Page 100 of Black and White, Twice the Might
CHAPTER 40
“Boys, dinner!” Sly yells from the kitchen.
I laugh as I set the table and hear my brothers stampeding down the stairs and running to join us.
“It smells amazing in here,” Xander says, sliding to a stop, Enoch sliding with him. They both burst out laughing.
“I won, loser,” Xander says gleefully.
“I’ll win next time,” Enoch says, with a determined nod.
“Sure, you will,” Xander replies, shaking his head.
I laugh at them. “Nutters the both of you. Help put the drinks on the table, thanks.”
They pick up our drinks and put them on the table, by the mats, as I bring the cutlery over and then help bring our plates to the table.
“Sly, this looks lovely,” Enoch says.
“Smells lovely too,” Xander adds.
For the first meal using unfamiliar appliances, the meal looks incredible.
“It’s just chicken casserole and rice,” Sly replies.
“But you didn’t burn anything,” I point out.
Sly laughs. “True,” he picks up his glass. “To our first meal in our new home.”
We all clink our glasses and tuck into our yummy casserole.
Once dinner has been eaten,we gather around my laptop and start ordering the things we need. The boys have fun, clicking what they want and Sly beams when he finds a rug that looks exactly like our destroyed one. I’m not even looking at the amount we spent.
“So, blinds or curtains?” Sly asks.
“Curtains for me,” Enoch says.
“Blinds, I think,” Xander adds.
“What do you fancy?” I ask, looking at Sly.
“Curtains, I think. Especially for downstairs. We need something in keeping with the cottage.”
I nod. “We do. We also need to pop to the hardware store tomorrow, as we need hooks and things,” I say.
“We can do that,” Sly replies.
“We need to find somewhere to put our glass creations,” Xander says.
“They can go on the fireplace in both reception rooms if you want. Then everyone can see them,” I tell them.
They both beam at me.
“Thanks, Ebb,” Xander says.
“All right, you two, off you go,” I tell them.
“We will, thanks for dinner, Sly,” Xander says, jumping up.
