Gypsy hardly noticed as Jared excused himself from the table, her heart pounding away at her ribcage in excitement to finally be alone with her mate. As he introduced himself, she smiled happily and even moved a bit closer to the outside of the table as he pulled up a chair. "Justin..I love your name. It suits you well. You were in the military? I spent the last six years as a lead singer to a band, Wolves Intoxication. I quit a week ago, I was getting tired of it. Im glad i did though, or i wouldnt have found you," she replied happily, her eyes lighting up.<br/><br/>Listening to him tell her about the new house, she almost wanted to pounce on the offer but she pulled back the reins and told herself to slow down. "Wow. You build houses too? Well you're a handy man to have around," she teased playfully but there was a sense of truth in it. "I would really like that. Thank you," she accepted his offer to see the house happily. Glancing out the window as he did, she spent barely a second looking at Jared before turning her attention back on Justin. If she was in her wolf form, her tail would be wagging furiously and she would probably be trying to play fight with him she was so excited to meet him. Disappointment settled in as he got up and went to grab their drinks, a whine almost escaping her as she watched him walk away.<br/><br/>Though as he returned, Gypsy instantly perked up again and thanked him when he set their drinks down. As he mentioned Jared, she glanced out the window at him before turning her attention back to Justin. "Jared? He's just a friend. My best friend to be more exact. We met when i had my ac-" she paused before mentioning her accident. She didnt want to start a sorta first date by talking about it so she quickly changed her answer. "We met when the band got started, six years ago. I didn't really want to go on this trip alone so i stole him from the set," she replied. Gypsy knew what he was getting at when he asked what Jared was to her. She couldn't blame him for being cautious, after all, what else was he supposed to think when she had a guy with her. As Justin started talking about the town, she couldnt help but to notice other things. Such as the way the muscles tightened up in his arms and chest as he moved, the way his eyes had that soft edge to them, making her feel like she could just fall into them and stay there forever. Justin was a very handsome man and she could tell he was a very polite, kind one at that. His scent just added onto the powerful attraction she felt towards him. An almost irresistable pull, that if she didnt have the amount of self-control she had, would be pulling her right on top of him. Even if just for a second, she wanted to touch him in and make sure this wasn't another one of her all-too-real dreams. Something told her it would be very weird to just randomly touch him though, so she resisted the urge.<br/><br/>After a minute or two, she realized he had stopped talking about his town and was looking at her as if waiting for an answer. Pulling herself out of her thoughts, she smiled and sat up a bit straighter. "Sounds like my kind of town. I think that would be fun actually. I haven't played my guitar just for fun in a long time. Another reason i had to quit the band. But I would like to meet her," she replied with a smile. Cheeks burning a pink color as he complimented her, she gave him a shy smile and murmured a soft "thank you". Looking at him again as he started to suggest to her what she should have to eat, Gypsy picked up her menu and looked at the food items he was talking about. Biting her lip as she frowned cutely in cocentration, thinking about what to get.<br/><br/>Jared opened the diner door and made a B-line for the mens bathroom. Once inside, he went straight to the sink and turned on the water to ice cold. Cupping his hands to let it pool up inside, he leaned down and splashed it on his face several times. Turning off the water with a squeak, he pulled out a few paper towels from the dispenser and dabbed the water off his face. Sighing heavily, he shook his head and ran his fingers through his thick, brown hair, pushing his bangs away from his face. "I can't believe im going to do this to her.." he muttered unhappily. Truly, he did feel broken up about hurting Gypsy so badly. To a wolf, being seperated from their mate was like someone ripping through the fur, skin, muscle, and bone before reaching the heart. Then wrapping their hand around the wolf's heart and squeezing slowly until it burst from the pressure, the wolf living through it all and even after their heart was burst. The amount of pain and torture behind it, was excruciating and it would stay with them for as long as they continued to live. If they could continue living that was.<br/><br/>Shaking his head and groaning softly, he rubbed in soothing circles around his temple before letting out a slow sigh. "Maybe I don't have to do this.. I can just say I lost her.." he murmured his thoughts out loud to talk through them. But Harley's words kept ringing in his ears.<span style="font-style: italic">" If you don't do it, I will! It's gonna hurt a lot worse when i do it too!"</span>Placing his hands on the sink, he gripped the edge of the sink so hard it started cracking. He had to do this, or Gypsy truly would be ripped to pieces if he didnt. Staring into the mirror, his reflection stared back at him accusing him until he thought he would be driven insane by the thoughts running through his mind. Shaking his head hard to clear it, he hardened his heart towards hurting Gypsy and put on a fake smile so she wouldn't be wondering what happened. Standing up straight, he dusted off his clothes a bit before leaving the bathroom.<br/><br/>Gypsy smiled and set down her menu as she figured out what she wanted. "I think the steak with mushrooms and onions sounds great. Im mostly certain that Jared would want the flounder," she ordered for both of them since he wasn't here. A surprised look flitted across her face when Justin offered to pay for the cake. "You would pay for the cake? You don't have to Justin... Though it does sound pretty good," she replied, a dreamy look coming into her green eyes as she imagined the cake. Jared taking a seat just about that time, he was about to say something to Gypsy but he stopped as he saw the dreamy look in her eyes. Looking at Justin with a grin, he shook his head. "You mentioned something about cake didn't you? She's a sucker for cake or really anything that has to do with chocolate," he said with a chuckle. Reaching over the table, he squeezed her left shoulder that had been injured so many years ago. Bringing her back to the present with a wince, she pulled her shoulder out of his grip and rubbed it. "Ow.. What the heck was that for?" she muttered but soon noticed that Justin was still sitting there.<br/><br/>Rubbing her shoulder still, Gypsy smiled at him and closed her menu. "I think the cake sounds perfectly wonderful. Thank you," she said, an excited spark coming to her eyes as she thought about the cake again. Jared closed his menu and took Gypsy's handing it to Justin, he was a bit tenser than when he had left, something serious had obvioulsy gone down on the phone. But he forced a smile towards Justin anyway and sipped on his sweet tea. "I suppose she ordered for me huh? She has a bad habit of doing that, better watch out for that." Jared teased her. Gypsy glared palyfully at him then stuck her tongue out at him before looking at Justin again. Wanting to reach out and pull him into the booth next to her, refusing to let him leave but she kept her hands on the table so she wouldnt. Gypsy didnt want Justin to walk away to put in their orders or go around taking other people's orders. She wanted him with her, but she kept herself under control even though a bit of disappointment leaked into her bright green eyes.