Miranda called for Mel and Zelda as she'd sunk into her office chair, her door was closed. Neither came to her. They knew that she now knew what they'd done. Both were avoiding her.
They should.
How dare they make Andy somehow remember everything of what she and Andy shared together, Miranda was supposed to live with that and be just fine alone without her but now Andrea would remember everything too.
It was for the best, telling Andrea to leave her and go be with him. He didn't have a curse on him.
He wasn't old or a dragon or a witch who never used her magic. He wasn't nasty or anything like her.
The cook would make Andrea happy despite how miserable Miranda felt about it.
Saw flowers wilting in her vase, her baby felt the same.
Picking up her phone from her desk. ''Emily I wish for the Book to be done now.''
Emily looked at the phone panicked, Miranda most days made her jump through hoops.
Leaving Serena to handle calls, Emily found Serena calmed her down apparently was going to be a veterinarian but wanted to be in make up and fashion, going to tell the staff the wonderful news that Miranda wanted The Book immediately. She'd yapp at them to do so.
Andy wished Doug a warm happy birthday not meaning it as she mingled at the party tonight. Still hurt and she still couldn't believe Miranda's words go be with Nate. Why? Andy didn't want him, she wanted Miranda. Only her. Who cares about some curse, she loved her that's all that mattered.
Andy made her goodbyes as Nate followed her out.
''Hey. Mind if we share a cab.''
Andy shrugged at him. Stopping at her place on Broome was on her way. Andy slid in as Nate sat next to her.
Nate stared at her as Andy glanced out the window, after she got dropped off she was going to go and see Miranda tonight and try to reason with her and tell her she knew about the baby also. Zelda and Melusine told her she'd reacted differently to the Amas Veritas that had to mean something and both were intrigued Miranda one night shared her magic with Andy.
''Andy it's here. I want to talk to you. Can I come up.''
''Okay Nate but just talking. Nothing else. Coffee?''
''Sure Andy.''
Nate held the door for her, ''It's about us. I know I was a jerk leaving you like that. Going to Boston.'' Taking her hand in his.
Andy jiggled her door as Nate laughed. ''Still sticks?''
Andy shrugged at him.
''I'll fix that for you. Remember I told you I wanted a restaurant and a house full of kids and wife who'd get fat on my cooking…Andy I want us again.''
Andy swallowed at Nate's words. ''Nate, we aren't together anymore. I don't love you.''
Lips brushed the side of Andy's neck as she smelt his aftershave Brut, funny that was a scent Andy despised on guys, squirming with her elbow into him. Andy wanted no one else's lips but Miranda's on her. ''Nate stop. Now.''
Nate grinned at her, ''Come on Andy there's no dragon to ruin this. That ringtone I think we heard it in our sleep.'' Nuzzling her against him as he tried to run his hand down her side, wanting to fool around in the open doorway of her place.
''Nate don't. I thought you wanted to talk.''
''I do. Andy but first let's do something that requires few clothes and no words.''
Nate kissed Andy again, as he pushed on his broad shoulder as he cupped her ass. ''Nate. Stop.''
''Come on tiger your killing me here. I want you Andy. There's no dragon to stop us.'' Nate's fingers ran across her jeans, unbuttoning them as Nate felt it. Stopping. Andy had a bulge. The bulge brushed his fingers. What the…his fingers touched it. Andy had a dick.
Andy had never seen Nate leave anywhere quicker. Heard words of he was not gay and that was why Andy wouldn't put out.
''That taught him a lesson.'' Zelda with a pop appeared next to Andy. ''Don't worry Andy, it is not permanent it was just to show how incompatible you are for him.''
Andy looked down to make sure.
Andy didn't see the taller witch named Mel with her. Zelda noticed. ''Melusine is busy with something that requires her full vindictive attention.''
''Zelda can you help me.'' Andy asked.
''Perhaps but what is it.''
Andy smiled. ''It's something to make Miranda see I love her with a curse or not.''
''Very well Miranda's sweet mortal tell me.''
Andy's words made Zelda's curious blue eyes widen with approval at the plan of Andy's.
Miranda closed The Book, uncrossing her legs at her glass desk, it was late, after nine, her girls were staying at their father's, Miranda was handed her coat and bag by Emily as she stepped into the elevator alone.
Roy drove her home to the townhouse tonight, stepping inside Miranda took off her coat and put her bag on the side table.
Miranda heard Zelda giggle, she better not be entertaining any gentlemen callers with the mood Miranda was in, all she wanted to do was curl up in bed crying and not think about Andy with him.
More flowers in vases wilted as she stepped upstairs towards Zelda's giggles.
If Zelda tried to set her up with any chauvinistic warlocks.
Zelda promised her this morning, she'd paint and decorate the nursery. Miranda still couldn't believe she wanted to try to decorate without magic because Zelda assured her she wanted to experience what it felt like to be normal. To not use magic for every little thing. Miranda rolled her eyes, she knew somehow she'd cheat when the novelty wore off. Within an hour.
Miranda stepped inside without looking. ''Zelda I still do not want hot pink, a nice subtle mint green with baby blush pink roses …'' Miranda's words stopped on seeing her here in the nursery.
Andy stood there, finishing up. Hanging the framed ultrasound print up.
''Hi.'' Andy's smiled at her in greeting.
Miranda was never speechless, unable to hide her face filled with shock. ''What are you doing here?''
''I'm here to see you Miranda and our baby.'' They told her about the baby, Miranda was never trusting Zelda or Mel again with any secret. They swore to her they would never tell Andy it was hers.
Heard the door latch and lock, Zelda's voice echoed from the keyhole. ''Mirybelle please stop being Miss Feisty pants and give Andy a chance.''
Zelda locked the door magically on her niece.
Looking all around at the decorated nursery done by Andy. ''What is all of this?''
''I wanted to give you a first gift for the baby. Our baby.'' Miranda ran her finger along the crib and mobile set up. It was exactly how she told Zelda she wanted it to be.
Bringing her hand to her mouth at this gesture of Andy's. Andy confessed. ''Zelda helped me.''
Miranda was still at mad Zelda though but the nursery looked beautiful.
''So she's mine.'' Andy smiled at how Miranda was showing a little.
Miranda nodded. ''From the enchantment. It's a girl.'' Not knowing if Andy knew that.
''I know Melusine told me.'' Andy watched her strolling the room, not looking at her.
''I want to be there for our daughter.''
Miranda's brows arched. ''Andrea I think maybe we shouldn't…
''I had Zelda draw this up for me.'' Andy held out a few papers to her to take from her.
Miranda narrowed her eyes on it and Andy. What was this?
''It's an agreement so our baby will have to be half with me. Half with you. Since you don't want me around you. Let me get you a pen.''
Miranda flicked each page, reading over it, this was a contract of parental rights. Zelda as a witness to this.
Consummated with Amas Veritas. Miranda stared at Andy.
''Miranda. I've got to protect what's partly mine. I'm not against magic per se, not that I like it though in my child. I don't know if I want you teaching my child all sorts of spells and how to poison apples and stuff. She's going to be normal thank you.'' Andy's brown eyes Miranda saw meant it.
Andrea hated magic in their child.
Miranda glared at Andy. ''Normal. Being magical isn't normal I see to you.'' Miranda never knew how truly prejudice and narrow-minded Andy was about magic or witches.
''So you'll just have to stop and curb being magical around her. I want her on some holidays also.''
''Do you?''
''You can have Halloween.'' Andy teased her.
Miranda crossed her arms. Stop doing magic in front of her child because Andy says so. Here she once thought Stephen was an incomparable absolute prick of a mortal to her, Andy was taking that mantle tonight with every word to her.
With her child she'd do any type of magic if she wanted to. Andy was not telling her what to do. Andy felt Mir's magic strongly almost crackling at her.
''I will do magic if I want to or not Andy. I do not want my baby around that Fry cook of yours.''
Andy blinked at Miranda's words. ''Nate! Nate's not going to be around my kid.''
Miranda snorted. ''I doubt that.''
Andy looked at her really confused. ''Why? Nate and I are not together. Miranda. Tell me why you'd say that?''
Miranda tilted her snowy head. ''I saw you both.''
''Saw us? When?'' Andy asked truly baffled by Miranda's iciness towards her tonight.
''Do you kiss all ex's Andrea in front of your place of work?''
Andy realised what Miranda saw. ''No. Listen. Nate kissed me. I didn't kiss him back. Honest.''
Miranda didn't believe her, Andy could see this. ''Miranda I don't love Nate.''
Miranda was elegantly holding her pen on where she should sign, not signing yet. ''Wait I've decided I don't want any child of mine raised somewhere like your place with no furniture.''
''I knew you didn't like my place.''
Andy grumbled at her. That wasn't fair, she would get furniture. She could and would provide for their baby. ''Fine. I don't want her flying till she's twenty.'' Andy wasn't budging on that. The baby was grounded till twenty.
Miranda's lip curled.
Andy held up her finger, waggling it for inference. ''No baking enchantments, since that runs so well in your family.'' Andy could picture bringing in treats at kindergarten and having to explain any magical enchantments away.
Miranda seethed.
''Also Miranda that curse on you, I don't want her to have it so it has to stop before her birth. I think it's time to break it.'' Andy's eyes sparkled on her.
Miranda's mouth dropped opened, her curse had to stop just like that. ''How in the world do you suggest I do that Andy Sachs.'' Miranda demanded of her.
Andy was such a stupid frustrating mortal.
''By this.'' Andy took her hand a pricked it with the broken bottle of Amas Veritas and cut her own palm open. Pressing her palm to Miranda's as magic sparkled between them, making both stare into one another's eyes.
Andy fell to her knees with Miranda joining her. ''There now I have your curse in me not only you. I took it for you. Because I love you Miriam Princhek. Witch or not.'' Miranda flinched as Andy said a few words she didn't know what they meant and kissed her. Sealing it.
''You'd do that for me? Even if it meant you dying.'' Miranda's blue eyes held Andy's worried.
''I love you forever Miriam. I want this baby of ours and I want you.''
Miranda and Andy felt it, it broke.
It was like a current of energy around them.
Gently almost placing her hand on Miranda's stomach. '' Can I?'' Miranda placed her hand over Andy's who smiled at her. ''You're a very luck girl you have the world's best mommy.''
Both saw the border of the room bloom with baby rosebuds.
''I like that Mir.'' Andy complimented her.
''It's not me.'' Looking pointedly down at her stomach.
''You mean she did it?'' Andy looked astonished now. Couldn't help but grin.
Miranda smiled, then bit her lip at Andy. ''Caroline and Cassidy did magic like that when I was carrying them.'' Growing quieter to Andy. ''What Miriam? What is it?'' Andy looked concerned.
'' You said you didn't like magic that much.''
Andy shook her head and took the contract and ripped it up. ''I lied. I wanted to get you angry so your magic would be strong. I'm here with you. Magic or not. Just like this okay.'' Andy meant as herself no more enchantments. '' If you'll have me. My enchanting sexy witch. I love you. You're stuck with me.''
Miranda brought her mouth close to Andy's, her blue eyes shimmering on her. ''Ditto mortal. Kiss me again.''
Andy grinned at her. ''If the witch asks.''
Meeting her lips to hers.
Irv Ravitz couldn't believe what HR sent to him. His latest temp personal assistant was not his type at all, she wasn't hands on or a blonde or big breasted by augmentation like he preferred or barely speaks or understands any English and therefore didn't understand what sexual harassment is and she wasn't twenty-five years younger.
Where did Helen from HR dig her up from an old folk's home of dried up spinsters? Maybe the 60 plus Association was coming down hard at Elias Clark.
No Human Resources clearly thought this old bag sitting outside his office who reminded Irv of his Catholic school days and how she looked exactly like the sour pinched face of Mother St Thomas Aquinas's, she could be her long lost twin sister, was the best choice as his secretary.
His new girl more like an old bat had a permanent suppository up her ass.
Prim and prissy.
She corrected his grammar with a red pen. Bambi or Svetlana never did that.
When he wanted orange juice for breakfast it wasn't with vodka. Didn't Brandi leave notes he always had alcohol before lunch starting at nine.
She'd interrupted him when he tried to play mini golf to think. Listing to Chris Brown and Tyga's Bitches and Marijuana on his ITunes. He had a huge company to lead with his brilliant mind, a little downtime for him wasn't to much to demand.
Somehow Miranda had everything to do with why that was sitting out there wearing high collars and birth control glasses and he suspected crochets on weekends and played bridge and had a cat magazine subscription not like his usual choices the dumber the bimbo the better.
Their hobbies were pole dancing or degrading role playing or hot wax making. Irv was all into strippers learning office skills.
Miranda was avoiding him every day and enough was enough.
He'd made it perfectly clear what he wanted in Paris from her. He wanted to have sex with her. Irv wondered if Miranda knew how much of a flirtatious cock tease she was with him, with her white hair always perfectly in place and her icy narrowed eyes looking at him with disdain it was lust for him and her ivory cheeks flushing pink arguing softly about budgets and that curt standoffish nature drove him wild for her and made him want her.
On his desk. On a copier. Any surface would do.
Tomorrow he was seeing Miranda first thing and it was time she showed him some appreciation and respect as her Chairman by sucking his raised scepter of big Irv…maybe he'd spank her first.
Letting out a squeak suddenly instead of words about her.
Irving Ravitz's dour and tall, no nonsense new secretary crossed his office over to his desk. Tutting with a click of her tongue. The witch saw the pile of clothes and his diamond Rolex in his chair with something squirming in it. ''What am I going to do with you Irving.''
Holding him up by his tail. Twitching at her.
''Quiet. I don't care for your words about my niece. Mortal. Or for you hurting Andy before. Miranda is a good witch but I am an older and sometimes a wicked witch.''
Miranda wasn't going to do it, she couldn't resist, Andy was struggling, she felt the box was lighter in her arms all of a sudden as she heaved it down, the last one, all moved in this morning.
''Last one.''
Miranda smiled at her, she heard them first as Andy was kissing the back of her neck.
''Zelda.'' Greeting her plump Aunt who hugged her.
Miranda saw Melusine holding a box under her arm.
''What's that?''
Melusine airily stated. ''Just a small pest you've had to experience Mir darling.''
Andy heard a squeak. What was it? Sounded like a rodent.
Melusine held it still. '' This. Its name is Irving. I just have to pop out.'' Leaving them both.
Zelda brightly smiled. '' Irving was foul and so rat like and his libido was just out of control.''
Andy looked at Miranda who was looking the same way. Irving. It wasn't…it couldn't be. Could it? Both had the same thought.
Zelda looked pleased. ''Miranda the Board, they'll be calling you as they want you as the new replacement Chairman. There's been a sudden vacancy. The last one went missing imagine that.''
Melusine held the cardboard box with holes in it under her arm as she strolled to her destination, placing it down in front of the townhouse door, the box was labelled To Snowball. Ringing the doorbell for Timmy Reptile McInnis.
Left it there for Timmy.
Melusine brushed off her hands her work was done for now.
Miranda was now happy and loved by Andy. No more curse because of Andy taking it from her and now having a baby together and Timmy McInnis's Snowball would be having an early breakfast this morning. A plump rodent.
Snake chow known to Melusine as Irv Ravitz.