*One Week Later*
"Theodore." Emeldia entered the Library cautiously. She didn't want to catch the boys during an... intimate moment.
"We're decent, Mother." Theo called without pulling his nose out of his book. He sat on the couch, his legs resting on the futon, while Mikel laid his head in his lap, playing around on his phone. Mikel was supposed to be reading-but he'd gotten bored over an hour ago.
After the 'Matthias incident' Theo and Mikel spent the first few days in bed. Emeldia had asked a consultant of hers and that's what was exactly recommended; lots and lots of rest. The rest of the week was spent with sore hearts. It was difficult to go very far away from each other, so neither one moved very much. Making it downstairs to the library was an achievement.
"I have some news inv
