He was glad the house was mostly empty tonight. Not because he had any devious plans for the night, or even because he didn’t like Blaine. He just enjoyed spending time with Mirabell without worrying about her parents barging in or anything. And as cute as Mirabell was, Ari’s tea party did sound like it could be fun. He was a bit parched. “That sounds pretty great, Ari! Is there a special occasion for the party, or are you just excited that I’m here?”
“Nope! Mya jjust says we can have tea.” The child bounced on the balls of her feet, her light curls bouncing along with her. “And I get real tea now!”
“It’s chamomile,”Mirabell stated softly. It would calm the girl down, which was what she needed.
Nova never was a big tea drinker. If he ever needed caffeine, he’d just down a cup of coffee with plenty of sugar. But he was in Mirabell’s house, under her rules. The rule was tea, and Nova never broke the rules. Unless it was really funny in the game he was playing.
“Chamomile, eh? Sounds soothing.” He took off his jacket, and hung it on the coat rack near the door. “Where do you want me to sit?”
Ari ran forward, taking his hand. “By me! You sit with Mya all the time!”
“She has spoken,” Mirabell sighed.
He let himself be lightly tugged by the young girl, and took his seat at the table. "Okay, okay! Not like I can say no to you, anyway."
With Mira taking her seat across from him, he was appeciative that he had a nice view. "So, Mira. How has your hunting been going lately? And good leads?"













