Chapter 15: Till I Die, Do Us Part

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Zelda gave Mary a kiss to her belly, making the woman giggle. They were lying on the floor in the living. They had just had sex and were both tipsy. Mary and Zelda had been discussing Zelda's witch life and Mary's mortal life. Zelda was so interested in the things Mary got to do as a kid that Zelda hadn't even been aloud to dream about. 

"Wait!? Witches don't fly on brooms!? That was a myth!?" Zelda chuckled and playfully swatted her. 

"Yes, it's a myth. When have you ever heard me say, "Just parked my broom behind your car. Hope you don't mind."?" Mary giggled. 

"I just assumed you liked walking." 

They both laughed. But Mary stopped and grew serious. 

"So, I'm going to die before you?" 

"Mary, I thought we agreed to not talk about this?" 

"How could I not? The woman I love is going to live hundreds of more years than I will." 

"Darling...Let's just live in the moment-" 

"No, Zelda! I'm scared." 

"I know you are scared. I'm scared too but we just have to get through it." Zelda caressed her cheek.

"I don't want you to watch me get old and die before your eyes. I don't want to be with a woman that will look so much younger than me when I'm old!" 

Zelda looked at her, hurt glazing over her eyes. 

"Zelda...I didn't mean it that way." 

"Mary...if this is so hard for you, then why are we even together? Do you think this not pains me? Mary, I would marry you in a heartbeat. I fucking love you beyond words. You know I've spent nights, fucking nights without sleep, on looking for a way for you to live as long as I do but nothing has come up. I wish I could live with you forever but I can't. I'm a witch. You are a mortal. If we can't just move forward and face the facts, then what's the point of even trying?" 

Mary wiped tears from her eyes. 
"You are right. We just have to face the facts. We aren't meant to be. But we can be until I die. Than you can move on to someone new for the remainder of your years." 

"Mary, that's the point. I have never loved someone. Never. I'm a witch. We don't do love. I could never be with another person, whether that be witch, warlock, demon, whatever, because I only love you." 
Mary sighed and curled herself against Zelda. 

"I guess we are fucked then." 

"Pretty much. But at least we are fucked together." 

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