Patton walked past Virgil's door. It was around five-thirty, earlier than they usually got up, but Patton wanted to check before he left. He leaned against the door but couldn't hear anything, meaning that Virgil was most likely asleep. Smiling to himself, Patton walked downstairs. He had an early morning appointment with a client he was meeting for the first time and wanted to make sure he was at his office early so he could set up.

Patton pulled out his wand, which was still disguised as a pen from yesterday. Waving it gently, he turned it back to its usual form and summoned something to eat for breakfast. He grabbed a real pen from the table, summoned a piece of paper and wrote a quick note to Virgil.

Hey Virge!

I had to leave early, but I went grocery shopping yesterday so the fridge is full of food. I'll probably be home at around the same time as you as long as your date doesn't run on for too long.

Have a good day, kiddo! I love ya :)

Patton read over the note quickly and smiled to himself. Hopefully Virgil wouldn't be too lonely, eating by himself again. He walked back upstairs, a muffin in his hand, and into his room. With a wave of his wand, he opened his closet and a bunch of cupboards and started to get things in order. He laid out his clothes on the bed and got everything he'd need for work out. At the same time, he cleaned up his room, as he'd left it rather messy the day before. He changed into his work clothes: a light blue collared shirt and beige dress pants. He used to wear a tie to work, too, but found it too formal and restricting.

Patton grabbed his things as they flew across the room to him and took one last look around. Everything seemed to be in order. He clicked his heels together the way Dorothy did in The Wizard of Oz and teleported to work.

Patton appeared in an alley a block away from his workplace. Even though it was relatively early, the streets were already busy. He left the alleyway and walked toward the crosswalk, pressing the button to make the lights change. He could have used magic to change the lights, but since he had a wand instead of gloves like Virgil's it would be much easier to get caught. The lights changed and Patton crossed the street. He was almost all the way across when a turning car came speeding toward him. He ran the rest of the way across the street, not wanting to risk being caught doing magic. The car pulled into a gas station, the first thing after the lights, and the driver came running over.

"I'm so sorry!" They apologized. "I wasn't paying attention to the lights and nearly hit you."

"It's okay," Patton said, trying to smile.

"No, it's not. You could have been seriously injured. Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm in one piece." Patton looked up at the driver who'd nearly hit him. They were taller than he was, with slicked-back black hair and glasses. Their dark blue eyes were lined with worry and their tie was being blown sideways by the wind.

"How about I buy you a drink later, to make up for nearly hitting you?" They offered. "We can go to a coffee shop or something. Have you heard of Sprinkles of Joy?"

Patton's eyes narrowed suspiciously. Only magical beings could see the coffee shop where Virgil worked. He'd never met this being before, so how did they know that he was a witch? He adjusted his glasses, pressing a tiny button on the side that activated a magic-sensing feature he'd added. It took a lot of spells to get the sensor right, but it was worth having. Taking a closer glance, he realized that the person across from him was fey and they had the same type of magic-sensing glasses as he did.

"You know what? Sure. I don't have a car, though, so you'll have to pick me up," Patton agreed after a moment's hesitation. The fey smiled gratefully, taking out his phone.

"I'll give you my phone number. Text me a time and somewhere to pick you up, and I'll be there."

"Alright." He handed the other his phone and watched as they typed their information into it. "What's your name, anyway? And, uh, pronouns?"

"Logan. He and him pronouns. And you?"

"Patton. Also he, him. Nice to meet you!"

"Nice meeting you, too, Patton. And sorry for nearly killing you!"

Logan ran off toward his car, leaving Patton waving goodbye after him. He stood there for a moment, watching Logan drive away, before realizing that he had to be at work in five minutes. Running off, Patton couldn't help but imagine how his meet up with Logan might go.