“Nice. What are we having?”
Xander mimics locking his mouth. “It’s a surprise.”
“Well, I can’t wait to see what it is.”
“We just thought we’d drop in and say ‘hello’. We’re going into Shattered Glass to pick up the boys’ creations,” I tell him.
“I can’t wait to see what you made, and don’t forget Pa wants to see them as well,” he reminds them.
“Is he in today?” Enoch asks, looking around.
“He’s due in anytime around now.”
“Perfect, we can pick them up and then come back,” Xander says.
“We can. Come on then,” I say.
“See you later,” Sly says, as we leave the shop.
We walk the few doors down and into Shattered Glass, and see Jodie just finishing serving a customer.
The boys rush over to the window to see what Nix and Sal are working on.
“Thank you for shopping with us. I hope to see you again soon,” Jodie says to them.
The customer laughs. “You can be sure I will, Jodie,” the lady says, picking up her bag, smiling at us and walking out of the shop.
“Hello boys, Ebby, Sly,” Jodie says, pulling Sly and me into hugs. It surprises both of us, but we happily return them. She looks at the boys. “Are you two too old for hugs?”
“Never,” Enoch says, grinning and moving to hug her in return.
“Me either,” Xander says, hugging her when Enoch pulls back.
Jodie laughs and pulls back. “Good, anytime you need a hug, just come and find me. Now, Sal has got all your creations ready to show you before we pack them up. You two created lovely things. I admit I did peek when Sal got them out of the annealer.
“You really liked them?” Enoch asks, almost shyly.
“I did indeed. You’ll see yourself in a minute how lovely they are,” she assures him.
“They really are good,” Sal says, walking out of the workshop carrying a box and putting it on the counter.
“Oh, they look good,” Xander says, looking at them. “Can I pick mine up?”
Sal nods. “You both can.”
Xander picks up the vase he made. “Look,” he hands it to me.
“Xander, this is amazing,” I tell him truthfully. The green seems to shimmer.
“Look at mine,” Enoch says, handing his to Sly.
“Wow, Enoch, yours is just as incredible,” Sly says.
“I like the swirl on the outside,” I tell him.
“Nix did that for me, but I rolled the vase around so he could.”
“And you rolled it well,” Nix said, walking out and joining us. “Check out your paperweights. The colours look amazing.”
