Chapter One
She glanced at herself in the mirror as she pushed her hair back slightly. She smiled at herself and move the curtains a bit to see out the window. There she saw him in his usually long dark coat with the hood covering his head. She grinned to herself as he came closer to her shop. She realized she was still standing at the window as he approached the door and missed the fact that her neice was watching her with a confused face from across the room. She quickly went to the door and answered it.
"Hello Julia." came the voice from the hooded man. Julia grinned at her visitor.
"Good evening Paton, tea?" she asked as she let him in. Paton nodded as he hung his coat and went to his armchair. On his way he greeted Emma who smiled and went to her room for the night. Julia had the tea prepared ahead of time and quickly brought it for Paton. She sat on the arm of his chair as they drank their tea.
"So, what book are you looking for today?" she asked him. Paton looked up at her with a grin as they immediately started their nightly discussion.
As the clock rang midnight Paton looked up from his book since next to him Julia had jumped in fright from the noise that disrupted Paton from reading. Both glanced at each other and smiled as slowly a red blush crept on both of their faces. Paton got up and grabbed his things.
"Well, tomorrow then?" he told Julia who answered with a nod and smiled as she walked him out.
On his way home Paton had a grin across his face. He quietly slipped into the house and into his room. When he opened his door a note was found on his bed. He raised his eyebrow as he picked up the note.
Dear Uncle P,
I need to talk to you as soon as possible. Bloors Dilema.
Charlie