Chapter 14: Horace
“Horace, my man!” Nico said and came around the ice cream bar to hug him. The man was always friendly and Horace really liked him. He was a fair boss to everyone, and only really shitty employees had anything bad to say about him.
“Hey, Nico, looking good. Tasting all the flavours, I see,” he teased him, pointing at the man’s expanding gut.
“Oh, so what? The ladies love it.” He put an arm around Horace’s neck. “Come, sit down. You look thirsty. Um, let me think, your favourite is…” He raised a finger. “No, don’t tell me. Gelato cheesecake!”
Horace smiled. “You remembered!”
“Of course I did. I’m Nico,” he said proudly and got up again to get behind the counter. He scooted the girl working there over and put a hefty amount in a cup. Some syrup later, he brought it ove
