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Augustus let out a relieved laugh. "Not drunk enough. What happened to you?"
"I met Gwen. She was in the heart of magic. Or her spirit was," Mara tried to explain what had happened to her. She reached into her jeans and pulled out a silver pocket watch. "She told me to give you this."
Augustus started crying again as he took the watch. It had been his father's, and it had a stag crowned with stars on it. Gwen had stolen it from him the first time they had met.
"She told me to give you hell for making us wait for you for so long," Mara said, and he laughed despite his tears.
"Yeah, that sounds like Gwen. Maybe wait a day or two before you start? I thought you died." Augustus reached into his pocket and pulled out the black feathers. "These were all that were left."
"It's okay, love. I'm right here, and I'm not going anywhere." Mara put his arms around his neck and kissed him gently. "The new hair will definitely take some getting used to, and I don't think I have any miracles left."
"You are here, in my arms, and that's miracle enough for me." Augustus put the feathers and watch down on the table beside them and pulled her into a fierce embrace. "I'm never letting you out of my sight again."
Mara laughed, and the sound filled him with a mad kind of joy. "My possessive and obsessive sorcerer. I missed you."
Augustus frowned. "Don't leave me again, and you will never have to miss me. I'm serious. Never do that to me again."
"Kiss me, sorcerer, and tell me you love me," Mara demanded, her smile crooked.
"I do love you, little crow saint." Augustus kissed her hard and deep. His hands went under the hem of her shirt, and he pressed his palm over her thrumming heart just to feel it beat.
"You are my miracle, Mara. With or without your magic." Augustus shifted, pulling her down onto the lounge and settling between her thighs. "And now I'm going to…"
The door to the library blew open, and a gray-haired woman charged in and aimed a shotgun at them.
"Master Vance! I thought you were a burglar," she said, lowering her gun.
"Hello, Judith," Augustus greeted, and Mara stifled a giggle. "I'm… I'm finally home."He leaned down and kissed his saint, knowing it was true. They were both still breathing, and he had a lot of living to make up for.
