I’d had a particularly difficult day. It’s really hard to explain, but I’ve been working with my understanding of these new perceptions. Sometimes it’s a strain, and it gives me a nasty headache. It wasn’t going to be hard to get rid of (I hoped), I just had to meditate for a while and let my body deal with the pain.

I had my eyes closed and was in my position on my mat, letting my body relax and just recharge in the shade, when I heard Tim’s Trans Am coming down the road to our driveway, and my mood quickly improved. My heart always seems to jump a little when Tim is near me, and a few other places have been getting interested lately, as well.

I got up and walked towards the driveway. He pulled in and parked behind my truck, and I ran over to him. By the time I got there, he had his arms open and I fell into his kiss.

“Hi! You seem to be in a good mood today.” He said as he hugged me. I just wanted to melt into him. I pulled back a minute and looked at him with a smile.

“Well, I wasn’t, really, but conditions have greatly improved in the last few minutes.”

“Oh, really? “

“Yup. I hear things could warm up, though. In fact, I think it might get downright steamy, if ya know what I mean?”

“Not today they won’t, young lady.” A familiar voice said from behind me.

“Methinks I detect a cold front, milady.” Tim whispered in my ear, and I giggled. The snow that started falling a few minutes later confirmed that Super Granny was behind me.

“Super Granny? You make me sound like some kind of Senior citizen superhero!” Elisabette protested.

I laughed. “You’re a 1450 year old witch. If the shoe fits...”

The snow turned into a small blizzard, centered on Tim and I.

“All right, I surrender! I apologize!”

The snow slowed to a crawl, and Tim laughed. “I guess you’ve really got to watch what you say around here!”

“Umm, Tim?”

“Yeah?”

“Look around, honey.” I said, looking at him, and waiting for him to get it.

He looked, and saw small drifts of snow against the porch and his car, while small, dark clouds rapidly gave way to clear skies. “Okay, what am I looking at?”

“Imagine that this was our living room.” I said.

“I don’t...ohhh. I guess that brings up a question, then,” he said, quite seriously.

“Really? What kind of a question? Are you having second thoughts? Do my powers frighten you?” I was angry. Question? I was furious. “I don’t know, Tim, maybe it’s too much for you, Maybe my magic is too intimidating for y-“ He put his hand over my mouth, and I started to really wind up, but found myself blocked by Elisabette.

“All I wanted to know was, can we keep the snow blower in the house, honey?”

I looked at him, and my anger quickly turned to shame. I teleported up to my room, and fell on my bed, bawling. How could I have been so stupid? What the heck was I even thinking? What was my freaking problem?

“Oh, my Emily, I am so sorry.” Elisabette said as she hugged me. I hadn’t even seen her come in. “Sweetheart, you need to learn to talk to me, to tell me that this is happening.”

“What’s happening, Elisabette? Why did I explode like that? I guess Tim probably left, didn’t he? I’ve ruined everything!” I just wanted to curl up and die. I was crying uncontrollably for a few seconds.

“No, I’d never leave you, Emily. Not in a million years, or maybe even longer!” a very familiar voice said from my doorway.

“TIM!!” I rushed to his arms. “Oh, I am so sorry, I don’t know what happened, please don’t be angry with me, I really do love you, and I-“

Once again, he put his hand over my mouth. This was getting to be an annoying habit with him.

He saw my angry glare and removed his hand.

“I'm sorry, sweetheart. Look, of course, I forgive you! I’m not angry, baby, just a little bit surprised. I apologize for not realizing that you were obviously stressed about something.”

“I think I should be the one apologizing, kids.” Elisabette said, as she stroked my cheek. “I may have been pushing you a bit too much, dear.”

“No, I’ve just been having a bad day today. I’ve been getting this major headache, and-”

“Excuse me, dear, but there is something I can do about that.” She reached up to my temples. “I’m no healer, but there is this trick I learned a long time ago.”

I suddenly knew how to do her “trick”, and I knew why it worked. The relief was immediate.

“Thanks, Teach!” I hugged her. “Wow, that worked fast!”

“I’m sorry, dear. Most people don’t get the headaches, and since you hadn’t said anything, I never thought you’d be one of the unlucky few.”

“I just thought it was something that would go away, eventually.”

“Unfortunately, no. It’s a sort of resistance from your mind, but you’ll also find that my trick will prevent you from ever having a migraine headache in the future.”

‘Does that work for regular migraines as well?” Tim asked. “My family seems to get them, and if I could get rid of them...”

“Say no more, love.” I quickly applied the remedy. “There, no more problems. If you’d like, we can go see your parents and give them the same relief.”

Elisabette smiled. “Why don’t you two go ahead and take care of that? I’ve had a very long, busy day, and I could use some rest. I’ll see you later, all right?”

I hugged her and kissed her cheek. “Thank you, Grandma, I love you.”

“Of course you do! What’s not to love?” She smiled and winked. “Be safe, dear.”

“I will!” I said as I headed out to Tim’s car. “Good night, Grandma!”

"You do know that could be very confusing, don't you? Too many Grandmas!"

I giggled, and got into his car.

We pulled out of the drive and headed to Tim’s place. Tim held my hand and smiled.

“Well, there’s another advantage to having a beautiful witch for a fiancée!” he said. “I thought a migraine was just a part of life.”

“You haven’t married me yet, Tim, you still might regret loving me.” I said, seriously.

Tim said nothing, but he carefully pulled over at the first good wide spot.

“Talk to me, Emily. What’s going on, that’s the second time tonight you’ve brought this up. I love you with all of my heart, honey, and I always will. Something has you scared, sweetheart, let me help.”

My eyes teared up. “Oh, Tim, I’ve been so worried! Ever since the night we found out that I’m not who or what we thought I was, I’ve worried that all these changes could mean something bad for our relationship! Are you sure you want me? It sounds like my life is going to be anything but simple.”

Tim’s smile was huge, and I couldn’t help but felt his love for me. I knew then that there were no doubts in him at all. His emotions, his thoughts and his life were all open books to me. It was similar to what I felt in my merge with Grandma, but it was all one sided. I decided to change that. I crawled into his arms and kissed him, while I opened my mind and heart up to him.

He saw my happiness and love, but he also knew all of my fears and concerns. I could feel it as he defeated or accepted all my fears. As I started to pull back and close up again, we shared a kind of precognitive event. There was nothing solid, no visions or anything, just a feeling of immense joy in our future. The feeling was electric and undeniable, and I knew that whoever was watching over me was pleased. Tim and I were meant to be together! My heart soared!

The next thing I knew, I was kissing Tim and when I backed away, I was giggling in pure joy. Tim laughed to see me, and I was so happy I was crying. I sat back in my seat and buckled up, then grabbed a tissue to wipe my eyes. I’m not sure if I’ve ever been happier.

We caught our breaths and relaxed, once again holding hands, but now everything felt different to me. Even my skin tingled. I had done some serious magic, although I’m not sure what it was. I know it sounds crazy, but I was really hoping I wasn’t pregnant, yet.

Hey, I’m a super witch! Who knows?

We got back on the road again, and headed for Tim’s. We were both incredibly happy, and wanted to share our happiness. I’m guessing that Tim’s parents were going to be very happy tonight!