“This really isn’t like him. I’m worried, Joe.” Jacob bit his lip.
“Things will be fine Jacob. Just give it time. I’m sure it will all work out in time. Come on- let’s go for a walk. Clear your head. I know a great place we can go.” Joe responded as he gave Jacob a long hug. This hug was comforting and Joe held him for a good minute before he finally wriggled away. When he did, he brushed a single tear out of Jacob’s eye and gave him a kiss on the forehead. Jacob was so nervous, he was shaking.
“I think I need my bird.”
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Espresso.
“It’s a beautiful day isn’t it?” Teddy asked.
“It’s fine.” Jacob said as Joe was waiting in line for some coffees. Jacob
didn’t really need to drink another one, but it gave him the chance to talk
to Teddy without looking too suspicious.
“Look, I’m worried that Joe had something to do with Tic.” Teddy looked at him with a strange fire burning in his bird eyes. Jacob
hadn’t explicitly stated this before but the feeling had beennagging at
him. Joe’s aversion to finding Tic, and the strange way he’d acted at the
bar was concerning and Jacob couldn’t shake that something felt off. “Like an affair?!” Teddy exclaimed.
“What? No! Like, I’m worried he Templared him or something. Is that
a thing? Do you think he could have done something bad to Tic?” Jacob
whispered.
Teddy waited a long time before answering.
“No.”
“Really?” Jacob asked.
“No! I don’t know! He’s a man! He’s a human! Humans are weird and
they do stupid things all the time!” Teddy cawed with his wings flared up
to emphasize his point.
“He’s not crazy!” Jacob exclaimed.
“He likes you!”
“We don’t know that!” Jacob snapped feeling the bitterness of the
words in his mouth. “I just…I have a bad feeling. And it’s not going away.” “Try adding more fibre to your diet. I hear that helps.” Teddy shrugged. “It’s not like that.” Jacob sighed.
“Oh really? Because it certainly sounds like you are full of shit!” Teddy
cawed. “How long can this last? Really? How long do you expect this whole
debacle to continue?”
“I don’t know!” Jacob exclaimed. “Just a bit longer? I guess?” “But let’s not forget about the other one.” Teddy sighed. “Have you
