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Tom's POV

I ended up helping him a bit. There was only so much I could do to help since I had never done anything like this before. Rachel cut up the vegetables for the salad as I set the table for six and then I ended up helping throw the salad together.

"Sorry, I wasn't able to do much."

"You were a big help, Tom," Paul assured me. "Anything helps,"

I managed to carry the big bowl of salad and put it on the center of the table where we would be eating while Paul stirred the parmo sauce in one pot while the chicken was cooking in another.

Then, there was a knock at the backdoor in the kitchen and Rachel went to answer it. She jumped into the man's arms after opening the door.

The man chuckled. "Nice to see you too," He set Rachel down and then went over to Paul. He gave him a small kiss on the lips. "Oh, something smells really good." He went to put his finger in the pot to take a taste, but Paul smacked it away.

"Are you mental? Trying to burn your fingers off?"

"I thought it was finished and cooling,"

"Well, it's not—almost."

The man, Lorenzo, then noticed me. "And who's this?"

"That's Tom, one of Rachel's friends."

"Nice to meet you," He reached his hand out to me and I shook it shyly. "I'm Lorenzo—"

"His boyfriend?"

Lorenzo blushed and nodded.

I guess it made sense as to why Rachel's parents were divorced. Maybe eventually he would become her step-dad if it worked out and then she would have two dads. I think that would be brilliant. It already seemed like Rachel liked him.

"So where's your brother?" Lorenzo asked Rachel.

"Showering," Rachel then explained what happened in the yard vaguely. "There was an incident in the yard with the mud."

"I see," Lorenzo laughed. "I think I can imagine." Rachel gave me an expression that I gathered that meant that he didn't know about magic. At least I won't have to worry about him talking about it with my father at dinner.

Not too much later, Bentley came down the join us just as the food was just about finished on the stove. Paul was putting the chicken on a large platter and then adding the sauce to it as my dad came to the house and all of us were now seated at the table.

"I do hope you like parma," Paul said to my father.

"This looks lovely," Dad answered as we all took turns taking a piece of chicken and then some salad. "Doesn't it, Tom?"

I nodded. "You should learn to cook like this."

Everyone in the room laughed at that, except for my dad.

"I'm doing my best," Dad turned to Paul. "My wife was a much better cook than I ever was. But I'm trying to learn so we're not having take away every night."

"Well, I certainly wouldn't mind sending you a few recipes."

"That would be great, thanks," Dad then turned to Lorenzo. "So you're from America?"

Lorenzo nodded. "I am, I moved here about a year ago for work," He had already mentioned that he was a dentist and told us the story of how after his last relationship ended poorly, he wanted a new start and he ended up here. "And what kind of work do you do, Michael?"

"I'm a veterinarian,"

"Well, that's nice," Lorenzo said and then turned to me. "Do you have a bunch of pets at home? I had a friend whose mother was a vet and they had at least five pets around the house."

"I wish," I really did. I think I had asked back when mum had been alive and they both had agreed it might not be a good idea. I noticed dad looking at me and I knew that was because he didn't think I was very responsible. "What? He asked."

"My wife, when she was alive, and I agreed that Tom might be too young for that yet."

"But that was almost three years ago."

"We'll talk about it at another time," I knew I shouldn't make dad feel embarrassed, but I couldn't help but get caught up in listening to their questions.

"I'm sorry to hear about your wife, when did she pass?"

"About eight months ago,"

"I'm so sorry," Lorenzo frowned. "That must be difficult."

"It was and is," Dad nodded. "But we're doing alright." Dad put a hand on my shoulder and I nodded. At least at the moment, we were doing alright. We just had to take it day by day. "Tom's grandmother—my mother in law—moved in with us, so we have some help."

"That's good."

"Bentley," Paul got his attention and he looked from his food. "How is the season going with football?" He asked. I didn't know he played football.

"It's going great," Bentley answered. "We might actually get to the finals this year. As long as half the team isn't sleep deprived on the trip to the semis." Hearing about that made me frown, realizing how much I was going to miss playing this year.

"Tom is the star of the team," Rachel quickly chimed in. "He was the captain the last year."

"He was?" Bentley looked surprised and interested.

"I was last year," I nodded. "Stuff happened this year." That was the truth of it all. I just hoped they didn't push for details. I didn't want to have to lie and I didn't want to have to tell the truth either.

"Well, in the meantime, maybe we could kick around the ball if Rachel invites you over again. I could give you some tips, you'll be a pro on the team next year." Bentley offered. "As long as Rachel doesn't play in the mud next time."

Rachel flung a piece of chicken at him.

"Oi!" Paul warned her. "Watch it! Don't throw your food." Rachel laughed at that and then looked at me.

"I'd love that if you don't mind," I had turned back to Bentley to answer.

We all talked to each other a bit more and eventually, we all finished eating. Not a piece of chicken was left on the table.

"This was brilliant, Paul, thank you for having Tom and I."

"Would you like to take some home? I think I have two more servings over on the stove." Paul offered and before Dad could try to refuse, Rachel was running over to get it.

"Rachel, don't!" Bentley protested.

"Careful!" Paul warned, but it was too late.

Rachel screamed in pain and then dropped the plate with the two fillets on the floor, the glass shattering around her as she held her hand in pain. "Dad, I think you left the stove on."

"Are you alright?" I went over to her before her dad could. Her hand was red from the burn and I could already see it blistering.

"Oh, Paul, where is your first aid kit?" Lorenzo asked.

But then we all heard a loud sound coming from the back room.

"Was that a bird?" Lorenzo asked. "Didn't know you had a bird,"

Rachel and I looked at each other, knowing what that was. The phoenix came flying out and then landed on Rachel's shoulder. I watched as it cried and a few tears dropped on Rachel's hand, causing the burn to heal itself. Then the bird flew off and now everyone was just staring at each other.

"I guess I forgot to shut the door," Rachel admitted.

"What was that?" Both my dad and Lorenzo asked at the same time.

And then there was a knock at the door and a dark-haired woman entered the room. "Hello," She noticed there were a lot of people. "Oh Paul, didn't realize you were having company. I'm Rachel and Bentley's mum, Emma." Her smile fell as she looked over everyone and realized something must have had happened. "Oh, I have timing don't I?"

"Oh love, you always have," Paul replied before turning back to Lorenzo. "Allow me to explain." But then he turned to Dad. "But it might be best if you and Tom go first,"

"Right, of course." Dad nodded and then urged me to follow.

"I'll see you later," I told Rachel before leaving with dad. "Well, I guess his boyfriend will know the big secret now," I mumbled, but dad must have heard as he stopped quickly before we managed to get to the car. "Rachel and her family's got magic too."

Dad nodded. "Why am I not surprised? And what exactly was that thing?"

"It was a phoenix, at least that's what she called it." I didn't exactly know. But Gran would probably be able to tell us more. "It's way cooler than Moon."

"Don't let that Goblin hear that," Dad warned.

"Hob!" We both corrected and then we laughed.

"Is that alright? That they have magic?"

"Just promise me you won't do any spells at school again," I guess Dad was only concerned about non-wizards finding out.

"I promise," Then I thought about something else as we left. "How do you think Lorenzo will take it all?"

"There five steps in finding out magic is real, and there a few ways he could take it in the end…" I guess I would have to find out from Rachel in school tomorrow; that gave me something to look forward to.

A/N: Since the last chapter got long, I decided to split it up. And we met Paul's boyfriend, Lorenzo, who might be finding out his boyfriend's family secret. Also, there was a short appearance from the kids' mother, Emma. Lorenzo is portrayed by Milo Ventimigila and Emma is portrayed by Annabel Scholey.

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