Of course, when we got home, we found that Dagda had peed on my down comforter. He had also eaten part of Mom's maidenhair fern and barfed it up on the carpet. Then he had apparently worked himself into a frenzy sharpening his ting by amazingly effective claws on the armrest of my dad's favorite chair. Now he was asleep on a pillow, curled up like a fuzzy little snail. "God, he's so cute," I said, shaking my head.
Cate TiernanCome with me," Reyn said. "I want to show you something." Frankly, I had expected something more original. "Really?" I asked, "That's it? That's what you came up with?
Cate TiernanAnytime you feel love for anything, be it stone, tree, lover, or child, you are touched by the Goddess's magick.
Cate TiernanYou have to admit he's good looking," Bree pressed, leaning against my kitchen counter. "Of course I admit it. I'm not blind," I said, busily opening cans.
Cate TiernanWhat an amazing day," Bree said, stretching in her seat. "Thanks to me and my weather charm." I said lightly. Robbie and Hunter both looked at me in alarm. "You didn't," Said Robbie. "You didn't," Said Hunter. I was enjoying this. "Maybe I did, maybe I didn't." Hunter looked upset. "You can't be serious!" Cahn't, I thought. Cahn too.
Cate TiernanHe gave a hard smile and the oxygen in my lungs evaporated. โWe both know Iโm not a gentleman.โ โYeah. Okay, let me out. Iโm tired.โ โThereโs something else,โ he said, and I groaned. โWhat now?โ โThis.โ He stepped closer to me, so close that the containers were sandwiched between us. His eyes looked down into mine, intent and golden, like a lion. โOh, no, you donโt!โ I hissed, dropping everything. I pushed hard against his chest; it was like shoving a tree. โYes,โ he said very softly, leaning down. โYes, I do.
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