Behind The Glasses

Chapter 07 | Order up.

I look down at an excited Forest who immediately blurts out, "Can you do my hair?" as our eyes meet.

"Sure. Let's go to my room.

I lead the way upstairs with Forest taking in her surroundings and committing them to memory. We enter my room and she continues to take everything in. My gaze wonders to the window to find a disgruntled yet shirtless Hunter. Damn.

"Nice boxers there, Hunter." I say moving closer to the window. So we can hear each other clearer. Lie.

Unlike me, he doesn't freak out and hide. He just quickly glances at me and resumes his frantic search for something in his room, though he is trying unsuccessfully to hide the fact that he is very worried.

Forest moves in front of me to get a better vantage point.

When she sees her brother, she starts jumping up and down to get his attention and shouting, "Siad, I can see you from Bow's house!"

Hunter stiffens from the sound of her voice, quickly turns and visibly relaxes when he sees Forest. So that's what he was looking for. His sister.

"Forest, I've been looking for you everywhere!" Uh oh.

"Here I am!" she replies giggling to herself not even noticing the traces of the worried expression her brother previously wore.

"What did I say about talking to strangers?," he questions her. So I'm a stranger now? Ouch.

"Bow is not a stranger," she defends her face hardened. "She is my friend," she adds her face turning fierce. Tell him!

He sighs in defeat as the worry lines leave his face slowly but surely.

"Fishies!," she squeals without missing a beat knowing that she'd won this fight. She moves away from the window to marvel at Gnomeo and Juliet who'd caught her attention.

"I didn't know she was here without permission." I disclose trying to keep my focus on his eyes and not his sculptured chest.

"It's okay. can you watch her, please? I'll be done in a few minutes and I'll get her out of your hair.

"It's not a problem,"i say exiting the frame of the window, away from his view as he says, "Thanks, Bow." For flips sake! It's Archer!

Forest is a very easy kid. She played with Gnomie and Julie the entire time soon after I tied her hair which took me less than a minute to do. By the reaction I got after I announced being done, you'd think I'd just spent at least 10 minutes doing her hair. She's easily excited by the simplest of things. I just kept her in my peripheral vision as I caught up on my Harry.Potter.

Our peace and tranquility is disturbed by the buzzing of my phone.

Window boy: I'm outside. Bring Forest.

Archer.H: You could've just spoken from the window. You do know that, right?

It hasn't stopped him all the times before.

Window boy: I'll consider that for next time.

Archer.H: Were on our way.

"Essy, your brother is here. Let's go," I say shuffling off the bed, grabbing her hand after I detach her cheek from the tank and make our way downstairs.

Then it hits me

Crap. I hate it when people change or shorten my name. i literally just now did it without regard for the persons feelings to the matter. Such a Hypocrite. That's what I am.