Brews and Banishments: A Midlife Witch Cozy Mystery (Mystery In A Bottle Book 1) by Lacey Carter

Author:Lacey Carter [Carter, Lacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phoenix Press LLC
Published: 2025-06-27T00:00:00+00:00

10

Daisy

The fourth Madonna song clicked on the radio and Daisy tapped her foot against the floor. The bedroom had a delicate glow about it with the setting sun on one side and the amber lights Daisy bought a few years ago on the other. The warmth was meant to calm her down, but her mind was racing a million miles a minute. The music, some of her favorite songs, played on repeat to set the fun mood.

Across from her, dancing in front of the walk-in closet, Tessa yanked out another dress. This time it was long, reaching to the ankles, and had sequined beads speckled across the torso and lower skirts. Tessa held it in front of her with a suggestive brow, the corner of her lip curling up in a grin.

“How about this one?” she asked. “I think it says ‘I’m a classy girl, but with a youthful, fun side.’ Right?”

Daisy eyed the dress. Butterflies swirled in her stomach. She pressed her hand over her bellybutton, desperate to soothe the lunch they’d gotten from The Wilted Garden hours ago. Nerves began plaguing her the moment lunch was finished. Working at Fields’ Herbals while it was raging busy couldn’t even stop the fretting in her mind. In fact, she managed to catch a glimpse of Ethan across the street when she was sweeping. He hadn’t seen her, but Daisy couldn’t take her eyes away till he disappeared around the corner.

Her heart stammered and the butterflies fluttered through her as if she was a bright-eyed school girl.

Daisy shook her head. “Not that one.”

“Okay,” Tessa drawled, her eyes narrowing on her. “Perhaps you’re feeling more like a top and bottom situation?” She dived deeper into the closet before pulling out a skirt and ruffled blouse. The skirt was dark and sleek, slightly flowing at the edges but tighter near the waist. The blouse had unfortunate ruffles across the breast, an old-fashioned trend she wished to forget.

“Now, this,” Tessa continued as she held the outfit up, “is a more mature look, I know, but men these days appreciate a mature woman. How about it?”

Daisy frowned. Did she really want Ethan to see her as a mature woman?

Tessa sighed. “Judging by your look, I’ll assume you’d like to pass.”

“Blessed be,” Daisy breathed. “I’m sorry, Tess.”

Leaving the clothes behind, Tessa took a seat on the edge of the bed beside her and reached across to lower the radio’s volume as the Madonna music carried on. “What’s going on, flowers?” She reached to tuck a strand of Daisy’s long hair behind her ear. “Don’t tell me you're chickening out now! You’ve got a handsome knight in shining armor arriving in about an hour.”

Daisy blushed. “I don’t think I’ve been this nervous since I first met Gary.”

“Really?” Tessa asked. “I thought you went on a few dates over the years.”

Daisy shrugged, twisting her hair around her finger nervously. “They weren’t anything serious,” she mumbled.

“So Ethan’s already serious, huh?” Tessa giggled, bumping her shoulder into Daisy’s.

Daisy let her head fall into her hands, unable to stop the embarrassment from showing.

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