I said, “None of that, thank you. It’s our first day married, no ominousness.” I pressed my fingers to my temples again.
He stood, “This is some devilry. I am goin’ tae go check outside.”
Jen winced, “It’s like a frequency.” She banged her head with the butt of her hand. Then said, “That worked.”
I said, “Nah, it just faded.”
Jen said, “Weird, what was that?”
“Nothing. Just — static, maybe.”
“Like air static?”
I said, “You know what I mean.”
But the air still felt charged, as if an electrical storm, somewhere, was about to build.
And that was not good.
Torin returned from the porch. “Ye notice tis done?”
I nodded.
He said, “Och, I daena like it one bit.”
Jen said, “Yeah, it didn’t feel natural, that felt like some kind of time travel business, and y’all need to keep that to yourself. But, now that breakfast is over, hate to eat and run, but I should go, I got errands to run. I’ll tell Andrew and the gang about your party tomorrow.”
“Tell Cooper to come, it’ll be all right.”
“I’m not entirely sure, you guys do have the flush of love on you. It’s all I can do to get through breakfast.”
I said, “You don’t like that we love each other?”
“It’s just that you’re so goofy about it.”
She stood up. “I’m leaving my plates. You’ll have to clean up, or ask your housekeeper to. But I love you, I’m happy for you, happy for you too, Torin. Lexi is the best person I know, make sure you take good care of her.”
Torin said, “I will.”
She smiled. “You answered that very seriously, I meant in the bedroom, take care of her between the sheets.”
I said, “Oh, girlfriend, he already has.”
Torin shook his head, “Och the two of ye hae scandalous tongues.”
Jen said, “True that.” She kissed me on the cheek, then went and kissed Torin on the cheek too, “You’re my brother-in-law now!”
As she left she petted Dude and said over her shoulder, “If your brother comes back, just you know, invite me over. I need to see something.”
I raised my brow. “What do you need to see?”
“If he’s as hot as I remember, bye bye!”
She left the kitchen and then the house.
“Doesit bother you that we have ‘scandalous tongues’?”
“Nae, ye hae a great wit. Again I think tis a benefit, I will turn it against m’enemies.”
