MORE Silly Our Life AU Stuff: My Girlfriend is a Witch, But I’m Just a Marine Biologist!!!
Thanks for the love on the previous post! Honestly, this is a fun way for me to just jot down fun, silly things in a more informal way than I usually do. It’s a great break from the corporate writing I do as a day job, too, haha.
I’m not sure if we’ll flow in any sort of timeline with My Girlfriend is a Witch, But I’m Just a Marine Biologist, let alone any particular style, but I think that’s OK, don’t you? Something fun and organic.
And who knows what the future may look like, right?
For now, I’ll address an elephant-in-the-room question: How did Cove learn that Sai was a witch?
Well…it was already a magical night, after all
Dating for the last year and hiding her magic and introducing the people from her coven and any other folks involved in the life as non-magical folk had been exhausting for Sai.
Of course, she didn’t get to have a dramatic reveal to Cove – “Look, honey, I’m a witch!” – with flashy fanfare and effects. Nor did Sai even have a more mundane ‘he caught me enchanting a wood spoon to stir the soup for me’ or ‘I accidentally lit up a dark room with a bauble of light’.
It was a simple, quiet moment, lying comfortably in his arms after making love for the first time. (Sai had never pressured Cove to have sex yet it only took him two months after a mutual love confession for Cove to initiate.) He had been tracing soft circles on the back of her shoulder blades, smoothing her long hair away and kissing at the curve of her neck, while they listened to the timbre of rain against the window glass.
The blue-green of his ocean tattoo cradled her cheek. He was her personal ocean, beach, and sky. Seeing how soft his aquamarine eyes peered into hers made her chest ache with love and further longing. It was now or never.
Her heart hammered. They’d said “I love you” and had just made love – and she knew she had to tell Cove now before their relationship got any more serious or they fell any deeper in love with each other.
Sai’s voice was soft against the now-familiar span of Cove’s shoulder.
“Cove?” She waited until his eyes shone with focus, eyebrows knitting up with unspoken curiosity. Her tongue pressed against the middle of her pursed lips. “I…”
Stars and stones, this is hard…
Her eyes met his again. She felt tears prickle at the corners of her eyes.
Concerned, Cove gently cupped her cheek, soothing the tears away with the pad of his thumb. “You can tell me anything, Sai. I love you.”
That broke her already fragile heart. If he rejected her now…
Sai wasn’t sure she could endure it. But she couldn’t lie by omission. Not any longer.
“I’m a witch, Cove,” whispered Sai, finally. She waited. He peered at her, expression gentle and serene. She went on. “Not just a religious witch like I’ve always shown you and the others. I mean…I can use magic. Real actual magic. I know that sounds nuts! But it’s true.”
She sat up quickly, dislodging herself from the comforting warmth and feeling just how cold the November rain had made the room.
Still, Cove simply watched her. Even as she spread her arms wide and transformed his bedroom ceiling into a velvety black night sky, bright with a spray of silvery, twinkling stars.
And still, Cove simply watched.
Trembling, Sai looked to him. Why wasn’t he saying anything?
Seeming to understand her silent question, Cove sat up and pulled her into his arms. “I…kinda figured you were.”
It was her turn to remain silent. He knew?
Cove continued. “You did a really good job at hiding it, and so did most of your friends and family you introduced me to. Oh, but, don’t think I’m saying any of them blew it. I mean, those triplets your sorta-aunt is keeping need to work on not, you know, implying stuff so much but…”
Smiling, Cove pecked the top of her head. “You always seemed magical. And, out of the corner of my eye, I always swore I saw something. I just didn’t know what. So…this doesn’t surprise me.”
Tears welled up in Sai’s eyes, faster than she could quell them. Like cool ocean waves on a hot summer day, relief washed over her.
“...You’re pretty observant, Cove Holden.”
Cove’s grin widened. “Yeah, I can be so.”
“So humble, too,” she said with a shaky laugh.
“I’m sure…” he paused, seeming to choose his words carefully, “...your people endured a lot of unwarranted hatred and persecution.”
“Salem was no picnic,” agreed Sai. “My mom’s from the Bishop line, actually.”
“Wow…” Cove chuckled. “I’m sure you expected me to freak out more – and maybe I would’ve if I didn’t already, you know, have this sense about you and the magic. But I did so…I don’t know. It probably sounds crazy.” He turned his face towards their personal night sky. His expression was remarkably serene.”It doesn’t scare me at all. If anything, it’s really cool.”
That earned a relieved smile out of Sai. The final vestiges of anxiety were ebbing away. “I can do a lot more than that but I’m glad you like this. All things celestial body related are mainstays in my magical wheelhouse. It’s not all I can do but it is my specialty.”
Cove marveled. “I want to hear all about it.” His voice was eager, like a little kid. His eyes sparkled. “Can you tell me more about it?”
Sai leaned up and rubbed noses with him, making her adorable, huge, hunky surfer/scientist boyfriend giggle. “Anything you want.”
“Then…are there specialties?”
Wrapping her arms around his neck and holding close to him, Sai kissed his cheek. “Cosmic. I’m a cosmic witch.”
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