"Really. I'd love it too," he said, already thinking of new things he and Alex could do together, now that Alex was an adult and George didn't have to be the responsible father and insist on no underage magic. Not that he'd ever been too strict, but now he wouldn't even have to pretend.
He took his own cake up too, and matched his son bite for bite. He didn't have to be back to the shop for awhile, he could afford to spend as much time as Alex wanted here. As much time as he wanted, too.