Glinda awoke from a very interesting dream still feeling Elphie's fingers trace slowly down her spine, just like they did when Elphie unzipped her dress when they were getting ready for bed after an absolutely incredible evening.
Dinner had been wonderful. A casual, relaxed atmosphere and delicious traditional foods, just like Lurlinemas dinner should be. But dancing in the music room afterwards had been even better than dinner. Everything had been perfect; the sparkled ceiling with falling stars, flickering candles reflecting off the mirrored wall, all sorts of music, her elegant parents and most importantly her beautiful fiancée. Elphie had looked so good in her new dress, it was flowing where it should flow and had a hint of snugness where snugness was a bonus.
"She was sexy as hell." Glinda sighed as she thought about dancing with her love, gliding around the floor after her parents left, twirling, dipping and stealing kisses. That dress was made for dancing and Glinda had expressed her delight in that fact in no uncertain terms.
"And she made her feelings about my dress abundantly clear as she was removing it." She sighed again then happily closed her eyes and relived the rest of that wonderful experience.
She could feel Elphie's kisses on her neck and down her back, her soft fingers caressing her arms as she slid the dress off, then her hands encircling her waist to caress her stomach before they moved slowly under the silk of her brassiere.
"Oh great Oz!" Glinda said as she hurriedly got out of bed to splash water on her face.
"It's so much easier to control my reactions when she's actually touching me." She exhaled as she patted her face dry.
"Oh how I want her, want to feel her on me, in me, coursing through me. I want to make love, over and over again. I want to feel her, how her skins heats up and how she responds to my touch, smell her sweat blend with her oils and hear her soft breathy moans. Oh Oz how I want to feel her delicate area pressing gently against mine so I can savor the pulsations. I want to make love, not just dream about it." She whispered to her reflection then splashed her face again and removed her nightdress, exposing her skin to the cold air. It felt good.
"But you can't and you know it." Glinda reminded herself rather firmly as she went to get a fresh nightdress.
"Sex is not an option now, but after sex cuddles could be." She grinned then padded across the hall, but came right back, disappointed and worried because Elphie was not in her room. She quickly put on a robe and slippers and headed downstairs.
X
Elphie awoke from a confusing dream that had shifted between being mildly distressing and rather interesting. After watching Glinda sleeping all curled in a little ball and happily mumbling, she felt the need to go downstairs. The day had been so good and she had felt so included and loved that she wanted to make sure it wasn't part of the dream that she thought she still might be in.
Now she was sitting at the desk in the library, replacing the chess pieces on her new chessboard after Nusee knocked them over. Looking at her gifts; opening the logs, writing in the notebooks, smelling the scent of her new books and setting up her chessboard, convinced her that she wasn't still dreaming.
"This one moves horizontally or vertically." Elphie smiled and touched a rook when Nusee batted at a bishop and it moved one space over.
"That one moves diagonally." She said and Nusee proceeded to try to nibble on the bishop.
"And none of them are a food source."
Nusee looked at her with what Elphie had come to consider his mischievous look then pounced on the board, toppling all the pieces. Elphie removed him, asked him to please confine himself to one piece at a time, and then set them all back up.
"Nuisance yesterday was nice. I have to admit that opening gifts was fun, a little disconcerting at first, but fun mainly because Glinda was enjoying herself so much. I'm glad we were able to talk about it, talking to Lyndie always helps." Elphie said as she made an opening move with her knight, chuckling when Nusee countered by knocking two pawns over.
"I'm not sure that's a legal move, but we'll let it slide. Glinda understands and I know that whatever I'm feeling is okay. You're too little to know what I was feeling when we were getting ready for bed last night, but Glinda was in a very amorous mood after all that after dinner dancing." Elphie blushed and moved a pawn that Nusee batted at. Elphie continued to talk about her dream, their Lurlinemas gifts and the holiday in general as she and her Familiar played a one sided, very chaotic game of chess.
When Glinda appeared at the door of the library; that is the scene that she saw. Her love moving chess pieces and talking to Nusee, while Nusee batted at them, knocked them over or off the board completely and occasionally stopped to groom himself. It made her giggle and feel a great sense of relief because Elphie was feeling more amusement than anything else and Glinda knew that at two in the morning, after the big day her love had experienced, things could have been worse.
Elphie heard Nusee mewl before he hopped off of the desk and looked over to see Glinda smiling at her from the doorway.
"Lyndie my sweet, what are you doing up? Did you have a bad dream?" Elphie said as she bolted up from the desk chair and took Glinda into her arms. Glinda instinctively snuggled close for a beat then pulled away.
"No bad dream Elphie, just a very interesting one. I was searching for this." She giggled softly as she cuddled close again.
"Oh no. You didn't have a…I mean…how interesting?" Elphie asked carefully as she led Glinda to the sofa.
"Not that interesting." Glinda laughed.
"But Oz knows I wanted one. I'm fine now though, I promise. Are you okay?"
"I had a little bit of an interesting dream too, but it was mixed in with other things. I watched you sleeping, well dreaming, for awhile after I woke up." Elphie chuckled and blushed.
"Were you distressed?' Glinda said then gave Elphie a gentle kiss.
"No not really. I just felt the need to see if all of this was real, or just part of an odd dream. It's real." Elphie smiled.
"Now, let's get you back up to bed."
"Let's talk a little first." Glinda yawned then kissed Elphie's fingers before she started to play with them.
"Let's talk upstairs, it's closer to the bed in case that yawn comes back." Elphie smiled.
"All right, but you keep those soft hands to yourself." Glinda giggled and Elphie arched an eyebrow in amusement.
Snuggled into Glinda's bed, they talked about their dreams, about how they had dealt with them then a little about what might have led up to them, including dinner, dancing, their dresses and how beautiful they thought the other was and undressing for bed. It was more of a sharing information talk than a working out issues talk so it did not take too long for it to run it's course and for Glinda to fall asleep. Elphie disengaged from the snuggle when her love started to snore, and settled on the sofa. She fully expected to be up reading or thinking and was very surprised when she opened her eyes hours later, because Gwenot came to get them.
X
"You are doing a fine job of whisking the eggs my precious girl." Elphie laughed at Glinda's wiggling as fast as her hand was mixing.
"You want frothy, you get frothy."
"I meant the eggs, not you." Elphie chuckled softly and Glinda giggled.
"All right Uplands, things seem to be moving along nicely. The Munchkin toast is well under way, thank you again Elphaba." Samion smiled.
"Bacon is frying, fruit is cut up, potatoes roasting in the oven. I sure hope we did those correctly."
"They will be fine, you say that every year and every year they are perfect" Gwenot chuckled.
"You're right of course. Now your mother and I will go set the table. Everyone take a spoon." He chuckled holding out four wooden spoons.
"I'll keep my eye on the bacon." Glinda grinned.
"Eyes only Galindadoodle." Samion chuckled.
"Daddy I'm hurt." Glinda pouted.
"Be that as it may." Gwenot chuckled.
"There's a story there isn't there?" Elphie chuckled as she put thick slices of Munchkin toast in the warmer.
"Several actually." Samion chuckled.
"We'll be right back."
"Lyndie why do we have wooden spoons?" Elphie said as she dipped bread in the frothy egg mixture and placed it on the griddle.
"So we can give Cook a taste of her own medicine when she pops in to try and help, which she will. It's tradition." Glinda giggled.
As Glinda helped Elphie soak bread in the extra frothy eggs and move bacon around the pan with a fork, she told her about the first time that she was allowed to wave a spoon at Cook and order her out of the kitchen. The story, like the original event ended in a fit of giggles.
Gwenot and Samion returned to the kitchen in time to save the bacon from becoming too crispy and were in the midst of telling Elphaba about their daughter trying to create smiling faces on pancakes with bacon and fruit when Cook appeared.
"Cook, you know better. Now go back in to the dining room and let us finish our work." Samion chuckled when her heard the familiar tsk tsk from the doorway.
"Demolishing my kitchen is not work for you Samion Upland, it comes far too easily." Cook said sternly, but with a smile.
"Your kitchen is intact and tidy, now leave us be or we will get our spoons after you." Samion chuckled and Glinda waved her spoon, trying not to laugh.
"Well I credit that to Miss Elphaba's influence." The woman chuckled and Elphie blushed.
"Be gone kitchen tyrant." Samion said with a dismissive wave of his spoon.
"Or you will get none of the special Thurskanberry syrup I imported for you."
"Fine, but you keep an eye on him, and his daughter Miss Elphaba. There's a mess between them just waiting to be unleashed." Cook chuckled.
"Hey!" Glinda and Samion said together, but otherwise did not try to defend themselves and Cook gave them a shake of her finger and a chuckle before she left.
"They love this game, the three of them." Gwenot chuckled softly to Elphaba.
"That's apparent." Elphie smiled as she watched Glinda and her father follow Cook out of the kitchen waving their spoons, laughing merrily.
"I believe breakfast is ready to serve Sami, is everyone present?" Gwenot smiled when he and Glinda returned rather triumphantly.
"They are, sipping coffee and juice and listening to Cook talk of kitchen disasters and other tales of woe" Samion said with a hearty laugh.
Everything was loaded onto a cart and wheeled into the dining room. Elphie had not been in there yet and was surprised to see the formally set table. They placed the platters of steaming food down then Glinda and Gwenot passed out a small gift and a card to everyone while Samion gave the traditional toast.
When everything was served, they went back into the kitchen to have their own breakfast. They were talking about past years when they heard the tinkle of a little bell.
"Age before beauty." Samion chuckled as he rose to go answer bell.
"It's all part of the fun." Gwenot explained to a very confused Elphie.
"Each one rings the bell to call us in for some little thing. One year Cook made Samion squeeze her some more juice because hers had too much pulp."
"She likes to torment Daddy, mostly its silly little things. One year Sargy kept dropping her silverware." Glinda giggled.
"We take turns, but you can come with me, since we are engaged and all."
"Your parents are married and they go separately." Elphie chuckled.
"Here I was being helpful and she is picking nits. Do you see what I must endure?" Glinda said melodramatically.
"I see what she must." Gwenot chuckled then kissed her daughter's cheek.
"They gave Trezia the honor of first ring this year. She wanted seasoning salt for her potatoes." Samion smiled as he came back into the kitchen.
The Uplands continued to eat their breakfast and talked about the evolution of this tradition from his great grandparents day. The staff enjoyed their time together and the good food while ringing for clean silverware, fresh napkins, drink refills and the like. Elphie happily got into the spirit of the tradition and did her part, both with and without Glinda. She had to admit that a roll reversal between staff and family seemed a bit odd at first, but it was obvious that everyone enjoyed it immensely and gave their new roles their all so she could do no less.
X
"Whew, I'm exhausted." Glinda chuckled as she trudged up the stairs behind Elphie after everything from breakfast was cleaned up and put away.
"I can imagine. Removing the platters from the table is quite a feat. Do you wish to take a nap so you can recover?" Elphie said straight faced and they both heard Samion chuckle from behind them.
"She's not funny Daddy." Glinda huffed.
"I didn't think she is trying to be." Samion chuckled.
"I wasn't." Elphie smiled.
"But I according to her I am anyway, at least when it suits her."
"Oh shush you." Glinda said and went over to her mother.
"Mama, how long do we have until Jilla and the others arrive?"
"Plenty of time for you to take a nap darling." Gwenot smiled.
"Oh Momsie, please don't go over to the dark side…I'll be all alone here." Glinda said with a giggle.
"My apologies. We have about three hours until Greda and her brood arrives. Is that better?" Gwenot smiled.
"Were we just insulted?" Samion stage whispered to Elphaba.
"Hey, you all started it." Glinda giggled.
"And now we shall end it. Would you care to join me in a nap my treasure." Samion said offering his hand to Gwenot and Glinda chuckled.
"We were up late and arose early. I think a rest before company arrives would be appropriate." Gwenot replied.
"Fine, point taken." Glinda said then kissed her parents.
"Have a nice rest."
"We will come and get you when it is time to go to the train depot."
"I might just wait here for them. I don't know yet." Glinda said.
"All right darling, that's fine. Gwenot smiled. She had talked to Glinda a little about how she felt about telling Jilla that she was engaged, so she knew that her daughter was struggling a bit.
"Why don't we go lie down together for awhile? You were up early my sweet." Elphie said quietly, offering Glinda her hand.
"I'd rather snuggle in my new studio. There is that lovely little sofa in there." Glinda smiled as took Elphie's hand and they headed down the hall.
"I thought your father put that in there so you would have a comfortable place to sit and sketch." Elphie chuckled and Glinda stopped, took Elphie's face in her hands and kissed her softly.
"You are adorable and I love you more with each passing day. Daddy put that sofa in there so you would have a comfortable place to sit and read while I sketch and paint." Glinda laughed softly then kissed Elphie again. Then she fell in love with her again when the 'that makes perfect sense' look appeared on her face.
"That makes sense." Elphie said and Glinda giggled then kissed her.
"But neither scenario includes snuggling."
"It's implied, probably even expected." Glinda laughed.
"I see." Elphie chuckled.
They stopped by Elphie's room to get a book and Nusee then made their way to the studio. Glinda settled in Elphie's arms and took in the space again. The room was not big, but it was perfect for her. A cozy space to dream and create.
"Elphie, kiss me please." Glinda said and Elphie could hear the need in her voice.
"Nusee, turn your head please." Elphie chuckled then when Glinda stopped giggling, she gave her a slow thorough kiss.
Instead of sitting on the sofa and reading, Elphie sat at one of the easels and helped Glinda sort through and prepare her supplies while she talked about Jilla. As she organized her colors, she was nervous because she didn't know how her favorite cousin would react. As she prepared her brushes, she shifted into being a little angry because there was a reason for her to be nervous. She vented this out as she left the room and went next door to the bathroom for water and by the time she returned she decided it was okay to be excited because Jilla had been trying very hard to be all right with them as a couple. Elphie just listened and performed the little tasks that Glinda directed her to do. She was holding a palette that Glinda was mixing colors on when her love started trying to decide if they should go to the depot to surprise them all and let Jilla deal with it, wait until they all arrived then make an announcement and talk it out or some combination of the two. As she started putting strokes of paint on paper, she became a little angry again because this was an issue at all. Then she became upset because all she wanted to do is be excited to tell her cousin that she was engaged to the girl she loved and have her be really excited about it.
"Break time." Elphie said quietly as she put down the palette she was holding then took Glinda's brush out of her hand and pulled her close.
"I'm going to do something with you that you frequently do for me." She said softly as she rubbed Glinda's back.
"Tell me I'm over thinking this." Glinda said with a faint chuckle.
"In a manner of speaking yes. You know that there is very little chance that Jilla will be really excited about us being engaged so what is an acceptable alternative scenario?" Elphie asked as she continued to hold her love and caress her back.
"That she will be happy that I am happy and we can tease about it a little." Glinda said after some thought.
"Then let's run under the assumption that is what will happen and take it from there." Elphie said and Glinda looked at her and smiled.
"Sweet Oz but I love you, I just do." Glinda said then accepted a kiss.
"I love you too." Elphie smiled then coddled Her sensitive love a little more while she pulled herself together.
After about ten minutes, Glinda was in a much better place and went back to her easel to continue her painting. She planned and painted while they talked about telling Dani and Manif the news, the Ball and some things they could do while everyone was here until Gwenot came to find out if they were going to the depot or not.
Elphie was not sure why, but it seemed that the time to decide to go or not had snuck up on her love and she was unprepared. Glinda looked at her, the tears that had formed in her eyes were starting to slowly and silently roll down her cheeks. Elphie recognized the look on her face. She was fighting insecurity and she wanted her to take charge and make the decision.
"Gwenot, I think we are going to stay here so that Glinda can finish her painting." Elphie said with a smile.
"That's fine darlings." Gwenot smiled then gathered her daughter into a hug and kissed her forehead.
"My Galinda, I am sorry that is so hard for you. You have done an exceptional job of moving beyond your hurt and meeting Jilla where she is, just as she has moved beyond hers to try and meet you. And Elphaba has been patient, tolerant and very magnanimous. You will be happiest if you can find a way to take whatever she is able to give you, because you know that it will be honest. She loves you Galinda, you know that and somewhere within you, you know that it will all work out. Just remember how you reacted when she told you that she was marrying Pajul." Gwenot smiled.
"I know and you're right. I'm not sure why I'm acting like this." Glinda said with a little smile.
"I'll come for you when we return. Finish your painting my darling." Gwenot said then gave Glinda a squeeze. Then she smiled at Elphaba and patted Nusee's head before she left.
"How did you react?" Elphie asked after she gave Glinda a very nice kiss.
"I called her nuts then left in a huff, slamming the door behind me."
"Nice touch. Nessa tried that once, but couldn't because of her chair." Elphie smiled and Glinda giggled.
"I got over it fairly quickly because I knew that she was very happy. Elphie, why am I letting this get to me? She has been trying to be supportive and has been nothing but honest about her feelings. I'm not going to worry about this anymore. She will react how she is going to react and I learned my lesson with the Arduenna cousins. I need to just be excited because I am excited. She's not the only one we are telling after all. Aunt Greda, Uncle Robil and Pajul will be very happy for us." Glinda said with convection.
"There's a but there." Elphie said and patted Glinda's bottom.
"That's my gag." Glinda chuckled.
"But there is. I just want to hear her say 'congratulations little cousin, I am so happy for you.'"
"And she may very well do that, but if she doesn't, I don't want you to be disappointed. Lyndie I hate to see you so unhappy."
"I'm not unhappy my love. How can I be when I'm here with you, in the studio you gave me…and don't you dare say what is lurking in the slight smile of yours. You know perfectly well what I mean." Glinda said with her finger on Elphie's mouth.
"I'll save it for another time then." Elphie chuckled.
"I'm relieved that you are not unhappy, I just wish your bubbles were out and about."
"Me too, I like them." Glinda smiled.
"As do I. Is there something I can do to help coax them out?" Elphie smiled and Glinda grinned broadly.
"I think there is something we both can do. You first. I think part of this might be insecurity. Will you kiss me like you do?"
"The things I do in the name of bubbles." Elphie smiled as she cupped Glinda's cheek.
They gazed at each other for a few beats as Elphie caressed Glinda's face softly.
"I love you my precious girl." Elphie whispered then began the slow deep and reassuring kiss that had served them so well in the past.
"Better?" Elphie said breathlessly when Glinda finally ended the kiss.
"Mmmmmm, always." Glinda sighed as she steadied herself against Elphie.
"Good. Now what is your part in this?"
"I'd like to say another one of those, but that is probably not a good idea." Glinda giggled.
"Indeed." Elphie smiled and accepted a soft kiss as Glinda pulled away.
"My part is a new painting. This one came from my moody, petulant place. It's too dark for bubbles." Glinda said as she took it off of the easel and put it away.
"Interesting notion." Elphie smiled.
"Okay…quit chattering over there. Sit down, read your book and let me get to it." Glinda giggled.
"As you wish my sweet." Elphie said and settled in to read.
Elphie did not know how much time had passed when she heard a bubbly 'need glitter, be right back.' as Glinda ran out of the door. She was back in less than a minute with her hands full and painting again before she could ask what the glitter was for. So Elphie just watched as her love mixed, painted, thought, giggled and much to Elphie's relief bounced and bubbled until her mother came for them.
X
Glinda and Elphie had greeted her Aunt, Uncle and cousins as enthusiastically as she could, while hiding her ring. There was some general chitchat while they waited for a light snack, but they agreed that major catching up would wait until dinner, after they had a chance to rest and freshen up. Except for Glinda and Elphie's announcement, which Gwenot had set up by saying that there was one surprise that couldn't wait.
"So what is it little cousin, you look like you are about to burst." Jilla said as she took a sandwich from the plate.
"I know, this is about your costumes for the Ball." Pajul smiled.
"No, not that. But we will be wearing something extra special." Glinda said then looked at Elphie who merely smiled and released Glinda's hand.
"We will wearing these." Glinda bubbled as she held up her and Elphie's hands.
"Engagement rings! Elphie proposed. We are going to be married." She continued happily with wiggles and bounces as she looked at Jilla.
Jilla met her cousin's eyes and thought that she had not heard correctly. She realized that she had when her mother and father congratulated them with hugs and kisses, then Pajul made a toast with sandwiches.
"That's a beautiful ring Galinda." Jilla said because she knew that she needed to say something.
"Thanks Jilla. It's Daddy's great grandmother's He gave it to Elphie when she asked for permission to propose." Glinda said smiling at her cousin, knowing that she was trying.
She told them a little about the proposal and about both rings. Jilla recognized Elphie's ring right away and Glinda could feel very mixed things from her cousin, but none of it was outright negativity, so she just ignored it. Her Aunt, Uncle and Pajul were very happy for them and she focused on that.
After close to a half an hour of congratulations, questions and ring admiration Gwenot suggested that the celebration could continue at dinner and afterward in the music room.
"Those really are lovely rings you two." Jilla said with a smile then hurried out of the parlor ahead of everyone.
"Galinda, she's just…" Greda started.
"It's okay Auntie. I was ready for this. It's okay, she needs time and I understand that." Glinda said then told them about her empathic temper tantrum at the Lodge.
"Cocktails in two hours." Samion said after another round of congratulations.
"Toasts for the newly engaged couple are optional, but appreciated." Glinda giggled and everyone chuckled.
"I'm off to find my unpredictable wife." Pajul smiled.
"We'll see you later, with a toast even."
"A censored one I hope." Glinda laughed then kissed her cousin in law.
"For now." Pajul smiled then left the parlor.
Pajul looked around in all of his wife's favorite Upland Manor spots and finally found her, sitting in an open carriage in the carriage house. He smiled at the look on her face then picked up a blanket and crawled in beside her.
"Talk to me Jilly girl." He said as he wrapped the blanket around her.
"It's too soon Juls." Jilla said.
"For whom, her or you." Pajul replied.
"She's just a kid, still in school." Jilla said weakly, not even believing it herself. She leaned against her husband and was quite for a time.
"I was just barely used to them dating. My little socialite cousin dating a female scientist." She said shaking her head more in resignation than anything else.
"Jilly, we've been talking about this for awhile. You knew full well that them getting engaged was going to happen sooner or later."
"I was rooting for later, much later. She's so happy Juls." Jilla sighed.
"And she will be with or without your approval, you know that already."
"I do. I like Elphaba and I'm getting used to seeing them as a couple. But now it is official, rings and all. I guess a part of me still hoped that this was a fling, a youthful experiment of some sort."
"I doubt she expects you to do summersaults over this announcement. Just carry on like you were. You two and Elphaba have made some progress. She knows you need time Jilly."
"Maybe, but I need to talk to her."
"Jilla…." Pajul said with a hint of warning.
"Don't worry. I've struggled with myself too much and tried too hard to make amends for what I did to ruin it. I want to go forward. And I know it is up to me to make the effort." Jilla said with a smile.
"Then go talk to her." Pajul said then kissed his wife.
"I know we don't usually repeat stops on the tour, but this carriage has been very good to us." Jilla grinned.
"It has indeed. I think we can make an exception, if you don't get us thrown out of the house." Pajul chuckled.
"Oh she'd never throw you out." Jilla chuckled.
"Whither thou goest my fiery redhead." Pajul laughed.
"Although a conjugal visit might be fun."
"That's for prisoners." Jilla chuckled.
"So playing bad boy prisoner and innocent do-gooder is out?" Pajul asked with a mischievous grin.
"What is it about this place that turns us into sex maniacs." Jilla chuckled.
"Blame the place all you want, but it's that bloodline of yours." Pajul laughed and removed the blanket.
"Go talk to your cousin."
"I am." Jilla sighed then kissed her husband with ardor.
"I suggest you rethink the innocent do-gooder role while I'm gone." Jilla winked as she climbed down.
X
"I know she'll come around." Glinda said after some talking and a little quiet time after leaving the parlor.
"Do you want to finish your painting? Or better yet take a little nap, to prepare for a night of dancing." Elphie smiled.
"You mean another night of dancing." Glinda giggled.
"Hopefully with benefits."
"After that dream of yours, I'm not sure that's a good idea." Elphie chuckled.
"Mean green thing. Just because…" Glinda started but was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Come in." Glinda called then wiggled out of the snuggle.
"Hi Jilla!" She said brightly.
"You weren't napping were you?"
"Not yet." Glinda smiled.
"Good. Can we talk for just a minute?"
"I'll leave you two alone." Elphie said.
"No don't go Elphaba, this involves you too."
"Sit down Jilla. What's on your mind?" Glinda said.
"A lot actually, but we have time to sort through that. I just wanted to tell you both that you being engaged shook me up a little. Honestly, I knew it was going to happen sooner or later. I just wasn't expecting sooner to be this soon. I am going to try and celebrate with you little cousin because I know how happy you are. It's written all over your face. As is your need for a nap." Jilla smiled.
"I am happy and I do need a nap." Glinda giggled.
"I won't keep you then. I just wanted to tell you that, before we gather for celebrating." Jilla said.
"Thanks Jilla it means a lot to me that you are trying to understand." Glinda said.
"To me as well. " Elphaba said as Jilla rose to leave.
"Congratulations little cousin, I really am happy that you are happy. You too Elphaba" Jilla said and Glinda looked at her and started to sniffle.
"You just said the magic words." Elphie said with a smile as Glinda leapt up and threw her arms around her cousin.