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“Don’t worry, Paul will be fine,” Hailey said. She smiled a knowing smile at Kathrine. She knew that wasn’t the reason for Kathrine’s discomfort. She didn’t want to say it out loud but she needed to let Kathrine know that it was ok to love Paul too.
Kathrine slid her hand under the table and put it on Hailey’s to thank her. John looked at them curiously. Kelly quickly handed John a menu to distract him. She seemed to know exactly what was going on and it was none of John’s business.
“John why don’t you go find the waiter. I think he got lost,” Kelly suggested.
“Fine, I’ll be back,” John mumbled.
“Don’t worry, he has no idea. When you’re more comfortable with it you can let people know,” Kelly said when John was out of earshot. Kelly made a motion across her lips. “My lips are sealed until then.”
“You really are a blond Sarah. How did you even know?” Kathrine asked.
“I appreciate the compliment but I’m no Sarah. It was just pretty obvious. I was the same way when I finally realized there was nothing wrong with being gay,” Kelly exclaimed.
Hailey was speechless. Here she was struggling with this and the whole time Kelly had known. Kathrine was right, she was a blond Ceralin.
“So you knew what Hailey’s problem was?” Kathrine asked.
“Not exactly but I had my suspicions. By the way, you two are cute together, no need to hide it in this day and age,” Kelly smiled.
“Well, it’s a little more complicated than that,” Kathrine started. “I know who my one is. It’s Paul.”
“I know that,” Kelly smirked. “Doesn’t mean you have to hide what you have with Hailey.”
Kathrine was now the one who was speechless. Was there anything this woman didn’t know? She thought Hailey knew about people but Kelly took it to a new level.
“There’s nothing wrong with what you two share. It doesn’t interfere with your feelings for Paul. Eventually Hailey will find her one as well. Enjoy it while it lasts,” Kelly said then looked up to see John approaching with a waiter in tow.
Kathrine was happy and sad after hearing what Kelly had to say. She knew that Hailey would find her one and that someday she would be with Paul but, right now, all she wanted was to hold onto what she had with Hailey as long as she could.
“How did you know about yourself?” Hailey asked. She was getting comfortable with who she really was. Kathrine admired her for this. Just yesterday she was afraid to admit her feelings, today she was curious.
“My dad helped me figure it out.” Kelly turned to John. “I’m gay, in case you didn’t know.”
“Grandma?” John didn’t know what else to say. He wasn’t upset just confused. She had many grandchildren.
“I loved your grandfather but he was more like a friend than my true love,” Kelly explained. “Back then it was unthinkable for me to want a woman. I found a loving, caring man but I always knew he loved me more than I did him. It wasn’t until after his death that I started wondering. It was a little more acceptable to be gay then and after I turned and I met Sarah it all became clear. I struggled with it for a while until my dad realized what was going on. He came to me one day and as blunt as possible told me ‘Be who you are Kelly. What others think doesn’t matter.’ Oh that giant teddy bear of a man. What would I do without him?”
“Wait, so John is your grandson?” Kathrine asked confused.
“You don’t recognize me do you?” John asked beaming with anticipation.
“No, should I?” Kathrine asked.
“I looked a little different the last time you saw me. At Samael’s office. You told me that if I left you would let me live. Unless I gave up blood you would eventually kill me. Well, I listened.” John was very proud of himself and very grateful to Kathrine. “Why do you think grandma and I are here?”
“Since I saved your grandson you came to help me?” Kathrine asked Kelly.
“Yes, and of course dad told me to keep an eye on you,” Kelly smirked.
“Who’s your dad?” Kathrine begged.
“Charles,” Kelly replied.
“How the hell do all these Nephilim have children? We can’t have kids with humans.” Kathrine was amazed at the odds that a Nephilim would accidently find another Nephilim.
“We instinctively choose our own kind. We generally aren’t even attracted to humans, though we don’t know why at the time. Nephilim are just more appealing to us,” Kelly explained.
“So, you’re a Versi. That means that uncle Charles is a Versi too?” Kathrine’s mind boggled at all the things she didn’t know about her new extended family.
“Yes, the one and only bear in the world,” Kelly said with pride. She idolized her dad and with good reason, Charles was a good and kind man.
“If he’s a bear, who is the third feline like us?” Kathrine wanted to know everything. She felt like she was swinging around in the dark, luckily catching things occasionally.
“Mom, of course,” Kelly replied.
