Page 44 of Black and White, Twice the Might

“You guy’s suck,” Sal gripes out.

We all laugh at that, and Adhan looks at us. “So, a normal day, then. Let’s grab a table and bring it over.”

In the end, we needed an extra two tables and we’re all sat laughing, joking and eating yummy cakes.

“Do you boys have something planned today?” Nix asks Xander and Enoch.

They look at me.

I shake my head. “No, the only plan we had was to meet Adhan and then tonight help protect the fair.”

“Xander, Enoch, would you like to come and spend the afternoon with Sal and me? We can show you how to blow and mould glass,” Nix offers.

“Really?” Xander asks, smiling.

“Yep. If your brothers say it’s okay, Sal and I will be there the whole time and protect you if needed,” Nix reassures them.

Enoch looks at us, his eyes shining with happiness. “Can we, please?”

I smile and nod before looking at Nix. “I think that’s a yes from the boys. If you’re sure,” I look back at my younger brothers. “Sly and I will be around town if you need us.”

“Yep, I’m sure, and it will be fun,” Nix says, downing the last of his drink. “Just come into the shop when you’re done here, and then we can show you how to work with glass.”

“We will. Thank you, Nix,” Xander says happily. He looks at us. “I’m glad we're staying here.”

Sly touches his shoulder. “Us too.”

“Did you get everything sorted out?” Ernest asks us.

“Yep. Adhan had all the paperwork, surveyors' reports, etc., ready. We’ve had a quick look through it, but we’ll read it properly later. We’re doing the process via private sale, so we need to pop to the bank on Monday and transfer the money over, and then we can start moving in,” I tell him.

“If you need a hand moving your things in, let us know and we can all help you,” Justice offers, finishing his drink. “I’ve got to run, or I’ll be late. See you all later.” He stands up and picks up his bag, then looks at Cal. “Your scone was amazing. Put everything on my tab,” and with that, he’s gone.

“Do you have much in storage?” Ernest asks.

Sly laughs, and the boys and I groan.

“Yeah, we have two large storage units filled with furniture and our personal stuff,” Sly says.

“Plus, all the things we fell in love with along the way. There shouldn’t be too much that we’ll have to buy,” I add.

“We have a large van we can use for the bigger items, and we can all bring our cars to help,” Adhan offers.

Oh wow, I wasn’t expecting that. I nod. “Thank you. Your help will be much appreciated.”

Sal finishes his drinks. “Are you ready to go and play with glass?”

“Let me just finish my drink, and I'm with you,” I say.

“That’s okay, Sal is with us. We’ll be fine walking to the shop with him,” Xander says.

My mouth falls open in surprise.

“Excellent,” Sly says to them. “Go forth and have fun.”

The boys jump up as John strolls back into the tearoom.

“When you’ve created your glass masterpieces, you’ll have to show me,” he says to the boys.