A story I wrote for  areddpanda which I loved working on. I got really into it and I love the characters so much. :) its a lot longer than I expected...a whole 18 pages! but I felt it had to be done. id rather it be really long then short and unfinished in my eyes.

my critique on it: over all I like the story and plotline. though personally I feel I need improvement. I feel like I use the characters names too much which is why I sometimes say 'feline' or 'pandafox' I also seem to have a hard time with describing characters. ill get halfway through a story and im like 'oh crap! I forgot to freaking describe what they look like!' I feel I need more description and less dialogue..or maybe more of both.

anyway, I would love all types of feedback,good or bad. it makes me feel like people like it and I want to improve as a writer.

all characters copyright  areddpanda



Maybe Someday

"Must you go?"
"It's almost eight. I told him i'd be there by eight-thirty...I hope im not late getting there. How do i look?" Redd flicked her pure white hair over her shoulder and placed her hands on her hips, staring intently at Henyri for an answer.
Henyri was leaning against the wall, her arms crossed and tail hanging limply behind her. She looked over the pandafox for the hundreth time that night. Redd had on a strapless low cut black dress that showed off her bust just enough to tease any on lookers. A blue pendant hung from her neck that matched her eyes and both her wrists were adorned in matching bracelets.

Henyri flicked her tail lazily and down played Redds' beauty, "You look fine Redd....but you barely know this guy."
"Well duh! That's the point of a blind date. You have fun getting to know the person," Redd replied playfully.
Henyri let out an audible sigh, trying her best to find any excuse to keep her from leaving, "What if he's weird? I mean, he could hurt you...or worse.."
Redd half smiled sympathetically, "Dont worry hun, i'll be fine. Besides if he tries anything i'll just give him the ol one-two punch you taught me." She light heartedly threw a punch at Henyri, who rolled her eyes.

"You still need work. Your feet need to be placed further apart for balance..then your punches will have more weight behind them," Henyri commented, momentarily distracted from the fact of why they were standing by the doorway.
The pandafox placed her hand on the door knob, "Well you'll just have to teach me again sometime." Redd opened the door and stepped outside, "Anyway i gotta go-"
"Redd wait!" Henyri called after her and reached for the door.
"Bye!!"

*slam*

Henyri stood there with her arm outstretched, her fingers closing slowly into a loose fist. Like a pendulum, her arm swung back to her side, a defeated look on her face. She stood there for a minute, replaying the scene in her head and thinking of what she could've done different.

Redd light heartedly threw a punch at Henyri, who stepped forward and caught her punch easily. A surprised look crossed Redds' face as she was pulled towards Henyri, she stumbled but was caught by the girls' strong arms.
"What was that for?" Redd asked nervously, trying to regain her balance but Henyri held her tight.
A mischievous grin crossed Henyri's face, "So i can do this."

With a finger under Redds' chin to keep her head in place, Henyri leaned in closer and planted a kiss on her lips. At first she was hesitant to return it but Henyri's lips proved to be to persuasive and she gave in. It quickly became heated and more intense as their tongues intertwined and wrestled for control. Much to Henyri's dismay Redd broke away and wiped her mouth.
"HEY!! I'm talking to you! HENYRI! What are you, in a coma?" Redd said loudly and smacked her across the cheek.
The fantasy seemed to melt away before her eyes and the beautiful Redd was replaced by a confused and slightly annoyed Pip.
The dazed feline rubbed her stinging cheek, "Ow, that hurt Pip."
"Well maybe next time you wont tongue rape my mouth," She retorted and brushed past Henyri, joining the other girls in Redds' living room.
All six of the girls would occasionally watch a movie together on either half of the condo they shared, but with everyone except Redd and Henyri having a night job it was tough to get everyone together. And now that they had the chance, Redd decides to go on a date with a stranger. Henyri was really looking forward to cuddling up with Redd under a soft cotton blanket and sharing a bowl of buttery popcorn. Everyone had a cuddle partner when they watched movies, especially scary or romantic ones, now the balance was thrown off leaving Henyri partner less.
"Hey Miss door watcher. You gonna join us or what?" Cay called from the couch. Henyri looked at the door once more, hoping for it to open and then joined the girls. She took her usual spot in the center with Cay and Kiy on the left side, and Pip and Mahika on the right. She pulled the two person blanket over her lap and settled in.
"Everybody ready?" Cay asked while holding the remote. When they nodded in response she hit play.
Kiy looked down at her lap and then at Cay's, "Gimme some popcorn."
"No."
"Cmon, i want some," Kiy whined softly.
"No. The movie just started."
"Caaaaayyyyy giiimmmmeee soomme," Kiy pawed at the bowl and hooked a piece of popcorn on the tip of her nail.
Cay pulled the bowl out of her reach, "Kay cmon. You always eat all the popcorn within the first five minutes of a movie and then I have to go make more."
"Hmph fine," Kiy pouted and crossed her arms in mock anger.

Henyri eventually tuned them out as the movie began, trying to get her mind off Redd and calm down. Henyri was the one that had chosen the movie, so she knew it was going to be sad at one point. However, when the sad part came, so did the tears from her eyes. At first the tears were because of the movie but she kept crying...and crying. In fact, she couldn't stop herself. It was all because of Redd, because of herself. Her feelings and her silence. Here was Redd looking for love, looking for someone to spend her life with. And here was Henyri, happily ready to give Redd what she desired, what she was longing for.
Henyri was fed up with almost telling Redd her feelings, confessing everything in one long drawn out sentence that would leave the two of them speechless. The confession would leave her heart pounding, her palms sweaty and her mouth dry as she waited to hear Redd's response.
All of this, every feeling going through her, was now coming out in tear form. Her cheek fur soon became matted and wet, her breath coming out in strangled sobs and her hands soon started to shake. Henyri was barely aware of Kiy wrapping her arms around her heaving chest to comfort her.

"Whats wrong Henyri?" Mahika asked, tentively touching the girls' shoulder.
"It's because of Redd-" Pip started saying but was interrupted by Cay shushing her and shaking her head furiously.
But it was too late. Henyri had heard the name.

"R...REDD!! I..iwant...iwant...Redd...reddReddREDD!!!!" Henyri shouted into Kiys' chest, who was holding her close.
Kiy stroked the girls' hair and placed a kiss on her forehead, "Shh baby girl. It's okay hun."
"Bwuah iwantRedd*sob*wwhere...she...."
"I know hun...i know," Kiy whispered.
"I love her Kiy! Why*sob*why isnt she here wit me?!" Henyri frantically asked. She continued to sob through every word she said, barely drawing breath, "ddoes...does she Kiy?doesshe...doesshe.."
Kiy closed her eyes, trying to hold back sympathetic tears, "I dont know Hen. I dont know..."

Cay got up and sat on the other side of Henyri, stroking her leg slowly, "Why must you do this to yourself? Just ask her. I know its hard...but at least you'll get an answer."
Henyri pulled her feet up close to her body and wrapped her tail around herself, using the thick fur like a tissue for her drenched eyes, "Im..imimscared...i dont wanna loss...lose her..."
"Oh hun dont use your tail...Pip could you grab some tissues?" Kiy asked and yanked the tail from Henyri's death grip on it. She clung to Kiy's blouse instead, wrinkling the fabric and trying her best to dry her face.
"Ssssorry kKiy..."She sobbed.
"Its okay...thanks Pip. Here use these," Kiy gave her a handful of tissues and set the box beside her.
"Tthanks..."
"Ummm...we should probably go..."Mahika nervously said, rubbing her arm with the opposite hand. Pip looked just as uncomfortable, "Yeah...you probably want some space...im sorry about everything..."

The two walked off slowly and disappeared into the other half of the condo. Silence hung in the air like an un-settled cloud, broken only by the occasional sob from the crying feline.
Cay pulled herself closer to Henyri and hooked a finger under her chin, pulling her tear streaked face around to face her own, "Listen Henyri. I understand you’re nervous...and scared about telling Redd the truth...but you’re hurting yourself with all these un-answered questions. Think about it, you’re crying over possibilities, not results. She hasn't said no...or yes, yet. She doesn't know you like her and how much you truly care about her. I promise you that you won’t lose her as a friend. You guys are way too close to let a few words break up your friendship."
Cay took a moment to grab a tissue and dot her eyes with, so Kiy chimed in.
"Yeah hun. Redd is stubborn about letting friendship break apart, a quality i wish i had when i was younger...Maybe you should get a little tipsy and then tell her...Hell! Get her tipsy..or drunk. Im sure you could get a little action if you tried hard enough."
Henyri let out a small chuckle at that and cracked a grin for a second.
"A roofie would be better," Cay mumbled.
Kiy cocked an eyebrow, "Talking from experience?"
Cay blushed lightly, "Psh..no."
Henyri chuckled again and wiped a tear away.
"I swear Cay. If i wake up tied to the bed im gonna kill you," Kiy said seriously.
"Not if she doesn’t untie you,” Henyri said.
Kiy threw up her hands in exasperation, "Great now she's in on it."
Henyri and Cay shared a glance and started laughing at the thought. They huddled together and laughed and soon Kiy joined in too. The three of them rolled on the couch for a few minutes until it became too painful to continue. They took in several deep breaths to relax, letting out the occasional chuckle until they were calm again.

Henyri sat up and wiped her cheeks with the edges of her palm, drying the newly formed tears of laughter. Her face was now slightly red and raw from being rubbed so much and her nose leaked.
“Ugh..my face..the stuff I put it through,” She said with a sigh.
“What like looking in the mirror?” Kiy joked and laughed along with Cay.
Henyri stood up while rolling her eyes, “Im going back to my side to take a shower. I’ll see you guys tomorrow.”
The laughing pair waved goodbye as she walked away. Henyri slipped through the door and closed it with a soft *click* but not before she heard Cay say in a serious tone
“Now…about that roofie…”
Kiy’s laughter died instantly.

~*~

That night, Henyri had lucid dreams about Redd, something that was occurring more and more. She would often find herself daydreaming about it several times a day, resulting in poor performance at work lately, zoning out during a conversation and twice she almost crashed while driving. Who knew a secret would consume so much of her mind; it seemed to grow worse by the day, like a sickness. A cute fluffy sickness that had a nice ass…
Like the morning before, Henyri awoke with a thin layer of sweat on her forehead and a burning itch between her legs. She ignored the feeling though, as it would only get worse if she tried to relieve herself.
She took a quick shower using the tiger lily shampoo she loved so much and rummaged through her drawers to find a decent outfit for the day. Redd had agreed to go with her to a place called Two Peak Shine, a mountain some miles away that drew in many tourists. The place was perfect for hiking and watching the wildlife. Needless to say, Henyri was excited to go. It had been ages since she had been hiking or done anything besides work.
Henyri decided to go with something that was suited for the outdoors but would still draw some attention. Shorts were a must, jeans shorts to be exact. Of all she owned, these ones were the shortest…shorts. They just barely went to her mid-thigh, easily showing the dark brown spots on the outside of her thighs. She had been told before she had curvy legs and hips, so she decided to show them off a bit.
She slipped on a light green tank top that showed off the white fluffy spot right in the middle of her chest and exposed her arms. Looking down at her left arm she saw what was always there, a tattoo of tiger lily flowers inked onto her arms. Her mind grew solemn as she thought of her friend that had died awhile back; she had gotten the tattoo in honor of her.

Henyri shrugged off the memories and continued to dress, tying her sneakers before leaving her room and closing the door. She left her side of the condo and went into Redds’ side, looking around for her. It was almost noon so she was usually up by now. Redds’ door was closed so Henyri tapped her knuckles against the wood, trying to be loud enough to wake the possibly sleeping Redd but also lough enough so she didn’t wake the other sleeping girls in the next rooms.
“redd….Redd?” Henyri whispered. She tried the knob and it turned so she slowly opened it. Her eyes first locked on a pair of sneakers on the floor by the bed and a pair of blue jeans, clearly taken off the night before. She found this odd considering Redd wore a dress and heels the night before. She gazed at the bed and saw only one lumpy figure underneath the ruffled sheets. Henyri tip-toed forward, wary of any rubber ducks she could potentially step on and cause it to quack loudly, like in all the cartoons about sneaking up on someone. The thought brought a smile to her face.
Once close enough, she reached out with an open hand to shake the figure slightly but a harsh whisper came from behind her.

“Henyri! What are you doing!?”
The feline jumped and turned around quickly, heart hammering in her chest. Redd was standing by the door, a blue towel wrapped around her wet form. Her pure white hair clung together and hung down her chest, still dripping water.
“Ssorry. I thought you were the one in bed,” Henyri stammered to reply and vaguely gestured at the bed, “Is that your date?”
“Yeah it is…Don’t give me that look, nothing happened. He just got a little too drunk so I told him to stay here,” Redd explained while adjusting the towel around her body.

Henyri glanced back at the covered form in Redds’ bed, she didn’t like him already and they hadn’t even met yet. She looked back at Redd, “Well anyway….i came in to see if you were up so we could go hiking….like we planned.” She said the last part slower to emphasize it, knowing what Redd was about to say.
“Oh crap! Im so sorry. I totally forgot about that,” Redd replied in frustration at herself, “the date last night came out of nowhere and made me lose track of everything…uh, can we do it another time maybe?”
“Yeah I suppose…” Henyri mumbled heavy hearted and headed for the door.
Redd caught her by the arm as she walked by, “I really am sorry…”
The wet panda fox wrapped her arms around Henyri’s upper back and squeezed rather hard. The embrace surprised Henyri, who stood there dumbfounded with limp arms as if she had forgotten how to hug. After a few seconds she returned the hug and rested her head against the wet female.
“Its okay Redd…I understand,” Henyri whispered and breathed in deep to savor the girls’ sweet aroma of spiced vanilla, courtesy of her shampoo.
The man in the bed grunted and turned over, ruining the moment for Henyri.
Redd broke away, “You should probably go. I gotta get dressed before he wakes up. Next weekend though, me and you, hiking.”
Henyri nodded and reluctantly left the room, returning to her side of the condo. With no motivation to do anything she simply flopped on her bed and laid there for a few hours, idly watching tv and breathing in the last remaining scents of Redd that clung to her clothes. Simply due to boredom, she fell asleep in a half lying, half sitting up position with her back against the headboard, her chin resting against her collarbone.

~Later that night~

Redd unexpectedly announced that her date, Michael, would be staying for dinner and wanted all the girls to join. Henyri, Pip and Mahika headed over to the other side of the condo to help prepare the dinner. Michael left to get beer soon after they started cooking.

“Why don’t we go out to eat? That new Mexican place looks good,” Mahika commented while placing dishes on the table.
Pip nodded in agreement, “We should, it’d be faster. Plus Cay and I have to work tonight.”
“Aw cmon, this’ll be fun,” Redd huffed and flipped a steak with an audible *sss*
Kiy looked up from peeling potatoes, a peel somehow managed to find its way on top of her head, “I think it’ll be fun to sit down and eat together. Its been too long.”

Redd looked at Kiy, “Thank you…uh Kiy, there’s a potato peel on your head.”
“Hmm?” Kiy looked up cross eyed and pried it from her fur. Cay chuckled to herself which Kiy heard, “You’re a jerk!” She threw the peel at her girlfriend who dodged it with an *eep!* “Don’t be surprised if you wake up tomorrow with spaghetti in your bed!”
“My bed is your bed so ha!” Cay retorted back and stuck out her tongue.
“You just wait…” Kiy replied with an evil grin and menacingly peeled a potato.
“Ooo im shaking in my potato boots over here!” Cay joked.
“So Redd, are you two dating?” Pip asked.

The panda fox focused on the cooking meat before replying, “Yeah.”
A frown immediately crossed Henyri’s face.
“Already?!” Cay exclaimed.
Redd added some seasoning to the meat, “It was unexpected I admit…but sometimes you just hit it off easily with people.”
“I wish dating happened that quick for me,” Pip said.
“Oh whatever Pips. Guys go crazy over you, you sexy little sheepdog,” Mahika said.
“They must be ghosts then,” Pip replied sadly and set the last of the food on the table, “There that should be it.”
“Yep, now we just have to wait for-Michael!” Redd exclaimed as he walked the door, a 32 pack in his hand. Redd threw her arms around him and brought him to the table, “Ta-da!”
Whatever reaction she was hoping for, she didn’t get.
“Where can I put this?” He blatantly said.
“Oh. The fridge would be fine,” Redd replied and sat down at the table, the other girls followed suit. Michael dumped the case in the fridge and grabbed a few beers out of it before sitting down.

He sat there for a minute, watching the girls put food on their plates before doing the same, “So…all you girls really live here together?”
“Yeah pretty much. Three of us on either side,” Pip answered, busy cutting a steak.
“That’s interesting…” Michael said and trailed off.
Henyri and Pip shared a look but remained silent.
“So what do you do? Like for a living I mean,” Cay asked.
“I don’t do anything permanent, just bounce around a lot. Right now im a security guard for a mall nearby,” Michael said and cracked his beer open. He gulped it down and smoothed his goatee down.
“How much do you make?” Cay continued.
“Cay! That isn’t something you ask about!” Kiy said quickly.
Cay shrugged, “What? Im just curious. I never understood why that topic is forbidden. Maybe I wanna be a security guard. I thought you liked a women in uniform?”

Kiy smirked and giggled, “Well…maybe a little. It would be pretty hot.”
Cay scooted closer to her girl, “Mmmhm you’d love it.”
Kiy giggled again and pecked her on the lips.

“So you two…are the lesbians?” Michael interrupted, obviously enjoying the show.
“We’re dating, yes.” Cay replied, “Why?”
“Nice,” Michael grinned wider, “Have you girls all…ya know..fucked?”
“Uhhh no,” Henyri said flatly.
Michael laughed, “That’s such a lie! Oh man. Can I join?!”
Redd blushed with embarrassment, “Michael…”
“I think you should go…now,” Henyri said with a hardened face.
“Henyri he’s my guest and this is my house,” Redd said sternly, “You cant make him leave.”
“He just basically insulted all of us!”
“It was a joke. Get over it,” Redd snapped back.
Henyri threw her arms up in frustration, “Uhhh! Are you really that blind? He obviously wasn’t joking, just look at his face! He’s just another douchebag trying to get some pussy, like all the rest of the guys you date. He throws on a smile and says something clever and you fall for it. Everytime!!! When are you going to LEARN!!!?”

“How DARE you say that!! I’m not some easy whore wooed by pick-up lines. I think you’re just jealous. When’s the last time you got laid?! HUH?? Keep your nose out of MY business and GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE!!!!” Redd screamed at Henyri and pointed angrily at the door, her hand shaking with rage.
“FINE!! Have fun crying over him when he dumps your ass!!” Henyri yelled back and stood up in a flash, knocking over her chair and brushed past the table in a flurry. She whipped the door open and slammed it shut behind her, the harsh noise echoing throughout the house.

Henyri’s mind was so overcome with rage that she wasn’t sure what to do at first, only focusing on breathing rapidly. Her fists clenched tightly until the knuckles turned white, she needed to punch something hard….and she knew just the place. With a destination in mind her body went on auto-pilot to get there as the rest of her was busy thinking about the fight.
Once again she yelled at Redd about dating losers, and once again Redd didn’t listen to her. She would never understand why girls were attracted to guys like that, its like they wanted to be hurt and cry over him. Like they subconsciously liked the mental and sometimes psychical abuse and needed it in order to be happy. Ugh! She just didn’t get it at all. What would Redd do if she was in a loving relationship? Get bored with the person because the guy wasn’t telling her she was fat? If the nice guy bought her flowers for no reason, would she think it was his way of saying “Sorry I cheated on you this week. Do you want roses next week when I cheat again?”
Henyri was so lost in thought that she didn’t even realize she had arrived at the gym until she looked around. The place has closed earlier that day but she had become friends with the owner a while back so he had given her a key to the front door. She entered and flicked on the main floor lights, illuminating several boxing rings, punching bags and various dumbbells.
Since she was already wearing a comfortable outfit she decided not to change into the clothes she had in her locker like she normally would and headed straight to a punching bag. The brown leather was worn and patched in a few places which definitely showed its age. For no reason at all Henyri pushed the bag with both her hands causing it to swing back and forth. As it headed back towards her, she threw a solid punch and nailed it dead center.
Another punch followed the first, her left hook just as deadly as the right. She soon picked up a rhythm, jab, jab, elbow, jab, kick, jab. Before she knew it, ten minutes had passed and she was simply wailing on the bag, the only thing preventing it from swinging around wildly was the chain attached to the floor.
Her breathing came out in huffs, her forehead glistening with sweat as it soaked through her fur. All the built up anger and frustration was surfacing, the only outlet were the blurred fists as they assaulted the bag. Redd-Michael-love-secrets-herself-her silence, everything and anything that crossed her mind was expressed in grunts and dealt to the punching bag. Henyri continued to punch until she had nothing left to be mad about and after one last jab for no reason at all, her heavy arms dropped to her sides. Exhausted she flopped down on her butt, not even caring that she sat on her tail and drew in a lungful of air. The exhaustion felt good in a way, like her emotions had hit a reset button and everything was okay now. Henyri smirked and let out a chuckle. She yawned, her body trying to re-gain more air and wiped her forehead, looking at her sore, red knuckles.
Henyri jumped when she heard her phone go off and glanced at it. To her surprise it was almost 10:30. What surprised her even more was a missed call from Redd, two texts from Redd and just now, a text from Kiy. She read Kiy’s first, being it was the most recent.

Kiy: Redd needs to talk to you. Says its urgent. She’s been locked in her room crying for the past half hour. Where are you?

Henyri barely gave herself enough time to finish reading the text before she was out the door and in her car. She drove like a mad-women, the only thing on her mind was Redd. Skidding to a halt in the driveway, Henyri opened the door and attempted to get out, only to be stopped by her seat belt.
“Dammit! Get off..ugh! Stupid thing!” Finally free she ran up to the door and went straight to Redds’ bedroom door, which was firmly locked.
Henyri pounded on the door, “Redd?! Its Henyri, let me in.”
There was a pause, followed by a shuffling sound and then the door flew open. Henyri saw a blur of red and black before she was nose deep in Redds’ fur, who had thrown her arms around the surprised girl.
“Henyriimsosorryforyellingyouwererightsototallyrighthewasajerkandadouchebagandhedumpedmecuziwouldntputouteventhoughitsonlytheseconddayofusdating. Forgive me!!” Redd blurted out in a lungful of breath.
“I cun bread,” Henyri mumbled into Redds’ fur.
Redd broke away, confused, “What?”
“I said I cant breath.”
“Oh sorry *sniffle* get in here..” Redd stepped aside and gestured her in.
Henyri walked in and sat down on the edge of the bed, crossing her legs, “So what was all that nonsense you said?”

The panda fox wiped her nose and sat beside Henyri, “You were right..again. after you left Michael and I went to my room and I was mad..so I was pacing around and…well…saying bad stuff about you. Which im sorry, I didn’t mean it.”
“Its okay.”
“Michael calmed me down and hugged me..then he got kinda touchy feely. Said it was sexy to see me all worked up and junk..i just ignored him but he didn’t stop so I said stop but he didn’t. I was still kinda mad at you and I took it out on him…told him to ‘stop fucking touching me’ *sigh* he got mad and I got madder. He kept asking when we’re gonna have sex even though we’ve been dating for like a full day. The fight got worse and he broke up with me…” Redd trailed off and waited for her friend to speak.
Henyri took a moment to process what she had said before speaking, “First im sorry about yelling…I love you and you know that..its just..you have such bad taste in guys! Whens the last time on of your relationships lasted more than a few weeks? Maybe you should just take a break from it all…or find someone who isn’t a piece of shit to you.”
“Heh..yeah I know..” Redd sighed and rubbed her neck slowly, “maybe I shouldn’t date anyone for a bit, just be single and enjoy it. Go on a vacation or something.”

Henyri’s ears perked, “Yeah that’s a good idea. Go somewhere and get some sun, relax by yourself at the beach.”
“If I did go on vacation I wouldn’t want to go alone.”
“But you just said you wanted to be single.”
“Well yeah. I can still bring a friend though, like you,” Redd replied and lightly punched her on the shoulder.
Henyri cocked an eyebrow, “Are you asking me out?”

Redd smirked and took her hand, “Why yes I am. Love me forever until one of us gets cancer and dies..and the other falls and cant get up..so they die too.”
Henyri giggled, “Cant I die quickly?”
“Nope! If I get cancer then you have to die slowly too so ha!”
Henyri eyed her, “You would pull off the bandana look pretty good.”

Redd fanned her face with a hand, “Why thank ya love. Tee-hee.” Redd laughed for real and fell backwards on the bed, laying sideways, “Cmhere. I wanna hug you.”
The feline laid next to her and they embraced tightly, holding each other for several minutes.
“Mmmm…thank you Henyri..for making me feel better. You have a knack for that,” Redd whispered meaningfully as they continued to hold each other.

Henyri closed her eyes tightly.
Cmon just do it! It’s the perfect time! She’s vulnerable and you just made her happy again. She’ll totally say yes to you asking her out.

Buuuttt you DID just tell her to stay single for a while. What kind of message are you trying to send her?

Crap! I shouldn’t have said that…what now? What do I do?......hello? anyone?.....

Her mind was empty but thoughts and un-certainty ran through her head like wild animals. Her heart pounded in her chest, seemingly trying to crawl up her throat. She repeatedly opened and closed her mouth, trying to say something but her tongue refused to respond to her brain.
Just say it!! Say…….Redd, I’m in love with you….

Henyri opened her eyes slowly, breathing slowly to try and calm down.

“Redd……..i..i mean..*gulp*…your welcome……”