Night Magic by Emery Lynn

Author:Emery, Lynn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, murder mystery, louisiana, voodoo, mardi gras
Publisher: Lynn Emery

Chapter 9

Purple, green, and gold was everywhere. Streamers were hung from the replica nineteenth century lampposts downtown. Grocery stores, drug stores, even the dry cleaning store put up window displays of Mardi Gras masks. The town's only bakery was buzzing day and night to supply king cakes for parties. Local companies were sending them all over the country to clients. Bosses served them at staff meetings. The society pages of the Beau Chene's small newspaper were filled with the pictures of elaborately costumed kings and queens presiding over the fancy balls of their krewes. Savannah and Charice were thrilled to revive a girlhood tradition, king cake parties. Beginning the month before, a circle of their childhood playmates began to host the Saturday night parties. A huge king cake was the most important item on the menu. Whoever got the baby, a tiny plastic doll concealed somewhere inside the cake, had to host the next party. But no one minded since the whole point of Mardi Gras is to find as many opportunities as possible to party. Now that they were all grown up, they had decided to include males. Because Imelda had gotten the baby at Charice's house the week before, she was the host for the party they were attending the Saturday before Fat Tuesday. Savannah and Charice watched with amusement as she went around trying hard to convince everyone that Carlton had only turned to another woman because she had rejected him.

"I guess he had to settle for something since I lost interest. Child, she is welcome to his tired butt. He wasn't exactly the most exiting man in the boudoir, if you know what I mean." Imelda told one more bored listener for the hundredth time that night.

"That is pitiful. Everybody knows he found something he wanted more than her." Charice, standing nearby, tittered.

"Yeah, and I can understand why. I dated her for two months. The only time she stopped talking about herself was to ask me to buy her something, take her someplace expensive, or tell her how good she looked." Terrel, another old acquaintance from high school, stood to her left. He shook his head before walking away.

"And she wonders why she has no man." Charice gave a snort.

"Stop being so catty. I think it's sad that she has to put on such an act." Savannah gave Charice a look of admonishment.

"I suppose so. But she makes it hard to be sympathetic."

Savannah had to reluctantly agree as she watched Imelda behave condescendingly towards two old classmates who had never been a part of the accepted cliques in high school. Soon though her attention was drawn back to Paul. He seemed moody and preoccupied all evening. His conversation and laughter had a forced quality. More than once, she glanced at him and found a grave, thoughtful expression on his handsome features and a distant look in his eyes. Savannah, aware of how fast small town gossip could spread, was afraid to ask what was wrong. She

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