Chapter 15
Elian was doing a final check of the restaurant in preparation for the Saturday lunch opening when Raoul stuck his head through the kitchen door. “Hey man, something back here for you.”
Raoul was grinning widely like a cat that hadn’t just caught the canary but had eaten every last morsel of it. What on earth was he up to?
Elian pushed the swinging door into the kitchen and raised an eyebrow at his brother who stood with his hands in a pose that made him instantly recall when they did magic tricks as children and Raoul would scream “ta da” with more excitement than necessary. His hands were flitting back and forth around a huge bouquet of white tulips that were sitting in the middle of the prep station.
“I don’t understand.” Elian scowled as his brother hopped excitedly arou
