[quote] Her mother paused. Very primly, she took a deep breath through her nose. "We had just moved to America then. It seemed like the 'in' place to be in the 17th century. Soon, we were expecting a baby. You," she beamed at her daughter wistfully. "It was the eve of the Galactic Rejuvenation and Dinner Dance. Maurice was attending a cricket match on Jupiter—or so he claimed. I was in labor and cried out for him desperately, but he was nowhere to be seen. Eventually he did fly to my bedside, but . . . it was too late. He had missed your birth," Endora sighed. "Later on, I had heard through the grapevine that he wasn't on Jupiter at all. He had been on Venus . . . with another woman."
Samantha was in shock. "But Daddy? He—he couldn't! Not then!"
"Maurice never forgave himself for that. I think that's why he spoils you so. It's his way of apologizing, I imagine," Endora surmised. "You really are the apple of his eye. But did he ever apologize to me for not being there? Oh, in his pseudo-poetic words, yes, even though he never directly admitted to philandering. Fool that I was, I fell for his flowery language and forgave the man. However . . . later actions spoke louder than words," she said, taking another sip.
Samantha continued to shake her head in disbelief.
"Again, I should have seen it coming," Endora continued. "He simply could not resist the spirit of conquest."
The young witch's mind flashed. Her father, then George, and now Rollo, too?
"Are all warlocks like that?" Samantha asked, a sinking feeling in her stomach.
"Ha!" Endora burst out. "Who isn't? Men are all the same. They're all charm and roses until someone new catches their eye. The only thing you can do is beat them at their own game. Enjoy the attention, and then move on. Believe me, you'll be much happier that way. And for goodness sake, don't marry the wrong man. If someone were to break your heart, my child, I don't think I could bear it," Endora said, stroking her daughter's cheek.
"But . . . how do I know who's the 'right man' or the 'wrong man?' What if you had married the 'right man' in the first place, Mother?"
Endora smirked to herself, then smiled warmly at Samantha. "Because if I had, my dear, I never would've had you. And I wouldn't give you up for anyone."
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Date: 2011-01-09 07:35 pm (UTC)Her mother paused. Very primly, she took a deep breath through her nose. "We had just moved to America then. It seemed like the 'in' place to be in the 17th century. Soon, we were expecting a baby. You," she beamed at her daughter wistfully. "It was the eve of the Galactic Rejuvenation and Dinner Dance. Maurice was attending a cricket match on Jupiter—or so he claimed. I was in labor and cried out for him desperately, but he was nowhere to be seen. Eventually he did fly to my bedside, but . . . it was too late. He had missed your birth," Endora sighed. "Later on, I had heard through the grapevine that he wasn't on Jupiter at all. He had been on Venus . . . with another woman."
Samantha was in shock. "But Daddy? He—he couldn't! Not then!"
"Maurice never forgave himself for that. I think that's why he spoils you so. It's his way of apologizing, I imagine," Endora surmised. "You really are the apple of his eye. But did he ever apologize to me for not being there? Oh, in his pseudo-poetic words, yes, even though he never directly admitted to philandering. Fool that I was, I fell for his flowery language and forgave the man. However . . . later actions spoke louder than words," she said, taking another sip.
Samantha continued to shake her head in disbelief.
"Again, I should have seen it coming," Endora continued. "He simply could not resist the spirit of conquest."
The young witch's mind flashed. Her father, then George, and now Rollo, too?
"Are all warlocks like that?" Samantha asked, a sinking feeling in her stomach.
"Ha!" Endora burst out. "Who isn't? Men are all the same. They're all charm and roses until someone new catches their eye. The only thing you can do is beat them at their own game. Enjoy the attention, and then move on. Believe me, you'll be much happier that way. And for goodness sake, don't marry the wrong man. If someone were to break your heart, my child, I don't think I could bear it," Endora said, stroking her daughter's cheek.
"But . . . how do I know who's the 'right man' or the 'wrong man?' What if you had married the 'right man' in the first place, Mother?"
Endora smirked to herself, then smiled warmly at Samantha. "Because if I had, my dear, I never would've had you. And I wouldn't give you up for anyone."
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