Zovah heard the knock at the door as she set the kettle on the stove, pleasantly relaxed and looking forward to a quiet afternoon trying to write. Opening the door, her jaw dropped and a smile lit up her face.
“Catha is it really you?” Zovah whispered in hope and amazement.
“It’s me Zovah, I’ve missed you.” Catha responded with joy.
Zovah started to cry tears of joy and threw herself into Catha’s waiting arms. Catha caught her and started crying herself.
Jonas smiled at the weeping women, shaking his head in amusement. “Alright ladies, I’ll leave you to then shall I? Lovely to see you Zo.” He waved and set out for his in-laws the sounds of weeping, laughter, and excited chatter following him as he strolled away from the two woman.
“No one told me that you were here, I thought you and Jonas had settled somewhere else.” The words were tripping over themselves as Zovah tried to get all her questions out at once.
The kettle began to whistle inside, “Let’s go get the kettle and have a cup of tea and catch up” Catha suggested propelling her childhood best friend through her front door.
Zovah made tea by memory and handed a cup to Catha. “I am stunned, thrilled don’t misunderstand me but I’m stunned. Not one person in this lovely village spilled the beans. I think it’s the first time the whole village has kept a secret for as long as I can remember.” There was laughter behind her words and sheer joy.
Catha smiled, “I know. Mom and Dad told everyone that if they so much as hinted at it, then they would unleash Crispin upon the village when he had missed a nap.”
Zovah laughed out loud and just barely missed snorting tea through her nose. “Well that explains why not so much a whisper of a hint was sent my way. Are you here to stay or just visiting? I’ve missed you.”
“Nope, we are home to stay. Jonas and I went looking for some place to settle down earlier. Hermonia decided to pester her grandparents into telling her all about Buttercup.”
“Oh, so she must be the adorable tiny blonde slip I saw Roland carrying earlier.”
“That would be her, I imagine she is peacefully dreaming of dragons right about now. But I imagine that as soon as she awakes, she is going to start asking questions about you.”
Zovah smiled. “She did look immensely curious earlier when she saw me. But before she could ask me a question she fell asleep on your dad’s shoulder.”
Catha smiled, “Just wait until you meet her. I’ll let you decided for yourself. Now what’s happened in the last three years?”
The two best friends settled into for a long chat.
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