I gave you credit for." He pushed past her towards the exit, but turned ever so slightly before speaking again. "Oh and just so you know the truth, Arya would never and I repeat never sink so low as to do something like that to her own flesh and blood."

He was still reeling from his encounter with Jeyne. He had been feeling so calm before but that had all gone to shit as soon as he heard the filth Joffrey had been spreading. He was tempted to pay the blonde prick a visit but decided against it, knowing full well that's exactly what he wanted. The afternoon could not go fast enough and all he wanted was to have Arya here with him. He didn't realise how accustomed he was to having her around and it made him worry about the future. What if they broke up? How would he handle not having her by his side? How would he handle watching her with another man? His mind was running through dozens of scenarios that he wasn't sure he would be able to cope with if they ever came to fruition. Thankfully he was saved by a heavy knock on his door. He looked at his watch and saw that it was still afternoon, surely Arya would still be with Margery he thought. He looked through the peep-hole in the door and let out a disappointed sigh. He wretched it open and let his chubby friend in. "Hey Hot Pie," he greeted.

"Hey mate," Hot Pie replied casually as he headed straight for the kitchen. Gendry followed as his friend rummaged through his fridge in search of something to eat. "Seriously Gendry, I thought having a girlfriend meant you'd have a fully stocked fridge. How many bottles of powerade does one man need?"

"Firstly one can never have too many bottles of powerade, and secondly I take my lady out for dinner or eat at her place, hence why there is no food for you to steal."

Hot Pie rolled his eyes at Gendry and huffed out in annoyance. "Well I'm hungry, do you at least have something in your pantry that I can snack on?"

"There are some chips in the cupboard, but try not to eat all of them, Arya is coming over tonight and she might want a snack later."

"She's coming over is she?" Hot Pie replied wiggling his eyebrows. "You're so whipped it's not funny."

"If being whipped means I get to be with Arya then I don't think it's such a bad thing."

"Yea I guess you're right. Being single is only good for people who look like you. Not overweight geeks like me," he sighed as he stuffed a handful of salt and vinegar chips into his mouth.

"Isn't that weasel chick into you from your tech course?"

"No she's just being friendly and her name is Beth, weasel is her nickname. I think she just feels sorry for me. Plus I'm the best in the class so I guess it's to her advantage to have me as a friend."

"Seriously man, I've seen the way she is around you. She doesn't look at you like someone she is just using to get better grades or as just a friend." It was his turn to wriggle his eyebrows.

Hot Pie just scoffed at his statement and continued to empty the contents of the chip packet into his gaping mouth. "So I had a thought about your dilemma and I think I might have something that can help."

"And what dilemma would that be? I've got a bit on my mind so it's hard to keep track of all the issues I've whined to you about."

"The one about the video cameras in your dads office."

"Oh that one." He couldn't exactly tell Hot Pie the truth so had to make up a story about how he wanted to sneak into his dads office to grab an old picture and have it reframed. Since Hot Pie was all up to date with the latest technology and was a guru of all things digital he thought he could get some information from him about his predicament. "So what did you find out?"

Hot Pie rifled through his bag and pulled out a silver wolf statue. "This my friend is the answer to your problems."

"And how is that," he said pointing to the figurine in his friends hand, "supposed to help me?"

"This beautiful piece of technology allows me to hack into any surveillance system within a 500 meter radius." Hot Pie smiled triumphantly before continuing. "All you need to do is get this in your dads office and I'll be able to upload a loop so it looks like his office his empty."

"Are you fucking serious? That's fucking brilliant man!" Gendry exclaimed before rushing over to his friend and wrapping his arms around him in a tight bear hug.

"Okay, okay you can let me go now, I'm finding it hard to breath with you crushing my ribs like that."

"Oh sorry, it's just…you have no idea how much this means to me."

"It's cool, what are friends for? Plus I owe you more than this for all the times you've bailed me out of fights. If people didn't know me as your friend I'd get my fat arse handed to me on a regular basis."

"So how come a wolf and not a stag?" Gendry picked up the silver statue, running his fingers along the intricate details of the beautifully crafted design.

'I did try to get a stag but the friend that made this for me has a thing for wolves and rabbits. I thought a wolf would be cooler than a rabbit."

"Good choice. The wolf is perfect actually, it's Arya's family sigil, her dad will love it."

"Why would her dad love it? Isn't it supposed to go into your dads office?"

Shit Gendry you idiot. "Umm…yea that didn't come out right. What I meant was my dad would love it, because it would remind him of the Starks. You know how close my dad and Arya's dad are." It was the worst lie and cover up, but he hoped his friend didn't care enough to question him anymore about it.

"Right, well you'll just need to let me know when you're planning on doing this so I can get the time off and come over."

"Why would you need to come over?"

"Well I'll need to be the one to set the loop up and it needs to be done the instant I hack the system. I mean I can do it from my place but I'd rather do it here."

"Can't you just show me what to do and I do it?"

"How are you going to break into your dads office and man the computer at the same time?" Hot Pie asked with his eyebrows raised.

"I…I…I won't be alone."

"Really? So then who is helping you? Wait let me guess Arya?"

"Err…yea."

"Look no offense, you're a great mate and I'd trust you with my life but no way in hell am I letting you do this without me. Bro's before hoe's remember," he said offering out his hand for a fist bump.

"Arya's not a hoe and if you call her anything like that again I'll beat you myself."

"Totally whipped," his friend said shaking his head. "But I'm still not changing my mind. If you want to use my wolf you're going to have to let me do it."

"Fine but whatever you see has to remain confidential ok." Gendry gave him a pointed look trying to affirm the seriousness of their cause. "And don't go asking questions either. The less you know the better."

"This is more than just breaking into your dads office for a photo isn't it?"

"What did I just tell you about asking questions?"

"Yea, yea I know. Don't get your knickers in a knot. I hope you know that I'm expecting an awesome thank you present for this."

"You are unbelievable Hot Pie," he groaned. "Why are we friends again?"

"Because you're one lucky bastard."

"So have you got any other cool techy stuff like the statue hidden away anywhere?"

"Yea just one thing." Hot Pie walked back over to his bag and pulled out a silver necklace.

"Is that a coin?"

"Yea, and so much more. You see this little thing is not only a tracking device but it lets you hack into any mobile phone that's within a 100m radius. Not very big I know but it means I'm able to send messages from other people's phones without them knowing and I can even use it as a listening device."

"Seriously? That's fucking cool. It's like spy shit."

"Yea I know, I'm pretty awesome. Now back to this awesome reward I'm going to get from you."

"Do you not think of anything else but yourself?"

"Yea, only the other most important thing in the world."

"And what would that be?"

"Food of course!"

What did you guys think? I'm not a very techy person and everything I wrote about the statue and necklace is totally made up lol. As usual, drop a review and let me know what you liked and didn't like.