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 decides. I raise an

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eyebrow.

money on

Bellamy just shrugs.

let me do this for

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 to make sure

over. I’m done eating and

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,

people are or what the hell

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

He says with a wink.

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

shrugs.

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

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Organising and

and you didn’t really start that fight, he did. You just… finished it. Either way, if this woman is asking for help, they have clearly taken it way too far.”

they have.” He

not sure this can be solved with an email.”

person. I will contact all three of them and have them come here first thing tomorrow. If nothing else it can keep you distracted for a few extra minutes.” He

won’t it be weird for me to be there for that?” I ask nervously. Bellamy

say I 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