The small café had always been one of Dawn's favorites in Auckland. It was just so helpful that it was a block away from work. Every morning that Anders was late, which was almost every morning, she would pop over to the café and get her favorite breakfast: a coffee and a sausage, cheese and tomato omelet. After they had set their orders and the waitress had disappeared to the kitchen Danny averted his eyes to the hot chocolate sitting in front of him, his legs swinging and bouncing against the booth. "Thank you, Miss Dawn, for breakfast."

"You are very welcome, Danny."

Dawn smiled as she took a sip of her coffee. As she sat down her mug of coffee she saw Danny's blue eyes looking at Dawn in a certain way that reminded her very much of Anders. "Can I ask you a question, Miss Dawn?"

"Yes you can."

"Do you think Anders is my dad?"

Dawn nearly chocked on her coffee. She was not expecting that question to be coming out of his mouth. Sure, she had wanted to try and see if she could find any clues that could point to whether he was related to Anders but she was not expecting to ask it so bluntly, or rather, to be asked it. She rubbed her hands uncomfortably, unsure of how to answer the question. "Well, Danny, I think it might be too early to tell."

That answer didn't seem to satisfy Danny's curiosity. Quick to change the subject, Dawn asked, "So do you live here in Aukland then?"

Danny shook his head. "Mum and me live in Hamilton."

"Hamilton? How in the world did you get here, then?" Dawn asked, astounded that a young boy could travel such a long way.

"My friend helped me. He's really nice."

"Won't your mother notice that you are missing?"

Danny shook his head. "She's away for a few weeks. She won't be home for a while."

"Did she leave you at home alone?"

Danny shook his head. "Mum hired a babysitter but I told her that my friend Kevin invited me to go to Waikiki Beach."

Dawn looked him in an impressed and slightly amused manner. It sounded like something Anders would pull to get out of work. "Why did you lie to your babysitter?"

"So I could come here and find my Dad."

"And how did you know he was here in Auckland?"

"My friend told me."

"You're friend?" Danny nodded as he finished his hot chocolate. After licking the remaining liquid off his lips, he replied, "He's really nice. He told me where my dad was and then said he had to go away because of important things."

"He just ….left you?" Dawn felt a slight pain in her heart as their food was placed in front of them. This poor boy had run away from home to find his brother and was brought to a city so far away from his home by a mystery friend who dumped him on a doorstep. If this boy was or wasn't Anders' child there was no way she could let Anders turn him away. Not if she had anything to say about it. "Can I ask you a question, Miss Dawn?"

"Of course, Danny. What is it?"

"Can I have another hot chocolate?"

Dawn smiled and replied with a nod, "Of course you can."

The meeting had gone over well, which Anders was actually quite thankful for. He was surprised he didn't have to use his Bragi powers much but that wasn't what he was slightly relieved about. No, he was relieved to know his powers still worked. So then why hadn't they worked on the kid? It didn't matter because finally they had a client that was willing to pay plenty of money for their services and now it was time to come up with a promotional piece for whatever it was the company was trying to sell. It was a damn good thing that Dawn had made notes in that file because without it he would have been completely lost. He made a mental note to remind himself to have Dawn buy herself something nice, but not too nice. Perhaps a cup of coffee or something.

As he began to type away on his computer his phone began to ring. When he looked at the caller ID, he inwardly groaned. It was Mike. What did his over-controlling brother want? At first he let it go to voicemail, and the time after that but on the third ring he realized he wasn't going to escape his brother's needs so he answered, "Hello, you have reached Anders Johnson, I can't come to the phone right now because I'm too busy with work and really don't want to listen to a lecture from one Mikkel Johnson so please feel free to hang up after the tone."

"Cute, Anders. We need your help with something."

"Nope, sorry, can't do it. I'm swamped."

"You really don't have a choice."

"Actually I believe I do. Bye."

Very quickly he hung up the phone just as Dawn came walking in with Danny right behind her. "Ah, there you are, Dawn. You are a life-saver, and I mean it. Because of your brilliant work we now have a client."

Just as Anders rounded his desk to tell her what he was going to need Dawn approached him and said in a low voice, "We need to talk."

Anders looked at her slightly afraid. "Why do I have a feeling I'm not going to like what you have to say?"

"It's about Danny."

"Ah, that would be why. Please don't tell me you believe this nonsense?"

"Honestly I can't tell you if I do or don't but what I do know is that we can't just send him away."

"And why's that?"

"He's all alone. His mother is at a conference for her job in Los Angeles and he lives in Hamilton. A friend of his got him here and then left him. If we just send him off then he has nowhere to go."

"So, what, are you telling me that you are going to keep the kid in your apartment with your cat?"

"First off, I don't have a cat, and second, he is supposedly your son and he was left in your charge so, in theory, he should be staying with you."

Anders nearly choked on the air he was breathing. "What, are you joking? No, I'm not going to babysit some kid that I don't even know."

"Why not?"

"Because he's not my kid!"

"Do you know this for sure?"

"Yes." Anders soon found himself on the receiving end of one of Dawn's death glares. "Okay, no I don't know for sure but I have a pretty good feeling that he isn't."

"Well," Dawn began, crossing her arms across her chest, "there is one way to tell for sure."

When Anders saw her glare turn into a smirk, he turned his gaze to Danny who was sitting in the corner drawing something on a piece of paper. "I'm not going to like this, am I?"

"Doesn't matter, does it? Come on, then."

Anders reluctantly followed Dawn as she walked over to Danny and took his hand, leading the boys out of the office door.

TBC…

I'm actually surprised by the positive reception I have gotten for this story. Thanks so much for the kind words! It keeps me going. Anyway, I know you guys are asking who this friend is and all I can say is you probably won't find out for a while. Hope you guys love this chapter and please review with your thoughts as well as anything you think would be cute to see between Anders and Danny.