In the morning, Morgan felt very refreshed. It was the first time since
she was very small that she had had the intimacy of sleeping with another
person. She looked over to see Killan gone, and decided it was time to get
up. The soft murmur of voices downstairs, so much more awake then she,
called to her. She trudged down the stairs to find her mother and father,
awake as always in the morning, surveying the catastrophic mess in the
kitchen. Just then Killan walked into the kitchen, indicating with a sweep
of his arm that they were to go into the next room.
Confused, Morgan followed his gesture into the living room, flanked by her parents. A collective gasp transpired as they took in the lovely breakfast laid out with Killan beeming proudly.
"Sorry about the mess, I don't do well in the mornings. Grumpiness runs in the family and what not, but I wanted to thank you for your hospitality. I'll clean it up later," he smiled and invited them to sit.
"Should I go get Mary K?" Morgan asked, surprised her sister had not beaten her downstairs.
"I believe Mary K has already left this morning," Killan said, sandwiching scrambled eggs and bacon between two pieces of buttered toast.
Morgan nodded, unsurprised. Mary K would talk out her concerns about Morgan's newly discovered family with one of her friends. It used to be her that she would confide in, but these days she was commonly the issue discussed.
"I would have expected a more cultural dish, Killan," Morgan's mother commented, piling her own plate with the breakfast foods.
"Well, I've been here before and discovered how delish some American dishes are. Also, I planned on something you would eat. Morgan should eat something besides Pop Tarts and Diet Coke in the morning," Killan said, grinning mischievously.
Morgan glanced at him in surprise, but decided not to ask how he knew in front of her parents. It had probably come up at the breakfast Killan had been her, and her parents were probably assuming Killan had seen her atrocious diet.
"So what are you up to today?" Sean asked.
"Well, after school, Killan and I will probably catch up with Bree and Robbie," Morgan said uncertainly. Tonight there would be a circle, but she wasn't sure she was going to go. Hunter would be there, so she couldn't rightly take Killan, and she really wanted to catch up with Ciaran and Cal. There might not be a lot of opportunities to get to know her father.
"Killan, what will you be doing while Morgan's in school?" Morgan's mom inquired.
"Morgan's not going to school," Killan said steadily. Morgan looked at him in shock as she detected his magic flowing in the air.
"What are you doing?" Morgan hissed.
Before he could reply, her mother looked at her, concerned, "Get back to bed, honey. I'll call the school and tell them you won't be in today."
Protesting, Morgan was marched up to her room and tucked in by her parents with Killan observing from the side. When her parents left the house headed for work, Morgan hopped out of the bed, angrily advancing on Killan. She poked him in the chest as he looked at her with amusement, "You used MAGIC on my PARENTS?!"
Confused, Morgan followed his gesture into the living room, flanked by her parents. A collective gasp transpired as they took in the lovely breakfast laid out with Killan beeming proudly.
"Sorry about the mess, I don't do well in the mornings. Grumpiness runs in the family and what not, but I wanted to thank you for your hospitality. I'll clean it up later," he smiled and invited them to sit.
"Should I go get Mary K?" Morgan asked, surprised her sister had not beaten her downstairs.
"I believe Mary K has already left this morning," Killan said, sandwiching scrambled eggs and bacon between two pieces of buttered toast.
Morgan nodded, unsurprised. Mary K would talk out her concerns about Morgan's newly discovered family with one of her friends. It used to be her that she would confide in, but these days she was commonly the issue discussed.
"I would have expected a more cultural dish, Killan," Morgan's mother commented, piling her own plate with the breakfast foods.
"Well, I've been here before and discovered how delish some American dishes are. Also, I planned on something you would eat. Morgan should eat something besides Pop Tarts and Diet Coke in the morning," Killan said, grinning mischievously.
Morgan glanced at him in surprise, but decided not to ask how he knew in front of her parents. It had probably come up at the breakfast Killan had been her, and her parents were probably assuming Killan had seen her atrocious diet.
"So what are you up to today?" Sean asked.
"Well, after school, Killan and I will probably catch up with Bree and Robbie," Morgan said uncertainly. Tonight there would be a circle, but she wasn't sure she was going to go. Hunter would be there, so she couldn't rightly take Killan, and she really wanted to catch up with Ciaran and Cal. There might not be a lot of opportunities to get to know her father.
"Killan, what will you be doing while Morgan's in school?" Morgan's mom inquired.
"Morgan's not going to school," Killan said steadily. Morgan looked at him in shock as she detected his magic flowing in the air.
"What are you doing?" Morgan hissed.
Before he could reply, her mother looked at her, concerned, "Get back to bed, honey. I'll call the school and tell them you won't be in today."
Protesting, Morgan was marched up to her room and tucked in by her parents with Killan observing from the side. When her parents left the house headed for work, Morgan hopped out of the bed, angrily advancing on Killan. She poked him in the chest as he looked at her with amusement, "You used MAGIC on my PARENTS?!"