If mushy peas were breaking the food rules, it wasn’t any food rules that Alicia had set up or followed. But Isla seemed thrilled at the prospect, so Alicia wasn’t going to object to it. This side of Adrian, this goofball who would joke and tease and put on a show to entertain the children… This was the side of Adrian that Alicia knew was foreign to most people. She had seen it before, but that didn’t make it even less wonderful to be part of. He even managed to genuinely surprise her a little when he stole a kiss, making her yelp, which only had the twins laugh even harder as he went to place their orders.
While he was gone, Alicia explained how pub quizzes worked, and when Adrian returned, they’d just started suggesting team names.
“I am,” Alicia said secretively as she made herself comfortable under Adrian’s arm. “I’ve the best handwriting, you see,” she continued, wriggling her fingers. “So you answer and I write.”