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Chapter 10: Explanations

"I suppose I should explain something," Kowalski stated, ignoring Private's question. "You see, not long after Connie's arrival, I was making a...love potion for...Doris..."

Rico couldn't hold back a snicker. Kowalski glared at him, and he awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck. "Sowwy."

"Anyway," Kowalski continued, "Connie came in asking-"

"If you had anything that could make it easier to faand nuts after you bury 'em." Everyone looked at her. "What? It ain't easy faandin' them thangs, once they's in the dirt."

"Right. Well, she was asking me that, and I told her no. When she turned to leave, she accidentally knocked over the container of love potion. I, of course, covered by nose, knowing what it was. Connie, however, inhaled it."

Connie put her paws on her hips. "Love potion? You sho about that? 'Cause I don't 'member fallin' for nobody."

Private looked up at her. "You asked Skipper to date you."

The flying squirrel laughed a little. "Praavate, Skipper ain't mah taap. I prefer someone a little less, you know, stubborn and paranoid."

Rico growled, "Well, huggoo plah! Ma'lene toona ponna hadadi!"

Connie blinked at him, then rubbed her chin in thought. "I think he said somethin' about Mawlene and hawtbreak. Right?" The manic nodded.

"He said that you told Marlene of bunch of lies that upset her, a good bit," Private paraphrased.

Connie scoffed, "Now that makes about as much sense as Skipper at a hippie convention. I do not recall doing, or considering, any lyin' to nobody."

Rico lunged and pinned her to the ground. "Wha na ba! Fada boco!"

He felt Connie slide her tail between them, and she used it to throw him off. He smacked into the wall and fell onto his belly.

"So, Rico was right about Connie upsetting Marlene?" Private asked.

Rico nodded. "Uh-huh!"

Kowalski continued explaining. "I can also explain her, apparently, mean-school-girl behavior. You see, the reason I have yet to use the love potion, was that it caused an increase in aggression and villainous actions."

So Connie's nice? Rico wondered. He glanced at her, feeling a little guilty. If I had known that, I wouldn't have been so mean to her...

Connie stood up. "And the foul-smellin' stuff you sprayed me with?"

"An antidote," Kowalski informed.

"Well, that would explain things," Marlene told Connie.

The two of them and Kowalski were in the otter's cave, and Kowalski had just finished telling Marlene what happened.

"I am so darn sorry, Mawlene," Connie told her, hanging her head. "I swear, I would never do any of that, unless you was an enemy, or somethin'."

Marlene shrugged. "Oh, don't worry about it. After all, it wasn't your fault. Besides, at least one good thing can out of it."

She gave Kowalski a look that said, 'Do you mind?' Kowalski seemed to take the hint and left.

Once he was gone, Marlene told Connie, "You don't remember this, Connie, but you set up a scene that made it look like Skipper didn't care about me," guilt shown on the flying squirrel's face, "and I ran off. When Skipper came to comfort me, we..." she grinned at the memory. "We sort of kissed."

Connie grinned and cocked her brow. "Tongue and all that?"

Marlene laughed. "No. But it was nice." She felt her cheeks heat up. "And I guess, now, I've got a boyfriend."

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