Page 3 of Dreams Do Come True

“This is so exciting,” Nora happily says, bouncing in her seat. “The musical is bound to be amazing.”

“It will be something,” Nix mutters, putting his cutlery down.

“Nix, be nice,” she says, glaring at her brother and pointing her fork at him.

“Don’t point with your fork, and I am being nice,” he protests. “I’m even going to put my name down to help.”

“We all are,” Justice adds with a fake smile, before a proper grin covers his face. “I’m sure I can supply killer Munchkins or something.”

I’m not the only one who laughs at that.

Justice is a grey witch, but he can make his magic go almost black and still stay good. Something that has come in handy a few times. The first when Alfred was kidnapped and nearly burned at the stake, the second time when we were all trapped in the dream versions of the haunted Halloween house. He, along with Sly, rescued us.

“It will be epic,” Ernest says happily. “I’ve also spoken to Sly, Ebby and the boys about it, and they are all happy to be involved as well.”

There is general muttering going on as we all finish our dinners. I’ve just put my knife and fork down when Kean takes my hand.

Shall we tell them?He asks through our mind link.

Okay,I reply, only sighing a little, which I call a win.

Kean waits until there is a break in conversation, then starts. “So, Titus and I have something to share with you all.”

“Is it the reason why the two of you look unhappy at times?” Adhan asks us, concern showing on his face.

“Yeah,” I say. “Kean and I have registered with some adoption agencies. Two we approached turned us down for being a same sex couple.”

“We found some that would accept us. We’ve been close to adopting three times now, but they’ve fallen through. We found out early today that the lady who was putting her child up for adoption changed her mind,” Kean adds. “We were told it could take a while, and we understand that, but it’s still disappointing when it falls through.”

“The right child or children will come to you, just wait and see,” Emily tells us.

“And whenever that happens, you know we will all love and spoil the heck out of them,” Ben says.

“Too right we will,” Cassie adds. “But you said yourself adoptions can take time.”

“I can’t even begin to imagine how heart breaking the process can be,” Temp says. “But we’re all here to support you through the process. We can hug you when needed, offer you a shoulder, whatever, but we are all here to support you.”

“We really are,” Ernest says. “You two will make amazing parents, and the universe knows this. You watch, the right amazing child will come to you and have an amazing life, and yes, I realise I’ve used amazing a few times, but it’s true.”

There are a few chuckles around the table.

“Thanks,” both Kean and I say at the same time.

“Are you going through normal agencies or paranormal?” Emily asks.

“Both,” Kean replies. “We’ve also told the paranormal agency that we don’t mind what kind of paranormal we get, as that leaves the field wide open.”

“If you get a paranormal that needs water, we can build a pool in the garden,” Adhan tells us. “There’s more than enough room to put one in and still have a large grass area.”

“Also, the room next to your bedroom is empty. Do you want to use that for a nursery or a child’s bedroom? If you do, I can add a door and make furniture,” Jude asks.

“And I can decorate it for you,” Nix adds.

“Thank you, guys. We’ll let you know,” Kean says, looking at Adhan, Jude and Nix.

“We can give you anything that Connie no longer needs,” Sal comments.

Little Connie is sitting in her highchair, watching and smiling, like she always does.