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finally turned the horses in the direction of the house. It was around mid-afternoon when they reached the stables.
    They didn’t have to wait long before they heard lively conversation and laughter. Looking up, they saw the others trotting over the hill. Soon, everyone was off the horses and walking toward the house, chatting together cheerfully. They had a little less than an hour before the five o’clock portal, and Eva had made sure that the carriage was still waiting for them. They changed back into their gorgeous gowns, and promising to keep in touch, they walked toward the exit with the Gaulle family on their heels.
    Sebastian lifted her face to his, and his eyes spoke volumes of the turmoil he was feeling. Arielle was unable to utter a single word. Deep emotions were tightening her throat knowing how desperately he didn’t want her to leave.
    “What is it?” she asked. Reaching up, she ran her finger lightly down his cheek.
    “I’m trying to memorize your face, because I have a feeling you will not come back. If you don’t come back, I’ll come looking for you. One thing I know for sure, I’ll never forget your eyes,” he whispered.
    The ladies thanked the family for their warm hospitality and climbed onto the carriage, waving feverishly. The Gaulle family waited on the front lawn until they couldn’t see them any longer. It was now a minute before five. Eva took their hands and asked them to close their eyes. She imagined that she heard Sebastian’s voice calling out “Arielle…Arielle… Arielle,” several times. That was the last thought she had before the swirling, hard push she had experienced last time they time traveled knocked the wind out of her lungs. Her mind went blank until she felt the familiar stillness. Her eyes snapped open in dismay.
    The three of them were standing in the middle of Eva’s study, still holding hands as if they had never moved. They looked at each other in silence, immersed in the moment. Exhilaration filled Arielle, and she screamed out loud with sheer pleasure. She started to jump up and down and hugged both her friends. Tears ran down her face.
    “That was absolutely amazing” she said. “Eva, you’re an angel, and I love you beyond words.” Her eyes filled with exultation.
    “I love you, too, Arielle, and happy birthday! I hope it was as amazing an experience for you as it was for both of us,” she said, waving her hand between Gabrielle and herself. Arielle remembered that Eva's immortality allowed her to read Gabby's mind, so she knew exactly how much she had enjoyed the trip.
    “Oh, it was much more than an experience. It was a wonderful, amazing, fantastic gift.” Arielle was laughing as she ran out of adjectives. “Can we keep the clothes?” Arielle asked. I want Sebastian to see me in this awesome gown.
    “Sure.”
    “Thanks again, Eva. What time is it?”
    Eva glanced at the clock on the wall. “Five twenty four,” she said. Gabrielle and Arielle gasped and spun around to face her.
    “Are you saying that we were only gone for fifteen minutes?” Gabrielle gulped.
    “Yep,” Eva replied. She looked amused by her best friends' reactions.
    “Wow,” Arielle said. They stood silently, acclimating to being once again in the twenty-first century. They sat around and talked for a while, and then Arielle and Gabby were ready to go home and face their miracles in their sixteenth-century gowns. Arielle picked up her amulet from Eva’s jewelry box and clipped it back on her neck. With a final hug, they were on their way home.
     

Chapter 4
     
    ARIELLE AND GABBY stepped outside of Eva’s door and exchanged a stunned look.
    “I can’t believe that we were gone for two days, do you, Gabby?” Arielle’s breath caught with excitement. “Fifteen measly minutes have lapsed since we left. It…it…it’s…mindboggling,” she stammered.
    Gabrielle turned to look at her and hauled in a deep breath. She shook her head in disbelief. “This whole