The Responsible Witch (The Ward Witches) Read Free

extra for visitors. She was one of the many advantages of not living at the Coven House, though to be honest, Skylar came years after she and Leo had decided to get their own place. Still, revisionist history could work sometimes.
    With his usual sense of perfect dinner timing, Leo came in the door just as Skylar was plating the food. Dymphna wasn't sure whether it was his air magic that let him know when to get there or if he had some kind of other internal timer, but it worked. Tonight they were having salmon with lemon and dill with a Caesar salad on the side. Skylar had also made a carrot cake from scratch to celebrate Dymphna's first full day of sabbatical.
    “ How was work?” Dymphna asked between bites. One thing that was for sure was that before Skylar, she had never eaten this good regularly. They had existed on mostly drive thru and delivery food.
    “ It was fine. I was in the clinic all day, so I got to talk to people. I had a few come back for their first follow-up, and it's good to see how much they like the work. Positive follow-ups are always good, but there's something about that first time they come back feeling better that makes it special.”
    “ As an air witch, don't you feel people's pain when you're working on them?” Rita asked. “Wouldn't that dissuade you from doing what you do?”
    “ It did, at first. But as an air witch, I also can feel what people want. Being able to see their ideal self-image makes me one of the most sought-after plastic surgeons in the area. I can put that extra effort into giving them what they want when they can't necessarily put it into words.”
    “ That makes sense,” she said, nodding.
    “ But more importantly, how was not working?” Leo asked, turning to Dymphna. “How did the workaholic like her first day off?”
    “ It was weird. I'm so used to working all the time, even on the weekends. Knowing that there was nothing for me to do was a really odd sensation. I'm glad Skylar and Rita were here to help me not be bored or restless.”
    “ We're going to have to teach you how to do that all by yourself so that you can continue this even after you go back to work,” Skylar commented. “And if you'd like, I'll teach you how to cook and do some of the other things around here I'm having trouble doing while I'm big as a house.”
    “ I'd like that, yes. I do remember that your and Fiona's pregnancies were a supposed reason for why I needed to take a sabbatical. I can help you more on your infusions, and maybe take some of the work of Justin and Rita by doing Fiona's as well.”
    “ I'll be more than willing to give that over to you,” Rita said. “That woman doesn't know how to keep still. Even while I'm trying to help her, she's trying to do her Duchess work. She should be on bed rest, but she doesn't seem to understand that bed rest means no laptop that allows her to sneak in work.”
    They all laughed. Since Fiona had married Seb and become his Duchess, she put everything into the job. Being pregnant wasn't dissuading her from working hard. She was further along than Skylar, due in about a month.
    “ It certainly runs in the family,” Leo managed to get out.
    “ We're going to have a lot of babies around,” Dymphna observed. “Melanie's twins, Skylar's twins, and Fiona's one will all be under a year old. It's going to be a crazy time for the family that has survived so many years without any children.”
    “ I think you're going to love it,” Skylar predicted. “As long as you don't scare them away, I really think you'll enjoy being an aunt.”
    “ Better an aunt than a mother,” she retorted.
    “ I think you'll change your tune when you meet the right man,” Skylar added softly.
    “ Marriage and bonding is fine for all of you,” Dymphna said. “But it's not for me. I've never even had a boyfriend, and I don't miss it. I'm happy for all of you, but that doesn't mean I'm ever going to bond or have kids.” Her tone was so deadly serious that