Chapter 205

Hayden prepared for work in a frustrated peeve, Virgil kept treating him like he would break and it was exasperating.

He had been cuddled to an early death the night before and while he didn't mind his boyfriend being sweet he wanted something entirely different.

The tingling strumming through his veins was enough to push him out of bed early, he padded to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

He couldn't keep sufficing his breakfast with muffins and cupcakes so a proper breakfast it was.

He was so engrossed in what he was doing that he nearly jumped when arms slipped around him.

"Oh, H-Hi, V, sleep well?" He asks shakily, leaning his head to the side slightly so that the taller man could nuzzle into his neck.

Virgil hums. "You shouldn't have bothered to cook, not till you feel better." 

Hayden just barely stops himself from rolling his eyes knowing that Virgil means well. "And as I said nearly a hundred times last night, I'm fine, it was just a couple sneezes."

He can feel Virgil's frown against his shoulder as he grabs the maple syrup for the pancakes.

"You're going to work then?"

Hayden spins around slightly and glances up at him then leans forward to kiss his cheek before slipping away to move the tray of pancakes to the island.

"Of course." He affirms, keeping silent when Virgil insists on arranging the rest of the food on the counter.

The sun streams into the kitchen, soft conversation floating around, Hayden eats little and this makes Virgil frown although the brunette is more interested in getting another piece of bacon in Virgil's mouth and he couldn't say no to Hayden, not when he's being asked directly.

It's much easier to sidestep or ignore his silent questioning but he would eat an entire Pancake Pile if Hayden keeps telling him to open his mouth for another bite in that soft voice.

Virgil leaves first with a kiss that makes his legs turn to jelly and he trudges to the bedroom to get ready for work, he's still upset and slightly sexually frustrated but it's hard to not feel better after a kiss like that.

The enthusiastic way that the other members of the Pack he bumped into greeted him makes him wish there was a back door, he notes some people biting back the 'Luna' title and he settles in his car seat with a different kind of weight on his lower belly.

Maybe he's just out of breath from the flights of stairs, his mom would bring Apple over today to give him time to settle in.

He starts the car and makes his way out of the parking lot, there would be no cupcakes for him, at least not this morning.

He decides to go with a mocha flavored latte wanting a reminder of the hot chocolate of the night before, he can admit a weakness for the sweet caffeinated drinks but he usually sticks to just one a day so that was fine, right?

Dream should be back at the bakery that morning but he didn't get the chance to go over because for some crazy reason, the bookstore had a steady stream of customers not to mention the people seated to read and it wasn't even the weekend yet.

His mom had been by earlier on her way to the Pack House with Apple and the cat was currently settled on the counter, appreciating the attention the people who came in gave her.

He didn't even notice the time go, too busy recommending books and actually selling them, he hadn't ever thought he might need help but then he never thought he would get this busy.

Things calmed down when the afternoon came, the only people left were a group of teenagers who occupied the couches close to the windows, they had come in not long ago, most likely after school and maybe had a project or the other to work on.

There was also another lady, she didn't seem familiar so it was most likely that she was either from Paper District or in Dark Moon Pack, she was a housewife whose twins had started school and she was looking for a past time.

She found one alright and was currently binging on steaming hot romance novels.

The doorbell rings and Hayden raises his head, expecting another customer only to see Dream with a bright smile on his face, a package in his other hand.

"Hay!" He exclaims happily, practically floating over to the counter.

Hayden makes his way around to hug his friend and pull him inside the other side of the counter, there was enough seating for the both of them.

"How do you feel?" Hayden asks in concern, looking him over like he could possibly decipher what had been wrong by staring intensely at him.

"Much better." Dream waves away. "I brought you cupcakes."

"Oh." Hayden murmurs, flustered. "Sh-shouldn't I p-pay for it?"

"Of course not!" Dream insists. "I made them myself, I don't pay for your cookies do I?"

Hayden couldn't argue with that logic and he only realized how hungry he was when he bit into the whipped cream covered confectionery.

"Is it me or there's a lot of people here today?" Dream asks absently, divided between petting Apple and eating one of the cupcakes he brought.

"It's not just you, trust me, it's been like this all day…" He barely got all his words out before the doorbell dinged again.

They both look up to see a young lady gingerly walk in, her dark brown hair in two ponytails on her head but her hair is short so it's more like two fluffy buns.

"Another one." Dream pipes up, his voice muffled from his mouth full of cake.

"I see that too." Hayden says quickly, shuffling Dream, the cupcakes, and Apple to the other end of the counter so he could attend to the newcomer.

"Hello, welcome to Hayden's Bookstore." He greets cheerfully when she stops in front of his counter, with wide brown eyes behind black-rimmed glasses and a purple top.

"I'm Hayden, how may I help you?"

"Hey." She starts nervously, looking like she might be around Hayden's age or slightly younger. "I'm Jennie and I wanted to find out if you were hiring."