Fairy-Struck
Tiernan whispered as he frowned, but before he could say anything else, the kettle began to whistle.
"Oh, here we are," Aideen interrupted.
Aideen took the kettle off the stove and poured the water into a waiting teapot. She put the teapot on a tray with four mugs, a bowl of sugar, a pitcher of cream, and some spoons, and then brought the whole thing over to us. She carefully placed it down on the coffee table in the middle of the gathering of couches and smiled as if it were a marvelous accomplishment.
"Tea?" She asked brightly.