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"Then lets go." He pranced over to Markus and wrapped both arms around his with a huge grin. teddy was very, very infatuated with Markus. It made him giddy and excited just to be this close to him. It was no wonder he kept finding himself thinking so seriously so soon. When you were in that deep, it was hard to remember that you really hardly knew someone at all.

"Mine is right here, but you'll have to tell me where I'm going. I don't really know the area that well at all." Teddy let go of Markus to dig out his keys, unlock the vehicle and slip into the driver's seat. He buckled his seat belt and looked toward Markus. "You too, mister. I don't care how practically invulnerable you are; this bird don't fly until everybody's buckled in." Everyone had their own set of car rules; this was one of Teddy's. He worried too much if he knew someone hadn't buckled up and that distracted him from the road.

"Burnt Offerings? Are you kidding me?" Teddy couldn't help but laugh and shake his head as he unbuckled and stepped out of the vehicle. Well, who cared what the place was called; what was inside was much more important. Teddy was feeling a little lightheaded and was glad they had not gone very far. Maybe they should have taken Markus' car. He leaned a little heavily against Markus, but honestly that wasn't all that unlike how he had been acting with Markus previously. "Burnt Offerings it is. Hee. Have you been here before?"

"Yeah, that makes sense. Well, I know where you stay, so it's not like you'll have to come out all that often on my account." The last part Teddy said a bit quietly, made nervous by Markus' comment. He would hate for any of the aforementioned crazies to find him and demand information. teddy knew the kind of people Markus meant. His parents had friends who were honest to god, card holding members of Humans Against Vampires and The League of Human Voters. They pretended to be on the fence themselves, but who they kept company with proved otherwise. Maybe Teddy should invest in some nice turtleneck shirts.

Teddy ordered a Coke and some good old typical bar food. Hot wings and potato skins; arteries, here they come. He sipped the soda as he waited for the food. "I'd come with my friends, during the day. It's pretty dea-" Teddy blushed and quickly rephrased. "It's pretty quiet here with the sun up, but we were just goofing off and trying to scare the crap out of each other anyway. I guess they all thought it would be funny to drive off without me. They planned it ahead of time and everything." After Teddy had woken up enough to rant at Dean, he'd gotten the whole explanation. No apology, though there was a lot of one sided laughter. What had he ever seen in that guy? Well, he was still a good looking jerk. Teddy hoped he wasn't blushing again; he really didn't want to tell why. "They were supposed to stick with me and get me home before sundown. Dean swears they came to find me not long after, but 'not long after' seems to have a different definition for him."

"That's all there is to tell; he's a jerk." Teddy said a little defensively, but quickly caved. What Markus had told him was easily ten times more difficult to talk about than his stupid crush. Teddy sighed heavily. "He's a really good looking jerk. Good looking, my best friend for like fourteen years and totally ruler straight. I was crushing on him for years and I'm still not really sure if he knows or has his suspicions. He never used to be this much of an a**. It's like he wants to push me into dropping him as a friend so he doesn't have to drop me. At least, that's what it feels like to me."

Teddy almost spewed his mouthful of Coke when Markus calmly described a date rape scenario as if he were suggesting they take in a movie. He didn't think Markus was serious, but it still took him by surprise. "He's my friend... and it's not like I just hang out with him hoping I'll get my chance, or something stupid. Dean is straight; very, very, very straight. Like just about everybody I know. I mean, there's really just no comparing him to you." Not to mention Markus was better looking, into guys and actually available. Teddy nibbled at his food once he received it.

Teddy smiled sheepishly. "I know, I know. But I don't think I've ever heard anybody just casually joke about using a guy up and tossing him out like that. Would serve him right after that prank... but I can't really stay too mad. I met you and Kit and Sam. I 'got laid'; his words not mine. And for the first time in my life he got to be my cover for being out all night. He was thrilled. I should get him to do it again."