Hunting a rodent? Well, that was her best friend, James. He had his own quirky traits and she could not fault him in his life. James was a good guy and she hoped some decent girl snatched him up to treat him right. Hopefully, he would stay forever young because how he was now, Anna would not change a thing. Yes, he became animated too much when it came to computers and the various codes which confused her to bit but she listened to him nonetheless. The way his eyes lit up when he spoke about programming a new system, it was as if he was a kid who received his tonka truck on Christmas day. A contagious excitement she managed to get whenever she was around him. Anna always left his side with a smile on her face and a new thing to learn about computers.<br/><br/>"I am not laughing, merely amused, James," she answered, cocking her head to the side as she watched him, squeezing with as much as she could in her hand to let him know she appreciated him. If someone made a comic strip James, he could definitely be a Clark Kent or a Spiderman because of his good old boy personality. He could be a geek next door but he was her geek next door. Her 'brother' and best friend most of all. To her other best friend, she merely mused at his body language. If he was on a date, he usually would have a knowing smile upon his lips though she had been caught up in her own drama not to see him for a while. Things with Jace had been good and she somehow managed to get herself in a hot and passionate romance with a bad boy which made her forget the time and at times forget her good friends. She always apologized of course but it always made her guilty to know she ignored them for the company of these men.<br/><br/>Maybe she had a problem with dating men. The last few relationships, alright all of the relationships she had gotten into usually ended up with a nasty fight and an even nastier recovery period. Before Jace, she had not dated or gone out of her way to date for a good four months. Anna managed to find Jace in the restaurant she worked in as a waitress. He was in the section where she waitressed and a few orders and a conversation later, he had taken her home on his Harley Davidson. That should have been a sign, he was not someone to stick around unless it was a good lay and a pack of beer but she had high hopes. Hope, that was something she had a lot of when it came to finding someone. Probably caused her much grief but she still hoped one day to find a good man, settle down with him and not have it come out like her own parents. Still, the thought of marriage to one person scared her to bits as her own experience with relationships and her parents came to mind. For now, she had her friends. Yes, her friends, she told herself. Her good friends and nothing more.<br/><br/>"You never know Ethan, might find yourself a Lolita to take home to the parentals," she teased though she knew Ethan had morals. He was a good fellow to have around. A true gentleman's gentleman. Startling contrast between James and Ethan. James was more the cool geek to ask about Ipods, head to the new arcade or the latest sci-fi flick. With Ethan, he reminded her more of the sweet guy who made a girl a favorite mixed cd and took her to the beach to splash around with him. Each one contrasted against one another and yet these two had been friends far longer than she had been with them. Oh, Anna knew them as a child but because she was out of school and later home schooled, she met them a total of three times before meeting them again in college. At twenty-five, she hoped and prayed with all her might, the three of them would still be the best of friends when each started to age and become seniors.<br/><br/>It would be a sight to be hold that was for sure. All three of them rocking in chair in a retirement home. James would be toying with his oxygen mask and smoking a cigarette, still. Ethan would be eating a few slices of pizza, not caring that it might pull out his dentures and once he said that his dentures would attach themselves to the crust of the pizza. Anna could see the little old version of herself reading the latest romance novel and asking one of them to pass her a cold glass of iced tea. Even complain to James to stop his smoking habits before it killed them all. These images played in her head until the question of food came out of James's mouth.<br/><br/>Once more, these two knew her eating habits. She practically ate just as much as them, not really caring about the stares she got as she inhaled her food. Why starve oneself over a mini salad when it can be enjoyed with a side of fries and mashed potatoes with gravy. "Yes, cheeseburger, fries and vanilla shake," she asked, needing something to soothe the ache in her throat. Luckily, Ethan was there to give her the straw to the cup of water he held in his hands. Greedily, she sipped through the straw, trying to get as much as she could. Lord, almighty, it felt good as the refreshing water slid down her parched throat. Thanking Ethan as she swallowed the water down, she was able to talk a bit more now.<br/><br/>"Vampires are always in, you should know that by now. Especially if they look like Gerard Butler, I mean, is he not the greatest actor to play a vampire?," she asked, wanting to have a nice banter with the two of them. Anything to get her mind on what she needed to face. She knew her body was broken in a few places, not all of it physical wise but for now, she wanted to ignore it. Push it to the back of her head while these two were here for her. It helped even more with James throwing her a lifeline by admitting he was going to have a smoke once he got outside. He knew her stance on smoking. She wanted him to be around as long as possible but it would take years off of his life if he kept at those sticks of death.<br/><br/>Clicking her tongue, she frowned at James. "You really need to stop smoking, James. If you caught cancer or started throwing up blood, I would go over and kick your butt but then I would help you afterwards," she commented. That was Anna. Kick butt and apologize later. Once more, she could not tell James how to live his life. She was not there with him 24/7 to keep him from lighting a cigarette but as long as he knew not to smoke it around her, Anna could not complain that much. "Just make sure to brush your teeth before you look in the fast food bag to make sure it is the right order," she teased. She would let him go on his smoke run but he needed to make up for it with the food she liked while she chatted with Ethan a bit. Anna asked Ethan if there was something he wanted, not knowing her words might hold a double meaning than merely asking if he wanted something to eat.