343 - Melting a Frozen Hearth

"Noah!" Maggie waved at him as he walked inside. The tables were, much to his surprise, mostly empty. Her, Bel and Carlos had already bought each their own, but she had an extra cone on her other hand. "Look, they had mint!"

"Did you buy mine too?" he asked with a smile, as he sat on the chair.

"Yeah! I bought it the way you always did when you came over to eat with me," she said while giggling. "But, where's Lilith?" she asked, leaving around to see if the snake was behind him.

"Oh, Lilith, she wasn't feeling that well so I left her in the car. She's probably taking a nap," Noah brushed it aside, watching and Bel's face became a little troubled.

"The ice-cream here is damn great. Why the hell is it so empty? Even the prices aren't half bad either," Carlos hopped in, tryin to changethe course of the conversation.