Seth chuckles, "I understand the pain of being short." He says lightly. "I didn't hit my growth spurt until I was around 17." He says, humming in thought. He chuckles lightly, and ruffles Jace's hair. "I should probably be heading off… I'm gonna get in so much trouble…" He mutters, thinking of his father.
"Alright… I'll have to sit on who is going to replace Erika…" Zackary mused gently. Jace interrupted, "She was mean. I didn't like her." He grinned up at Zackary.
Zackary sighed and his posture dropped again.
Seth looks up, biting his lip nervously. He probably ruined his likes of being hired, since he went soft, so he says as lightly as he can, "I could… I could watch Jace if you needed." He says, standing slowly. His eyes glint gently, and he smiles a little.
"Would you?" Zackary asked breathlessly, composing himself again and looking at the other. "That would be fantastic!"
Jace cheered in Zackary's arms quietly.
Seth chuckles awkwardly, "Yeah, I can watch him, what time do you need me in every morning?" He asks curiously. He releases a pent up sigh. He was really screwed now, but at least he had a job. Maybe he can take a break from the demon world, get out of hell for a little while.
"Almost always around nine or ten o' clock. I'll pay you and everything. Thanks!" Zackary grinned.
Jace wiggled and Zackary set him down.
Seth nods, "Yeah, nine or ten, got it." He smiles at Jace. "Thanks for letting me watch you." He says lightly. He ruffles Jace's hair before turning to Zackary, "Thanks for letting me babysit." He says politely.
Zackary bowed slightly. "Thanks for watching him. People always have to be fired because I find that they're not nice to him." Zackary put a hand on his son's shoulder and nodded at Seth. "It'd be a relief to know that you'd protect him too."
He smiles, "Gladly. I'll see you in the morning then?" he says, placing his hands in his pockets. His eyes glint happily as he glances at the other. "I really appreciate this. I think I'm gonna take some time away from… from ya know." He glances at Jace, unsure if he knew his father was a demon, or half blood at least.
"Yeah. Hey, here's my number in case… something happens." He grabbed a piece of paper from the kitchen and a pen and scribbled down his phone number in curvy numbers then handed it to Seth.
Seth nods in appriciation and takes the number, "Thanks." he says, waving. He smiles softly before smiling at Jace, "I'll see you tomorrow." he says, holding his hand out to Zackary.
Zackary raised a hand and closed the door gently behind Seth. He stared blankly at its wooden surface for a moment, totally perplexed as to why he liked the other so much. Only when Jace requested that he had a small bedtime snack did he start and begin to help his son through the nightly process.
Seth walks back out onto the streets, heading towards the nearest hotel. He hums, and enters his room once going through the whole process of checking in and leans back against the door, his heart thudding loudly and freely in his chest. He makes a portal to his room in the underworld to grab a few essentials and then returns to the hotel, relaxing in the large bed. He hums softly to himself, the sound enchanting and peaceful.
Zackary tucked his son into bed and went downstairs then made himself a cup of coffee. The prospect of sleeping an empty and cold bed again seemed daunting, even after meeting someone new. Zackary sighed and pushed his face into his hands, his heart aching for human contact, as it has been for months; his demonship came at a hard price. It was either lust and love, or violence and bloodshed. This was one of the moments that he couldn't control. Being half-breed is tough on him, yet this might be the worst challenge for him to oversee.
He fell into a peaceful sleep, twitching every once and a while, but other than that, he was pretty still. He tended to only need about three hours of sleep per night, since he was a demon, he rarely needed sleep to function. He snoozes softly. He had only experienced love once, and it was such a long time ago he pretty much forgot about it.
(Time skip?)
(Sure)
So it's a couple days later and Seth has worked up a good sum of cash from watching Jace, who is literally the best-behaved kid he's met. He's a little dim but Zackary told Seth they're trying to work on it. It's the evening, and Zackary is running late from coming home from work.
Seth is cheerfully playing with Jace, he loved playing and hanging out with the kid. He was so well behaved. He looked at the clock, worrying slightly. Zackary was usually home by now. He felt a small twinge of worry in his heart. Wait… he gulps slightly. No feelings, remember? he scolds himself. He wouldn't allow himself to fall in love.
Jace clapped his little hands together and giggled wildly as he continued the game of patty-cake, seemingly unaware of his father's lateness. Thirty minutes passed and no sign, text or jingle of keys from Zackary.
He sighs softly and nuzzles the top of Jace's head, concern written all over his face. Whenever Jace glanced at him though, he made sure to smile slightly and continue playing the game.
Jace yawned sleepily after another fifteen minutes and rubbed his eyes, swaying gently back and forth on his feet. He made an attempt to continue playing, only to use his little hands to rub his eyes again.
Seth smiles gently, gently scooping the little boy into his arms, humming a gentle lullaby. He swings gently back and forth. He walks towards Jace's room, tucking him in as he gently kisses Jace's forehead.
Jace curled into the sheets and grabbed a little bear that seemed to be hand-sewn. As Seth made his way back down the wooden steps the door still remained locked, and there was no half-breed demon waiting anywhere.
Seth sighs and dials Zackary. He shouldn't be this worried, and yet he was. He paces as the phone dials.