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“The thought never occurred to me. I mean your checking me out. I know they’ve said that about a lot of famous psychics, but I know there is something to it.”
“Exactomundo,” Luna replied. “So, tell me, Tori. What brings you here? I should probably know that, right?” Luna chuckled. “Let me know if there is anything you don’t want me to tell you. I can get very personal.”
Tori thought for a moment. Isn’t that why I’m here? Guidance? Information?
“Fire away!” Tori said with confidence.
“First, I need something of yours. A piece of jewelry. Don’t worry, I am not going to keep it. I just want to hold it for a few minutes. And it won’t leave your sight.”
Tori had a cheap pair of earrings that she had bought days before. The only other thing she was wearing was her wedding band. If Luna was as good as those women said she was, Luna was going to get some serious vibrations.
Luna placed the band in her palm and closed her eyes. She held it for several minutes. Luna hesitated a moment before she spoke. Did she want to open the conversation with pregnancy? Might as well get the hard part over first. “Did you recently discover you were going to have another child?”
Tori almost fell over. She, her doctor, the nurse, and her boss were the only other people on the planet who knew.
“Another child?” Tori responded.
“Yes. I feel two energies around you. I also see a young man wearing a uniform.”
“That’s my son. He’s in the army. Tech stuff.” Tori was shaking. “Is he going to be all right?”
“Yes. He is going to do very well.” Luna hesitated again. She handed Tori the ring, stood, and went behind the easel. “This second child was not planned, correct?”
“Yes. That is correct.”
Luna kept looking at Tori while her hand scribbled on the tablet. “You and your husband aren’t quite aligned. It’s as if you’ve grown apart.”
“Correct again.”
“I’ll be honest. It doesn’t take a psychic to figure that out. Most people come to me because of relationship issues. People even grow apart from friends. From goals. From ideas. We are in perpetual motion, but some people are stuck in a hamster wheel.”
Tori giggled nervously. “Here’s the thing. I am not happy. Sometimes I think I’m clinically depressed, but when I get to my workplace, I feel fine. But there is a high ratio of unhappiness and being home. I haven’t told my husband about the baby yet because the idea of raising another child with him is crushing.” She twisted her napkin on her lap, a habit she noticed she had been cultivating when she was nervous. “It’s as if we live separate lives, but I’m responsible for everything that has to do with running the household. Being with him and another child would be like raising two kids at the same time. Believe me. I did it for eighteen years.”
“Is he in the service as well? I see a uniform with a badge.”
“He’s a cop.”
“Huh. I see a very long, narrow road. Have you been with him for a really long time?”
“Yes. Right after high school. I mean right after as in the day after graduation. We ran off together.”
Luna nodded when her cell phone buzzed. It was Cullen.
“I’m sorry. I have to take it. It’s my brother.”
Tori nodded.
“What’s up, Cul? Now? But. OK. OK. I’ll be right there.” She looked at Tori and frowned. “I’m sorry. My brother is expecting a delivery and he’s tied up with a client. I have to sign for it. You have my number. Call me, and we’ll set up a real meeting. Is that OK with you?”
Tori was more than willing to come back. “Yes. Yes, that’s fine.”
“You have my number in your caller ID, but just in case, here’s my card.” Luna handed her a card that simply said:
NAMASTE CAFÉ–GOOD VIBES ONLY—LUNA BODHI—
828-555-1920
“Thank you for your time today.” Tori smiled. “I plan on coming back in two weeks for the origami workshop.”
