Total pages in book: 22
Estimated words: 20602 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 103(@200wpm)___ 82(@250wpm)___ 69(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 20602 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 103(@200wpm)___ 82(@250wpm)___ 69(@300wpm)
“Not at all!” I replied.
“Do ya mind if I speak to ya, Hollie?” Kelley asked. My eyes instantly went to where she was rubbing her hands together nervously.
“Is everything okay?” I asked.
“To just Hollie?” Lucas asked at the same time.
Turning to look at him, I asked, “Why did you ask it like that? Why wouldn’t Kelley want to talk to me?”
“I don’t know, I guess I was surprised is all.”
“Why?” Kelley and I asked in unison.
Throwing up his hands, Lucas shook his head and turned to leave. “I will never understand women.”
And with that, he walked out of the office, shutting the door behind him.
Focusing back on Kelley, I asked, “What’s up?”
She chewed on her bottom lip before she blurted out, “I think I’m attracted to David.”
Nearly jumping with pure happiness, I reached for her hands. I had forgotten what life was like before the use of magick. The feeling you got when something happened the good old-fashioned way. Then again, maybe it was a different kind of magic. Smiling, I replied, “That’s wonderful!”
Looking confused, she asked, “It is?”
“Yes! I think he’s attracted to you too. I mean, he keeps looking at you.”
She huffed. “That doesn’t mean anything. He’s a man, they look.”
“That may be, but he was looking at you.”
“Does that mean something different in America?”
I laughed. “He likes you, I know he does. Call it intuition.”
Her eyes lit up and filled with curiosity at the same time. With a slight tilt of her head, she asked, “Is it because you’re a witch? Is that how ya know he likes me?” She gasped. “Oh my gosh, are ya able to read minds? Me ma said she knew a woman once who could read the minds of others. Not all the time, but she could tell things about people that no one else could. She would always say it was intuition. That’s why ya said that, because you’re a witch.”
“Wait. What?” I asked in a voice so shrill I could have broken glass. “What do you mean because I’m a witch?”
She waved me off. “Please, me ma had ya pegged from day one. Plus, there’s no way me brother would be approached by all those women and offers on his own. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a nice-looking lad, but please!”
Kelley laughed while I chewed on my thumbnail.
When she finally stopped laughing, her face grew serious. “Will ya help me like ya helped Benny?”
I took a step away from her and the only thing that came out of my mouth was, “What?”
“A spell! Can ya put a spell on David?”
With a quick shake of my head, I replied, “You can’t use magick like that. I can’t make anyone fall in love with you.”
“Oh, I don’t want him to fall in love with me. I simply want him to notice me.”
“You don’t need me for that, Kelley, I’m telling you. He likes you. He…he…he told me he did!”
Another gasp slipped free from her mouth. “He did!”
Turning away from her, I replied, “Yes.” Then in a lower voice I added, “Kind of.”
I closed my eyes and counted to ten before I faced Kelley once again. “You don’t need my help, I promise you. I’ve tried this before, helping a relationship with a little push.”
“And did it work?”
Screwing up my face, I tried to think of a way to explain that it worked by not working. “I don’t know how to answer that. Considering I nearly killed Lucas and caused my best friend’s love interest to start stalking her, I’m going to say no.”
Kelley’s eyes went wide. “Right. Let’s not go with any spells to help then.”
Pointing at her, I replied, “Smart move. My best advice is to keep it simple and be yourself. If David likes you, which I’m almost a hundred percent positive he does, it will be because of you, not some spell.”
I hadn’t been ready for Kelley to launch herself into my body and I nearly stubbled back.
“Thank ya so much, Hollie!” Pushing me back at arm’s length, she smiled at me. “I don’t know how ya do it.”
“Do what?” I asked.
She gave me a knowing look. “I think you know!”
Before I could respond, she rushed past me, opened the office door, and rushed out.