Heard it through the grapevine Part 2

"Sorry, the boss is busy." Nika shook her head.

"But this is really important, there's this concert coming up and..."

"What do you want me to do? When he's busy, he's busy."

"Could you please just check with him? If you tell him it's me, I'm sure he'll make some time. Please..." Amy shapeshifted her eyes to make the best impression of kitten eyes, but Nika didn't seem to react in any way. Inwardly, though, Nika was shrieking at the cute display.

"Come back later." She sternly said and Amy retreated.

"Cut her some slack, she's just a girl in love. Let her shoot her shot, get her heart broken after Uriel shuts her down and move on with her life." Phlox said.

"Actually, I said he's busy but he's not in the ship. I think his date with Luna went better than anyone expected."

"No way, they can't become a couple!" Phlox exclaimed in outrage.

"You're right, I should be the his first. I even promised him that when we met."