My Baby Daddy Isn't Human-Chapter 87: Job

Elion's office was quiet, though the noise in his head kept it from feeling truly silent. His hand rested against his jaw, his index finger lightly tapping his cheek as his eyes remained fixed on the open document on his laptop—a document he hadn't typed a single word into.

He wasn't thinking about work, not even remotely. Instead, his thoughts circled back to Raelynn. This morning, she had casually mentioned going to the city library. The way her eyes had lit up as she spoke about it, her voice tinged with curiosity about Axel's work as a librarian—it replayed in his mind like an echo he couldn't silence.

He closed his eyes and exhaled deeply, his fingers curling into a fist on the desk.

That notification.

Elion's jaw tightened as he remembered it vividly—a brief moment when Raelynn's phone had lit up with a message. The name in the sender line was clear as day: Axel.

It wasn't just a single text, either. No, he'd noticed Raelynn's subtle glances at her phone more than once lately. The soft smile that would bloom on her lips, the faint giggle she thought no one heard—it didn't take much to guess who was on the other end of those messages.

His chest tightened at the thought, an unfamiliar sensation that felt equal parts irritation and confusion. He had thought that lunch with Axel was a one-time thing, but he'd been wrong. Terribly wrong.

Sloane didn't make it any better, she just had to meddle, like always. Her whispering remarks about Raelynn and Axel's interactions had planted seeds Elion didn't want to acknowledge.

Why did it matter? He didn't care.

Or so he told himself.

Elion opened his eyes and stared blankly at the laptop again, his fist still clenched. He was so lost in thought that he completely missed the soft knock at the door.

"Elion!"

The sharp snap of fingers in front of his face startled him. He looked up sharply to find Kade standing there, eyebrows raised with a mix of humor and irritation.

Elion straightened in his chair, clearing his throat. "Kade," he said flatly, though a hint of irritation crept in, "I'm seriously considering sending you to a manners school. Maybe they can teach you how to knock properly."

Kade crossed his arms, a smirk playing on his lips. "Oh, I did knock. Not my fault you didn't hear it because you were so lost in whatever intense brooding you were doing."

"I wasn't doing that," Elion said sharply, leaning back in his chair.

"Really?" Kade raised a brow, gesturing toward the laptop. "Then why were you glaring at your screen like you were trying to set it on fire with your eyes? Honestly, I thought it might explode any second."

Elion sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "And if it did, we have enough funds to replace it, but I'm not about to, since it's bad for the environment."

"Ah, yes," Kade said, pretending to be serious, "think of the environment. Our dear planet thanks you for your restraint, oh mighty leader."

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Elion ignored the jab, dropping his hand and fixing Kade with a cold gaze. "Is your job boring, Kade?"

The question caught Kade off guard, and he blinked. "My job?"

"Yes. Your job."

"Well," Kade began, scratching the back of his head, "not really. I enjoy it—"

"Then what about mine?" Elion interrupted, his voice sharper than he intended. "Do you think my job is boring?"

Kade tilted his head, his brow furrowing in confusion. "Your job? Uh… not exactly? I mean, it's not the most thrilling thing, but—"

"Do you think," Elion cut him off again, leaning forward slightly, "that being a librarian would be more interesting than my job?"

Kade gave him a look, completely confused. "A librarian?" he repeated slowly, as if he hadn't heard correctly.

"Yes," Elion replied, his tone bordering on annoyed. "Would I make a good librarian? Do you think I'd excel in another career?"

Kade blinked once, then twice, before his lips quirked into a lopsided grin. "Okay, what's going on with you?" he asked, crossing his arms again. "You're acting… strange."

"I'm not acting strange," Elion shot back, though it didn't sound convincing. "I just want to know."

"Uh-huh," Kade said, nodding slowly, clearly unconvinced. "You're sitting here, asking me if being a librarian is more exciting than being you. If I didn't know better, I'd say you're jealous."

Elion scoffed, his lips pressing into a thin line. "Jealous? Of what?"

"Of who, you mean," Kade corrected, his grin growing. "And I'd bet my paycheck it's got something to do with the mother of your child," Kade added, dropping his voice like it was forbidden to say aloud.

Elion's eyes narrowed dangerously. "You don't know what you're talking about."

"Sure, sure," Kade said, palms up in fake defeat. "Whatever helps you sleep at night, boss."

He sank into his chair, his face growing cold as he fixed his eyes on the ceiling. Why had he even started this conversation? Kade was the last person he should have confided in—if this could even be called confiding because he'd just find a way to laugh about it.

Kade studied him for a moment, his grin fading slightly. "You know," he said, his tone more serious now, "you're not exactly subtle. If you're feeling something, maybe you should just admit it instead of turning it into an existential crisis about career choices."

Elion shot him a glare. "I don't need advice from you."

"Noted," Kade replied with a shrug. "But speaking of things you probably do need, I've got some new intel that might interest you."

Elion sat up straighter, his sharp gaze locking onto Kade. "What is it?"

Kade hesitated for a moment, as if debating how to phrase it. "So… you know Axel, right? The librarian Raelynn's been hanging out with?"

Elion's jaw tightened, though he didn't respond.

"Well," Kade went on, trying to sound casual but not quite pulling it off, "it's confirmed. Axel's in that organization."

Elion's expression darkened instantly, his jaw clenching as the words settled in. "Shit."