Chapter Three
An hour or so later, I was walking out of the library along with Mona and Luna. Fitz was headed home with me, curled contentedly in his cat carrier.
Luna frowned at me. “For some reason I thought you were locking up tonight.”
“I was. Ellie wanted to trade. Apparently, she needed a break from her sister.”
Luna blew out a gusty sigh. “That Ellie! Pris is perfectly nice. I was actually thinking about spending some more time with her—maybe asking her to go out to a movie with Mom and me.”
Mona made a face and said, “As long as it’s not tonight. I’m still trying to process 2001: A Space Odyssey.”
“You liked it though, didn’t you, Mom?”
“I think so,” said Mona slowly, “although I need more time to absorb it all. There were definitely parts of it I liked. I definitely think I
