Ice cream had never been Stella's treat of choice, she was more of a baked goods kinda gal, but after the time in the park she was eager to enjoy something cool and sweet. She had opted for a creamy and delightfully frozen yogurt, both as a concession to her waistline, as well the fact that she liked yogurt better. Brad had opted for a single scoop of something vaguely Rocky-Road-ish on a cone.<br/><br/>Stella popped a spoonful of her fruity dessert into her mouth and listened to Brad who explained to her what made African cichlids so unique when she noticed in a far corner a familiar face.  It took her a moment to realize it was Anton, she was so used to seeing him in context of their building, his apartment, and Lics, but there he was and eating ice cream no less. And then she saw her, Magdalene, ever the gorgeous, curvaceous bombshell with a smile which was so seductive it should melt Anton's ice cream just by itself.  Stella felt her stomach clench in an unpleasant way as he watched them intimately trade licks of their frozen confection. She didn't hear their conversation, but their body language came across as familiar, intimate, and more than casual friendly.<br/><br/>Stella looked away, and tried to finish her frozen yoghurt but found she could not, her mental turmoil had predictably spread to her insides and she began to feel nauseous. Brad looked at her and noticed that she had stopped eating.<br/><br/>"Are you alright? Stella?" he asked solicitously, "Can I get you a glass of water? You look a little pale." She looked at the tall, bespectacled<br/>man and wondered, 'why couldn't I have fallen for this man?' but nodded and said "Yes, I think maybe too much sun, we redheads don't tolerate a lot of heat."<br/><br/>Brad unfolded himself from his chair and hurried through the throng of people to find some water for her.  Stella noticed from the corner of her eye that Anton and Magdalene had gotten up and were walking towards her, Magdalene touching him and laughing prettily every chance she could. Stella, looked down on her ice-cream and hoped desperately that Anton wouldn't notice her.