nancy werlocks diary s02e14 (5 page)

“He’ll get another assignment. He’s almost completely recovered from what happened. He’s going to be fine, Houston.”

“We should send him something. Fruit basket or flowers or whatever you send brownies?”

“The Agency doesn’t give out employee addresses. I did ask. They passed on our well-wishes.”

“Doesn’t seem like enough. He almost died.”

“It’s over.”

“I know.” He drops the invoice back onto the table. “I know.”

“Houston?”

“It was a year ago tomorrow that April, that Vivika’s body, died. Aunt Ruth still doesn’t know.”

“She can never know. It would be devastating to her.”

“I know that. God, I would never tell her. No good comes of it. There is no good way to tell someone, ‘By the way, your evil sister possessed your infant’s body in a mad quest for immortality.’ It’s just…she wants to go visit the grave and…I don’t want to go. If I tell her I don’t want to go she’ll get upset. The holidays were bad last year. April. My accident. I don't want to cause her stress, but I'm stressed."

“Funerals are for the living, and so are graves. Go with your aunt for
her
. It has nothing to do with Vivika. Be there for her knowing that Vivika will never hurt anyone again, and that is because of you.”

“You’re right. You should have been a family counselor.”

“You are such a smart ass.”

Houston finally smiles. “I have a reputation to keep up.” He sighs and looks down at the invoice. “These holidays are just going to suck.”

“Do you guys have plans for Thanksgiving?”

"Aunt Ruth said she's cooking, but her heart’s not in it. My cousin Terri is going with her parents down to North Carolina to visit family down there.”

“Why don’t you all come here?”

“Here? You want my aunt and uncle to have Thanksgiving off of paper plates?”

“They’re nice plates. I think it would be good for you all to be around other people and not fixate on the past. And if I do end up inviting Laurie’s parents, having your aunt and uncle here will be one more reason for Darlene to keep her mouth shut about magic. So bonus.”

“I’ll ask them. You might be right. But can I make a request?”

“What?”

“Can we
not
have turkey?”

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