He nestled his forehead against my throat. His cheek on my chest. “Tis verra funny.”
“Do you have any idea what is happening?”
Just then Joey came into the apartment wearing all of Chandler’s clothes. We both watched and then after a few moments Magnus said, “Tis verra funny.”
“That is perfect, this is a perfect night, eating brownies in bed, watchingFriends. Jack didn’t wake up once.”
He nestled his mouth up against my throat. “Aye, tis a perfect night, I think I ken how tae make it even more fun.”
We made love on sheets sprinkled with brownie crumbs, with an episode ofFriendsplaying in our Florida home.
CHAPTER 2
KAITLYN
THE MEN RETURN FROM COLONIAL VIRGINIA
The next day was beautiful outside so since we were waiting for James, Quentin, and Zach to return we planned to go out on the beach for a picnic lunch. Isla had been seated at the counter with her head on her arm directing me as I made our sandwiches, but ultimately she was disappointed that I was making them wrong, “Uncle Zach would cut the crust off, Mammy.”
I gave her a look and cut the crust off.
She sighed. “He would also cut it in wee squares instead of triangles.”
“Does it really matter?”
“It’s so they taste better.”
I said, “Well I screwed that part up already, that’s why we’re going to be glad when he returns in a few hours.” I put the sandwiches in a cooler with some juice boxes, and we all went out to the beach.
There were so many of us for lunch we needed three blankets. Hayley sat down crosslegged. “Thisis the life.”
Fraoch opened the cooler and looked inside. “Och nae, they are not cut right.”
Isla shook her head sadly. “I know, Uncle Frookie, I tried to tell her.”
He sighed comically. “I dinna get tae go tae the founding of America?—”
Hayley pulled a plate from the stack. “You didn’t want to go.”
He said, “I also dinna get tae go fishing today?—”
“You have to be here to meet them when they arrive.” She put two triangles of sandwich on his plate.
He continued on, “Och, we hae been suffering while Chef Zach was gone, haena we been sufferin’ Isla?”
She said, “So suffery.”
Hayley thrust the plate in his lap. “Eat your food and wheesht.”
He said, “I suppose we must be grateful for the spread of food before us, whether tis triangles or squares.”
Magnus had four triangles on his plate. “I will eat them all if ye daena want them, Fraoch.”
Archie said, “I like triangles better anyway.”
I said, “Thank you, Archie, I didn’t know there was an opinion on the angle of the cut but now I know.”
Emma said, “You learned a valuable lesson just minutes before Zach comes home.”
