An Escape || A Lander AU

🍬𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇 2🍬

After hours upon hours, Luke finally heard the door open again. This time he could faintly he muffled voices. One he could identify as Zanders. He presumed the other was his husband.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HIRED A BABY SITTER!?"

Luke took his headphones off, he knew he shouldn't, but not gonna lie, he was invested.

"Well yeah!? It's not like you take care of the girls! Do you!?"

"YOU'RE WASTING MONEY! WE DINT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND."

"Well good job on figuring that out! Maybe we WOULD have the money if you didn't get fired!"

"OH SO THIS IS MY FAULT!?"

"The fuck do you mean!? You were smoking weed on the job! What do you mean is it your fault!? Not to mention you have no right to complain about financial troubles when you keep using MY money to buy pot!"

"Maybe I wouldn't HAVE to do that if the kids weren't so fucking needy!"

"THEY ARE FOUR!? The fuck do you mean 'needy'!? How would you even know!? It's not like you talk to them!? Since day one of us having them you've been distant! I've been taking care of them! I've put my whole life on hold to care for OUR kids! I quit my job! My DREAM job! And you couldn't even keep yours! So now I've had to hire a baby sitter, and do you think I want to be up from 5 to 2 as a BARTENDER!? No! I don't want to be a bartender! I am running on 5 hours of sleep Right now while you go out to god knows where every day! So don't you dare pick up that attitude with me! You know what!? Sleep in here tonight!"

And Luke heard a door slam. Damn, that sucks.

Then he heard walking up the stairs. He assumed it was Zanders, and he was proven correct as the door to the girls bedroom opened.

Zander looked exhausted, no where near as well put together as he was before. Luke frowned.

"Hey.."

"..Ah hello- How were they..?" Zander asked in a hushed whisper, asked to not wake them up.

"Oh..! They were absolutely lovely.." Luke spoke quietly. "I can't wait to take care of them again..!" He smiled.

Zander gave a tired smile back as he reached into his jacket, and as expected, handed Luke his wage.

"You've seen the kitchen right..? Down in the kitchen there's a back door.. my husband is by the front so I would recommend going there.. thank you for taking care of them.. I'll see you tomorrow.." Zander gave him a pat on the shoulder as he left and presumably went to his room. He must be exhausted.

Luke followed his instructions as he walked down the stairs and out the back.

As he got in his car, he wondered about Zander. Growing concerned for his mental health. But what could he do?

Afterall, he was only the babysitter.