I'm so so sorry for the long wait! I've been sick and doctorwho9000 wouldn't really like to get sick too while he's over here writing with me. As an apology for the long wait, there will be a double update. Once we finish up Chapter 10 it will be posted, so probably in a few hours.
"Are you really going on a date with Goldie!?" Carrie squealed.
"Uh… Yeah I guess I am…" Hope said shyly.
"That's so cool!" Toni said excitedly. "I can hook you up with condoms in case he forgets. My mom always buys me some in the hope that I'll leave little C."
"No!" Hope said blushing like crazy.
"That confident he'll remember? Better safe then sorry sweetie." Toni said with a disapproving look.
"NO! I mean me and Goldie are not going to need them!" Hope said furiously.
"Sweetie the pill isn't always effective. Best to be double protected." Toni said nodding confidently.
"I am not fucking Goldie! Get that through your head!" Hope said fuming.
"Awwwwwwwwww." Carrie said pouting, "But it would be so cute! I bet you guys would go all soft and gentle and make love. Awwwww. It's gonna be adorable!"
"Carrie. Boundaries! You may be an exhibitionist, but I am not! And I don't think Goldie is either!" Hope said blushing, but still angry.
"Yo girl, you won't know until you get a look at that golden dick." Toni said with a smirk.
"Oh my God. I am not talking to you two about my boyfriend ever again." Hope said walking away from the two giggling fangirls.
"Why do I have to take this delivery to the Prize Corner? It's not my fault they took it to the wrong delivery doors!" Hope said irritated.
"Come on Hope. It's not a big deal." Goldie said gently.
Hope sighed and lifted up the boxes. "I'll be back." She walked out the door and headed towards the Prize Corner.
As she walked she looked around for Jack. She hadn't seen him since after the argument the other day. She was still looking when she bumped into a familiar scrawny teenager.
"Hi! Hello! What's up Hope?" BB asked innocently.
"You still work here?" Hope said annoyed. "I figured you would get fired after the owner heard about you pinning his son."
"Of course I do! Sempai noticed that I was in trouble and told his dad to let me stay! But his Dad said next time he's getting a restraining order and Sempai agreed. Oh things would be better if only Foxy Sempai would notice me." BB said sadly.
"Uh yeah. Good luck with that. I'm gonna go…." Hope said walking around him.
"Wait!" BB said grabbing her arm. "Where are you going? Can I come? Will Sempai be there?"
"I'm going to the Prize Corner… I've got to go by the Kid's Cove on the way, but shouldn't you leave Foxy alone? Eh, I don't care I've got work to do. You can get yourself fired if you want." Hope said shrugging BB off.
As Hope continued towards the Prize Corner she noticed that BB was trailing her like a lost puppy. At least until she walked by the Kid's Cove, where he took of like a bullet.
"Hey Mary? You busy?" Hope called out grumpily as she reached the Prize Counter. He wasn't at the desk, so maybe he was in the back room?
"Mark? I've got a delivery. I don't wanna leave it here alone." Hope said, listening for any sign that Mark was there. After a minute the back room door opened and Mark stepped out. His usual angry disposition looked like it was practically gone. As hard as he tried to not smile and remain angry at the world he was shining with happiness.
"What happened to the stick up your ass? Since when were you actually happy?" Hope asked jokingly.
"Hey leave my baby alone" Frank said as he came out of the back room and wrapped his arms protectively around Mark, resting his hands on Marks belly.
"I was just joking." Hope said, "What's with you two. You never act like this. Mark is never happy and you never actually act like a protective top instead of a weak bottom. I'm confused."
"Nothing!" Mark said quickly resting his hands on top of Frank's. The two men were absentmindedly rubbing Mark's belly.
"Geez you guys are acting like a couple pregnant with their fir-" Hope stopped mid sentence and stared at Mark and Frank, "OH MY GOD YOU'RE PREGNANT."
Since he started at Freddy's, Jack finally encountered his first slow day. It was raining outside, and probably would rain up through most of dinner, and since people don't typically like to go out in the rain, business was shot for the day.
Except for one rude customer. He sat down in Jack's section, and it ruined his day. Nothing could be done to his high standards. The pizza he ordered was supposed to be pepperoni UNDER the onions, and they were put on top and mixed in.
Forcing a pleasant smile, Jack took the pizza up from the table. Within a few short moments, he was back in the kitchen, where Goldie was at work on a pizza.
He looked up and smiled. "Hey Jack! Why do you have that pizza with you?"
"Because Mr. Snootypants out there can't handle his pepperoni ON TOP of his onions." Jack said with an irritated sigh.
"Oh. That order. I had Hope make it, and I guess she forgot to read the specifications. Don't worry, I'll make you another one."
"Thank you. Speaking of Hope, where did she go? I thought I saw her in here earlier."
By now Goldie was already saucing a new crust and adding cheese to it. He reached down for the other toppings and Jack couldn't hear him.
"I didn't hear you, could you say that again?" Jack asked.
"I said that she went to go take something over to the Prize Corner." he replied. "Oh, and by the way… I'm sorry if me dating your friend weirds you out."
Jack's jaw dropped. When did these two start dating?
"Jack? Are you okay?" Goldie asked, concerned. "I knew it was a bad idea…"
"No, that's great!" Jack said, merrily. "Sorry for my reaction. I just have been out of the loop for a few days… maybe even weeks it seems."
Goldie laughed. "We just started to date. So you haven't missed much. I honestly thought you would have been angry, since she is your best friend and all, and you have a crush on her."
"Wait. Oh! No, I don't actually. I don't even swing that way."
"What do you… ohh. Oh. That's good for you!"
He finished topping the pizza, and put it into the oven. Turning back around, he asked,
"So, are you seeing anyone?"
"Uh, yeah. I'm seeing Jeremy." Jack answered.
"Aw, how sweet!"
Jack blushed. It had been awhile since anyone had said something nice like that to him, or even about him. They continued to talk for a little longer, and another order for Goldie came in. He went about the kitchen, gathering the ingredients for it. Though when he needed to grab something on the counter next to Jack, he flinched, and jumped slightly in the opposite direction.
Freezing up, and blinking hard, it took Goldie a moment to react. He finished his motion by picking up the container, then spoke.
"Uh, Jack," Goldie began. "Are you okay? I wasn't going to hit you or anything, I swear. I just need this container of anchovies."
"Yeah!" Jack said. "Perfectly fine!"
Jack accidentally threw in a nervous laugh. Goldie then resumed making his pizza, but not before skeptically looking at Jack.
"You know, if you ever want to talk about anything, I'm here." Goldie said.
"Yeah. I might. Thanks Goldie!" Jack said.
"Anytime."
As soon as Goldie finished the pizza the oven dinged. He swapped the pizzas out, letting the other one rest for a minute before handing it to Jack.
"Here you go!" Goldie said, handing the hot pizza to Jack. "Pepperoni UNDER the onions."
"Thank you so much." Jack said, taking the pizza. "I have to go, but is it alright if I come back sometime and we can talk again?"
Goldie smiled and replied, "Sure. This was fun."
Jack returned the smile, and then headed back to the dining room with the pizza.
After what felt years, the day at Freddy's finally ended. Jack sighed and headed for the door; it had been such a stressful day. To his surprise, Jeremy was waiting for him at the door.
"Hey Jeremy," he said. "How was your day?"
"Good, how about yours?" Jeremy replied.
"Shitty, I had this one customer who couldn't be pleased."
"Aw, I'm sorry to hear that."
"Yeah. Hey, Jeremy?"
"Do you maybe want to… I don't know… spend the night again?"
"Sure! I hope you don't mind if I go get some stuff from my place first."
"Not a problem. I'll walk with you to your car."
"Alright."
So the two joined hands and walked out to Jeremy's car together. When they reached it the two shared a kiss before parting ways.
"See you soon?" Jack asked, with a hint of nervousness in his voice.
"See you soon!" Jeremy replied cheerfully.
Hope smiled nervously waiting outside the kitchen door for Goldie. She was nervous about what Goldie had planned for the evening.
"Hey Hope, ready for our date?" Goldie said walking out of the kitchen.
"Uh… yeah…. I'm just a little nervous." Hope said smiling a little.
Goldie led Hope to the dining room, which was empty of tables other than one two person table.
"We're having our date here?" Hope asked surprised.
"Y-yeah. Is that okay?" Goldie asked blushing nervously.
"Of course! But who's gonna cook and who's gonna serve?" Hope asked looking around.
"Chef Chica at your service!" Chica shouted from inside the kitchen.
"And I, Freddy, will be your server today." Freddy said as he came into the dining area and bowed.
"This is perfect! If only it wasn't so quiet I would be in pure heaven." Hope said looking at Goldie and smiling brightly.
"Oh, I have that covered too." Goldie said.
"Madame Toney and Madame Caroline at your service." Toni said walking out on stage with Carrie, both in fancy had to stifle a laugh as the two girls pulled some instruments from the back room. Toni sat down with a violin and Carrie sat down at a piano and began to play.
"Well, Hope? Is it heaven now?" Goldie said hugging her and smiling.
"Yeah! This night can't get an better!" Hope said smiling brightly.
"Hey! Dont say that till you've tried my cooking!" Chica said from the kitchen.
The couple sat down enjoying the music and giving Freddy their orders.
"I honestly didn't expect that our date would be here." Hope said as she watched Carrie and Toni play.
"Well at first I was thinking we would go somewhere fancy, but it was really expensive. Nico's birthday was last week and I spent some of my paycheck on him. Chica works so often to pay the bills she didn't have a lot of time to go shopping. In return for hanging out with Nico, I got a free five star meal for two…. Or in other words, a great way to have a fancy dinner for less than a hundred dollars."
"That's so nice of you! You treat Nico like he's your own kid! It's nice that Chica would offer to cook for us." Hope said smiling at Goldie.
"Yeah," Goldie smiled, "And when I asked the waiters if they wanted to help, the first one to volunteer was Freddy. He said he owed you for helping him get back with Bonnie."
"He doesn't owe me for that! I just wanted to help cause he seemed really sad." Hope said, looking over to the waiter who was currently rushing over with their meal.
"See now you're the one who is just too nice. Thanks Freddy." Goldie said as the waiter set down the plates.
Hope gasped as she looked at the amazing meal set before them. "How did Chica make this in the kitchen of a Pizza restaurant?" Hope asked Goldie.
"Hey, just cause we work here doesn't mean we don't have culinary expertise. It's just a Chicken Alfredo Chica and I learned how to make for a pretty low cost back when we were in school." Goldie said laughing a little.
"That's like my favorite food ever!" Hope said excitedly.
"That's nice to know." Goldie said smiling as he began to eat his food.
"Toni I am trying so hard not to squeal." Hope heard Carrie whisper.
"I know me too. Keep playing I think they will be done soon." Toni said calmly.
"That meal was amazing, that whole dinner was amazing Goldie! Thank you so much." Hope said as Goldie walked her to her car.
"Not a problem. I had a great night with you. Would you like to do it again soon?" Goldie asked smiling.
"Yeah, I would love to! I can't wait for next time Goldie. I-I love you…" Hope said nervously.
"I love you too Hope. Goldie said hugging her before saying goodbye and heading off to his own vehicle.