Total pages in book: 35
Estimated words: 33542 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 168(@200wpm)___ 134(@250wpm)___ 112(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33542 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 168(@200wpm)___ 134(@250wpm)___ 112(@300wpm)
“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.
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.”
Anyone who played poker with me knew I sucked at it. I was prepared to drop some bills tonight, so their teasing never bothered me.
Henry and Lucas both laughed. “I think Lucas has come to accept he sucks at poker,” Alex said.
“Is that why you guys invite me? To get my money?” I asked as I tossed my coat over the chair in the corner. I checked my phone before I turned it to vibrate. Nothing from Hollie. I wasn’t sure if that was a good thing or not. Kristin was most likely already at the house. I looked at Shawn as he laughed at something James had said to him. Poor bastard. I really should warn him.
“I’m telling you, I think you’d like her, Shawn,” James said as he slid the deck of cards over to me to split.
“Like who?” I asked as Shawn handed me my chips.
“Someone James works with, and I already told you, I’m not interested,” Shawn answered.
I narrowed my eyes at Shawn. When he saw me staring at him, he asked, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Why aren’t you interested in her?”
He blinked a few times, then shrugged. “I don’t know.”
“I’m telling you, dude, she’s not looking for anything but sex. I heard she likes it dirty.”
Alex sighed. “I hate being the only married guy in the bunch.”
“Are you saying you’re not happy with your wife?” Shawn asked.
“Hell, no, I’m not saying that. I’ve never been happier. I just know those days are over. Doesn’t mean I want it. It’s just gone. That sucks.”
I laughed. “Well, you get to go home to a beautiful wife each day. Someone to share your day with.”
“So do you, from what I hear. Sounds like you and Hollie are pretty serious,” James said as he waggled his brows.
“Yeah, we’re serious. I’m actually going to be asking her to marry me.”
“Holy shit, dude,” Alex said as he gave me a clap on the back. “That’s awesome. When?”