The next morning was busy and Sorcha barely had a chance to say hi to any of her co-workers. She finally got a break around 10 when she could actually breathe and slow down a little. Sorcha made her trip round about the hospital before she headed back to her desk. Calleach stopped her as she went by his office. Sorcha reversed direction so that she could peek into his office.
"What kind of coffee do you like from Old Blue's?"
Sorcha leaned against the door frame as she studied Calleach who had given her his undivided attention. "It all depends on what I'm in the mood for. I like their lattes and frappes."
"Name the one you get the most."
"A small chai tea latte with whatever milk they make it with." Sorcha narrowed her eyes at Calleach. "Why do you ask?"
Calleach shrugged as he went back to work. "Just curious."
Sorcha didn't believe him and her intuition was correct when the next day Calleach handed her a cup of coffee. She gave him a smile and that became their morning routine. They hung out a few more times, but nothing very serious till Sorcha asked Calleach if he'd like to go with her to a full moon ritual. Calleach jumped at the chance which surprised Sorcha. He seemed to really want to go and see what Sorcha believed in.
"Please keep an open mind." Sorcha reminded Calleach as she drove them far out into the county to one of her coven mate's house.
"I promise," Calleach said as he studied the darkened landscape. "How far out in the country are we?"
"We're about twenty miles from town by the time you add all the miles together. This land belongs to Abigail's aunt. It's a safe place to meet and no one ever comes out this way. It's not prime real estate and Abigail's aunt is a little crazy so people don't like to associate with her."
"I have family like that. They are fun to be around."
Sorcha laughed as she pulled into the farmyard. There were already half a dozen vehicles parked there. A group of people stood around a fire and Sorcha headed towards them with Calleach in tow. A chorus of hellos greeted Sorcha as she was enveloped in hugs. This is why she came, to feel the love that these men and women gave her. Sorcha introduced Calleach to her coven and Sorcha was happy that her cousins were there so that Calleach knew someone besides her.
The rest of the night passed in a heady blur like it always did. There was just so much that went on that in the morning you went over in your head what happened or in Sorcha's case, she writes everything down in her journal. The morning after was always a struggle for Sorcha to pull herself out of bed mostly because she wouldn't get home till about 3am or later.
Sorcha snuggled into the warm softness of her bed. She let out a sigh and worked on going back to sleep. She knew it was morning from the amount of sunlight that filtered through her windows. Her mind played over the night before and it had been a good night. Full moon celebrations always were. A smile curved about Sorcha's lips as she remembered Calleach and how easy he had accepted what they did.
The smell of something cooking woke Sorcha up later. She glanced at the clock and saw that it was half past ten. Sorcha looked about her room sleepily before she threw the covers off and climbed out of bed. Sorcha didn't remember changing into one of her lace night gowns, but she'd done that before. Voices drifted up the stairs as Sorcha made her way towards the kitchen. She paused in the hallway and tried to make her hair a little bit more manageable before she stepped into the kitchen.
The sight she saw was one that shocked her. Calleach stood in nothing, but his jeans cooking breakfast listening to the radio. Sorcha leaned against the kitchen doorway watching him. Sorcha had thought him handsome before, but now he was just, wow. He was the epitome of sexy with his low slung jeans, bare feet, no shirt, and messy hair. Sorcha wasn't sure how long she stared at him till she finally managed to speak.
"It smells good in here."
Calleach turned around and gave her the sexiest smile she'd ever seen. "Thank you. I wasn't sure what you usually ate for breakfast so I did a variety of breakfast foods."
Sorcha stepped into the kitchen to accept the cup of coffee he handed her. Their hands touched and Sorcha blushed. Calleach smiled before he turned back to cooking breakfast. There was a grace in Calleach that Sorcha hadn't realized before.
"I like your accent. I wish you'd let it show through more."
"I've tried, but people find it hard to understand."
"Maybe that's because they aren't listening hard enough."
Calleach grunted as he flipped eggs on the stove. "How do you like your eggs?"
"I like the yolks runny please."
Sorcha watched Calleach cook. He was very graceful as he cooked. Sorcha had never realized before how he moved. He moved as if he was powerful and was conscious of that power. A gorgeous tattoo curled down Calleach's muscular back. It was Celtic in design and was filled with knots and swirls. It was beautiful and it made Sorcha curious as to how many tattoos Calleach had.
"If you like my accent so well I will try to let it come through when I'm around you."
Sorcha smiled over the rim of her coffee cup at Calleach. "I'd like that very much. I find men with accents very sexy."
Calleach turned and looked at her as he moved to grab some plates out of her cupboard. "Do you now? Does that mean that you find me super sexy?"
A laugh escaped Sorcha before she could stop it. She laughed harder when Calleach frowned at her. "You are the sexiest man I have ever seen. It's hard seeing you standing here shirtless in my kitchen and not wanting to run my hands over your muscles. If I was adventurous and brave, I'd say screw breakfast and I'll dine on you in the bedroom."
"I would gladly go for that," Calleach said with a sexy rumble in his voice.
Sorcha swallowed hard as Calleach turned to look at her with a plate full of food in one hand and a spatula in the other. He looked so damn hot that it was making Sorcha weak in the knees. Just as Sorcha opened her mouth to speak the trilling of her phone sounded from the living room. Sorcha gladly went in search of it. She gave a grateful sigh as she saw the name on the display.
"You have to figure out a way to keep Calleach." Zefora said as soon as Sorcha answered.
"Well hello to you too."
"I'm serious Sorcha. I wasn't sure about him when he took you to supper, but after last night I just know that he is the man for you."
"Come on Zefora," Sorcha said with a sigh as she sat on the arm of her couch so that she could look in the kitchen and watch Calleach cooking.
"Don't come on Zefora me, Sorcha. You are almost thirty and you're still a virgin for goodness sakes. You need to find yourself a hot guy and have some fun."
"I don't want to become like Ella, Zefora."
"And you won't," Zefora soothed. "You have more sense than to become your sister. I'm just saying that you can't let Calleach slip through your fingers. I think that he is the one for you."
"How do you know that?"
"Trust me," Zefora urged. "I have good intuition and right now my intuition is saying that you two would be perfectly happy together. Just give it a try."
Sorcha was distracted as Calleach set the table. "Okay, I'll try."
"You sound very distracted Sorcha. Did I catch you at a bad time?"
Sorcha didn't answer as she took a sip from her coffee stalling for time. "I woke up this morning to find Calleach making me breakfast." Sorcha made sure to speak softly so that Calleach couldn't hear.
"He spent the night."
"I guess so," Sorcha said with a shrug. "I don't remember much once getting home. You know how it is after a ritual."
"True, but did anything happen."
"I don't think so, but Calleach is super sexy without his shirt on."
"Shut up! You have to tell me more."
Sorcha laughed at the excitement in her cousin's voice. Calleach looked into the living room and mouthed that breakfast was served. Sorcha nodded and held up a finger motioning that she'd be right there. "I gotta go Zefora. Calleach said that breakfast is ready. How about we meet for coffee tomorrow?"
"We better, because I want to know everything."
Sorcha sighed. "I was afraid you'd say that."