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get sucked into our very small world here on the Isle, and get stuck in it. Not stuck, bad choice of words. More like, it becomes a bit… routine. Comfortable. Even though it is entirely unpredictable. We have seen in the last few days that we’re not prepared. I guess what I’m trying to say is, I think my flip flop wearing days are over.”
He laughed.
“Of course if my brothers or William had any choice in the matter they’d probably never let me leave the house without full body armor!”
Lucas grinned and cast a quick glance at the basement. “Speaking as an older sibling, it’s not such a bad idea. Still, even with all this going on and my brother in danger, I still can’t bring myself to just hop on the magic train. I feel pretty useless right now.”
“Not useless. Not at all. You guys being here has actually been... really great. Not just because of Riley,” she insisted. “I think even my brothers and William are coming around to the fact that having extra help now and again is a good thing.”
“Even if it’s from a Deane?” he added with a smirk.
She hit him in the shoulder playfully. “I think you’ve allowed that name to do as much damage to yourself, as we’ve allowed it to do to us.”
Lucas wore a look of contemplation. “The damage a name can do... I never looked at it from that angle before.”
“Take it from someone that could win awards for beating themselves up over things they have no control over... and perhaps it’s time for our families to be allies again. We were once. Maybe our generation is smart enough not to let history repeat itself.”
“Do you think we’re really capable of that? Putting history behind us and starting fresh?” asked Lucas.
“I’d like to think we are.” Just because she felt this way, didn’t mean her brothers or William did. Not yet anyway. It seemed like they were coming around.
Lucas cast her a wry smile. “Definitely starting to understand why my brother’s so crazy about you. For once, I think I can give my full approval.”
The way his eyes lingered on her, reddened her cheeks. She turned away, busying herself with brewing another pot of coffee, not that she needed more caffeine on top of the three cups she’d already had that morning.
“So, Lucas, since you aren’t into the magic thing, what are you into? Did you go to school for anything in particular?”
“No college. Just high school. Our parents died the summer after I graduated. Car accident,” he explained.
She’d had no idea how they’d died, only that they had. “I’m sorry. That’s also something I have personal experience with. It sucks. Really sucks.”
“Well, on top of the sucking, Riley was just entering high school. He’d lost so much already, I didn’t want him to change schools and friends as well. So I skipped out on college. Went right to work. To be honest though I really had no idea what to major in. It didn’t feel like a big loss to me. A relief really. The pressure to choose what I wanted to do with my life... I found that difficult to handle.”
“So what did you do for work?”
“Anything I could get my hands on, that did not include sitting on my ass in a cubicle, or being stuck indoors all day.”
“Yeah, I don’t see you doing that.”
“I don’t mind hard work. I don’t mind getting a little dirty. I like to fix things. I like to make things. I can’t think of anything more soul-sucking than sitting my ass in a chair staring into a computer screen, or pretending I enjoy talking to obnoxious know-it-all customers for eight hours a day.”
“You have some good points there, Lucas. Makes being a witch look better and better.”
“So how about you?” he asked, catching her off guard.
“Me, what?”
“Are you in school? Have you ever had a job? A day job I mean, outside of the whole being a witch thing.”
“No. No time for a day job. Being a witch pretty much takes up my free time and my not-so-free time.” She
He laughed.
“Of course if my brothers or William had any choice in the matter they’d probably never let me leave the house without full body armor!”
Lucas grinned and cast a quick glance at the basement. “Speaking as an older sibling, it’s not such a bad idea. Still, even with all this going on and my brother in danger, I still can’t bring myself to just hop on the magic train. I feel pretty useless right now.”
“Not useless. Not at all. You guys being here has actually been... really great. Not just because of Riley,” she insisted. “I think even my brothers and William are coming around to the fact that having extra help now and again is a good thing.”
“Even if it’s from a Deane?” he added with a smirk.
She hit him in the shoulder playfully. “I think you’ve allowed that name to do as much damage to yourself, as we’ve allowed it to do to us.”
Lucas wore a look of contemplation. “The damage a name can do... I never looked at it from that angle before.”
“Take it from someone that could win awards for beating themselves up over things they have no control over... and perhaps it’s time for our families to be allies again. We were once. Maybe our generation is smart enough not to let history repeat itself.”
“Do you think we’re really capable of that? Putting history behind us and starting fresh?” asked Lucas.
“I’d like to think we are.” Just because she felt this way, didn’t mean her brothers or William did. Not yet anyway. It seemed like they were coming around.
Lucas cast her a wry smile. “Definitely starting to understand why my brother’s so crazy about you. For once, I think I can give my full approval.”
The way his eyes lingered on her, reddened her cheeks. She turned away, busying herself with brewing another pot of coffee, not that she needed more caffeine on top of the three cups she’d already had that morning.
“So, Lucas, since you aren’t into the magic thing, what are you into? Did you go to school for anything in particular?”
“No college. Just high school. Our parents died the summer after I graduated. Car accident,” he explained.
She’d had no idea how they’d died, only that they had. “I’m sorry. That’s also something I have personal experience with. It sucks. Really sucks.”
“Well, on top of the sucking, Riley was just entering high school. He’d lost so much already, I didn’t want him to change schools and friends as well. So I skipped out on college. Went right to work. To be honest though I really had no idea what to major in. It didn’t feel like a big loss to me. A relief really. The pressure to choose what I wanted to do with my life... I found that difficult to handle.”
“So what did you do for work?”
“Anything I could get my hands on, that did not include sitting on my ass in a cubicle, or being stuck indoors all day.”
“Yeah, I don’t see you doing that.”
“I don’t mind hard work. I don’t mind getting a little dirty. I like to fix things. I like to make things. I can’t think of anything more soul-sucking than sitting my ass in a chair staring into a computer screen, or pretending I enjoy talking to obnoxious know-it-all customers for eight hours a day.”
“You have some good points there, Lucas. Makes being a witch look better and better.”
“So how about you?” he asked, catching her off guard.
“Me, what?”
“Are you in school? Have you ever had a job? A day job I mean, outside of the whole being a witch thing.”
“No. No time for a day job. Being a witch pretty much takes up my free time and my not-so-free time.” She
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