Alicia and OPEN Alicia was late to the party. She knew and there was just no way she could have avoided it. Her parents had brought back Liam and Isla after their visit with Alicia’s Nanna since Monday, and when Alicia had mentioned the birthday party to her parents, they had offered to sit with the children until she came back. That had been the last nudge Alicia needed to go, though she had bathed and gotten the twins ready for bed, before she had left for Finnigan’s.
The sight that met her when she stepped into The Roost was far beyond what she had expected and with a delighted laugh she kicked off her shoes and walked barefoot through the sand to the bar, where she deposited Dean’s present – a set of high end brushes that the girl in the art supply shop had sworn was the best there was, as well as a selection of colour pigments. In tune with the atmosphere around her and the music that was playing, she ordered a fruity drink and wasn’t disappointed when the one she got held an honest to Godric paper umbrella. Sometimes a girl just got lucky.