The Fern Witches Series by MacOwl Joanna

Author:MacOwl, Joanna [MacOwl, Joanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

She’d doubled her efforts with her magick since she’d talked to Ivy, and by the first of October her focus was rewarded in surprising ways. More and more she thought of Villette, how fiery they’d been together, and Dana’s strength and skill of a month ago was a fraction of what it was now. It grew by the day. She pushed away thoughts of Villette, but they were stubborn and found their way back.

The surreal heat of her magickal work thrilled her; however, its strength stirred one particularly ugly trait that she hadn’t seen in nearly twenty years.

October was a light travel month for Hannah, and she was happy when Dana suggested that they spend time together. They sat on the sofa in the cabin, drinking coffee on a Sunday morning after being together for a full thirty hours. They remarked on it being their longest time since the trip, and even more enjoyable. They talked about driving up north, and to the Maine coast, maybe to Boston for a night on the town. They gazed into each other’s eyes.

“Stay here today,” Dana said. “Stay every weekend.”

“I can’t do either. I have plans later today, and—”

“Plans later, with who?” Dana watched Hannah blush and this time it wasn’t endearing. She envisioned Hannah with Deirdre, or Villette, or Sharon—each of them, all of them—and she was consumed.

“You don’t know her.” Hannah reached for her mug.

“I want you to stay. We should talk.”

“About?”

“Seeing other people,” Dana said. “I don’t want to anymore.”

“You don’t have to.”

“I don’t want you to.” She didn’t care a whit that Hannah was uncomfortable.

A standoff, just like that, with few words in a minute’s time.

“You can’t spring this on me and make demands,” Hannah said. “What’s going on?” She leaned against the back of the sofa and took Dana’s hand.

“It seems like a natural progression. It’s time.”

“You’re messing with me.” Hannah chuckled and bounced Dana’s hand on her own. “It’s time?”

“No, I’m not.” Dana withdrew her hand.

“It’s too soon. I can’t do that, and I thought you were with me on this.”

Dana stared at her. “I don’t want you seeing whoever she is this afternoon or any other time.”

“Dana.” She stood up, gathered her jacket and keys, and stood near the door. “I’m going. I’ll call you this week.”

“Go then,” Dana said. She pushed herself off the sofa and strode toward the sink. “Just go.”

She let the warm water run over their coffee mugs long after Hannah was gone. She held Hannah’s dark blue one and watched the water overflow it and run over her fingers. She stared at it until it crumbled, and the glossy handle dangled from her thumb.

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