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“Got to run,” I said as I kissed my mother on the cheek. “Thanks for all your help, Mom. I knew I could count on you!”
As I made my way out of Mom’s greenhouse, I thought I heard her say, “Oh, dear, this isn’t going to turn out well.” I ignored her and rushed through the house, calling out goodbye to my dad.
I hit Lucas’s name in my contacts list and waited for him to answer.
“Hey, how was your visit with your mom?”
“Great! Listen, do you mind if I see if Kristin wants to have a girls’ night tonight?”
“I don’t mind at all. Shawn actually texted me earlier to see if I wanted to get together with a few of the guys for poker night.”
“That’s perfect!” I nearly shouted.
Lucas laughed. “You must really need a girls’ night.”
“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.
