Bloodshed

Chapter 2

The Jesse twins, Lukas, and Olivia headed downstairs and to the restaurant in the lodge for dinner. As they headed downstairs, they could see the other guests that the four of them had encountered since they arrived at the lodge.

"Huh. Looks like there really aren't that many other guests here with us," said Olivia.

"They weren't kidding when the brochure said that space is limited," said M. Jesse.

The four entered the restaurant and found a table for the four of them to sit at. Most of the other guests were sitting together, but there were a few who were sitting alone. After the four sat down, a waiter came over to them, handing them some menus.

The four friends told him what they wanted for beverages, and the waited headed to the kitchen to grab their drinks. After he left, the four read the menus to pick out what they wanted to eat for dinner.

"Wonder what we'll have for tonight," said M. Jesse.

"I'm not sure. I'm actually wondering how Axel, Petra, and Reuben are doing back at Beacontown. And I hope Radar's doing alright with his job," said F. Jesse.

"They got the town, guys. Axel and Petra will be ready to respond if there's trouble, and Radar's been on the job for about a month already. He's doing good so far, so he can handle the paperwork. And Reuben, he's still practicing music," said Olivia.

"We've earned this weekend off, Jess. Just try to relax for the weekend," said Lukas.

F. Jesse smiled nervously and said, "You guys are right. I'm probably just being a worry wart..."

The waiter returned with their drinks. He set down their cups on the table.

"Thank you," said M. Jesse.

"You're very welcome. Have you folks decided what you'll have for tonight?" said the waiter.

"We'll need a few more minutes actually," said Lukas.

"Of course. Take your time," said the waiter.

He walked over to another table, where Peri, Tara, and Maxine were all sitting together, to take another order. The Jesse twins, Olivia, and Lukas just went back to reading their menus.

"Man, everything sounds pretty good. I can't pick what I want," said Olivia.

"We always have tomorrow night to pick something else," M. Jesse joked.

Olivia chuckled and said, "Yeah. You got a point. Guess I'll pick one of the other things I'm interested in tomorrow night."

A few minutes later, the waiter returned, and they gave him their orders. After the waiter left to tell the cooks what to make for the four, the friends decided to chat for a bit.

"So Lukas, how the book going?" asked F. Jesse.

"Still a work in progress. I'm trying to lay out the order of the story that I'm going to present with the chapters. I'll start writing soon, but I would appreciate feedback when I need to edit," said Lukas.

"I can definitely help with that. I've gotten used to grading papers, and I give my students some feedback on the essays they write," said Olivia.

"It's pretty neat that you're going to write a book about all of us, Lukas," said M. Jesse.

"Thanks guys. I just want to make sure I don't miss any of our adventures. Though I will need to think through if I'll do the universal stuff..." said Lukas.

"That part will be pretty hard to write up, considering how our world really shouldn't know about how there are other universes," said F. Jesse.

"Yeah. It already took people a while to understand that Ellegaard came back, and even so, they don't know the full story," said Olivia.