Page 27 of Hexes From Exes

Why did Rick suddenly feel so tired? This aligned with his goals. Finishing this job would be a huge payout for him. If he kept this up, he’d get Hershel’s job. This is exactly what he wanted.

Why did he suddenly feel so sick?

Chapter Eleven

Stephanie

Got a date with Cooper tonight, pushing back date with Diego.

Rick

We have a deal

Stephanie

I need a few more good dates to balance out what is sure to be a disaster. Pretty please?

Stephanie

*gif of a begging puppy*

Rick tilted his head back, groaning.

It’d been almost a week since he last saw Stephanie. During that time Rick had done the following:

1. Showed up in increasing increments of lateness to the office to scroll through the internet

2. Realized his laptop was on the verge of collapse and took it to IT, who sent it to the human realm to fix, thus eliminating his way of wasting time and looking busy

3. Went to the bars with Zed after work on Wednesday, realized that demon mead tasted like dirt and attempted to explain the benefits of a mojito to an increasingly drunk Zed

4. Went – and he wasn’t proud of this – to the human realm to spy on Stephanie’s date with Cooper and wondered if he shouldn’t just kill two birds with one stone and enact the curse on Cooper

Honestly, it was a good solution. Except it would spell the end of their interactions and Rick wasn’t ready for that. Plus, he promised her that he’d give her the benefit of the doubt and at least watch her on one date with the exes. Actually, now that he thought back to it, the deal didn’t include a limit on the dates he’d have to eavesdrop on…

The buzz of his communication device pulled him from his reverie, seeing that he hadn’t replied to Stephanie, and she’d sent another gif of some animal on the human realm. He frowned at it, having no idea what it was.

Rick

Fine – but don’t think you can push this back indefinitely. I have a lot of work to do.

Stephanie

Does revenge have seasons?

Rick

What?

Stephanie

Do you have a busy season? Do people want more revenge in the winter or the summer?

Rick

We don’t have seasons in Anathamea

Stephanie