Heart of the Witch by Deanna Chase

Author:Deanna Chase [Chase, Deanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bayou Moon Press, LLC

Chapter 15

Noel placed a cup of hot cocoa and a tray of cookies on the end table and fluffed a pillow before tucking it under her dad’s knee. “Here’s your energy potion and the supplements Healer Whipple recommended. Faith is on her way with a stew she cooked up today, so you’ll have something to eat for the rest of the week. When she gets here, we can play a game. What do you think about Monopoly?”

“Noel.” Her father covered her hand with his. “Relax. I’m fine.”

“Of course you are,” she said, handing him his mug of cocoa. “Drink this before it gets cold.”

Lincoln Townsend glanced down at the mug then at the smiley face cookies Noel had decorated after dinner and shook his head. “What am I? Five?”

“Dad, I’m just—”

“You’re hovering, Noel.” He placed the mug back on the side table. “I’m going to have to insist that you get out of my hair. Go take that silly golf cart out with your sister. You two are driving me crazy.”

Noel placed her fisted hands on her hips and shook her head. “I’m not going anywhere. Who’s going to be here if you need something?”

“Daisy will be here.” Her dad gave her a withering glare. “Now go on before I call Deputy Baker and have him haul your butt out of here.”

Abby snickered.

Noel cast an irritated glance at her sister. “You’re being unreasonable, Dad.”

“No, you are.” He fished his phone out of his pocket. “You have two minutes to get out of here, or I’m calling the law and turning you in for trespassing.”

“Drew isn’t going to haul us out of our family home,” Noel insisted, mortified at the idea of Drew having to deal with something as silly as escorting her out of her dad’s house.

“You sure about that?” He tapped on the screen. “Let’s find out.”

“Dad!” Noel grabbed for his phone, but he swiftly moved it out of her reach.

“Oh, look, it’s already ringing.” He pressed the phone to his ear.

“Stop! Okay, okay. I’ll let Abby take me out on her golf cart. Just don’t call Drew.”

He gave her a self-satisfied smile, tapped the screen, and then shoved the phone back into his pocket.

“But we’re going to wait until Faith gets here,” Noel said stubbornly. She wasn’t going to leave her six-year-old in charge of her father. Besides, what if Daisy got into some kind of trouble while her dad was laid up in the recliner?

“Fine. But wait for her over in the kitchen. I just want to watch the Duke take out these bad guys.” He gestured to the television, where the opening credits were rolling for one of his John Wayne movies.

“You win, Dad,” Noel said, chuckling to herself. He was right. She was hovering and worrying needlessly. Considering how feisty he was being, he obviously felt just fine. “Abby and I will be over there plotting how to annoy you next.”

“No doubt you will.” He picked up the cocoa and took a sip. Then he pointed the remote at the television and turned the sound up to an almost deafening level.

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