Easy Magic by Kristen Proby

Author:Kristen Proby [Proby, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Boudreaux, Kristen Proby, New Orleans, paranormal romance
Publisher: Ampersand Publishing Inc.
Published: 2017-04-04T07:00:00+00:00

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I don’t think I’m much of a sailor. We’ve barely set foot on this huge sailboat, and I can’t seem to find my sea legs. But there’s a whole crew of four people to sail the boat, and I’m not going to chicken out in front of them or Beau.

“We’re going to push away from the dock,” Beau says, excitement written all over his face. I don’t want to be the party pooper who says, I don’t feel so good, so I just smile and nod, holding on to the rail at the side of the boat tightly.

Do not throw up, Mallory. You’ve got this.

The engines start, surprising me.

“I thought this was a sailboat.”

“It is.” He wraps his arms around my middle and kisses me on the head. We haven’t even been to the cottage yet to settle in. Beau brought us straight here, he was so excited to take me sailing. “But there are engines in case there is no wind, and to get us away from shore, then to guide us back in again.”

“Gotcha.” I nod, watching the horizon. The sun is just beginning to set, throwing a riot of color across the sky.

If I didn’t feel so damn nauseated, I would be enamored with it.

I take a deep breath. In through my nose, out through my mouth.

“The water is nice and smooth this evening,” Beau says. He’s so happy. I nod again, but inside I’m freaking out. This is smooth? It feels like…I don’t even know what it feels like.

Like I’m in a bounce house for kids with about thirty kids going crazy inside.

And this is smooth.

Lord help me.

Suddenly, the engine quits, and the sails are raised, and they catch the wind, pulling us across the water. It’s a bit smoother now, amazingly, and I start to relax back into him.

“Are you okay?” he asks.

“I think so.” I reply.

“Look how far out we are already,” he says, pointing back to land. I look, and being okay flies right out of the window.

“Oh, God.”

“What, sweetheart? It’s hard to hear you over the wind.”

Good. Because I’m going to hurl. Looking back wasn’t a good move. I close my eyes, but that doesn’t help at all.

It just makes it worse.

I’m going to die.

“Mal, you’re shaking,” he says and leans around so he can see my face. “God, are you okay?”

“No,” I reply. “I think I’m going to be sick.”

“Okay,” he says, rubbing circles on my back. “It’s okay if you need to be sick.”

I’m quite sure it’s never okay to be sick in front of the man you’re currently having sex with.

I shake my head, so angry at myself. He’s still rubbing my back, and I know he’s trying to help me feel better, but nothing is making me feel better right now.

“Deep breaths,” he croons into my ear. “Just breathe, Mallory.”

“If I didn’t feel like I was going to lose my very expensive lunch right now, I’d find that very sweet.”

“Ah, baby, I’m so sorry.”

I shake my head, and that’s it.

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