Randall's Love

Part 7

Randall felt better when he went into work on Monday morning really early to try to get some work done since he couldn't work yesterday. Fungus had gone in though.

"Sir, why didn't you come yesterday?" He asked.

"I went to a wedding with Hallie and got drunk. I was sick yesterday, Fungus."

Fungus could see where this was leading. He was happy for him.

"Don't you tell anyone of this!" Randall snapped at him.

"Of course not."

Randall got to work on the machine with what time he had before his shift was due to start. His head was still dizzy and his stomach queasy, but he had made it in regardless.

Later, he had some coffee to help perk him out of his tiredness. And more of it began to go away. He wondered how Hallie was doing.

Hallie still didn't feel 100% herself either. But her mind was also on what they had done besides having fun at the party and in their own room. The mating had clearly bonded them even more now.

She thought she wanted to do it again, but when she and him were in sober minds. She wanted to experience full control of the situation.

All this was taking place three and a half months before the final event.
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Waternoose was ticked that Randall hadn't come in yesterday.

"How were you so sick you couldn't come in?"

"Hangover, Sir. Drinking at a wedding." Randall replied.

"Your wedding? I didn't know you were engaged."

"I'm not. Hallie and I were at a friend of hers wedding on Saturday."

"You need to start limiting your time around her until the machine is finished. You hear me?!"

"Yes."

"And it is almost finished, is it not?"

"It's getting very close."

"Good. I expect you to work more this week to make up for it."

"Yes, Sir."

Randall hated being chewed out by his boss. He was beginning to wish this had never started. He was wasting so much time on this that he didn't have much time for anything else. He was lucky he was able to make time for Hallie. He had been working on this dang thing for over a year and it still wasn't done yet.
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Hallie really looked forward to seeing Randall again, but he didn't show for most of the week. Not even at lunch. She saw Fungus a little bit. He would buy some food for himself, and maybe something for his partner.

She hoped Randall wasn't ashamed for what he had done with her.

One evening, she called his home number and he didn't answer. Something was going on. She waited until Saturday and called him to see if he was home. He didn't pick up then either. That was strange. Saturdays were usually their hangout nights.

Hallie went to his apartment. She rung his doorbell and knocked on the door. No one answered until she was about to leave and then she heard his voice. "Looking for me?"

She turned. "Randall! Where have you been all week?"

"Around. I've just been really busy is all." He had some groceries with him. "I need to get these in."

He took out his keys and unlocked the apartment. He went inside and she followed.

"Why haven't you answered your phone?"

"I haven't been home much. Like I said, I've been busy." He said as he was putting stuff in the freezer.

"It's not because of what we did, is it?" She asked.

"No. It's not that, it's just that my boss is pressuring me to work harder is all."

"Randall, you look stressed and tired. He shouldn't be pressuring you so hard."

He finished putting his groceries away. He knew she had a point.

"It won't be for long."

"Are we alright to hang out tonight? I haven't seen you all week."

Randall did want to spend some time with her. "Yeah. We can hang and watch a movie."

He picked out a box of meat lovers for their dinner and made that up before popping in a movie and they sat on the couch. They put their plates on the little table in front of them when they were done.

Hallie nuzzled into Randall's arms, relishing in listening to his heartbeat and breathing.

Her touch and scent and closeness to her made him smile. He loved being with her. He hated that his boss wanted to have him spend less time with her. Soon, the sound of her breathing was obvious that she had fallen asleep on him.

He turned off the TV and went to sleep with her.

Hallie awoke later and found herself next to Randall. He was sleeping soundly. She loved this feeling.

She nudged him. He awoke.

"How about we take this to the bed?" She suggested.

"Sure." He replied. His voice had sleep still in it.

They moved to the bedroom. He was ready for more sleep, but this time, it was Hallie that initiated something more.

She began kissing and massaging his body, even finding some ticklish spots. It woke him up enough to start tussling with her playfully, but kissing and licking her back. He had her laughing real hard. In the end, he was on top of her, then he started kissing and massaging her body too.

"Do you have anything?" Hallie suddenly asked. It made him stop.

"I think so. The drawer."

She reached for it and got out the last piece of protection that was available. Randall knew he would need to get more.

It was put on and the love making continued until they had done it again and fell asleep once again. But little was known that it wasn't productive.

After that great night of making love, they did declare that they truly loved one another, but from the pressure of Waternoose to continue working harder on the machine, and Randall losing more and more scores to Sullivan on the board, it began to get to the purple lizard. And some things began to change.