Julia knew about James and me. I don't know how, but she did. She told me to come over and talk and I didn't know what would happen. I could just blow... her off, but that would make me look even worse. Plus, Julia was the type of woman who would tell everyone we knew. I didn't want anyone else knowing that I fucked her son. I had no choice but to face her and confess to what I did. I made my way up to the front door and rang the doorbell. Julia answered but didn't say a word. She motions me to. “But make it look fancy.”“As the lady wishes,” he said with a small laugh. As he went to work, I fished out some dollar bills from my purse and put them in the tip jar.In short order, he handed me the drink, and I smiled at him. “Thank you.”He glanced around and noticed there weren’t any other patrons clamoring for his attention. “So what’s a girl like you doing at a joint like this?”“On the prowl,” I said with a small laugh. It felt so freeing to admit it. Even coming to terms with my own. We stepped outside as I held the door for her, and she took my hand."Ready?", she asked."For what?" For a walk along the river, as a start. It seems that I haven't had as much to drink, as I had thought." With a pretty young woman? You betcha! Let's go!"We parked at the boat ramp the city maintains, and set off into the park adjacent. The sun was beginning to set this summer evening, and the air was cool and energizing with a light breeze. We padded along the pathway, holding hands and. Yes they did have some magic or control of the elements but not quite to the point of the stories. The fairies, elves, tree spirits(they belong to the same family tree just kind of like cousins in the human world) had the magic of earth or soil as they called it…they could heal the soil and make thing grow. They had limited power over air and water as they were needed to help the soil make things grow. But they had to really rely on the water spirits to help them there…you know the merpeople,.