“But you said Aaron was my soul mate. I can trust him completely, right?”
Fate gave a weak smile. “I don’t know. You might want to ask him how much he wants you to share. Now, if you don’t need me anymore, I should get going too before I’m missed. I was working with Karma to redirect a wrong relationship to a right one.”
“Why don’t you adjust time like I showed you?”
Fate smirked. “I don’t want to. You’re on your own, Sister.” And she disappeared.
“Wait! I didn’t ask my most important question!”
When no one reappeared, she flopped onto the fainting couch to pout.
At last, Fate’s voice reached her from somewhere outside the ether. “Try asking a happily married woman for the answer to your last question.”
Chapter 16
Gabriella Fierro hummed to herself as she washed the breakfast dishes. Her husband was out, helping with one of Habitat for Humanity’s many projects. Her friend Annette Forest was at the senior center with her boyfriend, Diego. Gabriella thought to herself how funny “boyfriend” sounded when talking about men of a certain age. She didn’t know how old Diego was, but if she had to guess—
Suddenly, Gabriella was standing in a flowering meadow, dirty dishwater dripping from her empty hands. “What the…?”
“Greetings, Gabriella!”
The goddess herself appeared from behind an apple tree and strolled toward her, holding a ripe red apple in each hand.
“Gaia?”
“Indeed! I thought it would be a good time to get to know each other better, since you’re going to be working for me.”
“Oh yes. I suppose it would be.”
“I didn’t take you away from anything important, did I?”
Gabriella chuckled. “Not at all. You can take me away from doing dishes anytime.”And my own silly thoughts.
“Your thoughts aren’t silly. In fact, I’d like to know your thoughts on something.”
Gabriella took a step back. “You can read my mind?”
“Only when you think too loud.”
“Oh. I didn’t realize… Can Misty teach me how to think softly?”
Mother Nature smiled. “She probably can. I don’t hear many loud thoughts from her now that you’re taking over the job that left her panic-stricken.”
“Panic-stricken? Oh dear. I knew she was uncomfortable being the muse of parenting since she just became a parent herself and now she’s pregnant again. But will the job really be that hard?”
“Not for you. I should have realized a more experienced parent would take a lot of things in stride. But I think she’s happier now. Is that right?”
“Oh absolutely. She’s delighted watching dancers from the ether. She wanted to teach dancers, you know. Now she becomes that little voice of reason when they’re about to attempt something stupid. Pardon me…I mean beyond their athletic skill. It’s perfect for her.”
“I’m glad.”
“So am I. She’s such a sweet, sweet girl. I watched her grow up. She was always like the little daughter I didn’t have.”
“Well, we’re not here to discuss your daughter-in-law. I’d like to talk about you, Gabriella.”
“Of course. I’m anxious to know something too. May I ask you a question?”
“You can ask…”
