Heat Above
You never thought, you'd end up where you were right now. It hadn't been your dream, nor had it been the thing you thought about when you were younger. It was just never on your page.
But here you were. A daycare attendant in a small dozy city, no one had ever heard of. It had never been your desire, but over the years, you had learned to adore the children who came in while their family couldn't watch them. You had learned to appreciate the small things. For example when a child told you that they enjoyed playing with you, or that you were their favorite attendant. It always put a smile on your face, to see so many kids being delighted by the simplest things.
And those things often included drawing and sketching with the children. But one kid in particular always asked you to draw with her. The young girl you had come to known as Abby Schmidt always came running into your arms, the second she stepped foot into the daycare. And you always knew you were going to spend the rest of your day drawing with her and other children. Abby often told you about her friends and you loved to ask her questions about them, letting her come up with the most imaginative stories you had ever heard from a child.
"You know, you should meet my brother sometime.", Abby mentioned one afternoon, while you sat with her on a small table by the window. She had been doodling for a while, but not wanting to show you what it was.
"Yeah?", You asked with a small smile,"What's he like?"
Abby looked up from her drawing for a second, figuring out what to say:"He sleeps most of the time. But he's a good guy. He always protects me and is there for me."
"You're right.", you agreed with her,"He does sound like a good guy. An awesome brother on top."
"Sometimes he's annoying.", Abby said nonchalantly, without looking up from her drawing,"But I think he would like you."
"You think so?", you asked with furrowed brows, trying to remember what her brother looked like. You were pretty sure, you had seen him bring her in once or twice.
"Yeah.", Abby nodded,"I like you, so he'll like you too."
You could only chuckle at her answer and lovingly ran a hand through her hair, ruffling it all out of place. Abby gave you a short look of annoyance, before her face broke and a fit of giggles escaped her.
"Now, You finally wanna show me what you drew there?", You asked, a smile still present on your face.
She nodded strongly and pushed her pens away from the drawing before handing it to you. Your heart bloomed with joy as you realized that it was a drawing of her and you on the small table you were currently sitting at. Both of you were drawing on the picture, a big smile on your faces.
"This is beautiful, Abby.", You smiled. Abby beamed up at you, before getting up from her chair and walking over to give you a hug. You quickly embraced the small girl, but nearly got a heart attack when she screamed into your ear.
"Mike!! You're here already!", Abby shouted happily. She quickly entangled herself from you and you watched how she ran over to a young man, probably your age. When You saw his face, You knew that you had seen him before.
So this was the ominous brother.
You just looked at the two of them for a second, while Abby hugged her big brother, telling him of her day. You watched her rambling on with a smile on your face. But then you realized that Mike wasn't looking at his sister. He was looking at you. His low gaze lingered on your face for a second longer, before he realized that he had been caught.
You swiftly looked away too, an unknown heat rising to your cheeks. What had just happened?
Your thoughts were interrupted, when you heard Abby, calling you over to her and Mike.
You quickly got up and walked over to them. Your gaze was on Abby first as she gave you a wide grin, before you finally looked up at Mike, only to realize that his big chocolate brown eyes were already looking at you.
"Hy.", You said shily, holding your hand out to him. Mike looked at you a bit perplexed for a second, before he seemed to break out of his trance, grabbing your hand and giving it a firm shake.
"Hey.", he smiled,"I'm Mike, Abby's brother."
"Yeah, I've heard quite a bit about you already", You chuckled bashfully.
Mike gave you a timid look:"Only good things I hope"
"Well, basically just that you sleep a lot.", You mumbled, looking to the ground.
"You two are insufferable."
Both You and Mike looked at each other for a second, before turning your heads to look at Abby with furrowed brows. The small girl looked back and forth between the two of you, before an annoyed groan left her lips:"And? Will you go out with each other?!
You immediately felt the heat rising back to your cheeks and you looked away from the two of them for a second. You could see that Mike wasn't doing any better. His cheeks were clearly reddened and he nervously brushed a hand through his hair.
"I'm sorry. S-She doesn't know what she's talking about...Miss...?", Mike tried to explain his little sister.
"L/N. But Y/N is fine.", You explained with a small smile. You didn't know what came to you, but in a boost of confidence, you turned around to Abby:"Why don't you go grab your jacket, Abby? While the grown-ups talk a bit."
Abby gave you a knowing grin before she nodded and took off to get her stuff.
"Once again, I'm sorry about her. She really doesn't know when to shut up.", Mike mumbled.
"It's alright", You smiled,"And besides, she isn't wrong."
Mike looked at you perplexed, but you only grabbed his sleeve, pulling him to one of the tables. He didn't protest and you took that as a good sign. You grabbed a small piece of paper and swiftly scribbled down your phone number, before handing it to Mike:"You know, in case you need a babysitter...or someone to meet up with."
Mike gave you a soft smile, while he put the paper into his pocket:"Do you have time this weekend?"
"I'm off at five.", You answered, as the two of you walked towards the exit, where Abby was already waiting.
"I'll call you.", Mike uttered. You could only nod at him, as you reached Abby. The small girl grabbed Mike's hand and with a few small goodbyes, the two of them were out of the door.
You looked after them for a second and while Abby was already rambling on again, Mike turned around once more, giving you a gentle smile and a wave. You quickly waved back at him, before they reached his car.
With a rapidly beating heart, you finally close the door of the daycare. You couldn't believe it. You had a date on Friday.
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