Spirits, Pies, and Alibis by Nicole St Claire

Author:Nicole St Claire [Claire, Nicole St]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Apple Blossom Press
Published: 2019-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The smell of burning rubber accompanied a piercing screech of tires as the car that had been hurtling toward me came to a stop just inches from my body. My eyes were still open—though why I hadn’t closed them to at least avoid having to watch myself get flattened onto the road I’m not sure. Better yet, why hadn’t I tried to use magic? Sure, I didn’t know any spells for stopping cars in their tracks, and under the circumstances, it wasn’t like I had time to bake a protective cake, if such a thing existed, but I could have improvised. Screamed out “alakazam,” maybe? I don’t know. Some pathetic excuse for a witch I was turning out to be. It was only by dumb luck that I hadn’t ended up squished on the asphalt like a fly on the receiving end of a giant plastic swatter.

The driver scrambled out of the car and hurried toward me. From my vantage point on the ground, all I could tell was he was male and wearing brown loafers.

“Tamsyn? Are you okay?”

I was panting heavily, unable to answer, but even before I shifted my eyes upward toward the source of the voice, I knew it was Noah. Because, of course, it was. If someone was going to almost run me over after I was sideswiped by a cat, it was going to be the handsome doctor who inexplicably reduced my brain to a pile of mush.

Before I’d caught my breath enough to assure him I was fine, Noah kneeled beside me, running his hands along my head and neck. I’m sure it was completely innocent, just a doctor assessing an accident victim for injuries, but that didn’t make it any less distracting. I’m not proud to admit it, but I’d had a stressful morning, and his fingers felt so nice against my scalp I may have let out a most indelicate moan.

Noah’s eyes grew wide. “Tell me where it hurts. Right here?”

“Uh, yeah. Yeah, there,” I told him. I mean, I couldn’t come right out and admit I’d made that sound because he was touching my hair, now could I? A girl has to be allowed some pride. I rolled to one side, attempting to get up, and groaned. I didn’t think the damage was serious, but I was sore in places I hadn’t known existed before.

Noah pressed a hand against my shoulder, urging me back down. “Don’t get up until I make sure nothing’s broken.”

“I’m fine,” I argued. “I should go back inside.”

“I’d feel better if you’d come with me to the clinic, just to be safe.”

I opened my mouth to argue some more, but as I raised myself to a sitting position, the edges of my vision grew fuzzy. I nodded, cautiously, so as not to black out by moving my head too quickly. “I suppose. If it will make you feel better.”

Noah helped me up, supporting my weight with one arm as he opened the passenger door with his other.

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