"You honestly never thought you'd have such a great time working. At some point, Henry pops in to tell the two of you that it's break time.
You almost didn't want to take a break."
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You and William walk out if the room and are immediately acquainted with several screaming children. A tall boy was scaring a younger one, while a small redheaded girl was yelling at him to stop. William scoffs and brings a hand to his forehead before he walks over there and drags the older one back by his hood, "Michael what the fuck is your problem? Can you not leave your brother alone for one damn second?"
"Language!" You hear Henry yell from another area. Will picks up the younger boy and shoots Michael a look before leaving the room. Oh shit, this guy has KIDS?? You stand there for a couple minutes in shock while the redheaded girl scolds an unbothered Michael, before Will walks back in. He turns to Michael, "I've gotten your brother calmed down. Now go apologize." Michael starts to walk off, "yeah, whatever." William grabs the boy's arm, "Michael." He yanks his arm back, "fine."
He storms off, the small girl following close behind. Holy shit dude, relax- You make eye contact with Will and he sighs, "Sorry, I don't know why my kids are assholes. Usually I'd have Clara help me with them but she had somewhere to be today."
"Clara?" You ask without thinking.
"Ah, Clara's my wife."
THIS GUYS GOT A WIFE TOO???? Damn so he's TAKEN, huh? You weren't sure what to say so you silently nod. He sighs, "Anyways, um, I'm gonna go pick up some lunch. You want anything?" Knowing your broke ass can't afford it you say, "Nah I'm alright, thank you though."
"Alright," he says quietly as he walks out the door. You couldn't believe a guy like that was married and had a family. Or maybe you couldn't believe someone had beaten you to it. Nevertheless, you decide to go mingle with some of your coworkers (who are clearly just minding their own business) to get your mind off it.
You start to walk one way but are cut off by a tall blonde feminine figure, "Oh, hi! Are you goin on break too?" You stop in your tracks, "Oh, uh, yeah," She smiles, "Well let's hang out! I haven't been able to really connect with most the people here." You are a little stunned by how bold she is. Finally someone who isn't violently socially anxious. You're only able to mutter a simple, "Okay-" before she grabs your hand and takes you to one of the seating areas nearby.
"So where do you work at here? I haven't seen you around," she beams.
"Just in the Parts and Service roo-"
Her face drops, "No wayy.. With that William character?" Her change in tone freaks you out. What could possibly be so bad about him?
Your eyebrows furrow in confusion, "Yeah, why do you ask?" She shivers, "That guy gives me the creeps for reals. I'd be careful around him if I were you." Her warning send chills down your spine. Seriously how dangerous is this guy? He's got a wife and kids, surely he couldn't be that bad. Sheesh, this chick's makin you overthink. She notices your concern, "Oh! I don't mean to make you nervous, hun! He's just got that vibe, y'know. I'm sure you'll be alright." You let out an awkward laugh, "I hope so. By the way, I don't think I got your name?"
She perks up, "Oops! I forgor 💀. The name's Stephanie, but you can just call me Steph."
wtf- did she just 💀
Anyways, you give her a friendly smile and laugh, "Alright, Steph, I'm y/n."
The two of you talk a little longer before you notice everyone else getting back to work, "So, we should probably get back to work, huh." She sighs, "Oh, darn! Hey, gimme your hand-" She grabs your hand and begins writing on it. After she's done you look at your hand to see a phone number written on the back of your hand. She begins to stand up, "We should totes hang out sometime, alright?" You hold back a snicker as you stand up alongside her, "Yeah, for sure!"
You smile and each other before walking back to your respective workplaces. You were almost nervous to go back there though after seeing Will's reaction to his kids misbehaving and the warning Steph gave you. You think that maybe you're just overreacting. There's no way some British prick could be that bad. After a couple deep breaths, you enter the Parts and Service room once again. Will is already there standing in front of a desk organizing different pieces to the animatronics that had somehow gotten mixed up while the two of you were working. He hears you walk in and slightly looks over at you, "Uh, hey. How was your lunch?
You awkwardly walk over and start helping him, "It was alright. Nothing to really write home about. How was yours?"
"Same as yours."
A minute of silence goes by before Will decides to address the elephant in the room, "Look, I'm sorry you had to see me have an outburst earlier. It's just that Michael's always picking on Chris and I was honestly sort of 'hangry' at the moment and-"
You cut him off, "No, no, I totally get it! I know parenting's hard. I'm not quite sure how my parents handled me." You end your sentence with a lighthearted chuckle. He relaxes and lets out a sigh, "Ah, alright, good. I wasn't sure if I disturbed you or something."
"No way! Trust me, it takes a lot more to freak me out." You lie through your teeth. This guy gave you major chills. But you were happy the atmosphere was lightened a little.
He can't possibly be that bad. Right?
