𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 ⁽ ᶜᵃˡᵘᵐ ʰᵒᵒᵈ ⁾

I.

( chapter one : pizza & spongebob underwear )

"hey, are you still free to babysit tomorrow night?" luke hemmings wiped his large hands on the stark white apron that was loosely hanging from his neck. the ties around his hips had been undone, the ragged ends evidence of the long shift he'd just worked at lennie's bar & grill.

naya nodded, an absent-minded smile on her face as she thought about her co-worker's (and roommate's) little one, grayson hemmings. "if he'll want me," she joked.

luke let out a laugh, pulling the apron off his body and tossing it to the girl, giving her an are-you-serious? look. "you're his favourite person goldie, you know he can't wait to watch moana with you."

feeling cocky, naya flicked her ponytail over her shoulder, giggling through her reply, "yeah, i am pretty great. what can i say except you're welcome?"

luke shook his head at her fondly, glad she was so looking forward to helping him and his girlfriend out tomorrow night. it was important that luke showed up tomorrow, he hadn't been to the track in a few weeks now and naya offering to babysit was the perfect opportunity.

the girl in question however, didn't think that it was such a big deal, not even noticing her friend's deep thoughts as she slipped the apron he'd thrown at her over her head, adjusting the ties around her back and pulling them into a small bow. she was about to begin her shift, the night shift.

"d'you need me to drop grayson off at nursery in the morning?" she called out from behind the bar. luke, who was halfway to the door, his duffle bag slung over his shoulder, paused. he couldn't exactly remember what his girlfriend, nimra, had said about her plans tomorrow so he didn't know if she could drop him off. then again, he could always do it, naya did need a break.

"nah 's okay goldie, i can take him on the way to the gym."

"you sure?" she peeked over the counter, underneath which she was organising cans of coke. "it's no trouble y'know."

the blonde-haired boy smiled at her from the doorway, halfway outside. "you're a godsend, i've got grayson covered. just take a break after work, okay?"

"yeah okay blondie," she yelled out to the empty bar.

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"babe, can i get a refill?"

naya rolled her eyes at the seemingly ordinary question.

well, it would be ordinary. if it wasn't three-thirty am and this guy hadn't been staring at her for the last two hours, asking for refills of his dr. pepper every ten minutes. naya contemplated texting lennie, or even luke, to tell them about the creep and how she might be a little worried.