Hartley Goodwin

@hartleyxgoodwin

30-year-old, teaching at Fallcrest High, Proud mom of a very fluffy pomsky. Newbie Vampie.

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Hartley’s House 11/2

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#hendrix goodwin #convo

ivmwc:

“Ashley’ll make sure to get her set up with a good mix, don’t worry. She’s bound to try and set it out for the other Town Hall peeps to share so Aleja doesn’t catch cheating on her diet,” Hunter noted with a laugh. Coming back to Hartley playing with the twins was such and endearing sight, Hunter had to actively stop herself from actual letting out a ‘d’awwww’.

Reaching over to grab the other girl and getting her settled in the stroller as well, she then grabbed their deliveries and said, “Alright, I’ve got the goods, I’ve got masks, gloves, hand sanitizer. Lead the way! You reckon we can do it on foot or should I gear up the truck?”

“Amazing!!! Thanks Ashley!” She called out in her direction, “She’s going to pretend to share - that’s what she’s going to do. She’s going to lay it out and maybe Ollie could get in one or two but I bet you she’s going to walk back and forth like her chair suddenly doesn’t exist.” She laughed.

Once they got everything prepped, Hartley thought about how they should go about this. To be fair, she could easily run around and get this down in record time but she didn’t want to leave Hunter out of the trip. “I think we could walk - they live pretty close by. I think, if I remembered correctly. There’s one who should be just slightly further but honestly, we’ll get to everyone.” She smiled as she started walking.

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

“Yeah, of course! Her favorites tend to be the pink donuts with the rainbow sprinkles but, I probably didn’t need to tell you that,” Hunter chuckled as she took the trays back behind the counter and got with Ashley about getting a list of treats from Hartley, to ensure allergens were noted and such. In the meantime, she took the time to set out the bags and ribbon out in a neat assembly station so all Ashley had to do was add the treats and close the bags.

Passing her employee on the way back, she took a seat once more and said, “Those should be good to go in no time. I did set up a box for Blake instead. I don’t think a baggie would be enough there. We can make a pitstop at the Buzz if you want to grab her some actual, decent coffee,” she grinned. “We may have a lock on quite a few things, but our coffee is still just like a step up from gas station coffee…at least according to Luke. I don’t drink coffee,” she laughed.

“Shhhhh. We’re not supposed to know.” She laughed, “I was going to grab a few other ones just to hide the pink ones in there so it doesn’t look like I purposely got her all the pink ones.” She waited with the kids, playing with them and trying to follow with what they’re saying. The gabble were mixed in with the giggles and Hartley didn’t even care and just giggled along as if she understood.

When Hunter came back, she had one of the twins in her lap playing with the other twin. “Oh! It’s fine. I don’t drink coffee if it’s past a certain hour, otherwise I would be so buzzed for the rest of the day and no one really wants that.” She slipped out of the booth with one of the twins in her arms so she could she put her back in the stroller. “Shall we get going? The kids are going to love the fact that I’m bringing something from The Queens for them. It was literally the other day that one of them kept buzzing about you guys.”

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

“Hope is what keeps the world turning, and the one thing that will always make us feel alive and connected to our humanity,” she mused aloud as she began cleaning the girls up. “It’s not always the easiest thing to find, especially in the dark, but once you find it it’s so very hard to deny. Gives me the warm and fuzzies just thinking about it,” she laughed lightly.

“Bold of you to assume that’s even a question,” Hunter snorted. “I have a lego scar on my knee. It’s one of the ‘other identifying marks’ that my dad has listed on the missing poster he made when I was like five and has been constantly updating. And no, for the record, I have never gone missing,” she laughed.

Hunter beamed at the idea. “Are you kidding? I’ll probably get you to hang around so I can have a resource for accuracy. Now, as far as the treats, I’ll get Ashley to bag them up and we can set out to deliver them. I’m sure even if you happen to go over your break time it won’t matter since it’s technically work-related. You’re doing mini-welfare checks.”

“Well said, well said.” She nodded as she helped wiped the girls’ mouths, folding the napkins neatly once she was done. “It’s a good thing though! Like I said, there ought to be more people who have the same mindset as your dad and you. It really does help the community immensely.

Her eyes narrowed, “A lego scar? How badass!” While she was joking, she was doing it as a playful manner. “Lego wounds are serious business. Who said they were meant for kids? Like aside from children accidentally swallowing the small bits, people of all ages could easily get hurt by them - I guess exhibit A.” She gestured to Hunter, while giving a light chuckle, “I was lucky that I made it out without any scars.”

Her eyes widened. She had not expected to deliver them now, “Oh! That’s a brilliant idea. If you don’t mind - and I promise, I have plenty of time to be doing this.” If anything, she could cheat a bit with her speed, but her friend was suppose to guess what species everyone was. She couldn’t just give away the answer just like that. “... can I also pick up a few treats for Blake? She’s going to be mad that I came here without her.”

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

“The numbers. That’s usually what drives most businesses, and well, the vast majority of employers in North America are, at their root, businesses. Sometimes even things like hospitals. It’s kind of gross and sad and I really wish Luke had never told me about it, but she said ‘sharing is caring’ and now here we are.” She had a bit of a thousand-yard stare for a bit, before the sound of the twins got her to grin and focus on them. “Oh I don’t about that,” she replied, “I think Sage has hands full as it is.”

“Pro-tip: stick with legos only being handled in one room, and never enter said room barefoot.” It was stated with the ease of someone telling you how to swipe a debit card or something just as practical. “I always aim to be safe, and I think, that in honor of you having become my number one cheerleader, I might just try and make a schoolhouse….In the meantime though, I would love to bag up some goodies for your kids that you can then deliver -safely- and maybe get the chance to check in on them?”

Hunter just shook her head vigorously in response. “Nope. Nuh-uh. I don’t talk to bosses unless I absolutely have to. I honestly don’t think I’ve held an actual verbal conversation with my own boss since like I opened the shop.”

“It’s still so gross and sad.” She agreed, not appreciating that this was just the reality. Just how different would the world be if everyone decided to not be an asshole but of course, that was wishful thinking because it will never happen. “It’s good to know that there’s still some hope in some businesses - such as yours, that there are good bosses out there.”

She groaned, “Have you ever accidentally fell on Lego? that is like a whole other level of Hell.” She laughed. It wouldn’t faze her as much now that she was a vampire, but her time as human? Legos were really the bane of her existence when she looked after the even younger grades. But as much as she loved kids, she was thankful the ones she looked after now were much older. “You’re going to have to show me when you’re done! But yes! That would be a lovely idea! They’d would be thrilled to get free treats honestly.”

“That almost sounds like a good thing? Not to have to interact with your boss directly but still have things done.” She chuckled, “But then that also meant writing weekly reports - still a pain but I guess it’s not that bad compared to a direct conversation face to face.”

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

“It’s unreasonable to think that acting that way is in any way going to provide a long-term working solution to anything, but one has to remember that it’s usually people in an unreasonable state of mind that do it. The options are to try and wait for a moment when they’ve calmed down to try and reason or to just accept that they are always unreasonable that that ones that need to change are us….which I guess is a just a clever-sounding way of saying I quit a lot of jobs before finally finding one that worked. And I make sure to never let myself forget that the only reason I could do that, was because I was privileged enough in both my circumstances and my support system…and that I was in Canada. So, I try to pass that on to others.” Hunter gave a shrug as if trying to downlplay everything she’d just said, as she made to hand the girls another small treat.

“Something tells me that if I stepped on a piece of my chocolate sculpture it would still hurt, in my heart. All that work and then just smooshed? I would be devastated.” She did a good job of looking the part of being utterly crushed by the idea. “Oh, there are plenty of methods to cut time on things like that. Like getting a chocolate tempering machine, which is basically a really fancy chocolate fountain. Always has melted chocolate, always at a workable temp. Though I’m sure I’ll still have one or two mishaps, but hey! Just growing pains right? I’ll have learned to not do it that way again.”

Hunter made a show of looking offended and brought a hand to her chest as she gasped -earning a round of giggles from the twins- “I would neverrrrr! You are legit one of the only people in town that’s managed to make it past the three minute mark in a conversation with me, besides Luke, and if it were up to me I’d try to convince you to play hooky the rest of the day.”

“Sometimes, it’s like, what did the people who promote them even see - or clearly not see because otherwise they won’t be promoted.” She sighed. Hartley was hardly ever one to talk bad about other people but assholes really shouldn’t be in charge of others who weren’t paid enough to deal with that sort of attitude. “There ought to be more people like you, Hunter.” She chuckled. If it weren’t for Blake, Hartley doubt she’d be in the same position she was at right now. Her pseudo-sister was the most supportive person in her life.

“That’s true, it’d be painful in a way different way.” She laughed, “However, I might actually take that over stepping on a hard plastic corner any day.” The teacher couldn’t help but wince a little, she could not stop envisioning what sort of mishaps Hunter might get into. “Well, as long as you’re safe, no one can really stop you from pursuing what you want to do. I would love to see what you end up making though!”

Hartley let out a laugh, earning the curious looks from the twins. “You’ll have to speak to my boss if you want me to play hooky. Although, I can’t just ditch my kids to have fun myself! That’d be unfair for them.”

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

“I think it’s a trickle down effect,” Hunter hummed. “Most of the managers in a workplace started out as entry-level themselves, and while some do take the opportunity to right the wrongs, some have been so downtrodden that they just see it as their own opportunity to be harsh to other people. ‘If I had ts suffer, so do you. It’s just the way it is’ and all that jazz. It sucks, but it’s the kind of mentality that modern capitalism drives towards….I don’t like it, so I chose to change it,” she finished with a grin and shrug

“I just think it’s neat,” she said with a small smile. “It kind of reminds of legos. Having to create each individual piece and then put together in the right order to create what you’re after as the finished product? Also I need a new pet project, because I already finished my last one which was to find an almond-free recipe for macarons that still provided a good macaron, because Luke is allergic to nuts and life without ever having a macaron is not a life at all.” To prove her point she proceeded to hand the twins some berry swirl macarons, and offer the last one to Hartley. “My sister’s jedi ways require one to be force-sensitive….and there’s not many of those around so…we must learn to rely on diplomacy and the occasional blaster like Leia instead.”

She smiled and said, “I’m exceedingly glad that’s the case. So often it’s the kids that need help the most that end up falling through the cracks. Especially, as you mentioned, when they don’t have a solid support system like these two….” she trailed off as a thought occurred to her, “Uh, I know you said you were on a break, so like, how long were you planning on that being?” she asked sheepishly.

“The powertrip is just.. sickening.” She groaned, “Don’t take out your frustration on your employees.. and like be reasonable when you get them them to do something! That sort of mentality just ...” Hartley huffed, getting visibly upset. “But yes, I’m glad that there’s some bosses who don’t agree with that mindset.” Her irritation was short-lived as she matched Hunter’s grin.

“Delicate lego.” She emphasized, “Legos hurt when you accidentally step on them.. or just scrape along the corners. But that does sound like a fun idea to try. Although, I think it would require a lot of waiting too because you’d be freezing or heating up chocolate the whole time.” Hartley thanked the other before taking a bite from the macaron, “I hope you don’t accidentally burn yourself with the chocolate.” Since her new friend was so clumsy with the knife, the vampire wasn’t sure if she was safe around other elements.

She took a quick glance at her phone and waved off the concern, “Don’t worry about it. I have plenty of time. Besides, I promise I won’t be late for my next class.” She laughed, “Or are you telling me that I should leave you three be now that you fed me such good treats?”

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

“Yeah, dad says that we have alcohol to thank for out family. Because without the bar he and mom would’ve never met, and without the bourbon she would’ve never agreed to go out with him,” she chuckled. Hunter knew this wasn’t really true, given that Nerissa had made it clear from day one that she loved Bernie, and by extension Hunter, even when stone-cold sober. “I just never understood why you would want to create a hostile work environment if your aim is to have a functional business, ya know? Makes no sense to me. Oh! And managers with power trips? Like chill bruh, you’re managing teenagers at a Mr. Softee. Get over yourself,” she laughed.

“Hello? Who wouldn’t? Besides, it’s not just swords. He’s made giant chocolate lighthouses with a kraken and like little dessert burgers that look like real ones. I just think it’s neat.” She made a face and said, “Yeah…it’s the whole ‘not hurting myself’ that’s a challenge. I have really long limbs and have yet to master how to work them so…” Hunter beamed at the mention of her sister’s work. “You would think, but it’s where she thrives! Truly, my sister is a diamond that only gets better with pressure. She’s amazing!”

Hunter nodded, and said, “But I’m sure it also provides a sense of relief in getting to keep an eye on the kids you feel aren’t getting the attention they need at home or that you maybe had some doubts about their home life?”

“Your dad sounds like a very fun man to be around with.” Hartley complimented, wondering what Hunter and Sage’s mom was like. “I don’t understand it either. It’s so stressful and it really isn’t fair to anyone when they lash out for no reason.” She shook her head, “Everyone’s there to do their job, and it’s not like most of their managers do the work they’re supposed to be doing either.” Was she bitter? Perhaps but Hartley had never felt so relieved since the first day she heard she got the teaching job.

“That sounds amazing! And very delicate hands - I could never. If I can’t build a gingerbread house, I can’t imagine what it’s like to build something that’s so fragile almost 90% of the time.” She hummed, not really going to comment on how one learns to be less clumsy because Hartley would not know. “She really is. I’ve seen her talk to a few complicated customers before too. She deals with them like they’re not even a problem. How? I must learn those jedi ways.”

The vampire gave a soft smile, “I guess that’s true. I haven’t seen anything too concerning yet so that’s a good thing. Not that I want anything bad to happen to those kids - they are amazing kids, but I do hope that they’ll at least go to someone for help if anything happens. Not everyone has as many people as these two kiddies do around them.” She looked down at the twins who seemed about done with their latest treats and was already reaching out for another piece.

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

Hunter simply shrugged and said, “My dad always had a similar approach to how he went about getting staff for his bar. It wasn’t a perfect system, but it always made it to where the atmosphere was one my dad felt was good enough to let me run around in as a kid so…I think it certainly goes a long way in also letting the community know that you’re not just interested in taking their money, but in having your business be a part of it.”

She squinted with one eye as she looked at the other blonde quizzically and asked, “You ever heard of the ‘Chocolate Guy’? He made an edible version of Excalibur and I kind of want to do some of that.” Hunter thought about it for moment. “I don’t think that she’d agree to supervise. She’s a lot more receptive to me being within her general vicinity now, but I don’t think she’d want to leave her own kitchen unattended for too long. Her boss might get upset. Oooh, chainmail gloves! That could work.”

Nodding she said, “I can imagine if it was hard to keep them on task while in the classroom, it’s going to be a bit harder when you can’t really punish them the same way. I mean, what are you gonna do, send them home?”

“Oh your dad has a bar? Wow, so this sort of thing really does run in the family then.” She nodded, “That just sounds amazing. Everyone should really have that mindset. Don’t get me wrong, there’s many places here that makes everyone feel like family - but oh man, those who just don’t care about their staff and all, that’s just so stressful to deal with.” She sighed, “My first job before I got into teaching - the people were nice, the manager was not. Stresssssful.”

Her brow lifted ever so slightly, “So.. you just wanted a chocolate sword.” Hartley let out a laugh, earning the attention of the twins. “I’m sure Sage will let you do any crafts you might want to create... as long as you don’t hurt yourself. Maybe one of the staff members should help you with that.. you know, just in case.” She nodded, “She must be swamped with work, being the main chef and all. I could never. I only deal with one classroom of kids and that is all I can handle at a time.”

The vampire could only shrug as she carefully wiped some cream off the kid’s mouth. “Exactly. Sometimes you just have to let it happen.. and most of the time, their parents would help out - telling them to stay put and what not. Some don’t care. Frustrating, but I try to at least keep their attention on me for as long as i can.”

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

“Yeah, a lot of the things we make here can easily be made just by hand alone if need be. I went into this with the idea of streamlining the work we did in the back to something that anyone could walk in and if they’re willing to put in the work, they’ll have mastered the essentials by the end of the day. I want the folks that come in with a genuine desire to find a job and get their feet back underneath them, to leave here on their first day feeling nothing but encouraged that they can do this. And lucky for me, as you can see, I’ve amassed quite the decent bunch,” she chuckled.

Hunter thought about it for a bit. “I certainly hope she does. I’ve been looking to expand into the field of candy and chocolate, and that requires at least a sharp craft knife for the templates…” The second question has her puffing out her cheeks as she stalled to answer, but eventually she relented and said, “I couldn’t get a pair of carrots to stop rolling, so I used by free hand to keep them in place, but they were also super hard to actually cut, and long story short, I did manage to cut through the carrots…and my palm. Sage freaked because she mistook a bloodied carrot chunk for my severed finger.”

Hunter glanced over the the toddlers then back at Hartley. “Those two are human garbage disposals. I’m sure they’d gladly eat anything. I mean, I help produce Skylar’s stream and have taken her on in food challenges…these two will be asking for seconds…and thirds.” Taking a bit of a donut hole she asked, “So how are you coping with remote learning? I can’t imagine it’s easy going from having kids around all day to sitting on a zoom call.”

“Oh that’s an amazing idea! And that also means that everyone is pretty talented here since they all basically mastered everything.” She smiled, “All places should have that for their employees - where they would leave here confident about their own skills. Also.. everyone ends up learning how to bake really, really well. Maybe we’ll see more bakeries around town now because of you.”

Her eyes finally left the twins and settled on her friend, “Like pastries with those integrated or creating candy and chocolate on their own?” She laughed, “I’m sure if you explain your plan, your sister will let you - or at least help out? Supervise maybe?” She sounded unsure as she listed the possible outcomes of that. “Oh my gosh. No wonder she’s adamant on that.. Aren’t there knife protection gloves? I think you should invest in them.”

Somehow she wasn’t too surprise if the twins ate a lot, after all, they were also werewolves. If the Fallcrest pack was anything to go by, everyone ate a lot which was why she was always surprised whenever they had a gathering. The amount of food that needed to be prepared was insane to her. “I’ve been coping. I enjoy the zoom calls, but it really isn’t the same as being in the classroom.” But for personal reasons, Hartley was thankful she got to stay away from the kids for now. “They definitely need more breaks because they’re so easily distracted! Half of them go to their parents for help.. or for constant snack breaks. Pretty sure that’s the only upside to this for them - nonstop food.”

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

Once she made sure the twins were happily tucking into their own treats, as only two year-olds could, Hunter turned back to Hartley and said, “You’d be surprised just how many things in the baking world can be down with a plastic tool instead of an actual knife. As for what I did, well, let’s just leave it at it having resulted in a trip to get several stitches, though I would argue that an accident can happen to anyone.”

Hunter glanced over at her crew, they were all doing their jobs and taking care of the other customers in the shop while pretending not to listen in on what Hartley was saying. And failing miserably at the latter. “I think you’ve officially become their new favorite person in town, even if your name’s not the one on their paychecks,” she remarked before turning back to face her new-ish(?) friend. “Not that I can blame though. You are a very endearing lady.”

“Is it because you’re working with dough? Because that makes sense - not needing a knife.” She chuckled, “Do you think Sage is ever going to let you use one again?” From her understanding, Hunter was the last person Sage would ask to be her sous chef. And it didn’t seem like that was going to change anytime soon. “Also, how bad was that accident if it managed to get you banned from ever using one ever again?”

“Have I?” Hartley smiled at the compliment, not even aware that everyone was focused on her. “Oh please. I’m sure everyone agrees that the bakery is doing really well. I heard loads of people had been ordering them in bulks! Even I haven’t done that ye - Well, I supposed I could buy it for my kids, but then I’ll have to deliver it to everyone instead because.. we’re not at school.” She looked over at the kids, “See, the twins are loving it too. It honestly isn’t just my thoughts here.”

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

As Hartley spoke, Hunter went about grabbing the twins some of the bakery’s coloring pages and crayons -Luke’s idea- and once they seemed very much settled on their ‘works of art’ she glanced back up at the other woman with a smile. Making sure to use the fact they were distracted to place bibs on them, she then directed herself to Hartley, “No worries, Aunty Hunter’s got you. I’ll leave you with them for a bit while I go back and grab the stuff.”

It didn’t take too long to grab what she was aiming for, in large part thanks to her staff. Walking over with a large tray she set down on the table and said, “We’ve got: some lovely pumpkin puree for the little ladies, all natural, no added sugar, courtesy of Ashley in the back because apparently I’m still banned from any bladed objects,” she said as she sat a small plastic container in front of each baby. “And for the lovely lady: one of everything. The crew really appreciated the compliments and they wanted to ensure you didn’t miss out.”

While Hunter went to grab their food, Hartley just spent her time working on those colouring pages with the kids. Praising the twins as they coloured in something which earned giggles from the two. These twins were just too adorable that had the vampire grinning from ear to ear. “Ohh, that’s really good!” She laughed as one of them pointed towards something - Hartley didn’t even know what exactly she was pointing at but she was going to give her praises.

“Oh!” She was just as excited as the twins when the treats came. “Your sister still not allowing you to handle knives?” She chuckled, “Do I want to know the reason behind why she’s banning you for this long? After all, you have your bakery - surely you would need to use a knife sometimes?” She softened at the mention of the crew, “Oh don’t be silly. Everything has always been good and I’m sure I’m not the only one to say so.” She took one of the treats and gave it a test bite. “Oh gosh, as expected, this is so good! I don’t think you guys have ever made anything bad.”

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

“I haven’t done anything!” Hunter defended as shed led them back around towards the truck. “I think maybe they’ve just gotten so used to having a rotation of multiple people around that measly, single me isn’t enough?” she thought aloud. Once at the truck at she unlocked the doors and made quick work of getting the girls situated in their carseats, and loading the stroller in the bed.

Once at the bakery, she didn’t bother with stroller at all, just carrying one girl in each hand as they made their way in. She settled them all in one of the booths that had built-in baby seats, and then managed to pull out an ordering pad from her back pocket and pen. “So ladies what’ll it be today?”

Hartley hummed, not really commenting if that was truly the reason for it. The kids were itching to get out of the stroller and luckily enough for them, Hunter had that cover the moment they were inside. “Whichever you recommend. I love anything and everything.” She laughed, “Blake sometimes tell me I have a black hole of a stomach. Rude, but still accurate I guess. But really, I’ll be find with anything. The kids on the other hand.. Maybe something not too sweet because Izzy might never let us babysit their girls again if we let them off being severely sugar high.

“Oh! I forgot, what specials do you have going on? I’d love some of those too.” She chuckled, “Honestly, I think you should pick otherwise, I might just eat everything out of your bakery.”

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

Hunter nodded. “Yeah, from what I’ve come to learn through Luke and the kids, it would really do a number on Sean and Tomi. Not that it wasn’t obvious that he did a number all on his own with them last night, but I guess for them it’s probably like watching their parents fight. Luckily I was spared any of that because my dad’s first wife just left right after I was born, but I can’t even imagine how upsetting it would be mom and dad were to have a rough patch now…and I’m an adult….sort of.”

She smiled with pride at the compliment being given to the bakery. It was one of two things she’d worked very hard on and had put her all into, and it was even more special because it was something she got share in a way with her sister. “Well then, why don’t go ahead and skip the good part then. You can ride over with us in the truck, unless you drove over yourself, of course.”

“He’s really a nice guy, but sometimes..” She sighed, “He really is.. you know.” Hartley did not have the heart to say anything too negative about the man even if she did not fully understand nor agree with any of his actions. The vampire could not fathomed how the kids are feeling right now. “Well, I suppose this is some sort of wake up call for him - if he knows it.”

“I would love to come with. And no, I didn’t drive. I was stretching out my legs honestly, driving would have defeated the purpose.” She laughed, “And I think the twins would love to have me come along with.” She gave Hutner a playful look, “Just what have you done with them that they’re so eagered to have another person join them so badly?”

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

“If nothing else, it’ll be worth them talking things out so that such a long-standing friendship isn’t lost. It would be a shame if after all these years, they can’t find a way to work past things and grow together again, ya know?” Hunter was most definitely still ‘new’ to this crew, in relation to just about everyone else, but even she could tell when two people had practically been at each other’s side since ever.

“I’m teling you, these girls can sense I’m not a super and they’re like ‘why are we stuck with her? Save us Miss-uh, Hartley!’ As the girls only seemed to babble more at her comment, Hunter made an exaggerated frown in response. “See, just proving my point.” As they continued to walk, she shook her head and said, “Nope. I figured I’d take the girls back to the bakery after we were done here and get them some fresh treats. You’re more than welcome to join us for those too.”

“It really would be a shame.. And it’s like, what would even happen if they can’t find a way - Which I’m totally not saying that they won’t work things out because I believe in them a lot. They’ve been friends since as long as I could even remember. It’d be heartbreaking if they don’t get past this...” She sighed, “I can’t lie though, I hope he smartens up because.. we really don’t need a repeat.. again.”

She laughed, quite amused to how Hunter and the twins were interacting with each other besides lack of comprehensible words from one side. “I would love to join you. Your bakery is so good. I’m absolutely in love with all the pastries.” Although, her diet had changed drastically since then. “The girls would love it too, right?” Another round of gabble.

#hunter holmes #convo

ivmwc:

“Yeah, if there’s one thing I’ve come to learn over the years is that making mistakes isn’t what makes things bad, it’s how you address them after. My dad always used to say, ‘Triple H, in life you’re going to make mistakes, and that’s okay. Heck, seeing as how I’m raising you, it’s probably even expected…more than usual, but our mistakes don’t define us. It’s whether we face them and how that does.’ And I think the fact that Brax is willing to at least admit a mistake was made is already a step in the right direction. no?”

Even as she went ahead and resumed their walk, she still looked dubiously at the tops of the girls’ heads. “Well, I guess we’ll find out.” She glanced over at the blonde and a thought suddenly occurred to her. “We didn’t like, interrupt your plans or something right? I just figured the girls like you, and since schools have been mostly online, maybe you’d appreciate their company.”

“That’s true. That is very true. At least he’s trying, I guess.” She nodded, although with past experiences, Hartley had no idea how this was going to turn out because it was just that hard to tell whenever Braxton was involved. “Your dad spoke some wise words, my friend.” The teacher smiled as she stood up to walk alongside them.

“Oh no, you haven’t interrupted anything. I’m on a break and there is nothing better than hanging out with you guys, isn’t that right?” The latter question was more so pointed to the twins who gabbled along enthusiastically. “Yeah? You girls that excited?” She laughed. Hartley was tempted to pinch their cheeks but she wasn’t going to risk it with her strength. “Have all of you eaten yet?”

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“Yeah, he realized he really put his foot in his mouth last and night and asked me to help out with some baked goodies, and then once we got there Izzy mentioned she was on her way here with the girls so I stepped in because the park sounded fun, the park with the twins sounded even better, and of course there was the whole ‘it would probably be best for Izzy not to have to worry about her babies while she’s dealing with the biggest baby’ thing, and I wanted to help.” Finally taking a breath, she smiled and then took a moment to catch her breath.

Her attempts at catching her breath stalled and her smile faltered at the squeals of delight from her passengers at their new companion. “Oi! I’m trying not to be offended here, Minis. I can be as fun as Hartley.”

“Well.. At least he knows that he made a mistake...” Hartley almost felt bad for him because of the amount of disappointment around each booth that night towards that man. “I hope their talk goes well though.” Her confidence in Braxton wasn’t very high in times like this but she hoped that her friends could work things out.

The vampire laughed, letting one of the babies grip onto her finger, “I’m sure that’s not what they think. I’m sure you’re plenty of fun! Just more the merrier, isn’t it?” Thank god she had fed before coming out here, otherwise it wouldn’t be the wisest decision on Hartley’s part to be lingering around a park with children.

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