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Chapter 28
"Kay, take off those napkins and let me see your hand," he said, a strange calmness in his voice, belied by the wildness in his eyes.
"Nicholas, just remember, I told you it was nothing, a tiny cut, it's probably not even visible now," she finished lamely.
"Kay, just let me see it," he said. People were starting to stare because of the noise and because of the brief change in lighting that the blue had caused. Simone, used to these types of things by now, jumped up and quickly gave her standard explanation for the blue flashes, this time creatively throwing in a plug for Earth.
Kay slowly unwrapped her hand while everyone else was abuzz about Earth. Nicholas met her gaze. "Blue again?" he said, still in shock. She nodded in response, saying nothing, trying to will him to understand.
"There was a cut on your hand," he began to reason out. "I know because I saw it when you did it and I saw all the blood. Now there is no cut on your hand and you were never upset about the cut on the hand in the first place. Which leads me to believe that you knew this would happen." He met her gaze for confirmation, and again she nodded.
"Another part of this blue thing that I didn't know about, that I have no control over. We just make contact, and suddenly you're healed? I don't even have to consent. Kay, I hope you don't expect...."
Her eyes flashed dangerously and the air in the room began to feel uncomfortable for everyone. Charity and Simone both immediately rushed toward their table. Kay snapped to Nicholas, "I tried to prevent this, although it blows my mind that you would mind HELPING me so much. You've got serious control issues Nicholas..." she ranted.
"ME?!" he roared back. "You're the one who can't control her temper! Kay, your hair is almost standing up on end, you look like friggin' Steven King's Fire Starter. And you're telling me...."
"Nicholas Foxworthy Crane, I'M telling you to lower your voice in my establishment this instant," Simone interjected. "Charity, make sure Kay is alright. Nicholas, you get out until you figure out how to behave yourself in public." As Nicholas began to sputter at this treatment, Simone ushered him to the front of Haven and then out the door, giving Shawn a signal to take over damage control on her way out. "Nicholas, what is the matter with you? Have you lost your mind?!"
"Kay... that woman... she makes me lose my mind, Simone," he began. He took a deep breath. "Simone, I don't know how you can be around both of them, those cousins, with all that blue, with all that uncontrolled energy constantly sitting in the air. It's maddening," he said, pleading with his tone for her to understand.
Simone softened, the threat to her baby, Haven, over. "You know, Crane, you've got serious control issues. Instead of thinking of it as a loss of control, why can't you think of it as something wonderful and spontaneous? A gift? You don't have to control something, have some sort of power over it, for it to bring you pleasure, Nicholas, for it to be a good thing." Simone thought about the ways in which his family had constantly attempted to control Nicholas's life. She felt sympathy for the handsome control freak in front of her, but she also bore witness to the pain he was causing her friend on a regular basis. She knew, though, that Kay wanted to handle this her way, and so she backed down. "You don't have to change your mind now, but, speaking of control and loss of it, Kay wasn't the only one causing a rucus in there, buddy."
Nicholas grinned sheepishly. "Well, just think of it this way.... Your loss is my loss when it comes to Haven and Earth."
Chapter 28
"Kay, take off those napkins and let me see your hand," he said, a strange calmness in his voice, belied by the wildness in his eyes.
"Nicholas, just remember, I told you it was nothing, a tiny cut, it's probably not even visible now," she finished lamely.
"Kay, just let me see it," he said. People were starting to stare because of the noise and because of the brief change in lighting that the blue had caused. Simone, used to these types of things by now, jumped up and quickly gave her standard explanation for the blue flashes, this time creatively throwing in a plug for Earth.
Kay slowly unwrapped her hand while everyone else was abuzz about Earth. Nicholas met her gaze. "Blue again?" he said, still in shock. She nodded in response, saying nothing, trying to will him to understand.
"There was a cut on your hand," he began to reason out. "I know because I saw it when you did it and I saw all the blood. Now there is no cut on your hand and you were never upset about the cut on the hand in the first place. Which leads me to believe that you knew this would happen." He met her gaze for confirmation, and again she nodded.
"Another part of this blue thing that I didn't know about, that I have no control over. We just make contact, and suddenly you're healed? I don't even have to consent. Kay, I hope you don't expect...."
Her eyes flashed dangerously and the air in the room began to feel uncomfortable for everyone. Charity and Simone both immediately rushed toward their table. Kay snapped to Nicholas, "I tried to prevent this, although it blows my mind that you would mind HELPING me so much. You've got serious control issues Nicholas..." she ranted.
"ME?!" he roared back. "You're the one who can't control her temper! Kay, your hair is almost standing up on end, you look like friggin' Steven King's Fire Starter. And you're telling me...."
"Nicholas Foxworthy Crane, I'M telling you to lower your voice in my establishment this instant," Simone interjected. "Charity, make sure Kay is alright. Nicholas, you get out until you figure out how to behave yourself in public." As Nicholas began to sputter at this treatment, Simone ushered him to the front of Haven and then out the door, giving Shawn a signal to take over damage control on her way out. "Nicholas, what is the matter with you? Have you lost your mind?!"
"Kay... that woman... she makes me lose my mind, Simone," he began. He took a deep breath. "Simone, I don't know how you can be around both of them, those cousins, with all that blue, with all that uncontrolled energy constantly sitting in the air. It's maddening," he said, pleading with his tone for her to understand.
Simone softened, the threat to her baby, Haven, over. "You know, Crane, you've got serious control issues. Instead of thinking of it as a loss of control, why can't you think of it as something wonderful and spontaneous? A gift? You don't have to control something, have some sort of power over it, for it to bring you pleasure, Nicholas, for it to be a good thing." Simone thought about the ways in which his family had constantly attempted to control Nicholas's life. She felt sympathy for the handsome control freak in front of her, but she also bore witness to the pain he was causing her friend on a regular basis. She knew, though, that Kay wanted to handle this her way, and so she backed down. "You don't have to change your mind now, but, speaking of control and loss of it, Kay wasn't the only one causing a rucus in there, buddy."
Nicholas grinned sheepishly. "Well, just think of it this way.... Your loss is my loss when it comes to Haven and Earth."
