The next day, Dennis was sat at his desk in his office, answering some emails. His wound had fully healed, thanks to Apollo, OWCA's doctor, in record time, which meant he had been able to write up the report that Major Monogram had demanded of him. Now he was simply killing time until he was able to go on another mission.

"Knock knock," said Jackie's voice.

Dennis swivelled in his chair to see the silver rabbit standing in the doorway. There was an almost invisible white bandage around her leg, and another smaller one wrapped around her hand. Despite her injuries, she was smiling at him.

"Is your chest okay?" she asked. "I saw Apollo treating it."

"Yeah, yeah it's healing." Dennis ran his paw over his chest. "You?"

"Well, as you can see, I'm all bandaged up," Jackie chuckled, showing off the bandage around her hand by waving at him. "And I won't be able to even walk properly, let alone go back into the field, for a few weeks, Apollo says. But at least there was no amputation necessary."

Dennis smirked. "Yeah, wouldn't look so pretty with one and a half legs," he said.

Jackie put her hands on her hips. "Why not? Do you find my legs prettier than my face?"

"Uh…" Dennis froze. "N-no…!"

Jackie burst out laughing. "Oh, Dennis. You're SO easy to embarrass."

Dennis scowled, though he wasn't really mad.

"So where are you taking me tonight?" Jackie asked.

"Uh…" Dennis stared at her in confusion. "What's…what's happening tonight?"

"That's what I'm asking you," grinned Jackie. "In case you've forgotten, I agreed to give you a chance if you got us out of that rocket. And clearly you did. So I'm honouring my promise and giving you a chance. It doesn't HAVE to be tonight, I guess, but it would be nice to take our minds off everything."

Dennis could barely believe his ears. "So…I get to take you out on a date?"

Jackie nodded, smiling. "Where would you like to take me?"

Dennis hummed in thought for a while. "Where would YOU like me to take you?"

"Hmm…" Jackie also took some time to think about this. "How about we start with dinner?"

"Oh, okay!" Dennis nodded. "Yeah, that's…that's a good place to start. Do you want to go out somewhere? Cuz I could make something here if you wanted."

Jackie smirked. "Surprise me."

…

So Dennis did. He decided to make a homecooked meal, which took him hours to prepare, but he knew it was worth it when he lay it on the table in the deserted OWCA cafeteria—where he had been given permission by Major Monogram to have his date with Jackie.

There were three courses: specially made potato wedges, vegetable soup with over ten different types of vegetables in it, and a special carrot cheesecake for desert. He really hoped Jackie wasn't allergic to anything in what he had prepared. He should really have checked with her beforehand.

As he was switching on the fake candles, he spotted Jackie across the hall. She was wearing a short black dress with black shoes. Dennis had never seen an animal wear clothes before, but he had to admit that Jackie looked beautiful. He smiled as she approached. "You got my message, then?"

Jackie nodded, smiling back. "This looks amazing, Dennis."

"You're not allergic to anything, are you?" Dennis asked anxiously.

Jackie laughed. "Nothing food-related, I assure you."

Dennis pulled back her chair for her. She sat down on it, and Dennis pushed it in for her. "So what ARE you allergic to?" he asked, sitting down in his own seat.

"Bacitracin," Jackie replied casually.

Dennis blinked. "Gesundheit."

Jackie laughed again. "Dennis! It doesn't matter, okay? Shall we start?"

Jackie claimed that the potato wedges were the best she had ever had, though Dennis suspected she had never actually had potato wedges before.

When it got to the soup, Jackie made herself guess all ten vegetables in the soup.

"Carrot?"

"Yes," admitted Dennis. "It's hard to get rid of the stereotype of rabbits and carrots."

Jackie took another spoonful and tasted it. "Onion?"

"No."

"Spring onion?"

"Yes."

"Ooh!" Jackie stared down at the bowl of soup in front of her. "What's making it green?"

"Two vegetables you haven't guessed yet," grinned Dennis.

"Leek?"

"Yes."

"Broccoli?"

"Ugh, no." Dennis made a fake gagging gesture. "Do I LOOK insane?"

Jackie suddenly narrowed her eyes at Dennis and smiled dangerously. "Brussel sprouts?"

Dennis suddenly felt uncomfortable. "Y-yes…"

Jackie beamed. "Good! I hate that so many people dislike them for no apparent reason. So how many is that?"

"I think you've got one more to-."

"Parsnips!" Jackie proclaimed, eating her last spoonful.

Dennis smirked. "Yeah. Only took you to the end of the meal to get it."

Jackie rolled her eyes. "Alright, wise-guy. Pass the desert."

Dennis handed her a plate of cheesecake. As she began eating it, she said, "Dennis, can I say something serious now?"

Dennis nodded, slightly worried. "Sure."

"I…when I first met you, I didn't think much of you. I thought you were arrogant, conceited, and facetious, but…my first impression of you turned out to be wrong. You're caring, intelligent, skilled, and you do take things seriously. I-I have feelings for you."

Dennis stared at her.

"Strong feelings," she added, looking shyly down at her cheesecake.

After a few minutes of silence, Dennis's face broke into a smile. "I feel the same," he said. "You're beautiful, kind, smart, funny, and really loyal. Not to mention a highly skilled agent. I-I also have strong feelings for you."

Jackie smiled up at him. "Really?"

Dennis took her hand across the table. "Really."

Their cheesecakes lying forgotten, Jackie stood up, still holding Dennis's paw. "Come back to my house," she said. "Stay the night with me."

Dennis smirked. "Don't you think this is going a bit too fast?"

Jackie pulled him closer and kissed him on the mouth. After a few minutes, she pulled away and smirked back at him. "No," she said. "I don't."

"Me neither," grinned Dennis.

Jackie pulled on his paw and dragged him towards the door. "Do you want to spend the night at mine?" she asked.

Dennis's grin turned into a genuine smile. "There's nothing I'd love more."