"Where the hell have you been?" Mina shrieked over the phone. "You were supposed to be here hours ago. I don't care if you want to forget your birthday but I won't. " Her voice carried well into Simon's ear.<br/>"Sorry Mina, I've been busy with work. Things have gotten crazy."<br/>"Look, I know things have been difficult and the funerals havent helped at all but locking yourself away isnt going to help anyone, least of all me or you. Believe it or not but they were like my family too. Now get your ass down to my apartment or you can sleep alone again."<br/>Simon clicked the phone. Mina had always been possesive and unlike most everybody else she had stuck with Simon since they were kids back in high school. They were nigh inseprable and it seemed natural that as time moved on thier friendship became something deeper...something more primal. The other was the only thing that held any sway besides her.<br/>Simon shifted the other to a button down black shirt and khaki's.<br/>"We'll maybe sleep was out of the question anyway."<br/>""""<br/>Mina was a good 5"1' and carried herself like someone twice her size. Simon was a good man, someone who had been shattered several times but always had the strength to move on . His families death however had changed him. Before he was a bit broody but now he seemed more inclined to severe bouts of isolation and depression. She felt a small sliver of sadness seep in for him. She resolved to make him happier and finished packing. She smiled as she waited for him, waiting to move in as a surprise for him.