Vanessa fidgeted all the way to her parents’
house. What would she say to them, how would she make them understand? Saying you are going away and going are often
two very different things entirely. She was pretty sure she knew that her
father was dealing with it well but she already knew that her mother had
decided that somehow this was all because they had concealed the adoption from
her. Her siblings had been mildly amused since this was the first time that
Vanessa had talked of going anywhere before- she had not even gone away to
college.
Now
that she thought of it, she wondered if the reason she had always stayed close
to home was because somehow she knew instinctively that Quest would come for
her one day. She looked out the window at the streets she had grown up on and
realized that they were almost there. She realized to some horror that she was
gnawing on her thumbnail and made herself stop.
The
car pulled to a smooth stop in front of her parents’ house. Time to face the
music- this would be the hardest part yet. She took a deep breath, glanced over
at Quest to find an empty seat. Puzzled she looked around, then her car door
opened and there he was.
“Your
Highness. “ He demurred softly.
She blinked up at him, then gave herself a
little shake and climbed out of the car onto her parents’ freshly cut lawn. It
was late afternoon, early spring, the green grass soft under her feet; the
smells of cooking coming out of the house. Yes, when in doubt, her mother would
cook dinner.
“I
guess we will stay for an early dinner.” Quest said, bemused.
She shot him a glance and he grinned and
licked his lips. She felt the urge to roll her eyes heavenward.
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