Sorry this is late, I was a little busy this week. The next chapter should be up by Wednesday if not before. Let me know what you think:)
Also, my friend and I are going to the G3 convention in July and we are going to make a book for Riker with pictures and messages etc. If any of you have messages, pictures, fan-art, so on and you want us to put it in the book please PM me so that we can add it in. :)
Calo x x x
Wednesday swung around extremely fast. Hunter was excited, probably more so than the kids because he hadn't really spoken to any of the guys, except Seb, properly in nearly 5 years. The only thing he was a little worried about was the fact that Adam now couldn't come, Hunter had only asked him the night before and Adam had had date plans with someone from NYADA for a few weeks now and he couldn't really cancel them. Hunter was really glad that Adam had found someone who made him happy. Hunter knew that Adam had met up with the guy for coffee a few times but it was starting to get a little more serious and Adam was taking Tom, the guy, out for dinner that night on a first proper date.
Hunter was stirred from sleep by 2 little giggles. He peeked his eyes open to see his older sons preparing to jump on him. Just as they were about to pounce he sprung up grabbing the two young boys and lifting them onto the bed, roaring. Both boy squealed and tried to squirm away from the "monster" but to no avail. Hunter began to tickle them and could only smile at the stream of laughter coming from both boys. A small whimper from his side caught his attention and he stopped tickling the twins, glancing down at Calo who was just waking up. Calo was getting better but he still wasn't 100 %. Hunter adjusted Dalton and Sebastyn in his lap before reaching over to lift Calo up and settle him between his brothers. The two older boys cuddled close to their tiny brother and Hunter wrapped his arms round the three of them hugging them close to him.
Hunter had an early shift at the restaurant this morning and he was opening up so that he could leave early in order to go to Nick and Jeff's for dinner. Adam was sat at the kitchen table when they all headed out and he smiled at them all as he continued to eat his cereal. Hunter knew that Adam was nervous for his date that evening but he knew that the boy would be stupid or crazy if he didn't absolutely love Adam by the end of the date. Hunter sat the boys down with some fruit and yogurt while he made himself a cup of tea.
Once they were all done with breakfast Adam hugged the three boys and kissed Hunter's cheek as he headed out to get to class. Hunter rolled his eyes at his best friend and then ushered the three now sticky little boys into the bathroom. The shower was big enough for Hunter to take the three of them in with him, something he was thankful for as it made everything much quicker. No sooner had the got in the shower, were they all stepping out again, now clean. Hunter quickly grabbed some clothes and changed before helping his sons as they fumbled with buttons and zips. The boys had always been very independent and they all helped each other, and that alone had made it much easier for Hunter.
A short while later the three boys were all buckled into their car seats and Hunter was pulling out of the apartment car park. They reached the restaurant in good time and Hunter carried Calo while Dalton and Seb bounced around his feet waiting to get inside and out of the cold of the morning. He had to go over the accounts and review booking and feedback that morning while also checking the orders that would be coming in around 9. He settled the twins in the backroom with some cartoons but took Calo with him into his office. He settled down with the accounts and Calo simply just sat in his Papa's lap watching him work. Hunter would never understand Calo's behaviour really, he couldn't quite get his head round the fact that his 4 year old son could sit still and pay attention to something so boring for longer than even he could.
The morning was fairly boring; Calo helped him with reviewing the bookings and feedback from the day before. Aelish arrived at around 8:30. She took Calo to help her sort out table cloths and cutlery, allowing Hunter to swiftly go through the inventory and check all the deliveries that were due to come in. By 9:00 3 more members of staff had arrived; 2 of the chefs and one of the more experienced waiters. The deliveries began pouring in and between the 4 men there and the delivery man they made quick work of everything.
The next hour was spent sorting out all the food and putting it away in the right places after checking through it all. James, the waiter went to help Aelish and Calo who were now laying the tables in preparation for when the restaurant opened at 2:00. More staff began to arrive, the majority of them waiters and bar staff. Soon the whole place was much more alive and by the time 2:00 came around they were all ready.
The Dalton Kitchen was one of the most popular restaurants and so it was always busy. By half past 2 the majority of the tables were filled with business men and women, plus a few families with small children. Hunter's aim had always been to have a restaurant which catered to all. He wanted to make food that looked professional and tasted amazing but still was affordable for families. He had a kids menu, a formal menu, casual menu, lunch menu, party menu and several others. Not only did he have just normal patrons, over the time the Dalton Kitchen had been open they had also had several celebrities frequent the restaurant. Very rarely did they have complaints and Hunter always made sure to deal with complaints immediately because he didn't want anyone to go away from the restaurant unhappy. Many a time, he would start serving, helping wherever he can when it gets incredibly busy.
At around 5:30 Hunter was just finishing with a booking and was helping some of the elder customers from that group to manoeuvre through the restaurant. Aelish came over looking at him in exasperation,
"Hunter you were meant to finish half an hour ago. Now shoo, we have everything under control, go and have a nice evening." Hunter hugged her quickly and said goodbye to all his colleagues before collecting his sons and heading to the car.
Arriving home they only had 30 minutes until they were due to arrive at Nick and Jeff's house. Hunter quickly changed and helped the boys change like he had done that morning. He didn't dress them up too much but he didn't want to turn up with the 4 of them looking sloppy. At 6:10 they were in the car once again and on their way to Nick and Jeff's. Hunter quickly sent off an apologetic text to Jeff telling him that they were on their way and would be 20 minutes, they would only be 15minutes late but Hunter didn't want to be rude.
They arrived at the rather large house. Hunter turned round to talk to his three little boys to see the twins gawping at the huge house and Calo sleeping soundly. He chuckled and said,
"Okay you two, I know it is a big house. Now I want you two to be on your best behaviour, please be polite and no running in the house okay?" They both looked at the Papa and nodded smiling brightly. Hunter gently squeezed their hands and got out. He helped them out first and they stayed close to him while he got Calo out. They made their way up to the front door and Hunter let Dalton push the bell. The door opened and Jeff was stood there grinning at the 4 of them. He ushered them all inside saying,
"Come in, come in." Hunter tried to apologise for being late but Jeff simply brushed him off saying,
"Trust me Hunter if any of the rest of us had three kids to get ready as well we probably wouldn't turn up until at least 5 hours after we were meant to be there." Hunter smiled at that and carefully peeled the coat off of his sleeping son.
They headed through into a warmly lit lounge. Sebastian, Nick, Wes and David were all lounging on the various sofas with cups of coffee. Sebby and Dalton sank back towards Hunter as they walked in the room. The 4 men looked up at the new arrivals and Nick stood up giving Hunter an awkward hug around Calo's sleeping form. He then knelt down to Dalton and Sebby and said,
"Now we haven't got lots of toys but we have a few, would you like to have a look?" Both their little faces lit up and they looked up at Hunter who nodded before they both nodded eagerly. Nick took their hands and they three of them went to find some toys. Hunter sat down next to Sebastian who smiled softly at him. Jeff poked his head round the door from where he had gone into the kitchen.
"Hunter do you want a drink?" Hunter looked up at the beaming face,
"Erm… have you got tea Jeff?" The others all looked at him weirdly. Jeff nodded,
"Sure, normal or flavoured, we have got lemon, berry and… oh that is it?" Hunter rolled his eyes; Jeff was just the same,
"Lemon, please Jeff, that would be great." Jeff nodded and hurried to make it. The others were all still looking at him weirdly. Hunter eventually broke the silence; he shrugged saying,
"What, drinking tea is a habit that you pick up when you live with someone British?" Sebastian was about to say something when Calo sniffled and shifted in Hunter's arms. Jeff had come in with Hunter's tea at that moment and he began to coo and cluck over how adorable Calo was, just like the other day. Hunter chuckled and said to Jeff,
"Do you want to take him, he won't mind?" Jeff's eyes widened in hope,
"Really, you mean it?" He almost squealed, Hunter nodded and carefully passed his tiny son into Jeff's eager but gentle arms. Calo adjusted himself and Jeff could only look down at the tiny boy in awe. He sat down and when Nick came back in with a small box and the twins, Jeff could barely contain his excitement as he held Hunter's tiny son. Nick laughed at his adorable fiancée and said to Hunter,
"Be careful, he might get a little too excited, it is like a 5 year old holding a baby." Hunter smirked a little at that but he knew that Jeff would be absolutely fine holding Calo.
They all settled into an easy conversation and Hunter found himself relaxing in the calm atmosphere. Nick popped out at various intervals to check on dinner, it smelt divine and Hunter knew that they would all enjoy the food. Dalton and Sebastyn came over at times to show Hunter what they had built from the Lego they were playing with.
Sebastian found himself in awe at how Hunter seemed to handle everything, he was also very happy to see that Hunter was relaxing a little. Little Sebastyn suddenly came over to him and Sebastian found himself lifting the little boy into his lap being carefully not to bash the boys Lego contraption around where it was tightly held in his grip. Sebastyn settled himself in Sebastian's lap and Sebastian looked up at Hunter, who looked rather impressed and said,
"Seb baby what are you doing honey?" The little boy looked up at his Papa and said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world,
"Sitting with myself when I am bigger." That made all the adults laugh, Hunter shook his head at his son and said,
"Honey, Sebastian isn't you in the future, I know you have the same name but you aren't the same person. How about you can be friends? How does that sound?" The little boy nodded eagerly and turned himself around to face Sebastian,
"Hi my name is Sebastyn, I like to play with my brothers and snuggle with my Papa. I am 4 and I am going to kindergarten next year." He held out his hand and Sebastian took it and shook it as he followed the little boys lead,
"Hi, Sebastyn, my name is also Sebastian but it is spelt differently to yours, my name is spelt, S-E-B-A-S-T-I-A-N. I am 21 like your daddy and I like to spend time with my friends and listen to music." This seemed to satisfy Sebastyn and he settled back down on the floor with his twin to continue playing with the Lego.
Calo began to stir in Jeff's arms. He yawned a little and his eyes fluttered open. He looked up at Jeff who was still gazing down at him. The little boy panicked for a second before he recognised the man from the coffee shop. He then heard his Papa's voice and saw hi Papa,
"Hey sleepyhead, how are you feeling?" He settled into his Papa's arms quietly answering, a little unsure of his surroundings,
"I am okay Papa."
Soon they all settled down for dinner. Sebastian and Wes helped the twins to wash their hands. Hunter took Calo to the table and David grabbed the twin's boosters securing them to the chairs. Jeff helped the twins into their boosters and began to bring all the food out onto the table. Calo was sat on Hunter's lap and the twins were sat either side of him. Hunter served both the twins and cut up all their food before even thinking about himself. Once they were settled and eating contentedly Hunter served himself and cut up some of the food on his plate for Calo.
Dinner was fairly quiet. Sebastian began helping little Seb because he was having trouble with his chicken. Jeff helped Dalton insisting that Hunter had enough on his plate with Calo. Hunter laughed,
"Jeff, trust me, I can definitely handle the three of these. You try feeding them when the twins are both sick and Calo is exhausted, that is when they are a handful, this is nothing; easy as pie." Jeff nodded and proceeded to insist on helping Hunter clean the three little boys up.
Once everything was cleared away they all settled back in the lounge. Calo almost immediately fell asleep and the twins were close Seb on Sebastian's lap and Dalton on Wes's lap. The group of men all chatted quietly as the three little boys dozed. Hunter felt really comfortable and at ease as he sat with his friends and simply just properly enjoyed himself for the first time in so long. Maybe everything would get a little bit easier and a little bit brighter for Hunter. He also hoped that Adam's date held some prospects because both of them could do with something to brighten their lives.