"Oh yeah, I have the bones of some kind of predatory animal in a glass case in my room. I don't know why. It's been there since I was a kid. And we have a lot of oddly shaped lamps, just to make people awkwardly fumble to get the light going. It's gonna be a treat when you come home to mine." Harry promised Sam, bracing him for a strange experience.

"So you're gonna introduce our Sammy to your parents?" Matty gave a look that showed how little he thought that would go down well. White, rich boy dating a queer Hispanic.

"Parent. I only have a dad and probably not. I can only ever get his secretary." Harry didn't seem phased by the questioning, looking at Sam with a playful smile. "You can meet her, she's nice. If you want to meet my dad, it's a 8-12 week wait."