After Lafayette had calmed slightly, Hercules brought him some water. They sat on opposite sides of the couch, and stayed that way for a long while.
Outside the evening sky dimmed with the setting sun, and the stars were covered by a few large clouds.
Everywhere, children were making their way to bed.
Then it was night.
The soft clinking of the dryer had stopped, and the house felt so big and yet, so small. The silence weighed tons on their heavy hearts, and tears stained their cheeks.
"Laffy I-"
"Non. I'll start." Laf said softly.
He went on about the five years Herc had missed so much of. The tears he had shead, and the loneliness he felt.
" and then there is the affair." Laf choked on thet last bit.
"Affair?" Herc was confused.
" I heard you on the phone with Rebecca today." Laf said.
"Babe, I do you really believe I would do that to you?" Herc asked, but Laf didn't know what to think.
"Here, I can prove it." Herc said.
He stood up and went over to the coat wrack. He picked out a couple coats, throwing one to Laf.
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They only drove for about fifteen minutes before stopping infront of a building Laf didnt reconize, but Herc certainly did.
It was a little smaller, and it had large display windows in the front, Herc pulled out a key and gestured for Laf to follow him. Inside it was bare, with exeception to the counter in the center.
Herc took Laf behind the counter, into the kitchen. Their was five ovens, three large fridges, and pleanty of counter space. In the center was a small wooden table, decorated with candles, and a bouquet of roses at its center.
Herc grabbed some matches to light the candles, and turned on the lights in building. Herc pulled out a chair so Laf could sit, and Herc went to the fridge, he pulled out a couple tubs of ice cream.
He put some into a bowl for Laf, who carefully took a bite. It tasted familliar somehow. Wait, did he??
"Where did you get this?" Laf asked.
"Oh, some little shop in france offered to have it express shipped." Herc said. " It cost a little extra though."
Herc had kindly asked the owner of the shop thet had visted in France to ship some of his famous ice cream, and express shipping over seas wasn't cheap.
Neither was buying a whole bakery.
But he did it.
"See baby, this is what I was doing." Laf tilted his head in confusion.
"What are saying?"
"This bakery is yours now"
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Herc bought a bakery, and put it in Lafs name. He isn't cheating. This was going to be a little more climactic but Herc was receiving alot of death threats.
Sincerely,
Welp
