I sat in front of my laptop, chuckling to myself as I read through the e-mail that dad had sent me. He was still in shock from the revelation a couple days ago that Amylia was our ancestor. He’d just mentioned in the e-mail that he was talking to a few other members of the family in that bloodline, trying to see what they had to say about it. Apparently, everyone had a hard time believing that a family of Were could be descended from a Touched, especially one who was still around.

“At least dad is interested in talking to her some more,” I mused. In fact, dad mentioned in the e-mail that he wanted to invite Amylia to another dinner, one without so many other people around.

Aunt June had been just as shocked, if not more so. After all, she knew Amylia from her own time here at the Academy and she’d never suspected that Amylia had been a Were as well.

I read through the e-mail one more time, taking special note of dad’s request to thank Professor Roangard again for not only letting him come to the Academy to visit me, but also for arranging for him to be able to use the gates at all. Normally, only Touched could use the gates and it had taken some special arrangements that I hadn’t even been aware of at the time for him to come. Apparently, aunt June had taken care of all of that, but now dad was hoping we could talk Professor Roangard into allowing it again.

Once I’d finished responding to the e-mail, I decided that it was about time for me to get ready for date with Todd. I was already in my enhanced form so didn’t need to change, but I did have to put on some makeup and polish my nails.

“The problem with turning into a succubus,” I mused as I looked over my nails with a sigh. “Every time I transform, all the polish cracks off so I have to redo it all over again.”

Once I was finished getting ready, I stood there and looked around my room in case there was something I was forgetting. My eyes settled on my puzzle, which I’d completed awhile ago and had yet to get a replacement for.

“I should have asked dad about sending me a new one,” I muttered. Then I shrugged, looked myself over again, and finally left the room.

Just as I was starting down the hallway, I ran into Monica who grinned when she saw me. “Hey Erin,” she greeted me. “I was thinking about that great dinner you made a few days ago…”

“Don’t expect it to often,” I reminded her with a grin of my own. “It takes a bit of work…”

“It was delicious,” Monica assured me. “But I was thinking, maybe next time I can cook for everyone…”

“That sounds great to me,” I responded. “I’m trying to make this into a regular thing with everyone taking turns, but everyone else has been kind of hesitant to do any cooking.”

“I’m not as good as you are,” Monica admitted. “But I do know my way around the kitchen.” Then she hesitated before asking, “Do you think your friends would want to eat my cooking?”

I hesitated for a moment, remembering their cool reactions to Monica being invited to that dinner. They’d still held it against her that she’d been part of Teressa’s crowd and had been causing trouble. However, I’d assured them that she’d made up for that and was more than welcome. By the time the dinner was over, they’d all warmed up to Monica quite a bit.

“I think they’d be more than happy,” I told her pleasantly. Then I grinned and added, “That crowd never says no to free food…”

Monica laughed at that. “Well, they’ll make up for it when it’s their turns to cook.” Then she abruptly asked, “Are heading down to the cafeteria?”

“No,” I told her, grinning proudly. “I’ve got a bit of a date with Todd.” Then I rolled my eyes and added, “I think he’s doing Chinese delivery, but it should still be fun.”

“Good luck,” Monica told me, giving me a wink before leaving.

When I reached Todd’s room a minute later, I was startled to find that he’d actually cleaned it up. He’d even set up a table for us to eat at with a couple candles sitting in the middle.

“You look so beautiful,” Todd told me, making me blush at that. Then he held out a single red rose to me.

“I…thank you,” I responded in surprise, not sure what to say to that. I threw my arms around him, feeling incredibly happy. “This is the first time anyone ever gave me flowers…”

“A flower,” Todd corrected with a grin. “But if I get this from a single rose, next time I’m gonna have to get you a full dozen.”

I grinned and told him, “Make sure you remember that.” Then I gave him a kiss, feeling almost giddy.

Todd stared at me for what seemed like forever, seeming to like what he saw. It made me feel…beautiful. It made me feel feminine. It made me realize just how much I’d come to like being a girl.

“For dinner,” he finally said, looking just a little awkward, which I thought was kind of cute. “I had some restaurant delivery…”

“Chinese?” I asked with a grin.

“Actually, no,” he told me. “French.”

Then he opened some boxes and revealed the food within. One look was enough to show that this wasn’t cheap delivery food but something that I might have expected to get from a decent restaurant.

“Sylvie suggested the restaurant,” Todd admitted after a moment. “It’s a place my mom and dad like going to for special events.”

“It looks fantastic,” I told him honestly.

After this, we sat down and ate while talking about a variety of subjects that covered everything from who we thought the best Star Trek captain was to who was the best companion for the Doctor, with a few non-geek related topics as well.

Even after the food was gone, we curled up next to each other and continued to talk. I held his hand in mine, smiling happily just at being there with him.

“So tell me,” I told Todd pleasantly. “Tell me something that you’ve never told anyone else…”

“I don’t really have any secrets,” Todd protested with a chuckle.

“Come on,” I urged him. “You know all of mine…” Then I hesitated a moment before adding, “Well, almost all…”

“Oh,” Todd teased me, giving me a light tickle. “You’re still keeping secrets?”

I giggled at that. “Well, I did recently learn that I have a relative I never knew about. It’s kind of cool and a little weird at the same time. I’m still not sure what our relationship really is.”

“So, do you have a long lost twin sister or something?” he asked me curiously.

“Nothing like that,” I assured him with a grin. “So, now it’s your turn. Spill the beans.”

Todd chuckled at little and admitted, “Well, it’s probably no secret, but I’ve never really admitted it aloud.” He hesitated a moment before admitting, “I’m kind of jealous of Sylvie.”

“Oh,” I gently urged him to continue.

“I’m the older one,” Todd explained with a self-conscious smile, “but she’s the one who can do sorcery. She can do all those spells and will probably live a LOT longer than me. It’s kind of weird to know that I’ll never be able to catch up to my little sister.”

I gave Todd’s hand a comforting squeeze while giving him a gentle smile. “Sure, Sylvie has more magic,” I told him gently. “But you’re kind, and funny, and you’ve got great taste in TV shows and movies.”

“Well, we do share that,” Todd reminded me with a smile.

“You totally kill at karaoke,” I continued with a faint smirk, staring him straight in the eyes. Then I paused to quietly add, “And I’m pretty sure she’s got nothing on you when it comes to kissing…”

With that, Todd and I moved in for a kiss. It was a long and passionate kiss that had my entire body tingling. I was really getting turned on, and on an impulse, I took his hand and placed it on one of my breasts.

“Erin,” Todd started quietly.

“Less talky,” I whispered, “and more kissy.” Then I silenced him with another long kiss.

As we made out, Todd rubbed my breasts through my shirt, which felt really good but wasn’t quite enough. I suddenly realized that I didn’t want to stop there. I wanted to go all the way. I wanted to have sex for the first time as a human girl…and I really wanted it to be with Todd.

My mind was made up so Todd no longer had much choice in the matter, not that he realized this or would protest anyway. I removed my shirt and bra to give him free access to my breasts. The entire time, he was stunned at his good luck and oh so very excited.

“But Erin,” he protested half-heartedly as I began to unbutton his pants. “Are you sure…?”

“Shhh,” I told him, putting a finger on his lips. Then I grinned and added, “Don’t worry. I’m on the spell.”

A moment later, we were kissing again while simultaneously undoing each other’s clothes. Tonight, we were both going to be getting VERY lucky.