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ditch her at the shop?"
    "Thea Patek's daughter let her stay at their
bakery with her. They were making pie crusts when we left. We can't
leave her there long. Ginny will want to move in with them. That
girl has a sweet tooth."
    Greg glanced at his watch. "We only stopped
in to say hello and introduce ourselves to you. Maybe Kyle will
relax now that you're feeling better."
    Lynn reached for Greg's hand, and they left.
Kyle came to stand beside the bed.
    "You gave me quite a scare," he said.
    Midu grimaced and decided to go for it. "Then
it's mutual. You scared me, too."
    "Me?" Kyle looked surprised.
    "I didn't realize Lynn was married. I thought
you were spending time at her shop because you were interested in
her."
    Kyle stared. "Haven't you listened to one
word I've been saying lately?"
    "Yes. You said that we were reaching a
turning point, that you were ready to get married and have
children. I thought you were thinking of Lynn."
    He rubbed his forehead. "I must not be good
with women. I was trying…."
    She interrupted. "I want it to be me."
    He looked totally caught off guard. "But you
always told me that I wasn't the one, that your produce…."
    "Thea told me that no one can use their own
magic in their own lives. I've been waiting for something that will
never happen."
    He sighed. He reached into his jacket pocket
and pulled out a small, narrow weaving and held it up for her to
see. "I only needed the answer to one question, so I only asked
Thea to weave me one, small part of my life...."
    Midu covered her face with her hands, and
Kyle stammered to a stop.
    "Don't you want to know what it means?" he
finally asked.
    "Not if it means I'm losing you."
    Very quietly, he said, "It means I'm in love
with my best friend, and that's the way it's supposed to be. We're
right for each other, if I can just convince her to stop listening
to produce and start listening to her heart."
    Midu's hands fell to the bed. She studied his
face. "So…."
    "We're meant for each other. I'm destined to
marry a girl with no gall bladder."
    She reached for him and winced. Someone
cleared a throat behind them. Kyle swung to see a nurse giving him
a severe look.
    "This young woman…." the nurse began.
    "Don't interrupt him now!" Midu cried. "He
has to ask me."
    The nurse frowned. "Ask you what?"
    Midu waved away her question and turned to
Kyle. "If you don't ask me, I'm asking you."
    Kyle's entire face lit with happiness. "We
wouldn't want that. I'd better get to it. Midu, will you marry
me?"
    "Yes!"
    The nurse smiled. "I'll give you two fifteen
minutes, and then I have to come back for vitals. But nothing makes
a patient heal faster than happiness."
    Kyle reached for her again, and Midu buried
her head against his shoulder.
    "I don't want to wait. I want to walk into a
church or go to the justice of the peace and tie the knot."
    Kyle frowned. "What about your parents? Your
family?"
    "They can come for the reception."
    "But we've waited this long…."
    "I can't wait another minute. Your family?"
she asked.
    "Will be happy for me. They've known how much
I want this for a long time."
    "And you never told me?"
    He grew serious. "All you ever talked about
was how your produce would let you know when you met the right
one."
    She could feel her expression fall. He was
right. "I'm sorry."
    "I'm not. With Thea's life map, we know for
sure. There's no guess work involved. And I wouldn't have cared.
I'd have grabbed you and held on, no matter what your produce
said."
    She did cry this time. Emerald Hills was full
of magic. This time, hers hadn't worked for her, but Thea Patek's
had. And what difference did it make? Magic was magic. And Kyle was
hers.
     
     
    The End

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