She hoisted the smaller woman into her strong arms and effortlessly carried her to the bed.Lisa was stunned at how strong Shelly was. She wrapped her ...rms around the big cop's thick neck as Shelly carried her across the room and looked into the older woman's pretty blue eyes. She felt something unexplainable, an epiphany of sorts as though she was were she belonged. She kissed Shelly softly and, despite the warm temperature of the room, goose bumps covered her nearly naked body.Shelly lowered. " She responds insincerely. "Wait, here's some money in case you need it." Ray blurts out as he takes out his wallet. He hands her some cash. "Dad... It's fine, keep it." She looks back to him. "No, take it. Please just take it, in case you need it for anything or if you guys go out." Ray insists."Thanks." Emmy smiles slightly to him. "Bye." She opens the door and gets out."Bye, sweetie." Ray says loudly as she slams the passenger door. He watches her walk to the house, feeling a bit anxious,. He stood against the wall for a moment, glad that she was okay, and glad that no one was actually in the house, since he never stopped to grab anything to fight off a would-be attacker. He pushed himself off the wall, and leaned down on the floor to wake her up. ‘Kayla, Kay,’ he called out to her as he tried to wake her. She swung out towards him, almost taking his head off, when he grabbed her by the arms, essentially pinning her down. He began to gently shake her. ‘Kayla, wake up baby.. It wasn't too complicated, just up a winding road that GPS couldn't always detect. The witch had a good amount of land, the wildlife flourishing. It was clear she maintained a large garden, and a variety of different animal species had found themselves drawn there.Jessica knew she was here on planet earth, but this person's home seemed otherworldly. Sure, she'd seen well cared for gardens before, but something about this witch's land was more ethereal. Something she didn't have words.