and I tried to remember how nice it had been
”Maybe,” Vai agreed, though her tone was kinder, filled with the sort of amusement that came from having children who needed more than ‘checking up’ on. ”I’d ground you both, but that wouldn’t stop you,” she joked, joining him with hammer in hand to hopefully get the porch roof reinforced with little difficulty. ”The closest I think I’ve seen is a bad storm - probably not even an almost-hurricane.” Vai failed not to sound at least a little excited about it; having never experienced anything like a monsoon, this would be interesting to say the least.
Still, her smile faded somewhat at his remark about Felix, the witch nodding her agreement. ”It is,” she said. ”Though he hasn’t really... grown up.” She shrugged, not knowing how much had been mentioned about her toddler-who-wasn’t. ”Either way, he’s quite taken with the place. I imagine he won’t remember what being lonely is like before long.”
Still, her smile faded somewhat at his remark about Felix, the witch nodding her agreement. ”It is,” she said. ”Though he hasn’t really... grown up.” She shrugged, not knowing how much had been mentioned about her toddler-who-wasn’t. ”Either way, he’s quite taken with the place. I imagine he won’t remember what being lonely is like before long.”
a long long time ago
but I couldn’t remember
Vervain
