“Grits with debris! And hot, fresh French bread for dipping,” Lily said.
“You didn’t make the debris just for me did you? That’s a lot of work,” Tempest said.
“Oh, no. We had venison roast yesterday, so all I had to do was shred the little bits remaining and whip up some extra gravy.”
“And the bread?” Tempest asked, tearing off a still warm piece and folding it around a pat of fresh butter.
“I kind of brought it here. I didn’t have time to make it myself,” Lily said, daring anyone to criticize her because she’d just brought them there from wherever she’d imagined them.
“Ohhh, is this the bread from that bakery in France?” Tempest asked.
“It is,” Lily said, raising one eye brow. “It’s the best.”
“It so is,” Tempest agreed.
“Have a seat, I’ll serve y’all,” Lily said. “Want some coffee or tea?”
“Coffee, please,” Boon said, taking the chair he usually took while dining at his sister’s house.
“Same,” Tempest said.
After all four of them were seated, Lily looked directly at Boon. “So, tell me about Angelle.”
Boon grinned. “She’s just… everything,” he finally settled on. “Just perfect.”
“I’m so glad. And she’s agreed to come live here with us?”
“Not exactly,” Boon said.
Lily looked back and forth between Tempest and Boon. “I thought Tempest was helping you with your house. Isn’t it for Angelle?”
“Yes, if she decides to stay. I’ve made my intentions clear — I think. And she agreed to come spend some time here and meet my family and friends and see how we live. But I couldn’t bring her here and expect her to live in a hut. So, I asked Tempest to come help me.”
“At two in the morning. Which is actually why I left Eli with Brandt and just popped over here.”
“Is the house done? It’s done, right? I felt the magic swirling,” Lily said.
“It is. It’s so perfect,” Tempest said.
“It’s so much more than I planned,” Boon said. “But I’m grateful, and I think Angelle will be surprised, and hopefully like it as much as I do.”
“I made extra bedrooms, for lots of kids,” Tempest said, reaching for another piece of bread and adding butter to it.
“You’re going to turn into bread and butter,” Carrik teased as he reached for his own piece.
“It’s okay. Brandt loves me fluffy, or in shape,” Tempest said.
“Are you going to be heading home soon?” Lily asked.
Purple mists began to swirl in the far corner of the room and Tempest eyed it immediately. “Company’s coming,” she said.
Boon grinned when he saw it.
Lily lifted a hand and waved it across the table, doubling the food already there.
“Company’s here,” Lore’s voice said mere seconds before he and Evangeline materialized.
“Uncle Lore!” Tempest exclaimed, jumping up and rushing over to hug him and Evangeline.
