02-04-2026, 09:17 PM
Juls slipped off down stairs for some reason. Hayden wasn't paying attention to the kids -- wasn't his job. Wasn't hers either. Ashton or Liv or Liam would be around here somewhere. Sometimes people stepped in where they ddin't belong. But not his place. He was only here because he was now snowed in. And Nox was out there -- doing god knows what. Hopefully he was safe, but he wasn't answering his messages.
Tatyana came over to him and confessed she needed a fix. Hayden nodded and offered her a drink. "It's all I have at the moment. If Nox answers his text I might be able to get into his stash." Nox didn't do drugs himself -- his body was a fucking temple -- he barely even drank. But that was for reasons other than his health. Had more to do with his Daddy issues than with anything. But he kept some on hand for his guests -- specifically for Oriena.
Still boggled Hayden's mind that they were fuck buddies. Nox was into guys hard -- and Oriena was as far from a man as you could get. Though they shared a violence streak that played well with Nox's darker appetites. Hayden was more than happy to let someone else take that ring.
"The twins are always welcome here, and if you are their friend you are always welcome here. Nox has a a soft spot for those two, even if McKenzie doesn't like him." Hayden didn't let her in on the secret -- she liked him. She hated that she liked him. He was nothing but sweet to them. But Tatyana had this thing about Nox and Hayden figured she needed to work it out on her own. Guy could be an asshole, truly he could. and if you pissed him off well you saw that, but otherwise you were good. Hayden didn't ever want to be on his bad side. He wasn't far from it -- though Nox hadn't blamed him. He was just frustrated with his life. And the choices he'd made -- and the ones he had to live with. Hayden wished he could change but there was no getting around that either.
"There's a spare room down stairs you can avoid the kids if you want to lock a door or something. I can't let you into the locked room with the medication. That would be bad. And the meds there are all needed by individuals and probably not what you want."
Tatyana came over to him and confessed she needed a fix. Hayden nodded and offered her a drink. "It's all I have at the moment. If Nox answers his text I might be able to get into his stash." Nox didn't do drugs himself -- his body was a fucking temple -- he barely even drank. But that was for reasons other than his health. Had more to do with his Daddy issues than with anything. But he kept some on hand for his guests -- specifically for Oriena.
Still boggled Hayden's mind that they were fuck buddies. Nox was into guys hard -- and Oriena was as far from a man as you could get. Though they shared a violence streak that played well with Nox's darker appetites. Hayden was more than happy to let someone else take that ring.
"The twins are always welcome here, and if you are their friend you are always welcome here. Nox has a a soft spot for those two, even if McKenzie doesn't like him." Hayden didn't let her in on the secret -- she liked him. She hated that she liked him. He was nothing but sweet to them. But Tatyana had this thing about Nox and Hayden figured she needed to work it out on her own. Guy could be an asshole, truly he could. and if you pissed him off well you saw that, but otherwise you were good. Hayden didn't ever want to be on his bad side. He wasn't far from it -- though Nox hadn't blamed him. He was just frustrated with his life. And the choices he'd made -- and the ones he had to live with. Hayden wished he could change but there was no getting around that either.
"There's a spare room down stairs you can avoid the kids if you want to lock a door or something. I can't let you into the locked room with the medication. That would be bad. And the meds there are all needed by individuals and probably not what you want."