Chapter 14
By the time Andrew and Roarr arrived, the scrambled eggs I was cooking on an electric skillet at the dining room table were almost done. Tlalli was refrying beans she had taken out of a storage container in the fridge and then mashed by hand, and Jesús was working right beside her, pressing out fresh corn tortillas and cooking them one after another on a cast-iron skillet.
"Wow, what's all this?" Andrew asked as Loke led him and Roarr into the apartment.
"Late lunch," I said. "Or early dinner. Can you help me with the plates, guys?"
Andrew, Loke and Roarr picked up a plate in each hand and after I dished up eggs onto each plate, I sent them into the kitchen for beans, tortillas, and hasty introductions.
Then all six of us crowded around the table that was probably the right
