Chapter 43: A way to a man’s heart
They led Brent up to the cafeteria, and the whole time he wouldn’t drop his suspicion of the two men. When Kellen handed him a tray for food, he threw him a look.
"I can take whatever I want?" He asked, and Kellen nodded, trying to hide his smile.
"The only thing not included in the price of working here is the coffee shop across the way." He glanced behind them towards it, before he nodded. That confirmed, he piled up three plates with food, along with drinks. Casper took pity on him, and helped him carry his drinks since Kellen needed all of his space for his own meal. Brent was practically salivating over the meal, and once the three of them found a table to sit, he began to devouring the food. It was quite a scene, and both Casper and Kellen kept their heads down, but Kellen knew he was smiling.
He’d got him.
Brent finished before even Casper, and once he had confirmed that he could have seconds, off he went. This time he came back with a modest two plates of food. Once everyone had finished their meals, Brent cleared his throat.
"The uh, food was good." He told Kellen shyly, and he laughed.
"What? Did the food suck now that I wasn’t cooking for you anymore?" He asked and Brent wouldn’t meet his gaze, causing him to laugh harder. "Had I known that, I would have saved the office for later and taken you directly to the cafeteria." He teased and Brent snorted.
"Admit it, you just wanted to show off that you had an office." He scowled at the other Field Guide while he grinned.
"That might be the case Brent, but, what are you going to do? Are you going to let this cafeteria go free? Especially when they can stock your apartment with food and it’s 24 hours a day? Is this going to be the one that got away?" Brent growled at the other, giving him the finger. It was an impressive response from Brent.