Tifa sighed impatiently as she glanced up at the clock. Cloud was late. He went out to look for Raine but it had been over five hours since he left. Tifa was starting to worry. Her eyes lit up when the door opened but her expression changed when Reno walked in.

"What are you doing here? It's late and we're closed."

Reno plopped down on a seat seat and took a deep breath.

"What's that smell? It smells good."

Tifa frowned,

"I made some chicken alfredo with garlic bread but Cloud's not home yet."

"If you're worried about eating alone, I could take care of that."

Tifa rolled her eyes at Reno's wink.

"No thanks. I'll wait."

Reno pouted as he watched Tifa wash the dishes.

"Can I help?"

"Do you even know how to do the dishes?"

"Of course."

The silence was awkward as Reno and Tifa washed and rinsed the dishes together. Tifa realized that she had actually never been completely alone with Reno before. Cloud was usually hanging around with them but now that it was just just the just the two of them, the feeling was strange.

"So...where did you and Cloud disappear to the other night?"

"We came home."

"And?"

Tifa felt her cheeks burning in embarrassment when she thought back to last night's events.

"Nothing happened."

Reno snorted,

"You sound extremely disappointed," Tifa nodded once, "Didn't you kiss him?"

Tifa looked at him in surprise.

"You...saw?"

"I'm sure everyone in in the whole world saw, yo."

Tifa sighed and washed her hands; she was finished washing the dishes while Reno was still rinsing.

"I did kiss him. He just...pushed me away and went home."

"Hm."

Reno turned off the water and dried his hands. His eyes were glowing.

"You know, Tifa, I would never push you away."

Tifa laughed,

"Of course you wouldn't. You've never pushed away any woman, not even Elena. That's the kind of guy you are. Cloud...he's not like you."

A flash of pain pierced Reno's heart and he couldn't ignore the smile that appeared on Tifa's lips at the mention of Cloud's name.

"I'm serious, Tifa."

"You're rarely serious, Reno. Are you drunk?"

"Maybe."

Tifa was completely caught off guard when Reno cornered her against the bar and kissed her. His lips were working eagerly against hers while Tifa was still stunned. Her blood began to boil and her skin was crawling with goosebumps. This didn't happen with Cloud. With a gasp, Tifa summoned her strength and pushed Reno away.

"Reno!"

"Yes, that's my name."

Tifa shot him a glare.

"How dare you!"

"Tell me you didn't like it."

"I didn't! I hated it!"

Reno's lips tugged downwards,

"Why? I thought I was a great kisser."

Tifa clenched her fists and she gave Reno a firm look,

"You're not Cloud."