The little girl giggled as if she knew exactly what her grandmother was talking about. She threw her arms around her grandmother as her great-aunts looked on. The older woman was putty in her hands and little Angelica seemed to know it.

“Now, Maggie, I swear if we weren’t seeing it for ourselves, we wouldn’t believe it. I wish the girls hadn’t gone to the festival tonight. It would be worth it just to see Alice’s face.”

Katherine laughed out loud watching her sister be taken advantage of by a two year old.

“Well, it’s different when you’re a grandmamma. You can just give them back so you don’t have to be so strict.”

Angelica seemed to stop fidgeting and looked over toward the door.  Maggie looked at her, surprised at her demeanor.

“What is it sweetheart?”

The little girl’s eyes were the size of saucers when the door came off the hinges.

xxxxx

Bette pulled Tina closer to her and pulled the covers over them.  It hadn’t taken long for them to both succumb to slumber after their ‘workout’ and just as Bette had finally settled in she felt Tina sit up in bed.

“T, what’s wrong?”

“The baby.”

“She’s with your mom at the Coven house, remember?”

“No, Bette, there’s something wrong. We have to go.”

“T?”

“Don’t argue Bette, I feel it, something’s wrong. We have to go.”

“Ok, baby, ok. Let’s go.”

They threw on some clothes and raced to the house.  Bette’s heart sank to her stomach when she saw the door off the hinges as they arrived in the driveway. She was glad that she had decided to take the crossbow as they were leaving their house.

Tina, upon seeing the door, screamed Angie’s name and began to run toward the house.

“No, T, wait.” Bette grabbed her and Tina was no match for her strength.

“Take out your wand and walk in slowly behind me.”

“But, Bette.” Tina was in tears and desperate to go to her baby.

“I know sweetheart.”

They entered the foyer and it had looked like a tornado had singled out the Victorian house and wreaked havoc on the living room. Beyond the couch they saw Katherine on the floor. Tina ran over to her and crouched next to her.

“Aunt Katherine, are you ok? Where’s the baby and Mama?”

Katherine was conscious but was only able to point upstairs. Bette took off, like a bolt of lightning, not knowing what would await her when she reached the top of the stairs. Her arms felt like jelly when she saw the sight before her.