Forever Charmed

Secrets and Plans

"I'm thinking of baking some chocolate chip cookies tonight," Laura says from the kitchen. "Sound good?"

Carmilla rolls her eyes from the couch. "You want to know what I think?"

Laura looks up and meets her eyes before nervously returning to her shopping list. "I can make other cookies, too, if you want."

Carmilla huffs and stands. "Laura... it's been three days since we moved back in here..."

Laura doesn't glance up from her paper. Carmilla sighs and slams her hand on the paper.

"Laura."

"Carm." Laura takes a deep breath and holds it before meeting Carmilla's eyes. "I can't see the paper through your hand."

Carmilla doesn't move her hand so Laura narrows her eyes in a glare for a few seconds.

"Fine. Chocolate chip cookies, it is."

Carmilla groans and sits down at the island beside Laura. "We have to talk about getting you out of this sacrifice mess."

"Do you want white chocolate chip or regular?" Laura asks, tapping her pen on the paper.

Carmilla snarls and snatches it out of her hand. "If you want this pen back, you're gonna have to use your power on me."

Laura clenches her jaw and sighs. "I'll just see which is cheaper," she says.

For the past three days, Carmilla had been trying to broach the problem, and for the past three days, Laura had been avoiding it by changing the subject, laughing it off, or flat-out ignoring her. Without knowing how long they had before the ritual, it was just a matter of time before brushing it off wouldn't be an option anymore.

Carmilla watches in disbelief as Laura grabs her jacket and leaves the house.

"You forgot your––" Carmilla looks down at the island. "...phone."

Carmilla holds it in her hand before sighing and unlocking it. Because, of course, she doesn't have a passcode on it. She goes to the favorite contacts list.

Smirking that she's the first one on the list, she goes to the next name and dials it. It answers on the third ring.

~*~

"Hey, string bean," Carmilla greets grudgingly.

Laura stands in the aisle, now faced with a very real and very difficult decision before her.

"White chocolate chip or regular, huh?" Danny asks from behind her, amused.

Laura giggles and turns. "What are you doing here?"

"What, this supermarket ain't big enough for the two of us?" Danny teases. "With you involved, it definitely is."

Laura rolls her eyes. "Ha. Ha."

"Wanna come back to the house to bake?" Danny asks. "I feel like ever since Magic School we haven't had a chance to like, really hang and chill."

Laura nods eagerly. "Sure!"

They quickly check out and drive back to the coven house. Danny helps Laura carry the shopping bags into the kitchen.

"Is anyone else home?" Laura asks, unpacking them.

Danny shrugs. "LaF left with J.P. right before I did, but I dunno if Perry is still around."

There's an odd ripple in the air, and Laura frowns. "Did you feel that, too?"