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Chapter 284
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| finish off my budget proposal and send it off to my co-owner. | THINK that Harry got some of his own work done, but I’m reallynot sure. After the new bright purple bean bag was delivered by a very confused delivery guy who hinted strongly that he wouldlike to know why a bar needed a beanbag urgently, I’m not sure that Harry got all that much done. He seemed to be distractedtaking selfies and texting someone. Probably that group chat of his. Ugh, | don’t want to think about that too much. Him sendingupdates of every part of our relationship feels almost intrusive, but at the same time it is kind of cute that he’s excitedly textinghis friends. | don’t have it in me to be actually upset by it.
A few days later the budget gets approved. My fabulous co-owner has agreed to pay half the expenses and already sent throughthe money! | get to work early in the morning to start the first of the decorations. |
n to make a collection of lanterns using Witches fire, they shouldn’t go out unless | choose to put them out AND they are fairlysafe. They're fueled by magic and my intent so unless | INTEND for them to be dangerous, they won't be. As it is, | plan to makethem so they will immediately go out should the lanterns be knocked over, opened or meddled with in any way. | want them tolook magical, not burn the place down. | also plan to make them in a few different colours. It's easy enough to adjust with theright potions. Today | can make the potion but | won’t be able to finish the potions as | haven't actually gotten any lanterns yet. |was going to search online later this afternoon and hope that | won't have to wait months for them to be delivered. My phonechimes and | check it, although | assume it’s Harry. | muted the text conversations from my family and Simon so really he’s theonly person who contacts me regularly right now.
Distraction- Knock knock, delivery!
Okay... | head to the front and all | can see is a large cardboard box being carried by who | assume is Harry, but the box is solarge | can’t actually SEE his face. | unlock the door quickly and let him in.
“What in the world is in that box?” | ask as he sets it down on one of the tables with a heavy thud and a slight clattering sound.“lm amazing.” Harry declares. | raise an eyebrow.
“| AM, my friend Amber called me this morning and told me that | should stop by this old
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antique store on the other side of town right away. | did as she suggested and... tah dah!” He flips the box open and inside is aset of about ten gorgeous, ornate lanterns.
“Wow these are perfect!” | can’t help but gush. | want to jump up and down and clap my hands. They're way better than anything| would have found online.
“| told you I’m amazing!” Harry preens. | can’t help but tease him a little.
“Amber... isn’t that your Oracle friend? Shouldn't she be the one getting the credit for this? I'll have to thank her.” | grin at himand Harry pouts.
“| deserve gratitude too! | drove over an hour to pick these up. Besides, you wouldn’t even KNOW about them if | wasn’t such agood friend to Amber!” He whines. | finally give in to my excitement and launch myself at him in a hug.
“| know, Thankyou Harry! Now we can make the lanterns today. We might even have them. ready in time for tonight!” Harry hugsme tightly and | relax against him. I’ve discovered in the last few days that Harry really does give amazing hugs. It’s like hecommits completely to every hug and he never ever lets go first.
Acouple hours later, the potion is completed and Harry is carefully filling the lanterns with it. They’re all laid out on theworkbench and | am desperately hoping that | don’t mess them up. Making a potion that creates fire is easy enough, and a spellfor fire is also no big deal, but making safe, controlled fire is a much bigger task. The potion base is because | don’t want to haveto be constantly charging them with magic and the spell aspect is to shape the fire to my intent. If all goes to plan they will becompletely safe, gorgeous and very clearly magical. -lanterns and they should burn nearly indefinitely unless | put them out orthey are disturbed
in which case | will need to reset them and remake the potion. Harry fills the last lantern then sits back.08“Are we... done?” He asks incredulously.
‘Very nearly. | just have to cast the actual spell now. Give me a minute, | need to focus.” | answer optimistically. Harry quiteliterally covers his own mouth with both hands stacked one over the other and | snort out a laugh. Is it really that hard for him tostay quiet for five minutes? | turn my back to Harry, mostly because he is entirely too distracting and | focus on my spell. Fiveminutes later, the lanterns flicker to life in a burst of colourful sparks. | chose
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to make green, pink, purple, blue and naturally coloured lanterns. I’m hoping the colour combination won't look too silly in theroom and will actually just look cool. | complete the spell and stand there in silence for a second. It’s not until | turn to Harry witha huge grin on my face that he removes his hands from his mouth and lets out a huge cheer.
“You did it!” He says, sounding elated. He picks me up in a hug and spins me around the room, being careful of the bench andother items in the room after | lectured him so much
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my arms around his neck, pull himcloser and kiss him. | want to blamethe excitement, the heat of themoment or even his magic arcucan pretty muck:atva feelslinhtering through me, but if | ambeing totally honest, none of thosereasons are why | am kissing him. I’mkissing Harry quite simply because |want to. I've wanted to kiss him forweeks, and he was just right there infront of me. | want it, he wants it, sowhat's the harm? The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
Harry lets out a sound of muffled surprise but he doesn’t drop me or pull back. Instead his grip tightens on me and he hitches meup so that | can reach him easier. | kiss him until we’re both breathless then finally pull back. Harry holds me tight against hischest and my feet are nowhere near the floor. Harry is staring at me with a combination of confusion and awe. | push against himand he carefully slides me down his body until | can reach the floor. | shakily take a few steps back and turn away from him tocheck that the lanterns are undisturbed. | feel Harry step close behind me and he loops his arms around my waist in a loosehug.
“Not that I’m complaining, but what exactly was the reason for that? | only ask because I’d love a repeat performance and if thereis anything | can do to increase my chances | want to know.” He speaks casually, but there’s a seductive edge to his tone and |can feel his breath in my hair. | turn in his arms to face him, blushing red.
“Would you believe me if | said it was a fluke?” | joke awkwardly. Harry raises an eyebrow and. shakes his head firmly.
“| might have believes it for the first few seconds, but once we hit the minute mark it started to feel very much intentional.” Hegrins at me and | groan. | shouldn't have kissed him first, now he’s going to be impossible!
3/4Cam 41- Fire and flukes“You didn’t answer my question.” He presses on.
“What do | need to do to arrange a repeat? Because | could always-” | reach up, grab his collar, yank him down and press mylips against his in a brief kiss. | release him and push him away from me, needing a little distance. | pick up two of the lanterns totake them out to start placing them around the bar. Harry does the same, seemingly stunned into silence. It’s (not until I’mplacing the final lantern when he finds his tongue.
“I've figured it out. | stayed silent and you kissed me, | talk too much and you kiss me again. You're just kissing me to shut meup.” He declares, although he doesn’t appear all that bothered by the conclusion. | stare at him, daring him to object. He holds uphis hands in a
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“Hey, I’m all for it. | always have plenty to say so | look forward to you silencing me whenever you like.” He winks at me and | rollmy eyes.
“Harry... Shut up and help me get this place cleaned up. We open in an hour.”