A/N: Yes I know this chapter sucks ass, I wasn't sure how to start the story and I'm still digging in my head for complete ideas.

Aida sat the bar keeping eye contact with man sitting in the corner a cloud of smoke escaping from his mouth as he flashed her a crooked smile. She smiled looking down at the counter and fumbling with a beer cap.

"I love this place!" Butch smiled kicking her foot.

Aida nodded with a smile looking over at him.

"You okay?"

"I'm fine Butch." She smiled at him. "I think I'm just going to head home. Be careful with Clover." She slapped him on the back as she slid off the barstool. She glanced over to where Burke had been, his chair now empty the cigar still lit and smoking in the ash tray. She pulled her hair from the bun shaking her brown hair free, running her fingers through it as it fell to her shoulder blades. She walked down the path towards The Brass Lantern her shoes clicking against the rusted metal, she ran her hand across the section of the bomb that hung out of radiated water ignoring the mumble voices from in front of her as she walked towards Jenny.

"Hey Aida! You hungry?"

"Actually" she smiled leaning on the small bar. "Do you have any sugar bombs? They have become my guilty pleasure."

Jenny laughed disappearing into the restaurant.

"So you're the one who has been buying all those."

She looked over her shoulder to see Burke leaning over his railing, the same crooked smile on his face. "Hello Mister Burke. Still trying to find someone to blow up Megaton?"

"Not since you graced me with your beauty my dear."

She rolled her eyes turning away to hide her smile.

"Here ya are Aida." Jenny smiled handing her the small box.

"Thank you Jenny!" she smiled handing her the caps before she pulled the box open and walked to where Burke was standing. "Would you like one?" she smiled holding the box up to him.

"You're willing to share?" he smirked.

Aida shook the box at him. "I might change my mind so hurry up."

He chuckled digging into the box.

Aida winked before she walked away towards her house walking past Andy as he walked down the ramp that led up to Burke's house.

"Aida" She looked up to see Burke holding his door open and motioning for her to follow him. "Come now Aida I won't bite."

She sighed walking up the steps and into the house.

"Would you like a drink?" He put a hand on her back pushing her forward so he could walk past her.

"Umm… sure." She shrugged sitting down on the desk chair looking at the papers that covered it. She looked up when she saw him holding a glass of wine in front of her. "You must be a busy man." She nodded to the papers.

"Yes you could say that."

She watched as he pulled a chair from his room and sat down in front of her. "Look I already fixed that bomb so there's no way you will be able to detonate it."

"Can I not simply want to have the company of a beautiful woman?" He smirked pulling his glasses off. "Must it always be business?"

She smiled leaning forward and snatching the hat off his head and putting it on her own. "That's what Nova is for, hell I bet Clover would climb into your bed."

He laughed running his hand through his short brown hair. "I let you into my home and not only do you take my hat but then offer the services of your "body guard" as I've heard you call her. And here I thought you were an angel."

Aida laughed putting the hat down on the desk and running her hands through her hair. "I can be bad when I want to."

"Oh" he smiled looking down at her ankle where someone had stitched an open wound shut. "What happen?" He frowned.

Aida flinched away when she felt his hand on her leg. "Umm… an Enclave solider got me."

"Your body guard isn't good at her job." He looked up at her as he grabbed her leg again, pulling it into his lap.

"Ouch!" She groaned as he ran his fingers close to the stitching.

"You should keep this covered, you're lucky it isn't already infected." He opened a drawer to the desk pulling out a bandage and a bottle of vodka.

"Don't dump that on my leg!" she yelped as he pulled the lid off.

He smiled glancing up at her as he wrapped his hand around the back of her calf holding her leg in place. "It won't hurt."

"Oh yes it will! I'm no fool Mister Burke!"

He laughed holding tightly onto her leg as he poured the alcohol onto it. Her breath hitched as she tried to pull her leg free, he set the bottle down on desk and turned back to her leg running his hand up and down her calf. She froze watching his hand slide up her leg, he cleared his throat grabbing the bandage from the table and wrapping it around her leg.

"Don't you get lonely… living here by yourself?" she broke the silence.

"Well… Usually I stay at Tenpenny tower." He glanced up at her. "Something in Megaton has caught my eye you could say."

Aida blushed looking away from him. "Thank you for cleaning and wrapping my…" she motioned at her leg.

"Anytime." He smiled as she pulled her leg away. "Aida?"

"Hmm?" she looked at him as she pulled her hair up into a ponytail.

"Would you like to share dinner with me tomorrow tonight?"

She smiled. "Are you asking me on a date Mister Burke?"

"That I am." He smiled leaning closer to her. "And what is your answer?"

"Well Mister Burke." She grabbed his hat putting it back onto her head. "I would love to go to dinner with you." She stood up and walked to the door pulling it open. "I'll keep this until tomorrow." She pulled the hat down till it shadowed her eyes and shut the door.