A Celtic Witch (A Modern Witch Series: Book 6) (31 page)

“Will it be enough?”

Still he doubted her.  Cass felt the hurt grating in her chest.  And then the thrumming of the rocks. 
Listen harder.  Look.
 

She studied his eyes, needing to know.  And found the answer the rocks already knew.  It wasn’t her he questioned, but the pull of a life in a small fishing village.  Life with him.  She met his eyes and invited him to see.

She felt his mind link in gingerly, the intimacy new and still a little frightening.  She tried to lay out the life she imagined.  A chance to play what and when she pleased.  Driving to Margaree for a square dance when she wanted.  A
ceilidh
with Kevin in the parlor of the inn, surrounded by happy faces.  Maybe a recording of her own songs one day—Tommy would be over the moon.

A life where, slowly, she could learn of the power in her hands and her heart and how to use it. 

And how to be one of three.

She felt his doubts seep away.  All but one.

This mind-melding thing went both ways.  Cass reached out, trying to figure out what still sat uneasy for the man used to a difficult life.

You see so much.

She smiled—and allowed the mindlink to slide away.  Her fingers reached for his.  They were two people who had spent half their lives walking solo.  Together was going to take practice.  “Tell me.”

His hand squeezed hers in reply.  He looked at the pebbles, eyes tracing their shapes.  “I learned things about you, seeing you on the stage in Margaree.  Some of who you are is most alive when you play for an audience.”

“Yes.”  And it mattered deeply that he understood that.  But he was missing a piece she’d only just found for herself.  She looked over at Morgan, conveniently stirring from sleep.  A small girl with impeccable timing.  Craning her neck, Cass called to the front of the bus.  “Hey, Tommy, can you stop for a minute?  First beach you see.”

“It’s all beach, doll.”  He chuckled, already braking.

Cass unbelted herself and reached for Morgan’s straps.  “Come outside, sweet girl.”

The toddler reached out, content to go where the wind blew.  Her father wasn’t quite so easy.  Marcus frowned, forty-three years of caution a hard instinct to overcome.

Cass grinned.  Moira was right—her job was to be the wings.  “Trust me, okay?  I have something to show you.”

It pleased her greatly when he simply nodded.  Reaching for Rosie’s case, she breezed past Tommy and off the bus, into a blustery, sunny, early-spring day.  She turned and waited for Marcus to disembark, Morgan in his arms.  “Come on, it won’t take long.”

Quickly, she led them out to a flat spot on the rocky beach and slid Rosie out of her case.  No one was dressed for the stop, but it wouldn’t matter.

Some of the most important things didn’t take very long to say.

Cass put her fiddle on her shoulder and faced the waters, new family at her side.  Listened to the rocks thrumming under her feet, so strong and steady here.

And played, with all the talent, skill, and soul she possessed, leavened with a heady dose of joy.  The rocks danced, delighted that she finally understood.

Cassidy Farrell on a new stage.

Fingers flying, she beamed her heart, her magic, and her happiness out into the universe—and trusted that Marcus would see the truth.  Others might see an empty beach.  Today, and from now on,
she
believed otherwise.  

She would always have an audience—and those who needed to listen would hear.

The two standing with her already had.

I won’t skip the wedding—I promise :)
It will be in
A Lost Witch
.
 
And I’ll have a
small surprise earlier than that for you…
Swordfights & Lullabies
 
(a short visit to Cassidy Farrell’s last tour)
I’ll try hard to have it out in April!
A Lost Witch
(book 7 - June 2013)
That will complete this first series and the
“fetching witches” storyline. 
And then in September 2013 comes the
first book of a
new
Witch Central
series.
Wait until you see what’s in store for
your favorite witches!
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