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she says in a hushed demand.
    “I promise that I’ll explain everything. Is Geoff here?” I ask her praying that he hasn’t left for Philly yet.
    “You can scream now, maybe call your son? Laytah is alive and well.” Damon says.
    “GEOFF!! Get down here!” My aunt yells up the stairs, her voice shaking.
    “What do you need, mom!?” Geoff calls back irritated. His voice makes a smile spread across my face. God I missed him even if it had only been a few days to me.
    “Just get down here!” She replies shaking her head. “Hurry!” she adds.
    While we wait for Geoff to come downstairs my aunt wraps me in a warm hug and kisses my cheek. “I’m so glad you’re okay Laytah. I saw your body. I saw you dead , and trust me you were dead. And then the hospital called to tell us that when they went to ship you off to the funeral home, they couldn’t find your body. I was furious thinking that they’d lost you somehow.” She added. “What happened?!” She grips me in a tight hug.
    Then Geoff comes running down the stairs his suitcase in tow. When he sees me he drops it and his eyes widen.
    “Oh my god, Laytah ? You really are alive. What the fuck?!” He shouts and tears fill his eyes. “You idiot, where have you been?!”
    My aunt scowls at him for cursing but doesn’t say anything about it. Instead she brushes it off and waits for me to answer Geoff’s question.
    Geoff looks at Damon and nods in greeting but other than that he ignores him.
    “I-I-“ I start but don’t know what to say.
    Damon cuts me off, “Neither of you two seen her dead. The hospital somehow made a mistake. They mixed Laytah’s charts with another patient’s. Laytah has been in the hospital in a coma for a month. She was in an accident but she was not killed in it.”
    “A coma? Oh you poor child! I’m going to be giving that hospital a call and I’m starting a law suit against them!” My aunt shouts angrily.
    Damon’s voice is soft and smooth as he says, “There is no need to contact the hospital about this matter.”
    Is he using mind control somehow? I feel like that’s intrusive somehow, like it’s unfair to Aunt Carol and Geoff but how else am I going to explain all this and have them believe me?
    Geoff comes over and gives me a hug. Now he notices Damon more seriously. “Who are you?” He asks extending a hand for him to shake.
    Damon grasps it firmly and gives it a shake. “My name is Damon Kingsley. I’m uh...” he hesitates.
    “He’s my boyfriend,” I say quickly before his pause is found to be suspicious
    “That you met while in a coma…” Geoff says dubiously while looking at me funny.
    I never thought of that.
    “We’ve been secretly dating for a while,” I tell them.
    My aunt smiles, she believes me. Geoff on the other hand raises an eyebrow in disbelief. He knows I tell him everything.
    “Yes, we’ve been dating for a few months I didn’t know you existed either or I would’ve called about Laytah.” Damon says staring into Geoff’s eyes. Suddenly Geoff’s skepticism disappears and he smiles. Thank god for Damon and his glamour or whatever you want to call it.
    “Nice to meet you then Damon.” Geoff says. “Welcome to the family. Why didn’t you tell us about him sooner? It could’ve saved a LOT of grief.” Geoff says angrily.
    “Don’t worry about that.” Damon says, again using mind control. God, where would I be without that right now?
    “Yes, welcome. Why don’t you two come in for some tea?” My aunt encourages while walking into the kitchen.
    We follow her.
    “Why didn’t you tell me that you were on your way here? I was just about to head out to Philly like you told me to,” Geoff asks.
    “Sorry I thought I’d surprise you.” I lie.
    We all sit down at the table except my aunt who walks to the kettle on the stove and flicks on the burner.
    Damon also doesn’t sit, instead he turns to Geoff and says, “May I use your washroom? It was a long ride.”
    Geoff nods and