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After everything that had happened the day before, sleeping in would have been ideal. Unfortunately, Sarita’s roommate objected to that plan. After the fourth horrible yowl, Sarita threw a pillow at her bedroom door. “Nero, have mercy!” Nero, merciless as his namesake, managed a skull-piercing meow. It was a grumpy girl and a contented cat …
The wind was blustering against the house, driving needles of frozen snow and ice into the windows. Everyone in the house was busy getting cozy. Melody was glad that Rosa had agreed to snuggle up in their bedroom. Getting a surprise grandma the night before had been amazing but confusing. Briana was in full hyper-baby …
In a little New England city that was notable for it’s toy stores, unusual Greek societies, and sturdy changing tables in public restrooms; Sarita Castro was having a terrible day in the fakest clothing store in the world. GrrlPower advertised itself as selling clothes for women of every shape. What they actually did was carry …
Briana sat on the floor and watched Mom put her war paint on. It was the serious stuff this time. Same black eyeliner as always, but the black eyeshadow was dusting with blue on top. Lipstick and nail polish were both dark blue, like an angry sea. Briana had only seen Mom with blue makeup …
When she’d run out of tears, Mariah had been laid in a patch of soft moss and grass. Long strands of grass rose over her and curved inward, making an effective sun shade. Still naked except for a makeshift diaper, she appreciated the shade. Mariah didn’t know if she could get a sunburn in Faerie, …
It was so weird to be babysat by Briana. Weird that their ultra-Little sister was really good at babysitting. Melody would have said that Briana was just doing whatever she wanted her babysitters to do, but she’d been too responsible for it to be wish-fulfillment. Christmas shopping was fun, but coming home from it was …
Roan rose from the odd-smelling bed and stretched her arms to work the soreness of shapeshifting out. Lord Ehadenther and Wunk were already gone, she could hear their steeds’ hoofbeats receding from the human house. They could have stayed a moment to make certain there were no ill effects from the magic. Roan thought, curling …
Mariah had a headache like she’d never known. Her heart was pounding from relentless nightmares. It was really unfair to feel hung over without having had the fun last night. Work was going to be absolute hell. On its best day, a shift at the assisted living facility wasn’t a walk in the park. She …
Briana had been watching the clock for over forty minutes. It was now precisely 7am, which is the time that Mom had said they could start getting ready to get the tree. Therefore, it was time for Melody to get up. She snuck past Mom while Veronica was getting some coffee (not that mom had …
Melody woke up with a diaper so soggy that at first they were worried they’d messed themself. Rosa was naked in bed next to them, breathing slowly and softly. The peace of it made Melody’s breath catch in their throat. It stripped away any remaining illusions about the adrenaline-fueled bacchanal they’d had with Beatrix. That …