HIPPOPOTAMUS (BXB)

Act Three

Chapter 3 as promised. Loving the comments we've been getting. And by we, I mean me. 

ENJOY!

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Theo's P.O.V

Gale and I had text each other all night and all morning.

We'd arranged to meet up in the afternoon for a coffee.

He said there was this great place hidden away in a courtyard that did the best coffee he'd ever tasted, and he wanted to learn their secrets. So I had said farewell to Ronan and Matilda after lunch, dropped my stuff off at home, and come into town.

Right now I was standing outside Honey Oak Cafe where Gale and I had agreed to meet up.

Someone tapped me on the shoulder and I whirled around. But it wasn't Man Candy like I had expected; it was Sebastian.

"Well, Syracusian, say in brief the cause – Why thou departed'st from thy native home, and for what cause thou camest to Ephesus?" he asked me, and I grinned at him. 'The Comedy Of Errors.'

"Camest?" I grinned mischievously. Sebastian was one of few who shared in my filthy sense of humour. One of few who actually understood my jokes. 

He raised his eyebrows at me. "Comest, to streak upon the eternal flame of love."

"What are you doing here?" I laughed.

Sebastian looked casual this afternoon; different than how he dressed for his gigs. He was wearing a plain white T-shirt and plain black skinny jeans with red converses. His hair glowed like a halo in the afternoon sunlight. And he was squinting at me.

"Oh, you know, just shopping for some stuff. I needed some new bass picks and some extra cable after last night," he chuckled. "What about you? Matty told me you've got a hot date."

I shrugged, flicking my hair aside like it was no big deal.

"Yeah, well, you can't call it a cold date when you're as hot as I am," I joked.

Sebastian laughed, rolling his eyes at my sarcastic charm. "Alright, I'll leave you too it then," he said, patted me on the shoulder as a goodbye, and walked off. I watched him go before a voice behind me called my name. I turned to find Gale coming towards me down the street.

"Sorry I'm late." He smiled to me. I smiled to him.

He looked so freaking good. Hot damn!

I'd never seen him out of his cafe uniform before, and he had great taste in clothes. Dark blue jeans, a dark grey sweatshirt, and a black cardigan.

"No worries. So, where to?" I asked him.

"Follow me," he replied with a grin, then lead the way back up the street.

We walked around town for a bit until we came to a secret alley between two shops I'd never even noticed before. We headed down the alley, and at the back behind one of the shops was a courtyard that was sectioned off by the building behind it. The courtyard was full of plants of all shapes and sizes, some in pots and others draped down from the banisters and roofs. Two picnic tables filled the centre of the yard, and just behind were two wooden doors that led into a little coffee shop.

"This place is awesome," I told Gale, who beamed.

"I know, I come here all the time," he said as he led me into the shop.