02-09-2025, 05:16 PM
Hayden would have preferred to grab a shower before heading into a simple bait game. He knew only a little of what was going on. He trusted Nox was going to keep Elyse safe. He was 1000% nothing was going to happen, but he offered his help to help keep Elyse calm and make it look like she was just out for coffee with a guy. He ordered a hot chocolate and a piece of chocolate cake which he wasn't going to eat, he asked for it to be boxed to go.
They sat down and she asked him what he was up to today and he chuckled. "My day has been pretty abnormal actually. The bar is almost done and I expected to have to beg my father for some top label booze. But he sent it without my prompting. I think he's happy to have a foothold in Moscow since my brother is not exactly making progress." It was probably the first truthful piece of information he'd let drop since he'd met her. Nothing had been a lie before, but it wasn't exactly personal.
"Work going alright?" It was an ask about things with Mae but he didn't want to pry into that. This wasn't therapy this was just coffee.
Hayden knew this was all a ploy but it had been a while since he'd been out on a casual coffee 'date'. Even if this was just bait.
They sat down and she asked him what he was up to today and he chuckled. "My day has been pretty abnormal actually. The bar is almost done and I expected to have to beg my father for some top label booze. But he sent it without my prompting. I think he's happy to have a foothold in Moscow since my brother is not exactly making progress." It was probably the first truthful piece of information he'd let drop since he'd met her. Nothing had been a lie before, but it wasn't exactly personal.
"Work going alright?" It was an ask about things with Mae but he didn't want to pry into that. This wasn't therapy this was just coffee.
Hayden knew this was all a ploy but it had been a while since he'd been out on a casual coffee 'date'. Even if this was just bait.