“It’s going to be magical!”
Pausing, Lucas must have gotten up and shut his office door. I heard a click, then he asked, “Hollie, what are you up to?”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re up to something. I can hear it in your voice.”
“We talked about it last night, and you were on board with it.”
“Wait,” he said. I could almost picture him pinching the bridge of his nose. “What did we talk about, and when last night did we talk about it?”
“You know, Kristin and Shawn and how they secretly like one another. It was when I came out of the bathroom, and you were looking at the photos from that dig in Ireland.”
Lucas paused for a moment. “I don’t remember talking about Kristin and Shawn. Oh, wait. You said something about using magick. Hollie…what are you going to do?”
“Listen, you have a good time tonight, and don’t worry about anything. I went over this with my mom, and you know how responsible she is.”
“I have an idea—why don’t we just let the two of them figure things out on their own?”
Laughing, I replied, “It’s almost Christmas, and then there is New Year’s.”
“What does New Year’s have to do with this?”
“Hello! New Year’s Eve kiss?”
Lucas exhaled. “Promise me, if you do a spell, you’ll do it the right way.”
“Of course, I will! I’ve got to run. Lots to do.”
“Hollie, promise me, there won’t be any hexes.”
“Cross my heart. I love you!”
“I love you too.”
When I hit End, I drew in a deep breath and exhaled. “At least, I hope there won’t be any hexes.”
Lucas
Shawn opened the door with a wide smile, and I actually felt sorry for the poor bastard. I had no idea what Hollie was up to, but if it involved another girls’ night, alcohol, and spells, Shawn would either be in love by tomorrow or falling down a flight of stairs. At this point, I wasn’t sure which he would prefer.
“Hey, why the worried look on your face?” he asked.
I quickly shook off where my thoughts had been. “Long day at work is all.”
He slapped me on the back as I walked in. “Well, I hope you’re ready to lose some money.”
I let out a humorless laugh. “Someone is going to lose something, that’s for sure.”
His brows drew in, a confused look coming over his face. “What?”
Waving off my comment, I replied, “Nothing. Ignore me.”
As I followed my best friend through his house and to the formal dining room, I debated whether I should tell him what Hollie was up to.
When I stepped into the room, I saw three other people sitting around the card table. James, Henry, and Alex, all friends from high school, glanced up as we walked into the room.
James pointed to me as he said, “I hope you came prepared to lose some money, Lucas. I’m feeling lucky tonight.”
