Heart had been running around the office like an insane person for the last half a day, since tomorrow was his day off. Part of him liked how busy he was while the other part was missing his friends, his sister and his demon.
It was Friday and he hadn’t seen Saint since Tuesday, despite being at the office every day for eight hours this week, he still hadn’t said a word. He was far too busy with everything he had to do. Somehow the stack of never ending documents had stacked to around fifteen high again. Every time he would finish, double checking the work and sending it off to where it went more appeared. It felt hopeless, like he was drowning. Every day lately he was drowning.
In work.
In Saint.
The most earth shattering sound brought him out of his daydreaming. Heart felt like this was a scene from inside a movie as he turned his head, his heart steeled for what he knew he would see.
Heart looked down at the floor and the hours of organization scattered across the floor a total, utter mess.
Heart gasped, then looked up only to meet the eyes of a very startled baby girl, with long ebony hair set in cute pigtails, her deep eyes filled with tears that started to spill down her very chubby cheeks and onto her pretty blue frilly lace dress.
She looked so little, and so heartbroken.
Heart smiled at the baby girl.
“It’s okay,”
“It’s okay, little angel, don’t worry P’ will fix everything and make it all better.” Heart petted her hair gently.
“Do you like candy, I always keep some peach sweets in my bag with me.”
She nodded sniffling softly while wiping the tears, realizing the person she had wronged was not mean, she calmed down.
Heart held out the tiny little peach gummy.
“You like candy?” She asked, her soft, shy voice was sweet and tiny. She took the candy he held out of the wrapper and put it into her mouth very carefully, hiding behind her hand while she chewed it.
“Angel, has such respectful manners and is so lovely.”
Heart said soothingly, while still petting her pigtail.
“I love candy, but I have this one cause my friend can get sick sometimes if he doesn’t have enough sugar, and he really loves peach things. Anything peach, so I keep this in my bag for him.”
She smiled.
“P, is a kind person.” She said. Heart chuckled.
“Where is Little Angel’s momma?”
“She is working,”
“Oh, does your mommy work here?”
“Yes, but she gets really busy, so she tells me to come and play with my uncle.”
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“Your uncle?” Heart asked curiously.
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“Saint is your uncle?”
The girl nodded.
“You know my P?” She asked.
Heart nodded.
“My momma works downstairs.”
“Oh, for the marketing division.”
She nodded again, happy this time.
“My mom makes pretty pictures of buildings for Uncle Saint, he really likes them.”
“I am sure he does, your momma must be very amazing.”
She smiled.
“She is! I am going to work hard and draw too, then I can come and work for Uncle Saint too.”
“Oh, is that right? That’s a wonderful idea, maybe I can work with you too then.”
“Yes, will you wait for me?”
“Of course, I can wait for both you and Uncle, you are both so nice, I can wait, but not for long, I am seven, my momma says I can work for Uncle soon since I am already such a big girl.”
“Oi, seven already, she is right, you are a big girl.”
“You can come and be like your mom in no time.”
“Yes,” She frowned, her pretty pink lips pouting and growing big.
“Oi, don’t be sad, what’s wrong??”
“Can Nong, Mouse work up here, I don’t think I would want to be downstairs it is so far from Uncle and P.”
Heart chuckled. ‘So that was her name, Mouse.’
“Of course, Nong, Mouse”
“Before you know it, you will be at the desk next to mine, with as big a pile of papers.”
She crinkled her nose in disdain when looking at the mess.
“But yours will be prettier, filled with your pretty drawings.” Heart amended.
“Mouse, you are here.” Kit said coming up to Heart and Mouse.
Mouse smiled.
“P’ Kitten.” She held up her hands and Kit picked her up without even waiting a beat.
“Saint, has done his work now. Do you want to go inside?”
She shook her head no. Heart smiled.
“You don’t want to go see Saint?”
“No?”
“This P, gives candy and pets.”
Kit looked at Heart and smiled while making a silent ‘Oh’
“Yes, P’Heart is very nice isn’t he. But I promise you P’Heart will be out here longer than you can stay. He is such a nice hard worker. And he has to clean up such a gigantic mess too. Shouldn’t we be nice and let P’Heart do it without bugging him too much? Since we already made the mess didn’t we?” Kit said, shaking her gently, before giving her cheek a small kiss.
“Besides, if you don’t see him, then P’Saint will be sad, you are his little sunshine, and he only gets to see you once in a while. Don’t you think he will miss his little sunshine?” Kit asked.
Mouse thought about it for a second before she nodded and smiled big. She wiggled like she wanted to go and Kit leaned forward and put her down.
She turned to run away, but then stopped for a second.
“P’Heart your name is very cute, P’ is very cute, and nice, I would like it if I could play with you and Uncle sometime.”
“With Uncle?”
Heart froze and looked up at the slight cough that came from across the room.
Saint stood in the office’s doorway, having just come out.
He folded his arms, his long sleeves buckled up and pulled down despite how warm it was in the building and everyone else had pulled up their sleeves, or removed jackets. Despite all of that, he still looked immaculate.
‘Oi, does the guy ever sweat?’ Heart paused as his mind started turning back to the dream. ‘Oi, Heart you can’t handle him sweating, don’t wish for him to be human when you are used to him being a demon.’
Heart gulped.
“Yes, of course.” Heart said.
“Yay,” Mouse jumped up and down, then ran towards Saint without a second glance back.
She leapt into his arms and he caught her easily, snuggling her tightly to his chest. Heart stared in surprise, looking around none of the other people looked up from their desk to see the icy thawed gaze filled with warmth and love, and Heart realized this must be a regular occurrence.
“Don’t worry, the next time you come play I will make sure that Nong’ Heart is there, he enjoys being in my office, he has played with Uncle before in here.”
Saint turned around and took Mouse inside the office.
Leaving Heart to gape after them like a fish.
Kit chuckled after the door clicked.
“Mouse’s mother is one of our most talented artists and is in charge of many of our large accounts. But she is a very sweet and proud woman and even though Saint has offered to get her a very nice nanny or pay for the bills she refuses. Saying that it would be improper of her. But there is at least once or twice a month that Saint needs to keep her later than most people will watch kids.”
“She doesn’t have any family here so she has no one to look after Mouse for her. They moved here from China. You may have met her Mother before, her name is May Li.”
“Oh, I met her once, she seemed busy, nice, but busy.”
Kit smiled, “She is always worried and stressed unless Mouse is with Saint.”
“She asked Saint to watch her kid for her? Honestly, he doesn’t give off the kid friendly vibe at first, you would just think his gruff manners and natural look would turn them away.”
Kit chuckled.
“No, he actually volunteered to watch Mouse. He really loves kids.”
“He says that once he gets married, he really hopes he gets a baby girl, he wants one so bad.”
Heart deflated. ‘He is already thinking of marriage and kids, with excitement. I don’t even know what I want in life, other than happiness for Min, and not having to eat the same meal three times a week cause that’s all I had the money for.’
‘He has his life so together, I wish I knew how to do that, to think about the future, to think about having kids. Adopting a little girl would be kinda cute.’
“Having a little girl would be cute…”
“Good to know you like them too.” Kit said, breaking into his thoughts,
“Huh, why?” Heart asked, staring at Kit’s cryptic response.
“Oh, it’s always nice to meet fellow people who like kids.” Kit said then pointed down to the mess on the floor.
“Do you want help to clean that up?” Kit asked.
“Oh, no I got it, it’s kinda an organized mess only I can understand once I see it.”
“Okay, I’ll see you next week then. I am heading home.”
Heart nodded, but bent to his work with a renewed interest.
‘A family, Saint having a family…’
