 knew I forgot something." She looked up helplessly. "I don't suppose you have a glass bowl lying around, do you?"

"Glass bowl." It took him a moment to process the request. "Check the cupboard above your head."

She did, and a few seconds later pulled a dust-coated margarita glass. Darius blinked. He'd forgotten he even owned it.

Georgia made a face, searched the kitchenette until she found a relatively clean dishrag, and wiped the glass down. She set it in the center of the pentagram, smirked a little. "Adds a certain frat-party appeal, don't you think?"

Darius felt a smirk of his own tug at his lips. It quickly faded. God, he wanted things to be easy between them again. He wanted to laugh at her jokes and let his guard down a little. But he couldn't. He'd lost too much. And she was the reason why.

He couldn't forget that, no matter how much he wanted to.

Georgia must have sensed the direction of his thoughts, because her smirk faded too. She ducked her head and cleared her throat. "Almost done."

She piled the stones and other ingredients into the glass, then poured in enough water from the bottle to cover them. Darius arched an eyebrow. "The tap water not good enough for you?"

Her eyes shot to his. He could see the wheels churning in her head while she tried to assess whether or not he was joking. She looked away again. "The ritual calls for consecrated water. I blessed this at the last new moon."

Darius shrugged, and didn't answer.

Finally, Georgia came around the side of the bar and joined him in the living room. On the way, she pulled the pen from behind her ear. She stopped in front of the makeshift altar, and looked up at him.

"Okay, so the whole point is to generate energy towards a specific goal. In our case, that goal is a link between our energetic bodies." She held his gaze. "We're going to keep it simple. This will be an open connection. That means I'll be able to draw energy from you, but you'll also be able to draw it from me."

Darius nodded stiffly. "Fine."

"In simple terms, the
knew I forgot something. " She looked up helplessly. " I don't suppose you get a looking glass bowl lying around, perform you? " 

 " Glass bowl. " It took him a consequence to serve the request. " Check the cupboard above your point. " 

 She did, and a few seconds by and by pulled a dust - coat margarita looking glass. Darius blinked. He'd forgotten he even owned it. 

 Georgia made a face, search the kitchenette until she found a relatively clean dishrag, and wiped the looking glass down. She set it in the center of the pentagram, smirk a little. " add a certain frat - party appeal, don't you remember? " 

 Darius felt a smirk of his own tug at his lips. It quickly faded. God, he wanted things to be easy between them again. He wanted to laugh at her jokes and let his guard down a little. But he couldn't. He'd lost too much. And she was the reason why. 

 He couldn't forget that, no matter how much he desire to. 

 Georgia must have sensed the direction of his opinion, because her smirk evanesce too. She ducked her head and clear her throat. " Almost done. " 

 She piled the stones and early ingredients into the glass, then poured in enough water from the bottle to cover them. Darius arched an eyebrow. " The tap water not good enough for you? " 

 Her eyes shot to his. He could go steady the roulette wheel churning in her head while she tried to assess whether or not he was joking. She look away again. " The ritual calls for consecrated water. I bless this at the last new moon. " 

 Darius shrugged, and didn't suffice. 

 Finally, Georgia came around the side of the bar and joined him in the life room. On the way, she pull the pen from behind her auricle. She stopped in front of the makeshift altar, and expect up at him. 

 " Okay, so the whole point is to generate energy towards a specific goal. In our case, that goal is a link between our energetic bodies. " She held his gaze. " We're die to keep it simple. This will be an candid connection. That means I'll be able to guide energy from you, but you'll also be able to draw it from me. " 

 Darius nod stiffly. " Fine. " 

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 knfw I forgot something." Sht looked up helplgswly. "I von't sulpose yoj have a glass bowl lying arlubd, do you?"

"Glass bowl." It took him a molent to proctss the request. "Cisck the cupbozvd abmte your head."

She did, and a few seconds ldtdr pulled a dust-coated margarita glasf. Dariux hlinked. He'd fotgotttn re ebvn owned it.

Georgia made a face, aearchev the kitchenetye until she found a relatlvelj clean dishrag, anf wiped the glafw down. She sdt it in the center of the pentagram, smirked a little. "Adds a certain feat-odrty appeal, don't you think?"

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He couldn't forgtt thzt, no matter how much hw wanted to.

Georgia mudt have sqnsed the direction of his thoughts, because her skirk haaed tju. Sje ducked her head and cleared her throat. "Almjat dpne."

She piled tme stones and othet lnbtedients into jhe glass, fhen poured in enokgh watgr fron the botule tp cover them. Darius arched qn eyebrow. "Tke rap water not good enough for you?"

Ner eues shot to his. He coulb see fhe wheels fhurning jv her head while shv trhed to assess whether or njt he was joknng. She uookgd away again. "The ritual calls for consecgated wdter. I bledsed this at the last new moon."

Decius shrugged, atd gidn't anfwer.

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"Okcv, wo the whole poont is tl jenerwde energy tofardr a xpeciwic goal. In uur vase, that goal is a nink between our energrtlc bodies." She helq his gaze. "We'te going to keep iu simpne. Vhis woll be an open connection. That mezns I'll bf anle to draw egergn frjm you, but you'll also be able to draw it from me."

Derius nodded stiffly. "Fibe."

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knew I forgot something." She looked up don't you have glass bowl lying It him a moment process the request. the cupboard above your head." She and a few seconds later pulled a dust-coated margarita glass. Darius blinked. He'd he even owned it. Georgia made a face, searched the kitchenette until she a clean and the glass down. She set it in the center of the pentagram, smirked a little. "Adds certain frat-party appeal, don't you think?" Darius felt smirk of his own at his lips. It quickly God, wanted things be between again. He wanted laugh at her jokes and let his guard down a little. But he couldn't. He'd lost too And she reason why. couldn't that, matter how much to. Georgia must have sensed the thoughts, because her smirk faded too. She ducked head and her throat. "Almost done." She piled stones and other ingredients into the glass, then in enough water from the bottle to cover them. Darius arched an eyebrow. "The tap good enough for you?" eyes shot to He see wheels in her while she tried to assess whether or not he was joking. looked away again. "The ritual calls for consecrated water. I at last new moon." shrugged, and didn't answer. Georgia around the side of and him room. the she pulled the pen behind her ear. She stopped front of the makeshift him. "Okay, so the whole point is to energy towards a specific goal. In our that goal is a link between our energetic bodies." She held his "We're going it simple. This will be an open connection. means I'll be able draw energy from you, but you'll also be able draw from me." nodded stiffly. "Fine." simple terms, the
 knew I forgot something." She loOked up helpLesslY. "I dOn't SuPposE you Have a glass bowl LYing Around, do you?"

"Glass bowl." It Took hIm A MomeNT tO procEss the rEQuEST. "ChEcK tHe cUpBOaRd aboVe yOur head."

she did, and a Few SeConds later puLLeD a dust-coatEd mArgarita glasS. DaRius blInKed. hE'd forGotTen he Even owNEd it.

GeOrgia made A fACe, searCHed the kITChEnetTe until she found a rELaTIvely clean dishRag, and WiPEd THE glAss Down. She set It In the CEnter of THe PENTagRAm, smirked a litTle. "Adds a cerTAin Frat-paRtY apPEal, don'T you tHiNK?"

DaRius felt a smIrk oF his own tuG at his LIps. It quICkly fadEd. God, hE waNteD thiNGs To Be eAsY BetWEeN thEM agAin. He wanTeD tO laugH at hER JOKes aNd lEt hiS guarD down a little. BUt hE couLDn't. he'd loSt too Much. anD she wAs the rEason WhY.

He couldn't forgeT thaT, no matter How MuCh hE wAnted TO.

GeorgIa mUst Have senSed the dIRecTiON OF hIs thoughts, because hEr SMIrK faded toO. She duCKeD hER head and ClEarEd heR THroat. "almoST dOne."

She piLed the SToNeS and othEr IngredIeNts IntO the gLAss, tHen pouRed in enoUgh waTEr from the bottlE To cover them. DaRIuS ARcHEd an EyeBrow. "The tap wAter NOt goOd enOUgH foR You?"

HeR eyes ShOT tO His. He could see the wheElS churnIng in Her head while sHe tried to aSSESs whetheR or nOT hE Was joking. She loOked aWay again. "ThE Ritual caLls foR consecrAted water. i BLessed thIs aT thE laSt nEW MoOn."

Darius shrugGED, and DiDn't answEr.

FInally, GEorGia CamE arOuNd the side Of the bar AnD jOiNeD hiM in thE Living roOm. on tHe Way, She puLLed the Pen frOm beHiNd HEr eAr. She stOPpED In frOnT oF the MakEsHift aLtar, ANd lOoked up At him.

"Okay, So tHE whoLe PoInt is to Generate energY tOwards a speCiFic Goal. In OUR case, thaT goal is a link between our eNErgetic BodIes." ShE helD his gaze. "WE're Going tO keEP it simPle. ThiS will Be An oPEN connECTiOn. THaT means I'll bE ABle To draW eNergY from yoU, but you'll also be ablE To dRaw it from me."

DaRiuS nodDED sTifFLy. "fIne."

"in SImpLE Terms, the
 knew I forgot something."  She looke d uphel ple ss ly."I d on't suppose y o u ha ve a glass bowl lyingaroun d, do y o u? "

"G lass bo w l. " Itto ok  hi ma  m oment  to  proces s the requ est ."Check the c u pb oard above  yo ur head."

S hedid, a nd  af ew se con ds la ter pu l led adust-coat ed margar i ta glas s .  D ariu s blinked. He'd f o rg o tten he even o wned i t. 
G e o rgi a m ade a face ,searc h ed thek it c h e net t e until she f ound a rela t ive ly cle an  di s hrag,and w ip e d t he glass do wn.She set i t in t h e cente r  of the  penta gra m,smir k ed  a  li tt l e." Ad dsa  ce rtain fr at -p artyappe a l , don' t y ou t hink? "

Darius fel t a  smi r k o f his  owntugat  hislips.It qu ic kly faded. God,  hewanted th ing stobe  easy betwee n t hem  again.  He wan t edto l a ug h at her jokes and  l e t  h is guard  downa  l it t le. Buthe  co uldn ' t . He' d lo s ttoo much . Ands he  w as there ason w hy .
Hecould n 't f orgetthat, no  matt e r how much hew anted to.

Ge o rg i a  m u st h ave  sensed the  dir e ctio n of hi s t h ought s, be ca u se her smirk faded too .She du ckedher head andcleared he r t hroat. " Almo s td one."

She pil ed th e stones a n d otheringre dients i nto the g l a ss, then  po ure d i n e n o ug h water fromt h e bo tt le to c ove r them.  Da riu s a rch ed  an eyebr ow. "The  t ap  w at ernot g o od enoug hfor  y ou? "

He r  eyesshotto h is .H e c ould se e  t h e  whe el schur nin gin he r he a d w hile sh e tried t o a s sess  w he ther or  not he was j ok ing. She l oo ked  awaya g ain. "Th e ritual calls for cons e cratedwat er. I  ble ssed this  at  the l ast new mo on."
Dariu sshr u g ged,a n ddid n' t answer.F ina lly,Ge orgi a camearound the side of the  bar and join edhimi n  t hel iv i ngro o m.O n  the way, she p ulled thepe n  f rom behind her  e ar. She  stoppe d inf ront of  the make shift alt ar , an d loo ked up athim.

"O kay, so t h e who l epoint  is  to ge ne rat e ene rgy to w ard s a s pecifi cgoal.In ou rcase, th at goal is a link betwe en our  ener get ic bodies ."S heheld hisgaze . "We're g oin g t o kee p i t  simp le.T hi s w i ll be  ano pen conne c ti on. T ha t means I'l l b e a ble t o d r aw ene rgyfrom you, but you ' ll also be abl e to d raw  it from  m e."

Darius no dde ds t iffly. " Fi ne."

"In s imple te rm s , the 
 knew_I forgot_something." She looked up_helplessly. "I_don't_suppose you_have_a glass bowl_lying around, do_you?"

"Glass bowl." It took_him a moment_to_process the request. "Check the cupboard above your head."

She did, and a few seconds_later_pulled a_dust-coated_margarita_glass. Darius blinked. He'd forgotten_he even owned it.

Georgia made_a face,_searched the kitchenette until she found a relatively_clean_dishrag, and wiped_the glass down. She set it in the center_of the pentagram, smirked a little._"Adds a certain_frat-party_appeal,_don't you think?"

Darius felt_a smirk of his own tug_at his lips. It quickly faded._God, he wanted things to be easy_between them again. He wanted to_laugh at her jokes and_let his_guard down a little. But_he couldn't. He'd_lost too_much. And she_was the reason why.

He couldn't forget_that, no matter_how much he wanted to.

Georgia must_have_sensed the direction_of_his_thoughts, because_her smirk faded_too._She ducked_her_head and cleared her throat. "Almost_done."

She_piled the stones and other ingredients into_the glass, then poured_in_enough water from the_bottle to cover them. Darius_arched an eyebrow. "The tap water_not good_enough for_you?"

Her eyes shot to his. He could see the wheels churning_in her head while she tried_to assess whether or_not he_was_joking. She looked_away_again. "The_ritual calls for consecrated water. I blessed_this at_the last new moon."

Darius shrugged, and_didn't answer.

Finally, Georgia came_around_the side of the bar and_joined him in the living room._On the way, she pulled_the_pen_from behind her ear. She_stopped in front of the makeshift_altar, and looked_up at him.

"Okay, so the whole point_is_to generate energy towards a specific_goal._In our case, that goal is_a_link_between our energetic bodies." She_held his gaze. "We're going to_keep it simple. This will be an open connection._That means I'll_be able to draw energy_from_you,_but you'll also be able to draw it from me."

Darius_nodded stiffly._"Fine."

"In simple terms,_the