(BL) Hunting The Field Guide novel Chapter 95

Chapter 95: Do you want to be a Field Guide?

After enjoying each other’s company fully, Kellen had wanted to keep the Captain around for a little bit longer when a phone call; a rather urgent one from Pamela, pulled him away.

The Captain left, but was clearly upset that he was. He made it known he was going against his will, and he was now working overtime. Kellen had chuckled at his display, but was secretly also upset that the Captain had to leave. He had wanted to touch each other more. To spend time together. To get to know each other more.

Kellen, who didn’t know what the pain in his chest was at that thought, turned and began making dinner.

Quietly, and now alone, Kellen turned on the t.v. for some background noise, not fully paying attention to what played in the background. He wasn’t even fully aware of what he was making, just that it was filling and full of calories.

Sitting down at the island, he ate his food methodically, before eventually turning his attention to the couch. The couch that neither of them had time to clean up, so now it was up to him to do it alone. A little embarrassed, Kellen grabbed a damp cloth and some fabric safe cleaner and began to clean up the mess, same with the mess that was on the carpet. He tried not to think back to the moments he had shared with the Captain, and failed miserably.

Alone, feeling...something, Kellen went upstairs to look at a couple of boxes in his closet, hoping that would help him sort through these feelings.

By the time morning came around, he still had no answers.

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Getting up early to head down to the gym first, Kellen pushed himself hard, trying to clear his mind from his workout. He met Brent there, in his prosthetic, and the two of them didn’t speak, but worked out together. Once done, they went their separate way in the elevator where Kellen went and had a shower, got dressed and made himself a hearty breakfast. Before meeting Brent back downstairs in their office, both of them ready to focus on the Field Guide program.

Casper sent an email early in the morning telling them that the second round of shipments had arrived. That, and the time for their meeting was set for 11 am, and they had booked a slightly larger conference room, conference room 4 for the meeting.

Kellen was surprised that everything had arrived so soon, and after leaving Brent alone with the printer, after Maeve said she would keep an eye on him, Kellen went to check on everything. Casper had been right. Everything had arrived, and he found out that the Field Guide department had a section in storage already.

He was first surprised that he had a department, and his second surprise was that his storage area was far away from the other Guides. It was next to the research department’s storage. The kindly older gentleman who was helping him around the storage was happy to explain everything to him, and answered all of his questions without hesitation. Kellen promised to himself that he would make him some baked goods in the future, before he left to check on Brent.

Unlike his worries, Brent was organised, if not stuffed on the snack bowl, and all of the first drafts were printed, stapled, and ready. Kellen let Brent know how everything looked in storage, and if this meeting went well, they might be able to have their first class in two days. Enough time to finalize the numbers for the classes, and make sure that Casper approved of everything. Especially with the current situation going on.

Speaking of, none of the upper management had spoken to anyone. That was either a good sign, or a bad one. Kellen wanted to pry, but didn’t want to step on anyone’s toes. He felt he would ask at the end of the day when he saw the Captain again. His cheeks flushed as he remembered.