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Love swamped Lucien He wanted to tell theht ti stayed with hiain, then returned to his food
Lydia sat across from them with a plate “How did you three meet?”
“I’ some restoration for them, but we actually met first in a bar” Gio winked at his mother “I saw them and knew I had to have them They already knew each other”
“You tere together first?” she asked, a hint of worry slowing her words
Lucien shook his head “We weren’t together without Gio The three of us got together at the same time But Calder and I are…roommates”
She nodded “Ah, love at first sight when my Gio came into the picture”
“Nobody has said anything about love, Ma” Gio laughed “But we’re hoping we’re on that path”
She waved her fork at her son as if batting away his words “Bah, there is already love I can tell You two are perfect for ed one of the bottles of red wine and poured herself a glass, then held the bottle across the table to Lucien “You need more”
He took the bottle and poured hilass of wine That would be all he had since he ell aware the pestilents were in Charleston and he needed to stay sharp He set the bottle on the table only to see it snatched up by another fahter increased
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The conversation continued to flow around him as he enjoyed his dinner Even Calder was pulled into it as he chatted with Lydia about surfing and his life in California One of Gio’s uncles was teasing hiood fun
Lucien got drawn into a conversation about beer once they found out he’d once owned a microbrewery and he happily chatted about what it had been like to make their own brew Gio’s father made his oine, which explained the label-free bottles everywhere
“I don’t bother to io explained froh it too fast, and all they have to do to getthe used bottles back”
“Do you use kits?” Lucien asked, genuinely curious
Georgio nodded “Most of the tih I have tried to do it from scratch a few times”
“We don’t talk about those tiood thing”
“There’s a store don that stocks all the kits and supplies, so I stick with that now Though I will say that peach asn’t too bad”