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the younger ones stepped back when matthew entered, isadora watched him until he was out of her sight. she sighed and smiled down at the kids. “go play outside.” isa cleaned up for a bit and when she was done she finally walked over to matt’s room. she waited a moment before knocking. his voice was so silent she had to tilt her head ever so slightly. but he said come in and she entered. leaning against the door, the brunette sighed. “wanna talk about it?”

I love you for infinity.

“One awful beer coming right up.” Adrienne filled the mug to the brim and slid it down the bar. “I don’t get how people can drink this shit.”

Matthew frowned, accepting his drink without a comment. “Uh, preference.” He shrugged. Even the cheapest beer here was better than the stuff they had on the Isle so he didn’t mind it himself.

Adrienne looked at the man. “Are you sure you want that? It tastes like piss water.” She reached under the bar to grab a glass, ready to get it from the tap if he confirmed.

“I’ve had worse, it’ll do.” Beer always tasted the same and the flavor wasn’t why he drank it. If he wanted a drink that tasted good he would have asked for anything else.

Adrienne didn’t know what possessed her whenever she went to interview at Heart’s Lounge. She didn’t want to be a bartender, but here she was on a Friday afternoon. It was dead, save for a couple of regulars, whenever a less familiar face walked in. “What are you drinking?”

Matt didn’t like to go out much because he still felt guilty spending money on himself when he could be using it for his siblings. Still, he needed to get away sometimes and bars were the easiest place to do that. “Uh, cheapest beer you guys have.”

happy endings seemed so false and fabricated and while hayley was a believer in them she knew that sometimes it was’t obtainable. a true romantic that understood not everything was sunshine and rainbows like auradon seemed to radiate. “ you’re not keeping me, i’m here because i want to be but you’re right i should get back soon. of course, we have plans now. “

the hushed whispers and rude comments that she heard around never crossed her mind, not really. the girl never thought about their relationship being too odd, despite them being polar opposites. in fairy tales they would never end up together, so drastically different and seemingly not fitting to the cliche expectations. strangers opinions were irrelevant and it was never something that was going to change her mind. “ we’ll get there eventually for now they can have all the cookies they want. ”

she knew they were an odd pair, mismatched and not making much sense to many around them but for the two of them it worked. it did not matter to hayley where he came from of the opposite backgrounds, she still loved him none the less. “ you know there is nothing bad with sweets. i’m sure you’ll get used to it eventually. ”

maybe it wasn’t the right time but she felt the affection was well deserved, especially after the long day she had endured. “ i know you do, don’t play that with me. “ she knew better than to press but there was nothing to be desired from the saddening conversation that he deserved better than the hard life he was given. “ i would love that, i’ve been really in the mood for some sugar cookies lately. “