Page 63 of Surviving Enchantment: Part One
“Sure.Do I need to be awake and in the room for it?I am crashing fast.”She yawned again under her hand.She pulled her phone out and started looking for a rideshare.
Solor asked, “What are you doing?”
“Getting a ride home.Kaitha normally drops me off and picks me up, but I didn’t know how long today would take.So, I think we have hashed out a lot of stuff, and I need to sleep.”She paused.“But first.Move.”
“Why?”
“I need the ladies’ room.”
He blinked.“Oh, right.You will come back?”
She took her phone and pressed it in his hand.“I cannot call a ride without this.Got it?”
He nodded and got to his feet, holding her phone.
She got up, swayed, and located the sign for the restroom.She walked with purpose and got to the restroom in time to take the pressure off her bladder.
With her hands clean and dried, she headed back to the room.Neekil and Hannah waved her down.She walked over, “Hey.What’s up?”
Neekil looked weird, and Hannah said, “He didn’t realize how pregnant you were, and he wanted to touch your belly.”
Nylora blinked.“Seriously.Sure.I am tired enough that I don’t give a fuck.”She grabbed Neekil’s hand and slammed it against Bump.
She heard a strangled shout as Bump kicked against the dark elf, and his eyes got watery.He smiled.“Thank you.It has been quite a while since I felt a new life as strong as that.”
“Well, Bump works out.All day, every day.”She looked up, and Solor was standing next to her, his nostrils flaring.“Oh, go have some cold water.At least he asked.As I get bigger, folks are just going to grab me, or rather, Bump.I am trying to get used to it.”
Neekil’s hand was warm, and he was talking politely to the baby, promising it all kinds of toys made by him and his people.
Solor paused.“Really?”
“Sure.I have met Neekil, and he is surprisingly good with kids.I have met you and Demuel, and it was Jennor, Reymark, and Day-ek who lured me into the interaction with you.And Jennel.She’s going to have to work things through with me.”
Solor frowned.“Why?”
“Because she deceived me.I could have challenged her to a battle right there.”
“You don’t know what she is.”He spoke with reverence.
“She’s a chimera and elemental who wields the power of her mates.”She looked at him.“Do you know what I am?”
He paused.“A dark fae?”
She chuckled.“Yeah, and so much more.Okay, Neekil.Any more time costs you five bucks.”
Neekil blinked and leaned back.“Thank you.I have gotten my fix.”
Hannah chuckled.“There.Now he can wait a little longer.”
She looked back at their table, and the bill and some currency were sitting and waiting for the waitress.“My phone?”
Solor held it up.“We will take you home.”
“My corset?”
Demuel held it up.“Got it.Let’s go, Nylora.”
She sighed and said softly, “I hope everyone has a good day.”
