“They treat me like that because I’m different from them”, she told him before biting her lip nervously. Charlotte closed her eyes and felt a shiver run down her back when, Alek ran his hand over her cheek. A smile formed on her lips as she enjoyed his touch. She wished he could keep his hand on her cheek forever. Charlotte nodded her head a few times as she listened to him. “That they are. Thanks for thinking I’m wonderful and special. It really means a lot to me”, she said before a warm smile formed on her lips. Her smile only grew when he pressed his lips to her cheek. Now she wished his lips could stay on her cheek forever. “I’m glad to hear that. I really am”, she said before she smiled at him once again.

Charlotte smiled back at the girl before speaking, “I can tell how grateful you are, Hayley”, she told her before giving her another smile.

A frown appeared on her face as she listened to the young girl talk. She felt so bad for her and hoped that one day she would get far away from her horrible parents who didn’t treat her with love and respect. “I don’t blame you for hating it and them. I would feel the same way if I were you”, she told her. “I’m so sorry you have to live like this. No one deserves to live like this”, Charlotte said before a weak smile appeared on her face.

“It is a great world but not all the time. It’s not like the books and movies”, she said as she brushed some hair out of her face. “But I love it and always will. It’s been my whole life and will always be my whole life.” Charlotte smiled back at the girl as she nodded her head a little. “Okay. I have to get some journals and a few books. How about I let you look around while I get the things I need and we’ll meet back here in about 30 minutes”, she said to, Hayley before a warm smile graced her lips.

A warm smile appeared on her face as, Charlotte nodded her head. “I love traveling with my family. My husband is from England and we got married there. We also have a cabin there in the countryside that we love to go to a lot. We’ll probably go there for a little while during the summer.”

Theo smiled at the woman before giving her a high five. Charlotte couldn’t help but giggle again and once she stopped she placed a kiss on, Theo’s cheek. “You’re so funny and cute my little man”, she told him before giving him another kiss on the cheek. Theo, smiled at her before going back to playing with his mother’s long, blond hair.

Charlotte saw the shocked look on, Paige’s face but wasn’t surprised by it. A lot of people were shocked when she told them she had one kid who was 1 years old another that was only a few months old. A giggle left her lips, “We really are. We want five kids”, she told her as she brushed some hair out of her face. Charlotte listened to the other woman talk about her job and thought it was really cool that she worked at a funeral home. She giggled softly at, Pagie’s actions before going back to listening to her talk about her job. “Really?! That is so cool”, she said with excitement in her voice. She knew the other woman thought she would be weird out by her job but nothing could weird, Charlotte out. She was a half witch, half demon, who could shapeshift and never die. Charlotte knew weird because she was weird to other people. “I think that is really fascinating. I always wondered what it would be like to work in a funeral home”, she told the other woman.

After a few moments of silence she began to speak again. “I work at a cafe. I work behind the counter but I also sing my songs and read my poems and stories there”, she told her. She brushed some hair out of her face before continuing, “My husband works from home. He’s an artist.”

Charlotte smiled softly at, Hayley before speaking, “Thank you, your words really mean a lot to me”, she told the girl before giving her another smile.

A weak smile appeared on, Charlotte’s face as she listened to the girl talk about her parents. She really wished, Hayley had parents that cared about her and didn’t hurt her all the time. “I agree”, she said simply before brushing some hair out of her face. “Just because you do those things it doesn’t give them the right to hurt you the way they do. No parent should ever hit their kid or kids. Abusing others is sick and one thing I will not stand for.”

Charlotte nodded her head slightly, “I see. The supernatural world can be great at times but you really need to be careful”, she told the girl before giving her a soft smile. “I’m glad you understand. You can most certainly do that”, she said before a warm smile appeared on her face. “You’re very welcome”, she told the girl as she started to walk through the bookstore. “Is there anything you would like to look for first or do you just want to walk around and see what catches your eye”, she asked the young girl as they continued to walk around the bookstore.

Charlotte brushed some of her hair out of her face as she listened to the girl. She gave her a weak smile before speaking, “Are you sure you don’t want to wait for her. Or I could drive you home if you want. It wouldn’t be a problem for me ”, she told the girl before giving her a warm smile.