48

Nerthus

“Two Sambuca shots, please!” Danny grins at the bartender, who proceeds to fill two small shot glasses quickly.

“Thank God, I’m not your mother.” I mock, and he laughs, passing me my shot.

“You are the coolest sister, instead!”

“Aaaaw!” I giggle, and with a cheer, we pour the liquor down our throats.

“This is ugly as hell!” I manage to say, gagging, while he grins even broader.

“Let’s hit the dance floor, shall we?”

“Yes!” Squealing happily, I follow him into the crowd where we start dancing silly to the upbeat music.

“But I have to go see Arawn afterward.” He nods as I yell at him and taps his jacket where I guess my contract is.

“I have to give him that anyway.”

I giggle as I turn around. “I’ll have a talk with him about you going clubbing with me instead of playing video games.”

“Play with me one time, will you?” Despite his age, I have to look up to see his smile.

“Sure! I’d love to see my old neighborhood.”

“Awesome!”

Just as he has uttered his words, he nods at someone s