"I still don't see how this is going to work out." Duke muttered. Trek and Jenny were crouched beside him.
"It's simple. Erica always goes to the gym at two-o'clock every day. Bre doesn't know it, but she is going to be called up by one of the maintenance workers, and then the door will slam shut, locking her with Erica. They'll have to work out a way to work together."
"Okay, who's going to call her?" Trek asked.
"Ted. He's fairly knew, so there's not much of a background with him." Jenny replied.
Trek stood up. "I'll go get Ted."
"Great. Meet you by the counter in ten. Fifteen, tops." Jenny stood up as well. "Duke-" She turned around, only to smack into him. "Oh." She took a step back. "Uh, Duke, can you just go hang out with Bre for a while?"
Trek stopped in his tracks. "She knows me better. It would seem fishy if Duke suddenly started hanging around her. I should go."
They looked at each other, contemplating it, then turned to Jenny. Trek said to her, "Right?"
"Trek's right. He knows her probably the best out of any of us. Duke, why don't you go get Ted?" she decided.
"Alright." Duke acknowledged, lightly jogging off.
Trek nodded and took a step in the direction of Bre's room, but he was stopped by Jenny.
"Do you and Bre have something going on?" She asked.
Trek looked at her, and then he looked at the ceiling, then back at her. "If we did, what does it matter?"
"It means everything. We can't have you guys getting close. It throws off the whole team, then. It just doesn't work. There's a reason why we have the fraternization rules-"
"She's only temporary. Nothing could happen, even if we wanted it to." He smiled at her sadly. "Don't worry. Our team won't fall apart." With that, he strode off towards Bre's room.
Jenny leaned with her back against the wall and sighed. "I hope you're right, Trek."
Duke strode up. "Ted is on his way." Then he noticed her silence. "Is everything okay?"
"No." she shook her head. When she didn't continue, Duke leaned forward.
"What is it?"
"I think Trek is in love with Bre. Or at least he has a crush on her." Jenny blurted, getting flustered.
"So?" Duke didn't really see any issue. Why was his temporary leader getting so worked up over such a little, trivial thing?
"SO?!" Jenny screeched, barely refraining from hitting him. Not like a punch from her would faze him, anyways. "This is huge, Duke. If he falls in love with her, then it could mess up our whole team. And when she leaves… she'll leave a trail of heartbreak behind her. Dante is already warming up to her, you've seen the way he becomes more calm and mild around her-"
"Jenny, Beast does the exact same around you. I don't really think that's a problem. Dante knows not to go around, getting involved with stuff he shouldn't." He gently said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Everything will be fine. You just need to stop worrying."
"I-I just need Kyle's help… a little of his advice… anything!" She said, anguished. Her voice cracked and she sagged against the wall. A few tears slid down her face.
"He needs to rest, Jenny. But he'll recover, and then everything will be back to normal. Bre can go back to working at the animal shelter, Bullet will be gone, Kyle will be Dante's driver, and Erica can stop sulking in her room." Duke paused. "In the meantime, I'll be here to support you. I know it's not easy, having to suddenly take charge and take care of the whole team, but it'll be okay. We'll be okay." Duke said, and she looked up at him, seeing wisdom in his words.
She smiled a bit, albeit tearfully. "Thanks, Duke."
"No problem. That's what friends are for."
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