Flip the Witch Switch by Amanda M. Lee

Author:Amanda M. Lee [Lee, Amanda M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2019-05-07T05:00:00+00:00

“EXCUSE ME BUT ... what?”

Mom ambushed me in the kitchen when I arrived for breakfast the next morning. The back of Landon’s Explorer was already packed with things we needed and all we had to do was load up on breakfast (and pack a basket full of snacks to see us through until everyone else showed up with dinner) before saying goodbye and heading out.

My mother had other plans.

“You’re taking Aunt Tillie with you,” she repeated. “It will be good for her ... and you. Think of it as a bonding exercise.”

I could think of a few more ways to look at it. “But ... why?”

“Because I said so.”

I glanced over my shoulder, hoping to find Landon ready to help, but he wasn’t there. He was in the dining room talking over a few things with Chief Terry, making sure he would be available if something popped up. Mom knew what she was doing when she waited for me to be alone to broach the Aunt Tillie subject.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea.” I licked my lips and searched for a way to gracefully bow out of this situation. “She’ll be stuck up there all day with us and there’s no comfortable place for her to sit.” I decided to go with her advanced age first. “Plus, what if she trips or something? We’ll be far away from a doctor. That can’t possibly be good for her.”

Mom was blasé as she whipped her pancake batter. “Your aunt has been walking for a very long time. She doesn’t trip. Even when she’s drunk, she doesn’t trip. She’s the steadiest member of this family on her feet ... which is a sad, sad fact.”

“Yes, but she could trip. I don’t want to be the one who is supposed to be watching her when she finally breaks her streak. I think she should stay here.”

“She wants to go ... so I think she should go.”

I sucked in a calming breath. Yelling at my mother would only cause her to dig her heels in. If I wanted to escape the inn without Aunt Tillie in tow, I would have to appeal to her keen love of family ... or simply trick her. I was fine with either option.

“I don’t think it’s smart for us to keep Aunt Tillie with us all night,” I persisted. “It’s barely getting out of the forties once the sun sets. We’ll have a fire, but that won’t be enough to warm her and keeping her warm inside the cabins is going to be uncomfortable. I don’t think Landon is up to cuddling with her.”

Mom’s expression never changed as she started ladling the batter onto the griddle. “Take extra blankets.”

She was killing me! “What about Peg?” I hoped I sounded rational instead of desperate. “If Aunt Tillie comes with us you’ll have to take care of Peg. You don’t like her and that will be a hardship.”

Mom scowled. “I don’t dislike Peg. I think she’s a lovely animal. I just happen to believe Aunt Tillie should’ve asked before bringing an animal into the home.

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