Magic for Joy by Holly Jacobs

Author:Holly Jacobs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BelleBooks, Inc.
Published: 2016-04-16T04:00:00+00:00

Seven

“NO,” JOY SAID.

“I thought Mrs. Francis seemed nice enough,” Gabriel insisted as he navigated the car along the winding dirt road.

“She has six kids of her own—”

“Which means she has experience.”

“—And, she watches two others.”

“To help make the financial ends meet without leaving her children with someone else while she works outside the house.”

“What kind of personal attention would Sophie get with eight other children to compete with? What if she wanted someone to read to her? Can you really see Mrs. Francis having time to read, much less to do—”

“The voices,” Gabriel finished for her and sighed. “You’re right.”

“Sophie doesn’t need Mrs. Francis or anyone else,” Blossom said.

Joy stifled a groan and tried to sneak a peek into the back seat. The fairies cheerily waved at her.

“Hi, Joy,” Fern said. “We won’t embarrass you in front of Gabriel, so you can stop worrying. Just don’t talk back to us, and he’ll never know we’re here.”

“And, Blossom’s right,” Myrtle said. “Sophie doesn’t need Mrs. Francis. She needs you.”

“It’s not my decision,” Joy said to Gabriel for the fairies’ benefit. “And you did have a point. Mrs. Francis seemed nice enough and certainly does know a thing or two about kids.” She shot a glare at the back seat.

“You’re wrong,” three fairies said in unison.

“Joy, I said, you were right,” Gabriel said at the same time.

“Maybe not. I mean, maybe Sophie would enjoy being in the middle of all those kids. She might not miss the stories because she’d be so busy with everything that’s bound to go on when there are eight children together, nine counting her.” She paused. “I . . .” her voice trailed off, as she stared at his lips. They’d ignored the kiss. Neither had mentioned it. But all day his lips had distracted her.

“See, Joy wants another kiss,” Fern said excitedly.

“Just kiss him,” Blossom encouraged.

She could ignore the kiss if he could. Too bad she couldn’t ignore the fairies.

“I should hope not,” Myrtle said.

Their ability to read her mind was annoying.

“Not as annoying as goddaughters who ignore their feelings,” Myrtle said. “You know you want to kiss him again.

Joy was determined to ignore any thoughts of kissing. She might ignore the kiss, but she knew she couldn’t forget it. As much as she knew things between them could never work out, Joy planned to remember that kiss for the rest of her life—when it was safe. And it wouldn’t be safe until the fairies were gone.

“But we’re not going anywhere,” Myrtle assured her.

“At least not until you and Gabriel are settled,” Fern added.

Between fantasizing about Gabriel’s lips and worrying about the fairies, Joy was becoming a basket case.

Gabriel pulled to the side of the road and turned towards her, his frustration written on his face. “Joy, I agreed with you. I think Sophie should be with someone who can focus more attention on her. She’s been through so much and—”

“She needs to feel secure and needs someone who can understand that.” Joy wanted someone like that in her life as well.

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