"you were the only one who offered to help me move in" au
The boxes have been packed, every cardboard cube sealed shut with tape and labelled—Phil’s idea, the marker gripped in his tiny hands. The floors are swept, every counter-top scrubbed, and as Hector runs his finger down the list tacked to the fridge, all that hasn’t been checked off is the actual moving out.
Which is what everyone else was supposed to be here for. Supposed being the keyword, seeing as there’s a distinct lack of anybody else here besides himself, his son, and Isaiah.
The man of the hour leans on the door-frame, looking about the rest of the apartment. "So," Isaiah starts, pausing awkwardly. "Wasn't Anna supposed to be here too?"
Hector shakes his head, shrugging. "She pulled a hamstring at the gym. Poor woman'll be out for weeks." Complaining to him too, no doubt.
"Adele?" Isaiah offers, as if he can't quite imagine the pretty blonde staggering down flights of stairs with boxes in her arms.
Another shake of his head, still in the negatory. Somehow, Hector's not really surprised that Isaiah's the only one standing at his apartment doorstep. Of all the people, it would be him. "M'obliged to you for showing up today."
The smile on the other's lips won't last long when he finds out there's no elevator. But if Phil can manage nine flights of stairs, lugging a tiny box of crayons and puzzles behind him, so can they.