Noah had been out in the parking lot for a while now. The Limerick was quiet today, probably because they’d been closed for three days in a row and people didn’t know if they were open or not. Olivia tried not to stress herself out with that, though. They’d only been open for a little […]

“Do you think Noah would be up for trying to contact Billy today?” Andrew looked at Iris, unable to even think of a polite answer to that. But apparently the disapproving stare was enough, because she wilted slightly as he continued to look at her in silence. “It’s been about eighteen hours,” he finally said. […]

Iris half loved, half hated being the one to deliver the news to Vivien. Not that she necessarily had to say anything, even after she’d spent the car ride over thinking about how she would do it. The second she arrived at the Countess, she spotted Vivien in the gardens behind the building, strolling through […]

Two hours later, Celine and Noah were setting up in Olivia’s living room. Noah wasn’t sure how to feel about this plan. Vivien’s attempts to undo whatever the hell she’d done to him had left him feeling vaguely itchy throughout his body, like it didn’t fit quite right. But none of his supposed memories had […]

Vivien looked elegantly skeptical as she assessed Noah, who was sitting across from her at a small table in one of the many parlors off of the Countess’s main foyer. Noah, on the other hand, looked politely confused as Vivien stared him down. Olivia knew it ultimately had to be his decision to try to […]

Missy was working at the front desk of the Countess when Iris walked into the blissfully cool main foyer. “Iris, hey!” Missy said with a broad smile. “Is Vivien here?” Missy’s smile faded. “I really can’t give out that information, Iris,” she said. “What’s going on?” “She hurt my friend,” Iris said. “And she needs […]

Throwing up wouldn’t help anyone. And besides, Andrew hadn’t eaten enough to have anything in the tank for vomiting anyway. As he walked into Iris’s shop, there was an elderly woman at the register, apparently digging for coins as Iris waited patiently. She turned and saw him. “Three dollars is nothing,” she said to the […]

Noah was out in the backyard when Celine arrived. Olivia let her in and she looked around at them all. “Protections are still really strong in here,” she said to Andrew, who was sitting with Mia on the couch, trying to seem enthused about the book they were reading together. Andrew nodded to her. “Thanks.” […]

Andrew looked so good and so present and God, Noah didn’t know if he wanted to kiss him or not. He did, however, want to yell at him and couldn’t see any real reason not to do so as they stood in this somewhat familiar kitchen, looking at each other. “Five years!” he snapped. “Five […]

Dr. Degas was at the reception desk when they got to the clinic, waiting alongside her confused assistant. “Noah,” Dr. Degas said gently. “Thank God, we were all getting worried.” He looked at Olivia, confused. But she just patted him on the shoulder. “Go with her,” she said. “She’s just going to check you over.” […]