Chapter 2: Lunch with Mum and Muggle Devices
The little bell went off above the door around noon or so. Neville looked up it was his mum.
"Hey mum," Neville greeted his mum kissing her cheek. He had always been a mama's boy. He guessed that's one reason why Delaney and him were best friends since Delaney was really close with her dad.
"Hi Neville," She greeted her only son.
"So, what brings one of my favorite women to my shop?" He grinned.
"I have a spare hour and a half for lunch, would you join me?" Alice asked.
"Sure, mum. Gale can handle the shop while I'm gone," Neville said, removing his apron.
"Your son is such a slave driver, Alice," Gale joked as he greeted her.
"Oh, shut it Gale."
"Yes sir," Galen said mock saluting him.
Neville and Alice laughed as they left the shop. Neville offered his mum his arm and she tucked her hand into it.
"Would you like to invite Delaney too?" Alice asked.
"She would like that, we'll go check," Neville smiled at the suggestion that they should invite his best friend.
Alice nodded and they apparated to St. Mungos.
"Hi Neville!" Delaney's fellow former Hufflepuff, best female friend and fellow healer Susan Bones greeted.
"Hi Sue," Neville greeted his ginger friend.
"I assume you're looking for Delaney like always?" Susan asked.
Neville nodded.
"She's with a patient right now but I'll tell her you came by," Susan said, regretfully.
"Okay, Sue."
Susan nodded and said "It was nice to see you though."
"You too." Neville said disappointed.
Susan walked away.
The mother and son went down to a small restaurant.
"So, Delaney set me up on another date," Neville said as he sipped his tea.
"She did, who is the girl this time?"
"Her friend Gabi," Neville said.
"Are you going to go on the date?"
"It will make Delaney happy, so yes I will," Neville smiled. He'd do anything to make Delaney happy.
"So, does that mean she has a date too?"
"Yes, it's a double date," Neville replied.
Alice nodded and asked."What's Delaney's date's name?"
"His name is Christopher."
Before Alice could respond their food was delivered.
The mother and son chatted and ate.
"Well, thanks for lunch mum," Neville said, kissing his mum's cheek.
"You're welcome honey."
They separated and apparated to their separate locations.
Neville went back to the flower shop.
"Your phone thing has been making noise," Gale said.
Neville laughed. Delaney had insisted that they get cell phones. He didn't mind though. He liked that Delaney brought him up to speed on muggle devices. Neville was a Pureblood and Delaney was a halfblood. There were only a few people who actually called him on the phone. Those being Delaney, his god brother Harry, his friend Hermione. So he wondered this could be as he answered the phone.
"Hello."
"Hi is this Neville?" a feminine voice asked that he didn't recognize.
"Who is this?" He asked politely.
"This is Gabi, Delaney gave me your number."
"Okay, that's fine."
"You sound handsome," Gabi giggled.
Neville laughed nervously at the remark he was not used to anyone calling him handsome. That's a lie, Delaney's called him handsome before but she's the only one who can. They hung up soon after.