Chapter 4
Sheska assisted Roy with making lunch. Actually, it was more like Sheska made lunch and Roy showed her where things were as he tried to catch up on some paperwork Hawkeye brought over.
It had been a week since Edward had come to live with him. Roy and Edward both were adjusting well, definitely Edward. Edward had gotten a little looser with Roy; he still was very timid and afraid of the slightest move made by everyone.
Roy walked to his study and sat down at his desk, a pile of papers in his hands, he needed to start his report, it has been over a week and Hawkeye had been nagging.
Edward saw Roy walked into his study and followed him, lagging behind. Edward slipped into the study and watched Roy type on his laptop. Edward walked over, his footsteps silent on the plush carpet, and gently massaged Roy's tense shoulder.
"Mmm? Edward?" Roy asked and turned around; he did not hear the kid come in. "Something wrong?"
Edward shook his head.
"You know that you can talk to me, right?"
Edward nodded.
"Did you want to talk?" Roy asked. "You can tell me anything." Roy promised.
"I wanted to… thank you…" Edward said, with each word he got closer until he was in Roy's lap.
"Edward, we talked about this, no. These types of actions are inappropriate."
Edward's ears fell and his tail tucked. "I just want to show you how thankful I am. I can wear clothes, no collar, I get human food, and my own bedroom." His tail was wagging at the mere thought.
"There is a way to thank me. Only one way though." Roy said with his smirk.
"What is it?" Edward asked.
"You need to do the following four things," Roy said.
Edward was listening intently.
"Get your high school diploma, go to college, get a job, and make a family. If you do all of those things, that will be perfect payment to me." Roy answered.
Edward nodded, it was a deal.
