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“Matt, I think you’ve had a long day and you’re over-thinking everything.”
Someone knocked on my office door.
“Come on in!” I called out.
Maxwell Cash walked in and smiled at Matt. “Here you are, Matt. I’ve been looking everywhere for you. I have some news for you. Good news.”
Matt slowly stood and whispered, “Oh no.”
“Lewis Harding has stepped down as Assistant City Manager, and Frank would like to offer you the job.”
I pushed off my desk and reached for Matt’s hand to shake it. He stood there dumbfounded.
“Look at that, Lucas,” Maxwell said. “He’s so happy he can’t even speak.”
“Something like that.” I watched all the color drain from Matt’s face.
Giving Matt a hard pat on the shoulder, Maxwell said, “Come to my office first thing tomorrow, and I’ll go over everything. Then you can decide if you want to officially take the job.”
With a wave in my direction, Maxwell swept out of my office. Matt turned to face me and then stood frozen in place.
“Let me guess,” I said, “you wished you could get the Assistant City Manager job?”
Looking like he might faint, Matt stumbled over to the small sofa in my office and sat down. He buried his head in his hands and mumbled something.
“What was that?” I asked.
Looking up at me, he repeated his words. “I’m afraid to think.”
“You’re afraid to think? Matt, I think you’re over-thinking this.”
He shook his head, a look of panic in his eyes.
“What in the hell do I do now, Lucas?”
I drew in a deep breath and exhaled. “I think we need to talk to Hollie.”
“Hollie? Will she be able to tell if someone put a hex on me?”
I clenched my jaw tightly together to keep from saying that I had a feeling Hollie was the one who had a hand in this, and I gave him a nod.
Matt rushed to the door. “Then let’s go!”
I glanced at my desk then back at Matt. “Give me a few minutes to get things wrapped up here, and then I can meet you at my house.”
“No, no, I can’t drive. I can’t trust myself to do anything!”
I stared at him, fighting the urge to walk over and slap the sense back into him and yell that he needed to get his shit together. Instead, I gave him another nod. “I’ll come get you when I’m ready to leave.”
As I watched Matt leave my office and shut the door, I rounded my desk and picked up my phone.
“Hey!” Hollie said after it only rang once. “How’s it going?”
She was way too chipper.
“Hollie, what did you do?”
“Do? Why? Do you feel…different? Ready to admit that you have the gift?”
