Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner?

As she lay on the bed and watched Holly dress, Amy struggled not to laugh at just how messed up this situation had already become. Ironically, she had done two of the things she needed to already - find Holly Petersen and fuck Holly Petersen, but both of those had come way too early, especially the latter.

There was only one way, other than her own ****, that Rosalind, as Amy had been known all those centuries ago, could finally break the curse she created. Though break might not be the correct term, it was more like change it. It was a failsafe she had put in originally in case Arthur, the original master, had been more honourable than she had anticipated and chosen not to **** Isabel, the original victim. In that case she was able to remove him as master and take control of Isabel herself, freeing anyone else who was or could be affected by the curse, but binding the first victim to her for centuries to come, never ageing more than the witch did, there to be endlessly punished.

Of course, Isabel had died centuries ago, but the oldest daughter of the oldest daughter would continue to technically take her place as the living "original" victim over time, and the transfer could still work using them in Isabel's stead. That person was presently Holly. Amy had no intention of ever harming or punishing her. She had mellowed a lot over the centuries. And besides, Holly had done nothing to wrong her. In fact, Amy really liked her already, and had maybe even caught some degree of feelings for her. But the being under her control part and the binding her for centuries part, those could not be avoided.

Some people might be happy with the deal that Holly would be getting - a greatly expanded lifespan, no physical signs of ever ageing, a powerful witch by their side (and Amy really would be immensely powerful without the constant drain of the curse on her magic). She just didn't get the impression Holly was that kind of person. Added to that, she would be unlikely to believe Amy hadn't known who she was when they first met, nor to forgive her for what she had done to the Petersen family over the years, nor to trust her not use the curse to **** her.

Of course, Amy didn't actually need Holly's consent or approval for the ritual. She had enough magic to **** her into it, as she would have done Isabel. But she wasn't willing to go that route. Although, the funny thing was, she had only been a few candles, a mingling of the pairs blood and a chant away from completing the ritual the previous evening entirely by chance.

Considering the strange and unexpected turn fate had taken, Amy felt like she should do what she would have done in this situation if the curse and all the ramifications that came with it hadn't needed to be considered, and Holly had just been a regular girl she had met and liked. She would start dating her and see what happened.

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"Okay, don't freak out or get mad at me, but I've kind of agreed for you to meet my family tomorrow evening" Holly announced a little nervously "You're expected at dinner at seven thirty. Well, not specifically you, the person I'm dating is. They will be assuming you're going to be a guy. It might actually be quite fun to see their reaction to you, in a terrifying kind of way"

"Oh..."

Amy was naturally a little thrown by that. She had been living in a beautiful bubble the last few weeks, with her and Holly growing increasingly close and the witch enjoying some of the best sex she could remember. She'd pushed everything else out of her mind and wasn't even worrying too much about ending the curse for now, since she was happy with how things were. But this would make everything suddenly become very real for her. This would be Rosalind walking into the Petersen family household, to be welcomed as a guest and break bread after centuries of wreaking havoc on them. The guilt would be overwhelming, and if they figured out her true identity, as unlikely as that was...she didn't even want to contemplate that.

"Are you not ready for this yet?" Holly looked a little crestfallen at her new partners reaction "I just figured things were going so well. We're literally talking about me moving in with you. I guess I wanted to make things a little more official"

"Of course I'm ready, I'm honoured you asked me" Amy rushed over to embrace her new love, hating the idea of upsetting her by appeasing unenthusiastic "I think it just hit me how serious this is becoming and how quickly things have moved forward. But I mean that in a good way. It's been a long, long time since I've felt this way about anyone, trust me!"

"Great, I wasn't sure if I was jumping the gun there" Holly sighed with relief "It won't be anything too intimidating, just my parents and my sister Maisie. Oh, and her best friend will probably be there, he always is. They've been absolutely inseparable recently.

"He? So this is a platonic male friend who is always with your sister?" Amy asked.

"Yeah, I know how that sounds" Holly admitted "And Maisie is insanely beautiful, so it might seem odd to you that she is always with a guy she isn't even involved with. But their relationship is, well, it's complicated"

Amy was now certain that Maisie was the person close to Holly whose curse had been triggered recently, and that this friend was the person who had done it. It also sounded like Holly was fully aware of that. Amy also knew that Holly's curse had been triggered not long after her younger sisters, but couldn't for the life of her figure out who had done it or why it wasn't being abused. Someone like Holly would be very difficult for any red blooded male to just ignore having total power over. It didn't mean Amy couldn't still take over Holly's curse herself, but it would have been helpful to know who her current master was.

"Okay, well I'm heading home now so I'l let Mom know you're coming. She's the best cook ever, I promise" Holly and Amy embraced tightly and kissed tenderly until Holly eventually broke away "So I'll see you tomorrow at seven thirty"

"Of course. I'm looking forward to it" Amy smiled.