Page 36 of Surviving Enchantment: Part One
She realized that she had left her ponytail in and winced as she pulled it out before she washed her hair.She washed, conditioned, and scrubbed her skin and then made sure she was squeaky clean before she turned off and stepped out of the shower.
A quick brushing and spreading out the damp hair was routine as she got ready for bed.
Her PJs and robe were on when she pattered down to the kitchen, where Kaitha had arranged a feast.
“Can I check on Bump while you eat?”
“Sure.”She pivoted to the side and hiked up her shirt with one hand while she ate the omelette, croissant, fruit, decaf, and water.
Kaitha pressed her hands to the bump and smiled.“Baby is fine.No harm from the compression.It’s still in pretty deep, so it has plenty of room to grow.Good thing you are a tall lady.Not huge, but not a slender goblin or anything.”
“Thanks.I am not all elf statuesque or anything, but I get by.I certainly pass for human under a certain light.”
She laughed.“You mean a dark room?”
“Yeah, that one.”
She chuckled and kept eating at a steady pace.The prenatal vitamins were her last item, and then she sighed.“You spoil me.”
“You need spoiling.I saw the videos today.She’s safe?”
“She’s safe.Administrator Brooks sent me a note about saving a life.”
“Good.And nice circumventing of the rules.”
“I do love that.Oh, and the mayor’s assistant is throwing me a shower.After I go on mat leave.”
Kaitha leaned back, her aqua eyes were amused and horrified.“Where?”
“At the mansion.I keep thinking of Matthias in a diapering contest and get amused and stunned at the same time.”
“Wow.So, you saw him tonight?”
“Yup.When I left, he was hauling Leo into his arms with a determined look on his face.”Nylora laughed.“I guess both he and I sleep better if we eat an hour before.”
Kaitha stood up and laughed.“I can’t imagine those two being intimate.”
“You would be surprised.When they are together with one witness, they are very couple-y.”
Kaitha smiled and cleared the dishes.“How are you dealing with the bio-dad?”
“Oh, Stomp?He kept trying to talk to me when we bumped into each other at the werewolf neighbourhood.”
“And did you?”
“There wasn’t really an opportunity for it.We got another call, and off we went.”
“Are you ever going to talk to him?You are running out of time.”
“I am thinking about it.I don’t have his name or his number.”
“Can’t you just ask at the XIA?”
“No.That might get him fired or at least written up.Or worse, they would laugh me out of there and tell me to fuck off.”
“Ah.Yeah, I guess it is tricky.”
“Yeah, well, tomorrow, I am going for tea with Jennel at the minotaur mansion.She’s excited to have another dark fae around.”
