Nose Stuck In a Book

“But the door is open,” Alice countered with a frown. If the library wasn’t open, the door would be closed, right?

Belle noticed how they checked their wrist for a watch but not seeing one, she found it rather odd but she didn't want to show it. "Yes the door was open we recently like a week ago decided to extend the library hours at night versus in the morning given it is the summertime and people tend to want to sleep in longer than they used to in the other seasons." she said hoping it made sense before saying "we can let it slide today, I'm Belle." she said nodding her head.

“Aw fuck,” Hallie said, before grimacing, realizing she probably shouldn’t curse in front of a librarian. “Shit, I mean, sorry. I just … I don’t have anywhere else to go right now, so is it cool if I just hang out here?” She shifted the strap of her messenger bag across her chest. “I just got a lot of work to do. I got super behind in school cuz I caught mono … I promise I won’t check out any books until you open, I really just need a quiet place to study.” She offered the woman a smile, hoping that would make up for her slip earlier.

Belle wasn't a prude but the language out of the young woman's mouth did catch her off guard this morning, she tried her best not to widen her already big eyes at the other "Well I suppose if it's just a few minutes we have a lovely set of high backed chairs, that are rather cozy and the best wifi is over there as well. " she said pointing to the back corner of the shop "is that good for you? And if you ever need a quiet place to study you can always come here. Although it isn’t entirely quiet and you aren’t allergic to cats are you?"

Belle: Well I typically hang around after closing hours so anytime works for me.

Gaddiel: so tell me what are these books about?

Belle: Well I know how much you love music right? I mean you still love music, don't you?

“Oh sorry” Chip said quickly “the door was open, so I thought - “ he bit his lip a little “Oh umm my mom said I should stop by and see if you wanted these” he held up a bag, suddenly remembering why it was he was there “They had some leftover bakery items from the cafe yesterday. They’re still good, but we just can’t sell them two days in a row, so she took some to give out.”

Belle felt awful for making Chip feel uncomfortable "Oh don't be sorry I'm sorry, I should have kept the front door locked. It's my fault I just go into auto pilot when opening but with the new hours it's messed me up. I really should put a reminder on my phone to not unlock them right away." she said before looking over at him and smiling "merci, Chip, thank you that's very kind of you."

Gaddiel: A few, huh? Maybe I'll stop by this afternoon. What time does the library close again?