บท 60: Chapter 60

“Riley Richmond

sings f’r his ice cream,” Riley said gently, the American-accented burr of

amusement always in his voice. The others laughed: Bryan slapped Riley on the

shoulder.

Beside them,

Eddy broke in. “I’d like to start the event late afternoon, too, so we could

have a family element to it for the first couple of hours. There’s a school

choir nearby that wants a venue, and apparently Stan does a mean clown act, so

I’ll be negotiating with him to contribute.”

“He’d love to!”

came David’s voice from outside the shop, behind a heaped pile of broken chair

legs and table tops. It was followed by a thud, a yelp, and then laughter from

both him and Stan. Patrick guessed that was their form of negotiation.

“And one of Nuri’s

thousands of cousins has a magic act he’ll do for us,” Eddy continued. His

Turkish boyfriend’s family was legendary for both its size and boisterous

chaos. “Then in the evening, their restaurant can provide buffet food, and I’m