I spent the rest of the day forgetting to mention the tea party to Enoch until sometime after dinner when the sun was long gone, sitting once again in the quite of his room doing our own things in a comfortable silence.

"Oh right, Enoch what are you doing tomorrow?"

He turns to me when a questioning face "why?"

"I may or may not accidentally agreed to a tea party"

"Ok have fun with that" he scoffs and goes back to what he's doing

"No um, I said we'd both go"

He quickly turns his head back towards me so fast I was almost worried it hurt "what"

"We'll Emma asked and Bronwyn and the rest seemed so eager and I couldn't verbally let them down gently so I sort of said yes" I start rambling not meaning to but trying to explain in hopes he wouldn't get too annoyed, it didn't work of course.

"Then just shake your head no or walk away that's what I always do"

"But that'd be rude!" I whine

"So? Does it seem like I care about that" He looks at me with an obviously frustrated expression

I get up and walk towards the table he's working at "Please Enoch! I need someone to translate, my hand gets cramped if I write for too long!"

"Not my problem, they're annoying I don't wanna have to deal with them more then I already do" He tries to turn back away to his work so I sit down next to him and move my face closer so he has to look at me

"Please Enoch just this once" He turns to face me and I dial up the puppy eyes in hopes of working

We sit there for a moment in silence, me practically begging with my eyes and him with an unreadable expression "Fuck fine" He says as he gets up towards his giant shelf filled with different animals and organs in jars.

"Yes! Thank you thank you!" I run up to him and hug him from behind, him of course not expecting this topples a bit before regaining his balance.

"Jesus a bit of warning next time"

"So sorry I'll announce the next time I unexpectedly hug you" I laugh as I turn towards the bed to continue reading, but not before noticing a faint blush on Enoch's face.

Enoch and I have been skipping breakfast lately, as the only meal that was mandatory to attend was dinner, I never get hungry in the mornings and Enoch just tries to avoid as much social interaction as possible, no surprise there.

I put my hair up in two pigtails today and tie black ribbons around each one, I put on a 50s style swing dress that has sleeves a bit past my elbows and a deep black tartan material, it ties together with belt around the waist. I put on black pumps and head towards Enoch's room like usual.

I don't bother knocking even though Enoch always tells me too "I have no idea what time they want to have tea or even where so I say we go find them around lunch time" I say as I enter.

He's sitting on his bed whilst he reads a book about anatomy which I'm almost positive he's read many times before, he has on black slacks and a white button up that needs to have a few more buttons done up as its slightly opened with part of his chest showing, I feel my face getting ever so slightly warmer at the sight, the way he's laying with one arm behind his head and the other holding his book as well as his outfit? It's certainly a sight for the eyes.

He lets out a loud sigh and sets his book down as he gets up, he does up a few buttons and grabs a vest that's thrown over a chair and puts it on "I can't go I'm sick"

I stare at him blankly and cross my arms "you're lying"

"I am" he replies "anything to get me out of attending"

"It'll be fun! Probably" I'm not certain if I was convincing myself or Enoch

"Yeah sure and pigs will fly today!" He replies back sarcastically and rolls his eyes, he sits back down on his bed and leans against the wall, I choose to sit at his bench and it's like we've traded our usual places.

He looks so good today and I can't wrap my head around why, I've always thought Enoch was handsome anyone with eyes can tell that much but he looks too good today.

"Why are you staring at me stop it" He frowns and says

I didn't realize I was staring for so long, my face gets hot and I quickly turn away "sorry" I mumble

We pass the time by reading, Enoch the anatomy book and me a random history book I found in the library a few days ago and left in Enoch's room. A knock on the door tears my eyes away from my page, Enoch huffing angrily and getting up to see whoever it is.

He opens the door to a smiling Horace and Millard "are you two ready for tea?" Horaces asks

"Guess we didn't need to find them" I say to Enoch

He scoffs before answering the waiting boys "fine, let's go Victoria"

I get up and follow the three of them "I can't believe you got Enoch to agree to come!" Millard turns and says to me, well I assume he turns as his hat does but I can never be quite sure.

"I'm not doing this out of my own free will" Enoch says and Millard and I laugh in response.

We head towards one of the back sunrooms Emma and Bronwyn sitting at a table filled with an assortment of cakes and sandwiches. I sit down in-between Enoch and Horace.

"I'm so glad you two could join us" Emma says with a smirk on her face

"They were both in Enoch's room like you said!" Millard says to Emma

"They're always in Enoch's room" Bronwyn says with a small chuckle

"I do wonder what do you always do in there?" Horace asks with a shockingly similar smirk to Emma

"They make passionate love" Millard says with a laugh

"Shut up" Enoch says with a blush covering is face, though I'm sure I look similar. "I already deeply regret coming" He says as the others laugh

"Oh my a tea party" I hear a voice say closely behind me and let out a small scream of shock, I turn around and see Victor smiling, "Hi there"