Pied Piper (Modern Wicked Fairy Tales Book 14) by Selena Kitt

Author:Selena Kitt [Kitt, Selena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Excessica
Published: 2019-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

“What if it falls out and she loses it?” Haley wrung her hands like a worried mother, hovering over her daughter on the examination table. And, of course, that was exactly what she was, Will thought, putting a hand on her shoulder.

“It’s inserted too far into the ear canal for that,” Will told her.

“It won’t hurt her?”

“Not at all. See, she’s all done.”

Piper sat up on the table, helped by Libby, the tech who had inserted the device.

“She won’t even know it’s there,” Will explained. “And it doesn’t require major surgery, like some of the other hearing implants.”

“But will it work?” Haley bit her lip and wrung her hands some more, watching Piper choosing a flavor from the lollipop bouquet that Libby offered her.

“That’s the hope.” Will squeezed her shoulder gently.

Touching her gave him a little zing of pleasure that made him feel guilty. He moved away from her, a professional distance, kicking himself for forgetting.

It had been almost a month since Haley and Piper had moved into his parents’ old apartment, and they had kept things on a business-only basis since. He didn’t blame her for not pursuing things after the kiss they’d shared that night. He was her boss, after all. And her daughter was involved in the study. He wanted to reassure her that no matter what, he wasn’t going to fire her or kick Piper out of the study, but that would just make things awkward. Besides, aside from that one kiss, he had no further indication that she was interested. It had probably just been a fluke. Just a one-time thing. One spontaneous act that wouldn’t be repeated.

Except on repeat in his head when he couldn’t sleep at night.

[What flavor?] Haley signed as Piper hopped off the table and came over to them

[Cherry] Piper signed, taking the wrapper off and putting the lollipop into her mouth.

[My favorite] Will signed with a smile.

Piper brightened, pulling it out and offering him a taste.

Will shook his head, laughing. [No, that’s yours]

“So now what?” Haley’s hand moved through her daughter’s hair, pulling Piper close so her back was against Haley’s front. “I read through the booklet, but it was so long and involved...”

“It’s really easy.” Will held his hand out to Libby and she handed over a small white rectangular remote. “We just push this button here. Then the devices in each ear will cycle through all of the frequencies until we find Piper’s. Then we hit this button to keep it in memory.”

Will reached down and picked Piper up, putting her back on the exam table.

She frowned at him, signing [All done?] with the lollipop in her mouth.

[Almost] Will signed. [One more thing]

[Won’t hurt?] Piper looked worried.

[No. I promise]

She nodded, trusting him. Will hit the button to start the device cycling, watching Piper’s face. She was intent on her lollipop, which had decreased in size by half already.

“The remote also tells us when her devices need the batteries replaced,” Will told Haley as she came to stand close to the exam table.

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