"Oh, of course not, Lena! We were childhood friends, you know. It's too bad we drifted apart...well, this is a chance to reconnect!" Aral added cheerfully. She had a heavily buttered biscuit in one talon, and was biting off large chunks of it as she spoke. "Mmph-he's just as nice as I remembered him. The years have been kind to him..."
"Really?" said Lena. "And I told you, I prefer you use my last name." Griffin expressions were hard to read, as their beaks tended to prevent too much expression, but there was definitely the glint of a smirk in her eye.
"Yeah," said Aral, finishing off the biscuit. "Well, I'd better get back to work."
"So must I," agreed Lena. "I shall just finish this tea." As Aral strolled out the door, she picked up a piece of paper and began to write.
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"It's obvious she's developed a crush on him," Lena said later. She was back home after a hard day's work, and was now talking to her husband over dinner. One would not have thought they were mates-he was a large black raven-panther hybrid, while she, as previously mentioned, was slender and swift.
"But I thought you said they hadn't met for quite a while."
"Yes, but I'm sure they've been thinking about each other all that time. I told you, Aral never dated anyone."
"I thought you often said workplace dating was doomed to failure. Wouldn't this be an example."
"True, but she never even tried. Also, it doesn't count if you knew each other before you started working together." Lena extended the piece of paper she had been writing on previously. "See, I've recorded the various conversations I've had with them. There's definite feeling on both sides."
"Well, what are you going to do about it?"
"I'm just going to watch, Peter. Eventually they'll figure it out."
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