North American Vampire Council & Past Calling (Hypernaturals 12 & 13)

Come On!

Bob and Miriam came to dinner with us at Pico's. The sleepless night Miriam anticipated after the stimulation of the photoshoot delayed to instead enjoy the company of new friends.

We were seated and initial drink orders were placed.

Angel is thrilled with the tequila choices here. "Morgan: We are coming back. I forgot about the selection here. Coming back to Houston in the RV, I mean. A drunken night in Houston. Get utterly squiffed here, get laid in the RV. After Catori is born... Iced Tea tonight. Damn it!" She touched her tummy "I'm not mad at you my sweet... Momma can always get her lovers to bring me back here, finally."

"Indeed." Morgan agreed. She was not looking at the menu. She knew what she wanted before she got here. Her favorite Houston eatery, even if she has not been here in years.

"I want you all to know... I had a lot of fun today." Sam regarded everyone at the table. "Not just because I saw a lot of women naked. It was just... Fun, there at the end. You all work so well together. Morgan: I understand your life so much better now. Once again, I envy it. Always the rule breaker."

"I was about to strip off and join there at the end." Miriam added to Sam's statement. "That was hot! Thank you for letting us keep a copy. So fun!"

"You should have. We were having a bloody great time!" Helen told her. Helen would not have minded having Miriam in the pile at all.

I am glad Helen got into it like that. The last picture, with her laughing, in the pile of family, is priceless. Even if we never do the next set of pictures, and get one's like the one in the Gallery, that one is special in an entirely different way.

"I guess we saved something for the Austin shoot. After today, I have so many ideas! So different from anything I have been doing. It's like if you have this singular event in your life, say that photoshoot we did in Galveston, but then you meet an entire group of people and realize that it does not have to be singular at all! That there are people that live that vibe all the time. We saw that today and I want to capture all of it. The family dynamic. The love and respect. The teasing and the bringing each other along. The amazingly strong people..."

Here Bob could not help but look at Morgan.

".. That none the less know how to give in to others they love when they need to."

Bob looked at Helen there. She did not miss it and replied with a single quick nod of agreement.

"It is going to be an amazing shoot in Austin. All of it. The two mothers. The playfulness. The goddesses rising from the water... all of it. Mother Earth. Aphrodite. Hera. And of course Athena."

That being Jessica, Denise, Helen, and Morgan. Interesting that he moved away from Denise as 'Southern Girl' imagery like that. I could see Goddess of Love. She has elements of the innocent even as it intersects with the carnal. That's Denise. Part of her, in any case.

Bob looked at Vera. "You? Goddess of the Hunt. Artemis. Though in your case, you were also hunted and caught."

Vera thought that was funny. "Yes. They hunted me until I caught them. Then I got what I wanted! It's my succubus side."

"That too. A fun thing to try to catch in a picture." Bob considered Angel. "You are harder. You are more like the Oracle, but you are also like the Hindu goddess Bhūmi. But that's not right either... you are hard."

Bob trailed off.

Miriam filled it in for him. "Bob. Don't be silly. She's the Pawnee's Atira. An Earth goddess. Mother of Uti Hiata, who taught the Pawnee how to make tools and grow food. Her symbol is blue corn with white feathers attached to represent the sky and clouds."