A Witch to Remember: A Wishcraft Mystery by Heather Blake

Author:Heather Blake [Blake, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781683319788
Google: v8yZuwEACAAJ
Amazon: 1683319788
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Published: 2019-04-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“It’s possible they were working together to get rid of Leyna,” I said forty minutes later as I frowned at the full pot of Merriweather blend coffee, willing myself to pour a cup. My stomach had settled a bit after a couple of pieces of toast.

Nick came up behind me and kissed my neck. “Why not just have one cup of coffee a day that’s full-strength caffeine rather than suffer through a few cups of that horrid decaf blend?”

“You don’t know what you’re asking of me. One single cup?”

His lips lingered. “Maybe you should cut coffee altogether. Have you considered herbal tea instead?”

“Considered and dismissed.”

Annie sat on a counter stool, watching us. Nick went over and rubbed her ears. She pushed her head against his palm and purred. He said, “I hear water is quite satisfying.”

“Are you trying to get turned into a frog?”

“Do no harm, remember?”

“Frogs are cute. No harm there.” I poured cream into my cup, added coffee, tasted it, and then added more cream and a pinch of sugar.

Nick laughed at the dour look on my face. “One cup …”

“Ribbit.”

I was about to pick up the topic of Carolyn and Feif but held back when Mimi came into the kitchen, her backpack slung over her shoulder. Her hair was still damp from a shower, and curls hung around her face in tight black spirals.

She kissed the top of Annie’s head and then dropped her backpack on a stool and yawned. “I hate Mondays.”

I put my arm around her. “As much as I hate this coffee?”

She eyed the mug. “Probably not. I’m starting to think cutting back on caffeine has been more harmful to you than helpful. Maybe you should think about going back?”

She had no idea how I really, really wanted to. “Doing what’s best isn’t always easy.”

“That’s a good life lesson,” Nick said as he shook cereal into a bowl.

Mimi rolled her eyes. “It’s Monday and way too early for life lessons.” She went into the mudroom to fill Higgins’s and Annie’s food bowls.

Nick laughed. “It’s never too early for life lessons.”

I took another sip of coffee and winced. “Maybe one cup a day isn’t such a bad idea.” I pointed at Nick. “Do not say I told you so.”

He stuck a spoonful of Cheerios in his mouth.

Shaking my head, I said, “Mimi, do you want to pack your lunch today? Or buy?”

I adored these little moments, the snapshots of our life together. The normal moments. The times when our thoughts weren’t preoccupied with the Craft or with murder or other police work. Just us. Life. Family. Love.

“I’ll buy.” Mimi crossed the kitchen to wash her hands before letting Higgins inside. “It’s pizza day, the only good thing about Mondays.”

I went to get my tote from my office to give Mimi some cash for lunch. My day planner was opened to this week’s tasks, and my gaze went straight to tomorrow’s full block, including that afternoon phone appointment. Taking a deep breath at all I had going on, I headed back to the kitchen.

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