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"I get it," I said.
Fuck. She was right.
Of course she was right.
It wasn't easy to admit to myself, but I was responsible for an awful lot of suffering. More so than Iva, really. Where did I get off thinking her unscrupulous?
If there was anyone who was capable of convincing themselves that they were making the world a better place despite doing the exact fucking opposite, it was me.
"Honey, don't get all sulky," Brianna said. "I wasn't trying to tear you down. Just being honest. If you call for a succession ritual, people will grumble, but they'll have to agree that it's reasonable. It's how we do things. And you'll prevail, because no one's got anywhere near enough power to challenge you. But they won't like it. It will only be a matter of time before someone tries to topple you. And I don't want to see you go through that."
I kissed the top of her head. "I know. It's just that," I began. I finished the sentence with a sigh. "Forget it. You're absolutely right. We should suggest putting it to a vote or something instead. And I should nominate, I don't know, Natalie. Right?"
"If she's open to it, yeah," Brie said. "Todd would work too. Maybe even Skye, come to that. But Nat would be my first choice."
I nodded.
"Glad that's settled." She took me by the hand and led me towards the couch. "We can strategize more later. But for now, I'm too tired to talk about it anymore. And too tired for sex, sorry to say. But not too tired to watch a movie. Maybe one of those nerdy superhero ones I keep shooting down? Or an icky gory horror film?"
"That works," I said. "I won't even complain if you make fun of it the whole time."
"Good. Because I'm going to anyway."
I gave her ass a little slap, and she flashed me a devilish grin. A grin that I thought might prove that she was lying about being too tired for sex.
She wasn't, it turned out.
But that was okay.
The quiet evening we spent on the couch was just perfect.
- COMMENTS
jdnunyerover 12 years agoAuthorThanks, as always, for the feedback, DigDaddy and AnHoe Rifleman. I really do appreciate it.
digdaddyrichover 12 years agoSo there's going to be a new court?
Ava will sill be in charge since she is the Matriarch?
Well at least they are out of their prison, which wasn't too bad of a gig, with all they had at their disposal.
Perhaps it's going to be better as long as Frank doesn't set on the new court's throne.
So many people could be against him, even Natalie could still have bad feelings for him for killing her son.
Interesting to see what happens.
Thanks for the read.
Anonymousover 12 years agoThe way Frank, Iva and Brianna have grown in character and evolved into more high developed people is phenomenal. I can't wait for Mom to show up in the new fourth autumnal court and see the sparks fly. And Iva...where is all this going with the new all-powerful matriarch? And grandma. I think she wants a little more of Frank. We still don't know if Frank knocked Ellen up the last time they saw each other. What an exciting, suspenseful story. Don't stop. AnHoa Rifleman
