Belle Legume
~ Previous Day ~
“It’s okay, Mrs. LeGume,”
Belle brushed the hair from her face giving an apologetic smile. Probably one of the last things he needed to do today so thankfully she didn’t screw anything up. She grabbed her keys off of the ground, lightly dusting them off as they feel in a small dirt pile. So many things were to happen today, asides from the previous renovations that is. More books were to come in stock and she had to meet up with Gaston considering she hasn’t seen him since this morning. Belle has been quite distant lately… for personal reasons.
*“I’m not in a hurry, I was just going back to the police station. We’re working on the case of the disappearances. To take a break from it, I wanted to grab some…coffee. But that’s okay, caffeine isn’t that healthy after all, is it?" *
She nodded with a small frown,"Yes, I have heard about the cases. It is terrible, I’m sorry that you have to work on them. I can only imagine how hard it is."Belle spoke softly, her sleepiness getting to her. it was truly a hard case, she has no idea how any of the officers are still emotionally able to do it. She glanced down at the coffee on the ground and bit the inside of her cheek,“Ah, yes. Not too healthy, but quite delicious if you ask me,” Belle laughed and gestured towards the coffee shop. “I owe you a cup of coffee. As I did ruin yours.”
“Why are you in such a hurry? Work, I guess…“Can I accompany you? If you don’t mind, of course…I’ll make sure you don’t run into anyone else. I was supposed to go to your bookstore, anyway. I wanted to buy some books. For gifts.”
Belle tilted her head to the side, giving a soft smile,“Yes, always work. I love it though even if I have to wake up terribly early for it. Of course you can. We are in the middle of adding a small coffee part here anyways. So that the people don’t have to always leave.” She told him with a shrug of her shoulders. She has been thinking about the addition for a while now. It was only added about a week or two ago,“I do appreciate the lookout though,”
@sunflower.flow ~ Arthur Hugh Hook