Sebastian slipped out, still smiling. He decided to take his mocha and leave the café, opting instead to take a walk by the park. The drink was warm, coating his mouth in a pleasant taste, and he found his thoughts looping back to Devon. She had offered to bandage him up.. that was definitely a first. And she'd meant it genuinely.
Devon shook her head after Sebastian left. She really needed to get back to work… Thinking about him wouldn’t help her any.
He was confusing to her. His smile was certainly nice, but he didn’t seem to show it often. And he had seemed pretty hesitant to accept her offer of cleaning his cut, which wasn’t all that strange, seeing as how they barely even knew each other. Why should he have let her help him? Why did he?
(A skip sounds fine. Maybe to a few weeks later? They could have seen each other a few more times?)
(yeah sure, how should they interact now? Bump into each other again, or a planned friendly outing?)
(Maybe they bump into each other and then plan something then?)
(yeah, sure)
Sebastian scratched at an itchy spot on the side of his neck as he made his way down the street, once again drifting anywhere his feet took him. It was on days like these, where he could barely stand being alone in his small apartment, that the need to wander settled and he was left unmoored, floating without an anchor. An anchor which he desperately needed.
Devon has worked a pretty early shift that day, so now she was just ready to go home and be with Layla. She missed her bright, giggly daughter and couldn’t wait to pick her up.
With thoughts of the toddler clouding her mind and her eyes trained on the ground as they always were, Devon didn’t see Sebastian in front of her until it was too late. Just like the first time they’d met, she bumped into him and stepped back, apologizing profusely until she realized who she’d run into.
“Oh. Sebastian. Hey. Sorry I ran into you. Again…” she trailed off, chewing on her lip in embarrassment.
Sebastian’s look of mild surprise quickly relaxed into a smile when he realized who had bumped into him, steadying himself, “Hey, Devon. It’s fine, don’t worry about it. How are you?”
(Sorry. It’s family night, so I was watching a movie with my family. We watched Home Alone, and it was hilarious. Lol.)
“I’m doing all right,” Devon said, returning the smile with her own. The smiles she gave him had slowly grown into a pretty good sized one each time she saw him as she grew more and more comfortable around him.
“I’m trying to go pick someone up, and I’m a little anxious to see her.” She chuckled lightly as she spoke about her daughter. She hadn’t actually told Sebastian about Layla yet, mostly because she’d never really come up. And because Devon was worried about what he would think about her if she mentioned she had a daughter but wasn’t married. “How are you?”
(It’s no problem, I’m inconsistent with time anyways. Lol)
“I’m pretty good,” Sebastian replied, stance relaxing as his smile grew. It was getting easier and easier to stay calm around her, his comments growing less forced, his demeanour slowly softening until his comfortability around her increased. Running a hand through his hair, he indicated to the road ahead. “I could walk you, if you’d like.”
(Lol. I can be, too.)
"O-oh. Um, sure, yeah. I'm actually just on my way to my car, but I wouldn't mind the company," Devon agreed. At least she wasn't walking to the daycare…
(it's np, everyone has a personal life outside of notebook)
Sebastian nodded, noticing her slight discomfort and hesitating. "I don't have to if you don't want me to, I didn't want to make you uncomfortable."
Devon shook her head and gave him a small smile. “No, no. It’s fine. Really, I’d enjoy the company.”
The comment brought the smile back to Sebastian's face. "Sure, then." They commenced walking in the direction of Devon's car, the chilly air nipping at their noses. "Anything to look forward to this weekend?" he asked politely, trying to initiate conversation.
Devon shook her head, wrapping her arms around herself to keep in some of her body heat. “No, not really. Just staying home. You?”
(Hey, I’m getting pictures done, so I won’t be on for a while.)
(np, how are you?)
"Same here, probably, although I'm still looking for a job," he replied, wondering if it would be considered weird to arrange something with her. It wasn't as if he'd be asking her out on a date, he had absolutely no inclination to do that (yet).
(Good! You?
Also: Lol, Sebastian.)
“We lead very exciting lives, don’t we?” Devon chuckled. Well… Hers was somewhat exciting, anyway…
(pretty good! and yeah lol)
Sebastian snorted. Yeah, right. Exciting. "Sure, let's go with that," he replied, voice dripping with sarcasm. He made sure to put a teasing light in his eye, just for her to know that he didn't mean it harshly.
Devon turned to give him a quick smile as she dug for her keys. They were nearing her car, so she wanted to be ready for when they reached it. “Yup… Exciting,” she said softly.
After a beat, Sebastian came to the conclusion that Devon wouldn't misinterpret his words if he asked her to hang out, he'd make it clear that it wasn't a date of any sort. "Since we both seem to have uneventful weekends planned, do you want to meet up?"
(This is the most ridiculous photo session ever. Lol.)
“Oh. Yeah, sure! That— That actually sounds good,” Devon said, turning to give him a slight grin. And if she could bring Layla, she could introduce him to her. “Um… Could I bring someone?”
(lol how was it?)
"Yeah sure," Sebastian replied easily, though he felt his anxiety rise at the idea of talking to a stranger. "You boyfriend?" he guessed, raising his eyebrows.
(It was good! We got some good pics!)
“No, no,” Devon replied quickly, shaking her head. “No. Um. Just… someone I want you to meet.”
(awesome!)
Sebastian frowned slightly, wondering who she could be talking about, but didn't ry. "I'm game for that," he replied finally, slipping his hands into his pockets.