James POV

Thomas???

I see he's smiling at me.

"Bonjour mes amis!" He says in French.

What???

"Laf ???" I ask. He nods. Herc sighs with relief.

"I prefer you tied hair," Herc says. I look at him more closely.

"I think you're nice," I say. Hercules looks at me surprised.

"Really?" Laf asks me.

"Yes, but why did you leave your hair like that?" I ask.

"I was hot," Says the French.

"I'm cold and you're hot," I say, laughing.

"Well, wait for me, I'll change," Herc says as he left for his room.

Laf is me sitting on a couch. I do not know why, I prefer it that way...maybe because it reminds me of Thom....

He puts a hand on my slightly curly hair. I smile.

"Can I give you a hug?" I ask him. He nods. I'm not sure, but I thought I saw his cheeks slightly red. I shrug and put my arms around him.

Aaron is no longer there to comfort me ... I just want a hug and that's it. I close my eyes. I hear the beating of his heart quicken. I go back to look at him his face is red. I laugh.

"What's wrong with Laf?" I ask. He looks elsewhere.

"Nothing," Says Lafayette.

Since Herc prefers Laf with tied hair, I'll do it to him. I see an elastic on the table. I get up and take it.

"Laffy, can I tie your hair?" I ask him. He nods.

"I like being nicknamed," Laf says. I laugh and approach him.

"I'm going to tie your hair by adding something new. Tell me if you do not like. I'll take it off, " I say. He nods.

I put myself behind him and gently take his hair. I take a few strands and cross them. I pull her hair so I put it in the elastic.

"Fini!" I say. Laf me smiled. He gets up and goes to the bathroom.

"Oh putain de merde !!!" Says Lafayette. I understood just putain. He doesn't like? He comes back and takes me in his arms.

"C'est trop beau! Merci James!" He says. I laugh.

"De rien," James says.

Lafayette moves away from me and gives me a big smile.

"What's going on?" I heard Laf shout, "asks Hercules. Laf and I laugh. Hercules looks at us confused. He notices Lafayette's haircut and blushes.

"I made him another cut and he shouted because he loves it. But the question is; do you love it? " I ask him. He's blushing.

"Ye...yes...a lot," said Hercules. I smiled when I saw him stutter like that.

"Thank you, mon ami," Says Lafayette, smiling and blushing a lot. Hercules just nods.

"We can go," Says Laf. Me and Herc nod.

We walk calmly. I talk a lot with Laf, but every time I try to have Herc talk to us, either he talks a little, or he shakes his head.

Shit! if he continues like that it's lost in advance.

We arrive at the cafe. We are going on an empty table.

"Wait for me, I'm going to the bathroom and I'm coming," Laf says. I look at my cousin who keeps shaking.

"Hercules! You're going to talk to him, yes or no? I want you to open your heart to him at least...I should leave, I'll stop you, right? " I ask him. He looks at me surprised and shakes his head.

"No need to lie, I stay a little while with you and I go. But you promise me that you will open to him. "I told him seriously. He is surprised, but nods.

I send a message to Aaron to call me at one o'clock that I will give him.

Laf comes back and sits next to me and in front of Herc.

A salesman approaches us.

"Uh...hello did you order that?" He asks. We shake our heads. He nods and walks away.

"Hello!" I turn and see Dolley.

"Hi!" I say, smiling at him.

"Can I sit down?" She asks shyly.

"I beg you," I say. She sits next to Hercules and in front of me.

"Will you present it to us?" Asks Herc. I nod.

"Dolley here is Lafayette and Hercules. Lafayette and Hercules here is Dorothea." I say. They look at me confused.

"Dolley, it's a nickname. You can call me Dorothea or Dolley if you want, " She says with a smile. Laf and Hercules smiled back.

A saleswoman approaches me. Dolley looks at her badly.

"Do you want something to drink, gentlemen?" She asks. Dolley coughs to get noticed.

"Oops, sorry, I did not see you, ma'am," Says the saleswoman.

Lafayette chooses a fish and chips. Hercules, a burger. I take one of the waffles. Dolley takes the same thing as me.

She writes everything on her notebook and leaves.

Laf and Herc begin to talk to each other. I am released.

I speak with Dolley. I feel like she wants to know everything about me.

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