•Peace•

•Chapter Seventeen•

=Chapter Seventeen=
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Bella's first day
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Monday, 15th of September
(About a week time skip)

"Percy, Bella is going to arrive here in ten minutes, I need to go finish some paperwork really quick. Do you mind helping her clock in and teach her some basics while I'm gone?" May said distractedly while she thumbed through a stack of papers.

"Sure May, no worries." I had decided to give Bella a chance, my irrational fears wouldn't get in the way of a potential new friend.

May strolled to the back to her closed off office, and I casually wiped down the front counter while I hummed along to the classic 80s rock music that always played.

It seemed Mays tastes grew in the late 80s and early 90s and never left.

Of course that didn't mean she had no songs from other eras. She had some modern and older too. Whatever she happened to listen too and liked, you'd hear it on Mays fabulous and bodacious Playlist.

I looked up as the doors bell jingled and in strolled Jason. I waved. "Hey. We're still closed." I grinned.

"Eh, you'll be fine. I don't cause much damage." He retorted, flopping in his usual chair, sighing when his head rested on the back headrest.

"Long week?" He had been absent almost an entire week now, and he did look tired.

"Yeah. I'm glad I can relax now.." he took an awkward sip of his disguised-as-coffee- tea, his eyes still closed and his head tilted back. Surprisingly he poured it (stupidly I thought) into his mouth from a few inches above.

"I'm not cleaning anything if you spill." I commented, eyeing down that cup.

"You'll be fine, barista." He retorts, eyes still closed and head back although now his cup was back down on the table.

For some reason (no thought behind my action at all,) I reach forward and poked his nose.

He flinched forward and his eyes snapped open, suddenly he was jumping at me and i gasped, stumbling back in surprise, tripping into the chair beside me.

Jason leaned over me with a grin, and promptly booped me back.

"I will always. Always. Boop back. Don't test me."

I snorted very unladylike, and my hand flew to my mouth to hide the giggles that burst after.

Jason equally started laughing, however he never moved away.

"Okay, okay, let me up.." I flailed in the chair to demonstrate my helplessness.

Before Jason could react in the positive and help me up, the doors bell jingled, and we both looked up, however I had to crain my neck to see who it was.

"Uh, this doesn't look very professional.." Bella said walking over.

Jason pushed away from the chair, and I struggled to right myself in it.

"Bella! Hi.."

"Is he your boyfriend or something? You know it's not okay to be doing that stuff in public.." Bella continued, her hands on her hips.