"Valentine's day... that was yesterday?" Topher blinked. He knew time ran away from him sometimes but he hadn't realised they were that far through February already. "Damn, I'm sorry Mel, I had no idea."
The doctor slowly rose to his feet with the intention of going over to his girlfriend but stopped as Savage bursted into the room. Topher watched the other chet, not liking the way he looked at Mel. Topher was always worried about how the others of the tribe would react towards her.
"Maybe if you had bothered to knock, you might have," Topher replied, his shoulders tightening as the other man moved. The glanced at the door that had stayed partially open after Savage's entrance, he wanted to go over and close it to keep the cold out but he chose not to so Mel didn't feel trapped.