Once their clothes were all soaked, they went back inside and made lunch together.
“Thanks for coming, guys,” Kaos said, when they were loading the dishwasher and cleaning up the kitchen.
“Anytime. I know you’d do same for either of us.” Makai gave him a hug.
“Yeah, we’re all family, right?” Emil asked, and a hint of vulnerability was visible in his gaze.
“Yeah, we are,” he replied, and got a beaming smile in response, as well as an armful of Emil.
Once the hugging was done, Kaos promised to at least message them when Padraig was safely back home, then waved as Makai and Emil drove off.
* * * *
For the rest of the day, he didn’t hear from Padraig, but to his surprise, Kaos didn’t feel worried. He knew that he’d get any news and that Padraig would call if there were delays.