บท 96: Chapter 90: They are here!

Erick placed the food in front of the two girls who had ordered some Japanese pastries. After his little date around the school with Amber, they had gone back to their classroom to continue their duties. However, just as Amber had entered the classroom, their classmates had told her that her father was looking for her. He had gone to the other class to look around while waiting for her. He had already eaten in their 'cafe'.

Erick wanted to join her to look for her father but Hamish had stopped him, saying that he should stay, instead. Quietly, he whispered that Kaius had sensed someone familiar.

Erick narrowed his eyes at him and had asked who. He probably knew who it was but he needed to know the answer from Hamish's mouth.

When he heard the answer, he groaned and agreed that he should stay here and wait.

So while waiting, he decided to help out with the serving since most of them went on their breaks or to their clubs. There were only a few of them left.

He was in a bit of a daze when one of the girls who he had served earlier tapped him on his arm, asking for his attention. He looked down and quickly put a smile on his face. "Yes?"

Apparently, the girls wanted to take a wefie with him. Fortunately for them, he had already taken a lot of photos with Amber when they were on their little date. Hence why he did not mind them asking for a picture. As long as it's not a picture with only two people. He did not want Amber to get uncomfortable if there was any photo of him and a girl together spreading around.

Thinking of the couple photo that was now in his phone wallpaper and the polaroid photo in his wallet, he smiled to himself. He wished to take more photos with her in the future.

After they thanked him for the photo, he went off to the back where they were cooking up a storm. It seems that lots of people had come over when they heard a hot guy was now serving the food. And there was quite a queue waiting to get inside. They had to buy more ingredients since they quickly ran out. And because the one who had to serve the customers went off to buy more ingredients, Erick and Hamish had decided to stop handing out the flyers. Even Zoe had returned to help out.

Hamish, with a sparkle in his eyes, began to count their profits, and was getting more excited as he saw many people coming in and out of their classroom. It looks as if they will be winning the class competition for the most popular.

Dana, who had walked out of the cooking area and was about to take her break, saw Hamish with an evil smirk on his face, just sighed with resignation. He was sitting near the cashier area, his back towards the front. She went out and saw people clamouring over Erick who just smiled throughout the whole racket, while serving the dishes. Seems like he had a lot of patience to endure all this.

She then shrugged to herself and went out of the classroom, to grab something to eat and looked around the school by herself.

Erick was about to grab more food from the back when he heard a familiar squeal from the entrance. He looked up and inwardly groaned. It was finally time.

At the entrance of their classroom, two women stood in front of the queue. One was a tall redhead with a kind and shy smile on her face while the other woman has gorgeous brown hair with a layered hairstyle. The two women were looking around in curiosity, as if they were looking for someone.

Just then, one of their classmates who was supervising the queueing area called out Erick and Hamish's names, saying that their mothers had arrived.

This caught the attention of every single person in their class. They have never seen Erick's mother before. Although previously, they have seen Erick's father since he was the Police Chief, they have never seen his mother before. Yes, she's very active when it comes to charities and community service but they never took her pictures before since she liked being low profile.

As for Hamish's mother, some of them have been to her bakery before and saw her there.

Looking at Erick's mother, they were not surprised to see how beautiful she was. She doesn't even look like someone who had given birth before as they noticed how youthful she looked. They could say the same for Hamish's mother as well. Some of them even peeked a glance at Erick, comparing him with his mother and agreed that he got some of his good looks from his mother. Although he has his father's eyes, they could tell he got his smile from his mother, from how identical their smiles were.

When the two mothers saw Erick and Hamish, who had just got up from his seat at the cashier area, they immediately broke into a huge grin and called out their names loudly respectively. "Hamish!" "Erick, baby!"

Some of the guys nearly spurted out their drinks when they heard Erick's mother calling him baby. Some of the packmates from their pack snickered when they heard it because they knew his mother purposely called him that since they never heard her call him, 'baby'.

Erick and Hamish reluctantly approach them with a forced smile on their faces. "Hello, mother," they greeted.

Mary, Hamish's mother, slipped an arm around Hamish's and suggested, "Why don't you introduce us around?"

Hamish nodded as he led her to an empty table.

At the entrance, Erick was still standing in front of his mother, who was tapping her shoe impatiently. "Well?" she said.

Erick sighed as he held out his arm. His mother wrapped her hand over his arm happily. As he led her to where Mary was sitting, Luella whispered at him. "So, where is Amber? I don't smell her around."

Erick let out a sigh. "She's around somewhere with her father," he replied sadly.

Luella frowned. "Then why aren't you with her?"

"She wanted to go around with her father alone," he answered. "And my shift has already started. I already took my break."

Luella sat down across Mary, who had already placed her order for a matcha tea and a slice of chiffon cake.

"Will she be here?" she asked after she placed her own order for chrysanthemum tea and a slice of crepe cake.

Hamish took their orders and went to the back where they were preparing the food and drink. Erick, who had stayed behind to accompany the two women, shook his head. "I'm not sure. She'll probably stop by for a while before going home with her father."

Just then he remembered something and turned to his mother. "Oh yeah," he said, bending closer to Luella. "I'm going to have dinner with Amber's family."

His mother immediately reached out a hand and pinched his cheek. "And when will you invite her over for dinner?" she scolded, not satisfied that he gets to meet Amber's family without them.

Erick pulled away, wincing as he rubbed his cheek that got pinched. She actually inserted some power into her pinch that made it really hurt. "I don't know. Soon."

Luella glared at him with narrowed eyes. "Next week," she stated.

Mary, who was watching the two of them bicker back and forth, giggled. She looked around and thought how nice the place was. It seems like Hamish and his friends had worked hard to decorate their class.

Shortly after, one of their classmates came over to serve them their food. Although some people thought it was weird that Isaac was bowing a little at the two women, the other shifters in the class did not think so. He was respectfully greeting the Luna and the Beta's wife.

The two women thanked him for his service. Mary smiled at him and asked how his mother was doing.

Isaac smiled widely. "My mother is doing quite well, ma'am. She had just left a couple of hours ago, together with father and sister."

"Oh, quite a pity," exclaimed Mary softly. "We could have met them earlier. Hope they are fine, dear."

The young shifter just smiled. "It's alright, ma'am. I'll convey your well-wishes to them," he said. "Now, I'll go continue working."

The two women nodded. "Alright," Luella said. "We have Erick to accompany us.��

"Eh, b-but--"

Luella narrowed her eyes at Erick in a warning which shut him up.

Erick inwardly sighed. 'Guess I have to stay here with them,' he thought grudgingly. He discreetly looked around and saw Hamish back at the cashier area. And when the latter saw him looking at him, he just smiled and gave him a thumbs-up as he mouthed, 'good luck'.

Erick cursed under his breath. Seems like he got tricked again.