P. C. Cast - Divine 02 by Divine by Choice

Author:Divine by Choice
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

7

Igulped in air and sat straight up.

“Shit!” I swung my feet around and almost leaped out of bed. “You’d think coming back to Oklahoma would be a normal experience. Oklahoma used to be entirely normal…mundane…boring even. Damn, I could use some good ol’ fashioned Okie boredom,” I muttered at my dim reflection in the mirror above the dresser. Pawing through the top drawer, I snatched at a pair of old jeans, the homey sweatshirt, followed by a thick pair of workout socks. “But, no! Instead you’re pregnant, scared, in the middle of a blizzard, being chased by some big-ass booger monster,” I kept talking to myself. “And starving.”

I shut up as I opened the door and tiptoed to the kitchen. Goddess knows I wasn’t going to be able to go back to sleep, and all of a sudden scrambled eggs, toast and bacon sounded incredibly yummy. At least I knew my way around.

I felt through the drawer we called the gobble drawer—I knew it held a little bit of everything, which should include matches to light the oil lamp that always sat on the kitchen table.

“There you are,” I whispered as my hand closed around the familiar box shape.

“You could have saved yourself some trouble. I think your dad left matches over here by the lamp.”

Clint’s voice scared me so badly I almost peed my pants.

“Damnit, Clint! What the hell are you doing sitting out here in the dark?” Before he could answer, I struck the match. He was lifting a mug to his lips as the golden spark illuminated his face. “And why didn’t you say something? You scared the shit out of me.”

“You looked like you were on some kind of mission. I thought I’d just sit here and stay out of your way.”

“Huh,” I grunted at him and lit the lamp, adjusting the wick so that the edges of the kitchen played in a trembling light. I turned my back on him and started pulling eggs and such out of the refrigerator. “Why are you awake?”

“Why areyou awake?” he countered. “After what you’ve been through the last couple of days I would have thought you’d be due for a good long sleep.”

“I slept,” I evaded, searching through the cabinets for the right pots and pans.

“You had another one of those dream things?” His voice was gentle.

“Yes,” I said without turning.

“You saw ClanFintan again?”

“No.” I checked the gas flame and spread out plenty of bacon in the iron skillet. “This time I just floated around and had a brief conversation with Epona.” I glanced over my shoulder at him. “I’m making eggs and bacon for everyone. Don’t tell me you’re not hungry.”

“I would love for you to feed me.” His eyes met mine and their brightness hinted at a double meaning. I looked away quickly.

“What did your Goddess say?”

“Oh—” I flippantly cracked eggs into a bowl “—let’s see—evil is loose—Nuada must be stopped—the ancients will help—the Shaman will help—trust myself.” I whisked the eggs maniacally. “Only I usually prefer to avoid evil.

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