Aurora snickered lightly, but stopped once she noticed the serious expression on Altea’s face.
“Wait, you’re not joking, are you?”
When Altea shook her head, she swallowed hard.
“I… I need some coffee.”
Vanessa had watched the little exchange between them quietly, not wanting to interfere in something she didn’t know much about, but now she cleared her throat.
“I can help with that. Let’s go downstairs for breakfast and we’ll take it from there, ok? One step at a time, and we’re here with you, if you need us.”
Luna Marlene greeted them as they walked into the kitchen, and Aurora closed her eyes taking in the mouth-watering smell coming from her direction.
“Grab yourselves some coffee, girls, I’ll bring the food out in a minute,” she smiled brightly at them.
Vanessa walked over t
