Strings of Fate

Strings of Fate

157- Organising and ordering

Bellamy reads over the emails I wrote and without saying a word, hits send on each one.

“Bellamy! You didn’t even fix anything!” I object.

“That’s because there wasn’t anything that needed fixing. Have a little faith in yourself sweetheart. You’re doing well. Oh and I see you’ve been organising too. I’ll do my best to follow along with your system. It will definitely help. Thanks.” He adds.

“I have no idea how someone as obsessively organised as you can have such a chaotic mailbox. It must be the only disorganised thing in this house. Other than Megan’s closet that

is.” Bellamy laughs.

“Maybe. I clean and sort things to avoid thinking about work. Sorting my mailbox would be at dreadful combination of the two and the exact opposite of relaxing. I am completely happy to

hand the task of sorting it to you.” Huh, I hadn’t thought of it that way. I guess as someone who has to make a lot of important decisions that affect other people’s lives, there would be something satisfying about something as simple as just organising and putting things away where they belong.

“Now, eat your food then you can answer more emails. We should link my mailbox up to your laptop. Not that I mind you working at my desk, but you seemed far more comfortable curled up in the recliner.” Bellamy notes.

“You’re not wrong. But my laptop barely functions well enough to play movies. I think If I used it for much more it would probably stop working all together.” I admit. Bellamy shrugs.

“Well that’s not a problem I’ll just buy- I mean, could I buy you a new one? It would be for work as well as your personal use so you can hardly even count it as a gift.” Bellamy backtracks his original statement and makes it a request.

“I don’t know…” I trail off. Bellamy seems encouraged by the fact that I didn’t outright refuse

and just carries on.

laptop and you can borrow it.” He

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eyebrow.

You still spend money on something you won’t use.” I

Bellamy just shrugs.

this is for work, let me do this for us. It helps me too. Then

I give in. Bellamy beams. He is far too delighted to be spending money. Or rather he is too excited to be spending money on me. I’m just going to have

I’m done eating and there are emails to

some of the less urgent emails. I stop and ask Bellamy for advice a few times, but most of the issues aren’t actually the kind of thing that are specific to Shifters. Mostly it’s just asking for clarification on rules or permission for various projects around the compound. Eventually I do come along to an email with an actual issue. Two Shifter men are arguing about, typically enough, a woman. From what I gather, the email is actually from the woman herself. The men have both been trying for her attention and despite the fact that she has done her best not to encourage either of them, they have both become excessively territorial over her and their arguments have gotten increasingly heated to the point that they are

you have any idea who these people are or what the hell is going

the individuals and it’s a little strange, neither of them are particularly hot–tempered men. Though I

says with a wink. I roll

over a woman who they’re not even dating?” I

shrugs.

started a fight with your neighbour the day I met you.” He reminds

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and

little different. You were defending me and you didn’t really start that fight, he did. You just… finished it. Either way, if this woman is asking for help, they

they have.” He

sure this can be solved with an email.” I admit. Bellamy nods.

to them in person. I will contact all three of them and have them come here first

be

thought it would be more comfortable for there to be a woman present as well. I can say that Megan is busy.” He waves off my concerns with a smile and he sounds so reasonable that I find myself agreeing easily enough. I send an email