Everything To Me

Chapter 2

Hey guys! 

Thanks for all the love on the first chapter of this story! I'm so glad you guys like it already!! 

Here's chapter 2!!! 

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 It was Saturday morning and Hiccup was bringing Hailey to his mom's place. They got there and he helped Hailey out of the car and inside the house. 

"Cloudjumper!" Hailey said running off to find the dog. 

"I'll be over around lunch to pick her up." Henry told his mom. 

"Alright, do you want me to feed her?" Valerie asked. 

"No, it's okay. I'll take her out after. I told her we would spend the afternoon together." Hiccup said. 

"Okay, have a good shift." Valerie said. Hiccup left and headed to work. 

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"Gary! I'm here. Where is the new person I'm training." Hiccup said walking into the office to see Astrid. 

"Hiccup?" She said. 

"Astrid?" Hiccup said and looked at Gary. 

"You two know each other?" Gary asked. 

"Not really. Astrid is my new neighbour in the apartment beside mine." Hiccup said. 

"Oh. Well, hopefully, you two will get along well, if you're going to be living next door and working together." Gary said. "Hiccup, start her training." 

"Right, come on." Hiccup said and Astrid followed him. 

Hiccup showed her how to take orders and serve customers, how to do the cash and make drinks and everything else she needed to know. 

They finished a little early and Hiccup didn't have to leave yet, so they sat down with their own coffees. 

"So, why did you move here?" Hiccup asked. 

"Um, well, it's kind of a long, personal story. But basics, I was in a really bad relationship with someone and needed to get out. Some of the people helping me suggested I move away and start over somewhere else. So I came here." Astrid said. "I found the apartment, and saw the shop was hiring, so I figured I would just work for a while." 

"Nice. I've been working here since I was sixteen. Gary is a family friend of ours." 

"Ours?" Astrid asked. 'I hope he doesn't mean a girlfriend.' she thought. 

"Well, he was really close with my dad. Gary is like a second dad to me. My dad passed away when I was twenty in an accident. I have my mom, and my four-year-old daughter, Hailey." 

"I'm sorry about your dad. What about Hailey's mom?" 

"Camille, she left when Hailey was only a few months old. She didn't even want a child. So when she got pregnant, I told her I wanted to keep the baby, but she wanted an abortion. So we talked and after a while, the doctors said it was too late into the pregnancy to have one. She wasn't too pleased but said she would try to be a mom. But she bailed a couple months later. I only stay in touch with her for Hailey's sake. Hailey sees her mom once a month, but her mom doesn't seem to care about her at all, so I'm going to file for full custody." Hiccup said. 

"Wow. That's a lot." Astrid said. 

"Yeah, sorry... didn't mean to spill everything out." Hiccup said. 

"No, it's okay. Don't worry about it." She smiled. Hiccup smiled. 

"Well, I guess I'll see you around. I have to go pick up Hailey from my mom's. I'm taking her out for lunch and then whatever she wants to do for fun today." Hiccup said. Astrid smiled.