Something Changed

He nodded a little, holding the mans hands behind his back tightly. "I'm fine, I'm more worried about making sure you're okay." He said to her, his eyes on him. "Keep a few feet away in case he tries anything."

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"Not my fault your adverse to vegetables," She teased, hoping off his back. "Come on, I'll drive."'She said climbing into the car and shutting the door. "That was easy," She said sarcastically.

She nodded,"I'll be fine," she murmured softly as she stepped back and looked to the cops as they arrived pulling out their cuffs, they took Hyungwoo's place on the man restraining him then cuffing him. She went over to Hyungwoo and wrapped her arms around him tightly burying her face into his chest.

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He smiled a little as he climbed into the car,"Told you, they're stupid," he snorted a little as he climbed into the passenger seat.

She sighed. "Not stupid, just doing their job," She murmured, turning on her car and pulling out of the space. "Where's the restaurant?"

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He was breathing hard, but he held her and rubbed her back, watching as they took the man away. "Do you want to go home? Tell me what you want."

She closed her eyes, "Lets get dessert, I dont want him to have ruined our night," she said as she looked up at him hopefully.

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He shrugged a little, "Just down there," he said to her as he pointed, "You can't miss it,"

She nodded a little and drove, following his directions toward the burger place and parked in the lot, turning off the car and climbing out. She pulled the respirator out and put it on the seat under her bag and turned to him. "Alright let's go."

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He nodded a little. "Alright, just let me know if you want to go home." He murmured. He didn't want her to go but she was clearly shaken and he didn't want to keep her if she didn't want to be there.

"I'm fine," she said to him gently and nodded a little as he held onto his arm tightly. "You protected me, I have my own knight in shining armor," she said to him in a playful tone as she looked up at him. After the experience they just had, she was shaken obviously but she saw him in a whole new lighting now and she couldn't help but find that he was definitely someone she wanted to see again.

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He climbed out of the car and sighed,"Smell it? They have the best burgers - you decide everything, they bring you a check list with so many options; you decide what you want on it then they take it to the back where the magic happens,"

"Magic? Ooh," She grinned, following him inside. "Are they magicians? That's pretty cool." She said as she sat down and looked at the checklist. "What do you normally put on yours?"

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He smiled shyly. "I was just doing what's right. I couldn't just stand there, but if you're okay with it, I would like to teach you self defense. I won't always be there and I want to know you can protect yourself if I'm not around."

"Lots, I usually do the bison mix 40% bison, 40% beef and 10% rabbit," he said as he looked at her, "Always double patty all the trimmings, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, avocado," he marked on the list practically drooling.

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She nodded a little, "OF course, that seems like a really good idea," she said to him softly as she looked up at him, "Is this the place?" she asked him.

"Can I try some of yours when it comes?" She asked, checking off a BBQ bacon cheeseburger with almost everything on it.

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He nodded a little and held open the door, walking with her to a table. He felt protective over her, he didn't want anything to happen even though they had just met. "Want anything to drink with the cheesecake?"

"Hot tea would be nice," she said as she thought about it for a minute then smiled at him as she took a seat and crossed her legs. "What about you?"

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He smiled,"Sure, it's good, you won't be disappointed," he said to her nodding a little," The flavor of all the meats is perfect together,"

"Ive never had bison before, or rabbit. So ill try some of yours, but I love lamb so I'll have a lamb burger," She nodded a little. "And a soda to drink," She added, checking it off and handing the list to the waitress. "It smells amazing, I want some fries so badly."

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"I'll get myself some coffee," He nodded a bit, walking over to the counter to order and then returning to her. "You sure you're alright?" He asked softly.

She looked at him then nodded,"Yeah, I'm fine - a bit shaken but I'll be okay," she said to him lightly with a small smile as she looked at him. "Are you okay? It didn't hurt when you hit him did it?" she asked.

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He smiled, "The lamb is good too - they're a hole in the wall place but a lot of people come here," he said as he looked at her,"They have the best burgers, they're planning on expanding the menu to more than burgers,"

She nodded a little. "If it's good I'll need to come more often. I'll buy since I got us into trouble," She smiled a little.

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He shrugged and looked at his hand. "Not too much, I'll be fine," He smiled as the cheesecake got there. "Try it it's my favorite."

She smiled and picked up the fork on her side of the table then looked at his hand before sighing a little. "When we get back to your place I'll clean it for you," she told him then took a bite.

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He snorted,"You don't have to pay, I can do it," he said to her smiling a little as he rubbed the back of his neck.

She smiled a little. "I don't mind. It can me a small thank you for putting up with the major inconvenience that I am," She laughed.

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He smiled a little. "Thank you," He murmured, taking a bite and sighing in content. He loved cheesecake it was one of his favorites. "Do you like dogs?" He asked curiously.

"I love dogs, I don't own one though, I own a ferret though her name is Whimsy and she is a handful," she laughed a little as she rubbed the back of her neck.

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He nodded,"Fine if you're sure," he said to her, "I wont say no to free food,"

"I don't mind, it's the least I can do since you put up with me. I'm amazed you haven't kicked me to the curb yet, the least a I can do is feed you." She smiled a little.

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"I have two, they were upstairs," He smiled a little. "I didn't want to have them tackle you when you first came in. They're names are Simba and Mina."

She smiled and crooned,"That sounds so cute," she murmured softly as she looked at him, "I'd love to meet them some time, maybe we can walk them together one day?"

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He nodded,"Damn straight," he teased, "You come out of no where and demand to hang out with me what kind of girl are you?" he joked.

"I offered you pizza in exchange for your time," She said with a small smile. "I don't know. I wanted to get to know you, but I knew I would need to give you something just to get your attention. But I never thought you'd let me stay, I thought you'd kick me aside or something. I'd actually been expecting it."

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"They would like that. They'll sit in my room if they have to, but they'll be excited to meet you." He smiled. "They're big dogs though, siblings. I saw one and couldn't separate them."

She smiled a little as she looked at him, "Aw, they sound so cute," she said to him nodding a little, "before tonight I hadn't been on a date in...almost three years," She admitted lightly and smiled,"And I feel I should be honest, I was engaged to a guy I met in high school but it just didn't work out how I wanted, we both had different dreams,"

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He smiled and shrugged,"I had no real reason to, to be honest - I just felt that maybe it woudn't be a bad idea,"