Escape to Brian Quinn's

"I don't know if he did till that night,"Brian said, still running. He was starting to feel the burn as his muscles told him he was now pushing it a bit farther than normal. But he enjoyed that sensation. To him, it meant he was accomplishing something. And when he kept in shape, it kept him on his game and prepared. He felt that Khaat was going to soon want to use the gym, and in his head, he was starting to design a very beginning routine to help her rebuild her strength and her form.

steven shook his head " I didn't think I could sleep with that kind of woman, guess somewhere in the back of my mind its what I needed " he said placing the towel around his neck s he stood and lent on the side of the tredmill "so.. how do you know her?" he asked trying to catch him out as he ran.

Jack looked at Steven and smiled "ow from years ago" he said slightly out of breath , steven turned up the spreed "spill" he said "or it goes faster " he now smiled at jack who was now puffing "ok ok I did the same as you i got drunk I got a tattoo , its her thing mine thought dodn't have her name i guess they didn't finish or were interupted I don't know "

Sophia walked downstairs with ehr mother by her side. "Mom honestly I'm fine."said Sophia annoyed that her mother was protecting her so much. "Hello everyone."said Sophia giving them a soft warm smile. Sophia eyes widen as Cara told her 'hi Sophia' before she followed Steven to the celler. "Ok that was odd, I just told heard Cara say hi to me."said Sophia as she gotten her plate and sat down across from Brain and Khaat. "Well Sophia sweetie, all your strongest abilites will be returning so if you can talk to animals before you lost your magic you should talk to them now."said Emmanuelle smiling.

"Boy, you guys are a piece of work, you know that?" Brian laughed. It did amuse him that a woman had gotten the better of them. He hoped they had both learned their lessons and that they would not be such pushovers again. He needed better than that on his team. Meanwhile, he was finiding he was able to go farther than he had in the past on the treadmill. Even if he was breathing harder now from the run, it felt good. And he felt like he was accomplishing something by beating his old record. Robert would be pleased when he told him, he knew. He knew, too, that a bottle of cool water was going to taste very good, very soon. He didn't think he was going to be running much longer today. Not without a rest, anyway.

"Maybe you did, Sophia," Robert said, "If you had the ability to talk to animals before, it is very possible that your ability to do that is returning. And it is also very possible that you do feel better too. Just don't overdo it by doing too much too soon. Dinner is ready out in the kitchen if you two want to fix your plates. It's macaroni and cheese, tossed salad, and a peach cobbler. And Brian always keeps sodas in the refrigerator. Help yourselves while the food is still hot."

steven chuckled and moved back up stairs Cara at his side who then moved to look at sophia and sat to face her "your like steven?" she asked her head tipped then spotting steven she moved over to him "shes like you" she said steven lookd at ehr "possible a lot of people can talk to animals soe know they can other don';t " he said.

Khaat watched Brian come upstairs, and he was a bit out of breath. He accio'd a bottle of water from the fridge and sat down to rest a bit. "How'd you do?" she asked.

"Broke my old record," he grinned.

"Oh, well done!" Robert said. "Yove been at that old mark a long time."

"Yeah, and I think I could have gone longer, but I don't want to make my next challenge too hard," he laughed.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Keep yourself to a reasonable pace," Robert said.

"Cara's looking right at home," Brian remarked.

"And I think she likes Sophia," Khaat said, "Its just something in the way she looks at her."

"I'm sure Cara does like her," Brian replied, "Cara is very smart.

Sophia looked at Cara and nodded. "Yes I am, I been able to talk to animals since I was seven years old!"said Sophia softly to her. "Yor a very beautiful dog Cara, I'm sure you and I will be great friends."said Sophia smiling at her. Sophia knew she looked funny talking to Cara but she felt like Cara and her were going to be good friends. Sophia nodded and got her plate as well as mother and took a seat right across from Khaat and Brian. As she ate she looked at Cara and chuckled "Are you hungry Cara?"Sophia asked her softly probably knowing she was.

Steven watched Cara with Sopia " Wolf , I am Wolf not a dog and a little " she said as she looked back at Steven then to Sopia "why have I not see you around before ?" she asked "might have made a good conversahionalist, stevens ok he gave me his home to stay in" she said and sat faceing her her head tipsed silghly to the left at he smell of food "oow food , before I had to hunt for it, now meeting Steven I feel well fed all the time, but i shouldn't become soft , must remember I am Wolf " she held her head high.

Steven sat watching he smiled when she said she was a wolf not a dog, he lent back in a chair watching out side for any more attacks but the sky was now blue with the sun shining in to the house. he looked over at Brian, Robert and Khaat all now relaxed again , Jack with his son and daughter. Feeling a nuzzel against his hand he saw Cara looking up at him her head resting on his knee "can we go out side I feel I need to run off this food" she said sounding as if she had eaten too much. Steven smiled and stood up walking to the patio doors and oped them Cara ran out and then up and down the garden fianlly rolling on the grass, he chuckled at her antics.

Sophia nodded when she said she was a wolf not a dog. "Oops sorry, my mistake Cara."said Sophia softly. "Well, I'm new around here, I only been here for like five days that's probably why."saud Sophia softly. "Yeah Steven is great, although I only known him for awhile he seems pretty cool."said Sophia. Sophia nodded when she said she was well fed. "Well that's good though, wolfs like yo need to be well fed for your very bright and quick."said Sophia softly. As Cara went outside with Steven she smiled at them. "Have fun running Cara."said Sophia smiling as she returned to her food on her plate.