Desjardins Family Farms It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

She assured him she was alright, but he’d become familiar enough with her magic use that he’d be insisting on her taking some medicine and laying down for a bit once they got back to the big house.

As for himself, he was unscathed beyond his pride. “All good. Just feel bad I pushed too hard.” He admitted with a sigh, “It was growing so well, I should have stopped while we were ahead.” Especially since even being able to effect the pumpkin had been so much of a challenge, he should have known the limit for what it could take would be much smaller.

Aw, Liam. Catriona frowned a little, sympathizing. She moved forward and gently took his hand in hers and gave it a light squeeze.

"We both could have stopped but it was the first time we were trying something like this out. It was bound to happen, love." She hoped that could help alleviate any bad feelings he had over it. Magic was fickle and it didn’t always enjoy being controlled.

"Next time, we’ll have a better feel for this particular plant, right?" She smiled a little and pressed a kiss to his cheek.

Hopefully, Henry wasn’t completely put off by magic either after their monster’s display.

Her proximity was an instant cure to his worries. She reassured him and he held on to her optimism, doing his best to see the good amid the relative failure. At least he’d been able to help grow the pumpkin, and they had plenty of other chances to try again. Liam smiled softly, squeezing her hand as she kissed his cheek.

”You’re right.” He agreed, ”And we got one hell of a story out of it.” He chuckled, glancing around at the empty home they were taking shelter in. They’d be telling their grandkids about the time the killer pumpkin chased them through the garden one day.

Catriona smiled a little and nodded her head. They definitely had one hell of a story from it and a witness to the action this time around! Poor Henry!

"Absolutely."

As he looked around, Catriona smiled a little softly at him before taking in the space they found themselves in. It looked worn. Empty. No one here but had someone from Liam's family?

"So, what is this place?" She asked just as softly, eyebrows raised as she looked back at him.

Eyes fell back on her as she took in the surroundings. The house wasn’t derelict, just dated and empty. There’s been a handful of discussions about what to do it about it over the years, but no one had settled on what felt right. Since his granpa had passed and his granny had come to live in the big house, this place had sat empty. Too full of memories and history to get rid of, but too aged to use for guests.

“The original family farmhouse. It’s been here since the farm’s founding in the 1800s.” It’d traded hands and gone through various renovations throughout each generation, but was sort of stuck somewhere in the late 70’s now. “My grandparents were last to live in it, while my grandpa had the big house built for his sons and their families.” Most of which had gone now, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t come back. He had, after all. The family was still growing.

“It’s been empty since he passed and granny moved out.” He concluded, eyeing the cobwebs in the corners. It really was a bit sad to see it like this, so empty and quiet when it used to be crowded and full of the sounds of running feet and the smell of baking pie.

The original family farmhouse. Woah. Catriona had appreciation for anything that was such a big part of Liam's life or family's life, so she looked around at the peeling wallpaper and the older style with a gentle fondness as he told her about it. His grandparents were the last to live here until his grandfather passed away and his grandmother moved out.

"Wow," She breathed quietly. She loved learning more about Liam's family. Loved learning more about the land she now called home.

A thought lingered in her mind, one she didn't feel totally ready to say out loud but Catriona couldn't help but wonder if he was thinking the same thing. Didn't feel right to suggest it when she'd only just settled in. She was still adjusting to calling the big house home.

"That's too bad," She offered gently with a small frown as she looked back at him, taking in his expression. "Did you come here a lot as a kid?" She figured he must have.