08-12-2025, 11:56 AM
Marta had come to watch. Seeing people do stuff with the power was so cool. She had her own abilities, but she sometimes wished she could do the magic stuff too. Today wasn’t going to be so explosive though. They were learning how to combine powers. Marta stuck by Sterling. Quite a group had showed up, and among them was her. Cadence Mathis.
Of all things, Marta hadn’t expected that. Her favorite singer was here, and Marta felt her gaze going to the woman quite a bit before she looked away embarrassed. Marta knew it was rude of her to stare, but when Cadence caught one of her gazes and gave Marta a wink, she couldn’t help but giggle at the attention.
They began to work in small groups to practice connecting or linking or whatever it was called and Marta took a seat on the floor with splash. She began to look at some computer parts. She was beginning to make quite a bit of money between Sage’s gig and watching Lily. Ultimately she’d wait until after Christmas to see what she still needed after Ricky and Elyse got her some parts.
Then Nox entered dressed in very little, and as he began to dance, she felt her gaze move towards him. It wasn’t his lack or dress or attractiveness that drew her to him. She never seemed to have any sort of attraction towards men who were much older than she was. She wondered if that had to do with her trauma. No - it was the scent of nothing that stood out in this crowd. That drew her attention.
Marta looked away feeling her cheeks heat up in embarrassment. She hadn’t looked because of his lack of clothing, but most would probably think that was why she did. Once again, it was also rude. Marta thought of Matias and how he was praying for her friend. For some reason she felt it was a big deal that Matias was praying too. Why - she didn’t know. It was odd she had found a friend in a former member of one of the cartels, but she was glad for his prayers for Nox.
She looked up and saw Jared moving towards Emily. He gave her a questioning look and a thumbs up, asking if she was okay. She returned the thumbs up with a small smile. Jared gave her a nod, but his scent gave away that he knew something was up, but wouldn’t press unless she asked. Marta heard Emily say something about being pregnant earlier. She had a feeling Jared would be a good dad.
Marta closed her laptop and set it aside. Splash took the laptops position by placing her head in Marta’s lap. Marta began to stroke the wolf’s head and scratch behind her ears.
Of all things, Marta hadn’t expected that. Her favorite singer was here, and Marta felt her gaze going to the woman quite a bit before she looked away embarrassed. Marta knew it was rude of her to stare, but when Cadence caught one of her gazes and gave Marta a wink, she couldn’t help but giggle at the attention.
They began to work in small groups to practice connecting or linking or whatever it was called and Marta took a seat on the floor with splash. She began to look at some computer parts. She was beginning to make quite a bit of money between Sage’s gig and watching Lily. Ultimately she’d wait until after Christmas to see what she still needed after Ricky and Elyse got her some parts.
Then Nox entered dressed in very little, and as he began to dance, she felt her gaze move towards him. It wasn’t his lack or dress or attractiveness that drew her to him. She never seemed to have any sort of attraction towards men who were much older than she was. She wondered if that had to do with her trauma. No - it was the scent of nothing that stood out in this crowd. That drew her attention.
Marta looked away feeling her cheeks heat up in embarrassment. She hadn’t looked because of his lack of clothing, but most would probably think that was why she did. Once again, it was also rude. Marta thought of Matias and how he was praying for her friend. For some reason she felt it was a big deal that Matias was praying too. Why - she didn’t know. It was odd she had found a friend in a former member of one of the cartels, but she was glad for his prayers for Nox.
She looked up and saw Jared moving towards Emily. He gave her a questioning look and a thumbs up, asking if she was okay. She returned the thumbs up with a small smile. Jared gave her a nod, but his scent gave away that he knew something was up, but wouldn’t press unless she asked. Marta heard Emily say something about being pregnant earlier. She had a feeling Jared would be a good dad.
Marta closed her laptop and set it aside. Splash took the laptops position by placing her head in Marta’s lap. Marta began to stroke the wolf’s head and scratch behind her ears.