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tea and sit with me in silence. I never got to tell him how grateful I was of his presence."
“Fall came and even though I was horribly anxious to see Cormac I knew that my resolve to be cordial and distant would be the test of my life. As I stepped through the portal to Fairlia and saw him my heart burst with joy and happiness and my resolve crumbled. That night Mathias helped sneak him into my room, and it was then he took me to bed and we became lovers. Basking in love we laid in bed for hours and then your father proposed to me. I knew in my heart that this was right, that this was real, no matter what obstacles lay ahead of us."
“Telling no one, not my mother, my sister, or even Mathias, we hatched our escape plan. The night of the ball we slipped through the portal to the Island and from then on to London. We spent many years floating around the world, visiting exotic places, tasting new foods and just being with each other."
“Willa one thing you must know is the Gypsies of our clan live a long time. The magic in our blood keeps us going for three to four hundred years. The Fae however can live for eternity. The fountain of youth or the Fairy nectar of the Gods keeps their bodies and minds in perpetual youth. Unfortunately, you have to drink at least one small cup a year to ensure that your body’s cycle slows. After moving for over one hundred years you’re father and I started feeling older for the first time. We went across America looking for a place to hang our hats for a long while."
“It was in Arizona looking out over the Grand Canyon one morning, marveling in the breathtaking beauty, that I felt a light go on inside of me. I was so shocked I didn't know what to think. How can this be possible? I thought. There has never been any record or even any possibility of a child borne between our kinds. While I stood there in amazement, your Father came over and took me in his arms. We both wept, wept in joy and fear. We were so happy, but we also did not know what would become of you, and the dangers that your presence could pose."
“While I grew heavy with you growing strong in my womb I had so much worry. The night you were born, the minute I held you in my arms and saw you for the first time all those thoughts went out of my head. For the only thought, I had was that I would do everything in my power to make sure you were safe, happy and whole. I prayed that we would give you a normal life, no matter the cost, no matter the fallout, for as long as we would be able."
“And that is our story Willa, our history," Cecily said falling silent.
Chapter Four
I sat there utterly shocked and baffled. I felt like two parts of me were fighting for control. One part of me was filled with terror that my mother had gone completely mad. I was envisioning visiting her in a padded room on the weekends wiping drool of her mouth as she babbled on about Gypsies, Faeries, Vampires, Sprites, and Nymphs ( that honestly I had no idea what the last two even were). There was the other part though, a bigger part, that was terrified she was telling the truth.
I decided the only thing to do was to stay silent. I couldn't even imagine trying to string words together to make a sentence. That had pretty much flown out of the window several minutes ago. My brain was so jumbled with information and questions that I wasn't able to even ask yet.
“I realize it’s a lot to take in," said my mother
Um, yeah, I thought, nothing like pointing out the obvious Mom. A lot to take in, this wasn’t just a lot to take in; this was the Holy Mother of God journey into crazy town. How does one even respond to something like this?
"I’m going to guess by your silence you are either wondering if I’ve gone bonkers or you are just in shock by the story I've told," Cecily said gently. “I can assure you Willa I am not nuts. I’m not making up some weird story as a joke, I wish I were,
“Fall came and even though I was horribly anxious to see Cormac I knew that my resolve to be cordial and distant would be the test of my life. As I stepped through the portal to Fairlia and saw him my heart burst with joy and happiness and my resolve crumbled. That night Mathias helped sneak him into my room, and it was then he took me to bed and we became lovers. Basking in love we laid in bed for hours and then your father proposed to me. I knew in my heart that this was right, that this was real, no matter what obstacles lay ahead of us."
“Telling no one, not my mother, my sister, or even Mathias, we hatched our escape plan. The night of the ball we slipped through the portal to the Island and from then on to London. We spent many years floating around the world, visiting exotic places, tasting new foods and just being with each other."
“Willa one thing you must know is the Gypsies of our clan live a long time. The magic in our blood keeps us going for three to four hundred years. The Fae however can live for eternity. The fountain of youth or the Fairy nectar of the Gods keeps their bodies and minds in perpetual youth. Unfortunately, you have to drink at least one small cup a year to ensure that your body’s cycle slows. After moving for over one hundred years you’re father and I started feeling older for the first time. We went across America looking for a place to hang our hats for a long while."
“It was in Arizona looking out over the Grand Canyon one morning, marveling in the breathtaking beauty, that I felt a light go on inside of me. I was so shocked I didn't know what to think. How can this be possible? I thought. There has never been any record or even any possibility of a child borne between our kinds. While I stood there in amazement, your Father came over and took me in his arms. We both wept, wept in joy and fear. We were so happy, but we also did not know what would become of you, and the dangers that your presence could pose."
“While I grew heavy with you growing strong in my womb I had so much worry. The night you were born, the minute I held you in my arms and saw you for the first time all those thoughts went out of my head. For the only thought, I had was that I would do everything in my power to make sure you were safe, happy and whole. I prayed that we would give you a normal life, no matter the cost, no matter the fallout, for as long as we would be able."
“And that is our story Willa, our history," Cecily said falling silent.
Chapter Four
I sat there utterly shocked and baffled. I felt like two parts of me were fighting for control. One part of me was filled with terror that my mother had gone completely mad. I was envisioning visiting her in a padded room on the weekends wiping drool of her mouth as she babbled on about Gypsies, Faeries, Vampires, Sprites, and Nymphs ( that honestly I had no idea what the last two even were). There was the other part though, a bigger part, that was terrified she was telling the truth.
I decided the only thing to do was to stay silent. I couldn't even imagine trying to string words together to make a sentence. That had pretty much flown out of the window several minutes ago. My brain was so jumbled with information and questions that I wasn't able to even ask yet.
“I realize it’s a lot to take in," said my mother
Um, yeah, I thought, nothing like pointing out the obvious Mom. A lot to take in, this wasn’t just a lot to take in; this was the Holy Mother of God journey into crazy town. How does one even respond to something like this?
"I’m going to guess by your silence you are either wondering if I’ve gone bonkers or you are just in shock by the story I've told," Cecily said gently. “I can assure you Willa I am not nuts. I’m not making up some weird story as a joke, I wish I were,
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