He handed the rest to Beth and she did the same. Noah activated his magic and grasped their hands. The air around them shimmered, their bodies becomin... faint, like they were shrouded in a heat haze. They became like mirages of their true selves. Oath and Beth voiced their shock as they looked at each other, and the fact that Noah could hear them was concerning. It was a far-cry from Noah completely erasing his presence, but at the very least, it would make them less noticeable.“This takes a lot. Mind if we tackle a couple of things now?”“Sure, go ahead.”“We’re having a wedding, not eloping?”I chuckled, “Yes, and I swear the real reason is I want to do you honor. Has abso-lute-ly nothing to do with Mom wanting a new hat.”She pretended to give me the evil eye, but ended up giggling. “Okay, I do believe you. Just about.”“Okay, so both reasons are true. But I still want to marry you ‘in front of God and this congregation’, right?”“Right! Uh, I know I ruled out any of my immediate family,. .................'Katie where are you at, are you home?" Sam called out as he walked in the door from school making sure that his little sister had made it home from her school safe. "Just a minute cookie!! I'm coming, I'm here." Katie responded in a panic as she pulled her shorts back up with a deep blush spreading across her cheeks, she hurried out of bed wondering how she missed the sound of her favorite and only big brothers old car that he had gotten when he turned sixteen last month pull. ”She encouraged me to drink some more chocolate.“I’m going to put his wet things in the dryer,” Milena said. “I’ll be right back.”Deb sat down and put her arm around me.“Mike, can we call someone? A friend? Your parents? A counselor?”“I don’t want to talk,” I protested. “Not to anyone. I just want to be left alone.”Milena came back and sat down.“He’s still in shock, Mil. What should we do?”“Let’s get him to lie down and then figure it out.”She took the mug from my hand and set it down. The two.