Alicia’s eyes widened slightly as she laughed at the sudden stream of words from Oliver. “They’re great,” she grinned. “Isla loves the uniform, I have to sneak it out of her room when she’s in school to wash it and I swear she wore the t-shirt under her school uniform on her first day.” While both of her kids adored and admired Oliver she knew that there was a kind of bond between him and Isla, which most likely had to do with their shared obsession for all things flying and Quidditch. “Liam’s going through an 80s music period right now. Sam’s started teaching him how to play the guitar and he’s making progress with the broom. He’s not completely sure, but at least he’s not panicking any longer when we take off.”
She took a sip of her red wine and shook her head with a chuckle. “I didn’t hear about that, Oliver,” she smirked. “I saw it, with my own two eyes while I was having drinks and talking playdates with Dominic. Besides, I wasn’t judging, just amused, and when did that thing with Melinda start?” As much as she was thrilled on Oliver’s behalf it did kind of muddle together in that one day she was screaming through the Floo to chase away some un-named one-nighter and the next Oliver’s mentioning this witch who’s making him smile and who just recently turned out to be the maker of Alicia’s favourite cakes.
Clearing her throat Alicia shrugged and swallowed down a bit of a sigh. “Been spending too much time being ‘just friends’ with Adrian?” she asked, knowing full well that that was what he was referring to; she just needed a little time. “If I have to tell you everything, we’ll be here all night, because I’ve spend a lot of time with him lately, so broad strokes, alright?” Again she drank from her wine and ran fingers through her hair. “So, basically, after all the lunches and dinners and late nights and trips with the kids we went out to dinner last week to… well, to celebrate the kids being back in school and the Foundation kids being sent off properly, and it was a good evening with too much wine and both of us dressed up and it’s the closest thing I’ve had to a date since Daniel which had me freaking out just the week before while I was talking to Susan, but it was Adrian. Adrian who doesn’t date, so even though I know I probably shouldn’t, it still felt so good to hold his hand when he walked us to the table and even a little at the table. But it was all me. Yes, he was sweet and charming and flirting, I think, because really, I’m not sure I even remember how any of that goes anymore, but that’s all that happened. Just friends.” Which she could live with, especially if it meant keeping her friendship with him.