the
kitchen. I needed a drink or something. That was something I never
thought I would see.
Maggie came in the kitchen after a few
minutes. “That little girl is perfect. You did great. You really do
seem suited for this job and Mary was so happy with how you helped
her.”
“ Whoa I said I would help I
didn’t know you were going to ditch me and make me deliver a baby,”
I said slightly annoyed.
She sighed. “I had this feeling you
don’t do anything unless you have no choice so I gave you no
choice. You can’t tell me holding that baby wasn’t an awesome
feeling,” she said smiling.
I rolled my eyes. “It was ok,” I said
and smiled.
“ Ha! See you are meant for
this. This is where you will fit in,” she said happily as she
walked out.
I shook my head. I would have to keep
an eye on her if she thought she knew me so well. I poured Mary
some juice and walked back to the room. I knocked gently then went
in. I was a little surprised to see Dominic was there and he was
holding the baby. I suppose he was pack master so he had to show
support to the new members being born. He looked startled to see me
as well. I ignored him and offered Mary the drink. “Thank you,” she
said smiling as she accepted the drink.
“ What are you doing here
Kylie?” he asked as he handed the baby back to William.
“ She is helping me. She
actually delivered little Abagail. Silly me I thought I had more
time, but little miss was in a hurry,” Maggie said
happily.
I could feel Dominic watching me, but I
couldn’t bring myself to look at him. I slipped back out of the
room while everyone discussed how pretty Abagail was. I went to the
kitchen to find something to do.
“ I didn’t picture you as the
healer type,” Dominic said as he watched me.
I looked up at him and he was leaning
on the door jamb. “There is a lot you don’t know about me,” I said
softly and went back to smashing herbs.
He smiled. “Well I am glad you found
something you like.”
I nodded. “It will keep me busy for a
while I guess.”
He didn’t move to leave even though I
was making it a point to ignore him. “Are you ok? You seem
different,” he said softly after a few minutes of
silence.
I looked at him for a second then
looked back at what I was doing. “I’m fine,” I lied. The truth was
I was in hell. I didn’t understand what I was feeling and I felt
like I couldn’t breathe every time I looked at him.
“ Good, Abagail is
beautiful, great job on the delivery,” he said amused.
I smiled. “It’s more of a wait and
catch sort of thing.”
He grinned. “I could see that. Well I
will leave you alone. If you need me just call.”
I nodded and he left. I felt horrible.
I didn’t want him to leave. I wished he wasn’t such an
ass.
Over the next week I went back to
Maggie’s. Working and learning from her kept me busy. It kept my
mind off of Dominic as much as possible until I saw one of his
pictures or Maggie mentioned him. I stood at the counter making
Maggie and me a cup of tea. I hadn’t seen Dominic since the night
in Maggie’s kitchen. It was probably for the best. I didn’t want to
know who he was seeing or what he was doing. Another woman had just
had her baby, a little boy this time. I found out that Maggie was
also the healer for surrounding packs not just Dominic’s pack which
I thought was neat. The woman we had tonight was from one of the
other packs.
Maggie came into the kitchen and
smiled. “Oh tea sounds so nice. It gets so hectic this time of
year.” She made it sound like it was difficult, but I could hear
the happiness in her voice. She loved what she did.
“ I agree,” I said and
smiled.
She looked over at me. “What is wrong
with you?” she asked and her smile faltered a little.
I shook my head. “I’m a little tired
lately that’s all.” I had been tired. I figured working all the
time and barely sleeping was the cause.
“ Well you can go home early
tonight, if you like,”