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"Will you go on a date with me?" He reaches for my hand and I wrap my tail around his waist.
"Depends on what it is," I respond playfully.
His lips shift from side to side. "I was thinking either bowling or putt putt."
Grinning while floating slightly off the ground, I tug him close enough for our noses to touch. "Sounds like the perfect day."
Epilogue
Everly
Threeweekslater
"Are you two going to live at the beach house permanently?" Charlie sits on the sectional, leaning back against the cushions.
"I think so." Entering the living room, I set down his tea in front of him. "We really like it here and it's nice being away from the city."
"I bet." Reaching for his tea, he dusts off his pants. "This cat is leaving himself all over my clothes. Robbie is super allergic too and can't come within a foot of me lately without sneezing everywhere."
"Maybe that's not a bad thing. Robbie's a huge douche canoe and I wish you'd dump the guy already. Wait. Do you have a new cat or something?"
"I don't know. I guess I do now. After I woke up from a really bizarre dream, I went outside for some fresh air and this stray followed me in. I fed him and allowed him in my bed after he wouldn't stop crying. Haven't been able to get rid of him since." My brother saw me die and my demon boyfriend go down into hell to save me three weeks ago, but he assumed it was all a dream. Cannon did some weird magic on him and he believes everything happened differently than it did. My father didn't die. He skipped town. It wasn't hard to believe since he's been threatening to leave my mom for a while. My family all thinks me calling off the wedding and his business going under led him to a nervous breakdown. People really will believe anything.
"Sounds like you definitely have a cat now. Not sure what happened to ours."
"What do you mean?”
Laughing, I lift my cup to my lips, lowering myself in the green sofa chair. "He wasn't really ours. In fact I don't think he wanted to belong to anyone. When I first came here, there was a cat that kept popping up throughout my trip, never staying long after I fed him."
"Yeah, this one is nothing like that. He follows me everywhere. Almost thought he was going to escape out the window after he saw me get in my car when I was coming to see you."
"Yeah. Sounds like it's time to buy a collar and license with your address on it."
"Who are we buying a license for? I hope we aren't talking about me. I haven't gotten lost that much around here, have I?" Rory waggles his brows, sitting on the arm of my chair, always needing to be as close to me as possible.
Huffing out a laugh, Charlie sips his drink and rests it on his lap. "No, you goof. My new cat. I still think it's crazy you two met on what was supposed to be your honeymoon. So crazy how everything works out."
"It is," Rory says, smiling. "A case of the right place at the right time." More like a case of the right human for the right demon.
"Are you ever going to bring him to meet Mom?"
"I don't know. She keeps trying to convince me to patch things up with Theon. The man is engaged to Harry and she still thinks she can play matchmaker with us together. It's infuriating. I have no plans of seeing her until she stops trying to interfere with my life."
"She's taking it pretty hard with Dad being gone. Take it easy on her, eh?"
"I'm trying but she makes it hard with all the bickering. She's better off without that controlling asshole around anyway. We all are."
"Yeah, but he's still our dad." If only he remembered how our so-called dad tried to kill me and only failed because I'm immortal.
"So, Charlie. Are you staying for a couple of days?" Coming to my rescue, Rory quickly changes the subject.
"Yeah. My brother said to come spend the weekend at the beach so here I am. I'll never say no to the beach."
"Good. We can go out into town to eat and do some shopping then. I think you'll like it here."
"I think so too." He smiles. "It's beautiful." A scratching noise comes from the door and when Rory gets up to open it, a familiar gray cat rushes inside.
"Ghost. I didn't think I'd ever see you again."
