wouldn't it be lovely to wake up seeing your significant other sleeping so peacefully next to you?
admiring this person and just finding that person so gorgeous by doing nothing and just sleeping there.
Sadly, Lucy can't relate.
"you're up early." Lucy mumbled, her voice so hoarse in the morning. She then forced herself to sit up down the bed while rubbing her eyes as she watched Natsu buttoning up his suit.
and the Vice didn't even bother waking her up. "we're going to be late."
Lucy checked the wall clock and frowned. "it's still five in the morning."
"do you want to get caught?" Natsu raised a brow as he combed his hair.
Lucy groaned as she remembered that she's a director and jaehyun's a soon to be chairman and their relationship should be kept hidden.
imagine if they'll get caught, not only will lucy have a high possibility of getting kicked out of the company and have a hard time finding another job to support the kids but
both she and Natsu would be suffering under his family, as far as Lucy knew, their reputation is their priority
And if they knew what happened, what is happening to two of their top workers?
her thoughts was then cut off by a ringtone coming from Natsu's phone.
Natsu carried his feet towards the bedside table and picked the call coming from his father.
"is there-"
"where are you?"
Natsu widened his eyes as he glanced down at Lucy who also froze from her place upon hearing a familiar voice from the phone.
"i'm at a friend's house."
the director can't help but scoff at Natsu calling her a friend.
She wished.
Although ahe had feelings for the older, being friends is much more better than being nothing at all.
right now, Lucy would appreciate being Natsu's friend, it doesn't have to be a close or a best friend, being a friend is fine.
At least in that way Lucy would be part of the older's life.
"you brought your mom's favorite car with you?"
Natsu mentally face palmed at the the stupid mistake he made. he was in a hurry yesterday morning to pick up Lucy as he woke up late to even check if what car he used to drive.
"yeah, about that.. i lost my car keys and i was late for work."
"your mom was panicking thinking that someone stole her car." the father from the line said, sighing after. "be sure to return it safe and sound."
"will do dad." and with that, the father ended the call.
the older then turned to face Lucy and heard her chuckle, raising a brow in confusion.
He didn't find the situation funny, instead he could feel himself spiritually panicking thinking that his father caught him being at Lucy's house.
But here is lucy, giggling after the phone call ended.
"no wonder the car is pink." Lucy bit her lower lip to hold back her laugh. "it was your mom's."
rolling his eyes, natsu tucked his phone inside his pocket as he made his way to the door. "shut up and go get ready."
Lucy mood was immediately ruined after seeing jaehyun looking mad at her. She then slowly nodded her head as she stood up from the bed to get ready for school.
While doing that, Natsu twisted the door knob and almost jumped from his place as he saw a sleepy looking baby standing by the doorway, holding a cute fluffy dragon plushie while looking up at him with
those innocent eyes of hers.
"Sol?" Natsu carried the sleepy baby up as he placed a peck on her cheek. "why are you awake this early?"
the baby threw her arm behind her daddy's neck, having the dragon plushie squished in between them. "Sol, fell bed." the baby yawned.
"it's still early." Natsu just hoped that Luna didn't hear his conversation with Lucy a while agom he didn't want to think that they are not the happy parents they usually see.
"do you want to sleep in mama and daddy's bed?"
this was all because of that one incident which the two are at fault. Natsu could have just left Lucy alone in taking care of the kid but he's not all that heartless, although, it did take Lucy months to convince Natsu that he was the other father of the daughter before natsu finally decided to take responsibility, but that's the limit of it.
Natsu would only be there for the sake of the kid to think that they have a complete and happy family, Natsu would only be there to give them their wants and needs as he had money for it.
meanwhile Lucy is having a hard time to even take care of herself, natsu would only be there to check if the daughter and Lucy are healthy and are okay, but that's all Natsu promised to do.
Lucy, too, agreed with that. Natsu would only be there to take care of them but he won't be there to give real love and affection to them, especially to Lucy, and who is Lucy to force him if he didn't want it?
She already appreciates the older being there for them and not leaving them alone
unlike those others who doesn't even acknowledge their mistakes.
"Sol not sleepy anymore." the baby pushed herself away from her daddy's embrace and gave Natsu a lazy smile. "why is daddy awake so early?"
because they have to go to office where no one can see them aside from the security guards who doesn't even care and check to who is getting inside. "because daddy needs to cook breakfast."
the baby gasped, "this early?"
"want to help daddy cook?"
since she didn't want to sleep back again, sol nodded her head. "let's burn the kitchen daddy!"
going out of the room, natsu chuckled. yeah, he too wanted to try burning the kitchen down, but then he remembered, it wasn't his house and he didn't want to cause any more troubles to his company director.
making the baby sit down by the counter, Natsu wore the apron as he didn't want for his white shirt to be stained. while he was busy cooking, the baby tilted her head to the side.
"daddy, can you teach me how to cook?"
the vice let out a giggle. "you're too young, you might literally burn the kitchen down. you don't want mama to get mad at you, right?"
the baby pouted, "but i want to cook for mama one day. i can see that mama loves daddy's cooking, i also want mama to love my cooking."
Natsu then paused at what he was doing and a smile unconsciously was curved on his lips.
he knew Lucy loved his cooking, it can be seen by her smile whenever she eats the food he makes, but it feels so different hearing it from another person.
"you look creepy standing there with a smile on your face."
Lucy jumped from her place that's by the doorway separating the kitchen and the living room after hearing a voice. "Loke!"
both the baby and the daddy's attention went to Lucy and a smiling simba. the baby happy clapped her hands as jumped down from the counter, almost making Natsu's soul leave his body at the sudden action.
"uncle simba!" the baby came running to the smiling man and hugged his legs very tight.
"hey there baby." Loke crouched down and was greeted by the baby's small hands cupping his cheeks and showering him with short kisses.
Lucy smiled at the sight. "how was your anniversary?"
Loke held the baby's hands and looked up at taeyong, giving him a satisfied look. "guess what."
it took lucy a few more seconds before realizing the meaning behind Loke's cheerful tone.
She then gasped very loudly as she threw her body to the crouching and hugged him very tight with a smile on her face. "I'm going to be an auntie! she said yes for adoption? really? omg omg"
Sol saw her mama hugging loke and can't help but get jealous. She then made grabby hands at the two with her lips pouting very cutely. "Sol wants to hug uncle simba too!"
a chuckle came out of loke's mouth and also carefully pulled the baby in for a hug, being squished in between him and Lucy.
Natsu was well aware that loke was his daughter's babysitter, also the fact that he is Lucy's highschool friend, but he didn't know why he felt his chest tightening seeing the sight of lucy hugging the babysitter with his baby sandwiched in between them.
they somehow looked like a happy family.
"shit." Natsu cursed under his breath and clicked his tongue after seeing he failed at eggs
"i regret coming to office early." Yukino groaned as she hugged herself and rubbed her hands on her arm to cause heat.
She purposely woke up early and got ready very early to come to office before anyone else could.
the reason behind this sudden change is because she wanted to catch Natsu who comes to office first than any employee.
maybe if she's alone with Natsu this early then they can be buddies, early bird buddies.
"why did you even make an effort?"
a voice made Yukino jump from her place and sent a punch by the arm on that person that owned the voice. "what the fuck! don't scare me like that."
the person just rolled his eyes as he removed the jacket he is wearing and made yukino wear it. "i swear, if you came here because of Natsuㅡ"
"Sting Eucliffe," the younger accepted the jacket without any complaints and flashed the older one sweet smile. "i just had the change of heart. i decided to be a good employee and come to school early."
a sigh then escaped from sting's mouth. "yep, you came here for Natsu."
"come on! i know you would also go to this extent with your crush." Yukino turned around from the older and had her eyes fixed on the parking lot, waiting for a car to arrive.
"that's why i'm here, idiot." Sting mumbled, making Yukino raise a brow at him.
"did you say anything?"
Sting nodded his head as he joined the younger in leaning by the railings facing the parking lot behind the building. "i said you're an idiot."
"you love this idiot though." Yukino wiggled her eyes at the older, hugging his arm for affection.
true, but Yukino won't understand him if he says that. She'll only think that sting loved her as a friend. "you wish."
just as yukino was about to say something, a car finally went inside and made its way to the parking lot, getting the two's attention, yukino was trying her best not to squeal meanwhile sting could feel his heart breaking into pieces after seeing how excited yukino is to meet natsu.
why can't yukino be that excited when he is around?
but the female then stopped with her eyes squinting after seeing who came out from the car. "huh?"
"what is it?"
She turned to sting and then back at the two that came out from the car.
"isn't that miss heartfilia?"
"what?"
both yukino and sting stared at the two making their way inside the building with shocked faces on. they couldn't believe that Natsu came to school together with their famous director.
"why are they together?"
Exhausting Monday?sotd : EWF ㅡ September
