After the lunch date with Margaret that William refused to believe was an actual date, things started to really pick up at the site. There were a bunch of construction workers at the site at all times rushing with equipment and running all over the place. William actually almost got hit with the beam at one point.
Not all of the construction workers were big help though. Some of them got distracted whenever Lucy came by and started flirting with her, trying to get her attention. Unlike the times Lucy paid attention to Henry, this didn't make William jealous at all. It actually made William laugh a lot. It was actually quite a sad sight since Lucy would be reading and wouldn't even put her book down to give her attention to them. Eventually, even the most desperate construction workers gave up knowing Lucy wouldn't budge a bit.
At this point Henry came up from behind William and smacked him on the back causing William to jump.
"Henry! What the h-"
The rest of William's sentence was cut off from Henry's chuckling.
"C'mon now Willie A! No need to be such a stick in the mud."
William's eyes widened. He had to hold back a snicker himself.
"'Willie A'? That's a new one."
Henry had taken to calling William some interesting names. He hardly ever called him William anymore. Willie seemed to be his favorite, but Henry must be in a really good mood if he was coming up with a new nickname on the spot. William never really had any nicknames until Henry came along sometimes Lucy would even join in on the nicknames. Lucy liked to call him Billy Shakespeare; it always made him snicker everytime he heard it.
"Ok Henry you got my attention. What's up?"
Henry's smile widened.
"You never told me how your date with 'Maggie' went."
William practically choked on nothing.
"W-What?"
"C'mon I gotta know if you guys kissed."
William chose not to give that an answer.
"So you guys did kiss?"
"Henry I swear to-"
Henry laughed even louder this time.
"It isn't funny."
"C'mon it kind of is. You know she's the only one who you've given a nickname to. Even though, you've known Lucy and I longer."
William froze. It didn't occur to him until just now that he never gave anyone else a nickname before. William wasn't the type to form attachments to people and was taught to always be professional with people so there was no room for nicknames. But Margaret somehow became an exception to that at some point. William spared a second to feel bad for not spending time with Margaret.
"So there is something between you two?"
"Henry! Did you just come over here to harass me about my love life?"
Henry laughed a little softer this time but thankfully let the subject of Margaret go.
"Construction has been going on for several months now right?"
"Right."
"I heard from the construction workers that they're almost done. Isn't that amazing?"
"It really is Henry. One step closer to our dream."
"So soon we'll be able to decorate the place the way we want to and make it look great for the kids."
Henry paused for a second.
"I know this is a lot to ask of you but do you think maybe it's about time you think about quitting your job?"
William thought about this for a second.
"I suppose it is. I can start the process of resigning the next time I go to work."
Henry smiled.
"I'm glad to hear it. When construction is finished up I really need you here."
William nodded.
"You can count on me."
Henry smiled and walked away to help out with the construction once more. William then spots Lucy who then makes her way towards him.
"Well Billy Shakespeare it seems the construction is almost done. What are you going to do after that?"
"Um. Get the place ready to open."
Lucy chuckled then shook her head.
"No silly. What are you and Hen going to do to celebrate?"
William hadn't thought of that at all so he just shrugged.
"You have to figure something out."
"Well maybe you and I could go somewhere nice and grab some dinner."
Lucy considered this for a second then leaned forward to whisper into his ear which made William shudder a little bit.
"Are you asking me on a date stud?"
William gained his composure back pretty quickly.
"Maybe. Maybe not. Let's just see how everything goes."
"Yeah. I'll go as long as you're paying.
"Of course."
"Then that settles it."
Lucy smirked a little bit and went on her merry way leaving William speechless. He may have just scored a date with Lucy.