The Hot Canary (A Brian Quinn Fanfic)

Part 17: Fire, Meet Fuel

The ride home after the zoo was every bit as awkward as Nova predicted it would be. For the first half of the ride, they barely said two sentences to each other. Even the radio that Q turned on couldn't even out the silence that was beginning to separate them. 

Nova just couldn't believe that Brian had so little regard for her employment at her outlet job. She had always felt that she had a career to be proud of, working at the outlet, that it was better than what most people had, but she guessed it was nothing to keep up with everything Brian had going for him. It didn't feel so good. 

For the first time since they had started seeing each other, she wondered what the hell she was actually doing with Brian and what she thought that their relationship really was. 

A couple of times here and there it would hit her, but she would just push it back down and not let it ruin all the fun they were having. It was hard to think of the future when she was having the time of her life in the present. But really, what did she have to offer him? She was just an average girl with an average life, another face in the crowd. Sure it was plenty good enough for her but after today, she wasn't sure how long it would be good enough for him. 

As for Brian, he was disappointed that Nova repelled his offer so hard. He was giving her action, adventure, and an opportunity that he really felt she deserved and was ready for. He couldn't wrap his head around what the problem was. Sure she would have to quit her job, and granted maybe it was spur of the moment, but if only she saw how much she would gain. Plus it drove him nuts hearing about how Glenn always treated her. 

He then thought about what she said about how "he was a celebrity and everything just gets handed to him". 

He took a deep breath as those words echoed throughout his mind and it fired him up. He gripped the steering wheel tight and gritted his teeth. So that was really how she thought how he got to where he is today...

"By the way, just because I am on TV...Doesn't mean that I didn't have to work hard to get there, since we are in the spirit of pointing fingers right now, that was kinda messed up how you said that" Brian said, abruptly breaking their silence. 

Nova snapped her head in his direction. "Excuse me?" She asked, quirking an eye brow at him. "You said that everything has been handed to me, I just wanted to let you know that you are wrong. Me, Joe, Sal, and Murr worked our asses off to get our names out there, harder than you think. Just because you weren't there to witness it first hand, doesn't mean it didn't happen" Q said in annoyance.

Now it was Nova's turn to breathe. She was angry back then when she said all that and was now wishing she could have taken it back. She didn't mean it but it was too late.

 Instead of owning up to her nasty words, she decided to take a more opposing approach which again, she would regret later.

 "Well ya know, it goes both ways. Just because you have not seen everything I have went through to get to where I am now, doesn't mean it holds any less value than everything you have done in your life. You think I'm just going to throw it all away for what? For some guy that is promising me a potential not even set in stone future that is not a guarantee? Doing what? Filing papers somewhere? Getting coffee for over paid producers? You are not even promising me that I'll be doing any photography related on the set!" 

"Nova, come on. Just think about this for a second. You get in anywhere at the network...Anywhere! You will move up! Your work is on point and you have already shot for us before. Plus I will be in Pete's ear the whole time, nagging him to use you on the show. I am asking you to take a chance, you owe it to yourself!" Q argued.