In Ben's Arms

That night, lying in bed, staring into Ben’s eyes, I had a lot to think about. Mage Jaye had gotten back to Nuthatch and told him she was willing to wait for my break if that made me feel better, but she’d prefer it if I came right away.

I knew that going right away wasn’t an option, even though Sam had tried to talk me into it. I was just too much of a good girl for that, too much of a good student, someone who never liked to miss class unless I was deathly ill. So… skipping school to go to Paris seemed ridiculous to me, even if it was the head of all mages requesting my presence. She was sort of like my new boss as a new mage, but I couldn’t quite fathom that at the moment. I still felt like I was first and foremost a student, which meant the principal at the school was my main boss. And my parents of course, even if they weren’t here. I’d talked to them earlier