Dead If I Do by Tate Hallaway

Author:Tate Hallaway [Hallaway, Tate]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Horror & Ghost Stories
Published: 2010-05-22T02:37:57.052000+00:00

On the drive out to Club 5, I remembered to check my cell phone messages. Turns out, there was a double booking at the reception hall. I’d have to share my wedding reception with a local high school marching band’s annual fund-raiser. Nifty. I guess our hex breaking spell really hadn’t worked so well after all.

I closed the cell with a snap. I was a little disappointed that Sebastian hadn’t called, so I dialed the number for home. When he answered, I almost hung up, having psyched myself only so far as an answering machine message. “Hey,” I said. “I’m sorry.” I wasn’t entirely over the kiss, but I was getting closer to being ready to hear him out. Besides, I was going to take care of the problem.

“Me too,” he said. “Do you want me to come get you? We could have a late dinner. I’ll make your favorite: pancakes.”

My stomach growled at the offer. “Ooooh, that sounds great, but I was calling to let you know I’m going to be out late. Don’t wait up for me.”

There was a long pause on the other end. “You’re going out? Don’t you think we have some things we should talk about?”

I didn’t want to start another fight. “We do. But I have a solution to the Teréza problem.”

William took his eyes off the road to give me a surprised look.

“You do?” Sebastian didn’t sound convinced.

“You gave me the idea, actually. Parrish. I think Parrish should be Teréza’s vampire mentor.”

There was a pause. Then, “Are you insane?”

“No, listen, it’s perfect,” I said. “Think about it, Sebastian. I mean, I know they got off on a rocky start, what with the whole burning hand thing, but what if they hit it off? They could be a cute couple.”

William almost swerved the car into a ditch.

There were strangled noises coming from the other end of the phone. I could make out the occasional “But . . . I never . . . You. . . .”

“Unless you don’t like the idea of Teréza with someone else,” I said casually. The choking sound stopped abruptly. A few seconds of stony silence passed until Sebastian said, “I still think you’re insane. I’ll leave the light on for you.”

His response was cold comfort, but at this point I’d take what I could get. Maybe he’d warm to the idea if it became a reality.

“Thanks, honey,” I said. “I love you.”

“It’s never going to work, you know,” he said, “But I love you too.”

“It’s why you love me,” I reminded him.

“True.”

With that we said our good-byes and hung up. William was still sneaking astonished looks at me. “Did I hear you right? Your plan is to play matchmaker with Teréza and Parrish?”

“Well,” I said, admitting that it did sound pretty crazy out loud, “if it doesn’t work, it’s not like we’re out anything.”

William considered that with a nod. “Yeah, there’s no cover. Plus the music is great.”

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