spring queen

he would give his wife a laugh, behind closed doors only, he had a reputation to up keep. "darling, i couldn't imagine anything worse, but you do you" he would rather walk over a thousand nails than join the social committee. persephone was the social butterfly of the bodaway family. "he can seek it all he wants but to earn it he needs to stop being distracted. perse, that boy is clumsy as fuck on two feet. it would be a crime to put him on two wheels. it's a genuine public safety concern to put that boy on a bike" christ, he didn't need a visit from rhpd finest about patrick causing anarchy on a bike "next weekend it is. i'll let the ella and the boys know and they can say to their friends" he said, finishing the sentence with quoting fingers. those idiots weren't fooling anyone.

seeing that smile of his that only she got to see warmed her heart. hearing his laugh was even better. "i'll get you to join one of these days" she teased. she'd never force him but she was still confident that she might be able to convince him. "oh be nice to him, hayden. or at least nicer." she laughed at his public safety concern and softly swatted his arm "thank you, i appreciate it. i worry about them all when we don't see or hear from them for a while. you leave their friends alone, the boys need to figure their situations out on their own." persephone warned him and settled onto the couch, laying in her husbands arms "were we that obvious?" she asked in amusement, looking up at hayden.

hans nodded before persephone went ahead and hit the emergency button. he was sure it wouldn't be long before maintenance had them out. even faster if they had any idea who was stuck in here. he took in a steadying breath, shaking off the initial jolt the elevator had given. "waiting it is," he agreed, fishing his phone from his pocket and sending a quick text off to charlotte. hans didn't let the silence sit between them for long, but he hadn't expected this to be his first question... "if you don't mind my asking, how long have you and mr bodaway been married now?"

sending the text over to hayden, persephone smiled when her phone immediately dinged with her husband responding that he was already dealing with it. slipping her phone into her pocket, she turned to hans "hayden is working on it for us" she informed him. she didn't mind waiting and having a chat with him, it was something to do to pass the time while they were stuck "we hit three years in january there, then the twins were born in june"

"yes, yes, i'm the world's best husband" he joked in his sarcastic tone "i'm not overly fond of people but even i'll admit that any assistance we can provide, we should." they were two people with strong platforms in town, it was great pr. it was almost painless until persephone had mentioned the idea of quality time with patrick. "he's a grown man, perse. i'll get him to run over the numbers but i'm not teaching him how to ride a bike." he had a reputation to upkeep "family dinner it is then. pick a date in the calendar and we'll all be there. it's not up for debate when it comes to you"

she grinned and pressed more kisses to his cheeks, laughing as she did so. "and here was me thinking you were going to join me on the social committee this year" hell would freeze over before her husband would willingly find himself in an social interaction "yes, he is, but he's also your son. he seeks your approval, you know that. why can't you teach him to ride a bike?" poor patrick being left to figure out cycling for himself. persephone picked up and clapped her hands "perfect! we'll all do sunday dinner, next weekend then"

he rolled his eyes, a small smile on his features that only his wife could bring. he knew what she was up to. "darling, whatever you want, you can have. if you think donating funds and supplies to the town is a worthy cause then i support you. get me the numbers and i'll make the calls for you"

persephone smiled and planted a kiss on his cheek "thank you. i knew i could count on your support and i do think it would be beneficial to the town, both in giving supplies and boosting morale for people to need some assistance. i'd hate to see anyone struggle. i'll gather the information and email you the numbers and supporting documents." she smiled "maybe you could ask patrick to crunch the numbers? it would give you both some quality time. we haven't seen all the boys, ella and dandelion in a while, we should call a family dinner"

sitting with persephone on the sofa, hayden looked up from his book at her question. normally hayden wouldn't bother with town things, but from a pr front it would look great to provide additional assistance and it earns him some brownie points with the town council.

she smiled at his response, she knew that meant that she was going to get what she wanted. "some buildings were damaged and people need supplies to get them by while repairs are happening. we could make a donation to the town to help speed up repairs and keep people comfortable. maybe some work towards the park and streets to clean them up?" it was the least she could offer to the town that had always been so kind and gracious to her. "what do you think?"

"yeah, good. i'm... well. that sounds like a perfect way to round off a meeting, i hope you enjoy it." hans smiled genuinely so, having always admired persephone even if her unwavering kindness was strange to him. "pretty good, thank you. i was dropping off a few files for ms hart and i have a call with my father later. then i-," hans started before there was a sudden shudder in the elevator. that couldn't be good, could it? "that doesn't sound, um, encouraging."

"it does, doesn't it? nothing quite like getting to relax after back to back meetings" she smiled, happy to see that the youngest sør was looking and sounding like he was in a much better place than the last time she saw him. "i'm glad you're doing well, hans." she wanted him to do well. the elevator stuttering had persephone looking around in hopes that what was about to happen wasn't going to happen, but alas it did when the elevator came to a halt. "no, not at all. just our luck" persephone stepped forward and pressed the alarm button, hoping that it wouldn't be long until rescue. "unfortunately we can only wait. i'd cancel any plans if i were you, or at least let them know you'll be late" hayden wouldn't settle for her being stuck in an elevator, she suspected it wouldn't be long but it was worth letting people know of the delay.

patrick was currently giving the nurses the run around at the blood drive. he was lured under false pretences and the promise of free juice and a sucker, but it turned out the only sucker was him for falling for persephones tricks.

she couldn't be mad at patrick's dramatics. in all honesty, she did fail to divulge the whole blood donation thing, but in her defence the place is called drac's charity blood drive so that's on him.

"no, no, never. there's nothing negative about a wedding day. i just love love so much and i love when people find their person"

"speaking of which, did you and your person ever figure things out? i know when we last spoke it was all a bit messy and heart-aching"

Hans had stopped by Hart Law Firm to drop off a few documents with their finance department. If he could get his hands on it properly, he was sure he could improve their margins by miles... But that was an ongoing battle. In any case, he was heading down in the elevator when it stopped on this floor, doors opening to reveal--- "Persephone. How are you? Are you headed down too?" @itspersephxne

she was in for a council meeting and when they had finally finished up, she said her goodbyes and made her way towards the elevator. the doors opening for her she was met with hans sør when she stepped into the elevator "hans, i'm wonderful thank you. how are you? i am. i'm finally free from the council meeting and i intend to go get a large coffee and a giant cookie to keep me going. how has your day been?"

she let herself be wrapped up in the hug, wondering for a brief moment if this was what having a mom felt like. "thank you. it's happy tears but i can never stop myself from crying at weddings"

"you let those happy tears out. it's a beautiful day and it should be celebrated in every way" she encouraged charlotte. she was a darling. "as long as you're not upset in a negative way."