Trolling for Trouble (MAUCs Series One) by Olivia Hardin

Author:Olivia Hardin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampire, paranormal, witch, magical, undead, nymph

Chapter 5

I remained stoic for about two-thirds of the drive home from Beck’s place, then the dam burst. I cried so uncontrollably at first that I had to pull off to the side of the road for several minutes. The tears kept coming even when I got back onto the freeway. I had all but dried up by the time I pulled into my garage.

Upon entering the house I headed straight for the lower bedroom. Beck and the kids had neatly folded the linens and stacked the pillows on the bed. In the far corner, the little cubby through which Jilly had stuck her hand was still open a crack. I kicked it closed with my foot and cursed. My earlier depression had now turned into anger.

I wasn’t sure who I was madder with: Beck for dredging up my feelings for him again or myself for falling so fast after getting over him the first time. By the time I finished off an almost full tub of chocolate chip ice cream, I decided that I’d never really been over Beck in the first place. I also decided that now was the perfect time to let him go for good.

I immediately headed into that bedroom again and started cleaning. Yes, it was true that Beck, Justin and Jilly had left the room almost exactly as they’d found it, but that wasn’t good enough for me. I vacuumed, scrubbed, rearranged furniture, changed bedding, and even took an extra step of switching the artwork and knickknacks around on the walls… anything I could do to change that room away from the memory of them there. And I refused to use my magic for any of it. Sweat dripped off my skin by the time I finished.

The kitchen was next, though I couldn’t very well rearrange anything there. I threw away the rest of the pizza and straightened up, but there wasn’t much more I could think to do to erase the memory of those kids and especially of Beck touching me. My cheeks heated instantly when I recalled the feel of his body against mine.

“What I need is a call,” I murmured to myself thoughtfully. “Why the hell are my charges completely silent when I want to hear from them and yet drive me crazy when I need to be left alone?”

I wiped my brow and then smoothed my damp hair back behind my ear. A shower was what I needed. I huffed up the steps to the second floor and decided a hot bath would be better. The tub was halfway full when I chose to dump scented liquid into the tub for a bubble bath.

My body sunk slowly into the frothy warm water until only my head peeked through. I took a huge breath and released a decadent sigh, causing the bubbles to flurry out in front of me. It occurred to me that Jilly probably loved bubble baths.

I started crying again. These tears weren’t just for Beck but for all three of them.

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