Hidden Gifts (The Witches of Canyon Road Book 1) by Christine Pope

Author:Christine Pope [Pope, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dark Valentine Press
Published: 2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00

11

Preparations

At least I didn’t teleport in my sleep, or set the casita on fire, or any of a hundred other gruesome scenarios that flitted through my head that night before sweet oblivion finally claimed me. I didn’t have the alarm on the phone to wake me up, but the morning sun did a good enough job, filtering through the loose-weave curtains in the bedroom and letting me know it was time to get out of bed.

I took extra care getting ready, not to please Genoveva, but so I would look good for Rafe. Yesterday I’d done much the same thing, but an afternoon of sleeping on Simon’s couch and all of the day’s worry and strain had mostly erased the special effort I’d put into getting dressed and doing my hair and makeup. Even though I hadn’t had a chance to look in a mirror after I left Simon’s apartment, I knew I’d been pretty much a mess by the time I went to see Rafe at his house. Today I knew I wouldn’t have to worry about such complications. Rafe and I had ironed out our differences — at least for the moment — and I vowed that I’d do my best to be civil to Genoveva. She was going to be my mother-in-law, after all. We’d be in each other’s lives from here on out, and so I needed to make an effort to get along with her, difficult as it might seem.

And I’d have to do something about getting a new phone. Were there even any electronics stores near the Plaza? I somehow doubted it. Maybe Rafe and I would be able to carve out a little time to go to a different part of town and do some phone shopping. I supposed I’d just have to wait and see.

Rafe was about five minutes late, but I didn’t mind. He was frowning when I opened the door, though, which didn’t exactly give me a good feeling about how the rest of the day was going to go. To my relief, he revealed the source of his irritation as soon as we locked eyes.

“Didn’t you hear your phone? I called to say I was running a little late — I got bogged down in a chat with a client.”

“Oh, sorry about that.” I stepped aside so he could enter the casita, then gave a helpless shrug. “I had a mishap with the cat last night, and I dropped the phone. I think it’s dead for good.”

The frown intensified, his brows drawing together. “Are you sure? Let me take a look.”

I thought I could recognize a dead phone when I saw one, but I didn’t protest, only went to the kitchen where the broken phone was still sitting on the counter. He took it from me, turned it over, tried entering a few voice and touch commands, then shook his head.

“I guess it is dead.” With a shrug, he put it back down on the counter. “We’ll try to get you a new one as soon as we can, but it isn’t that big a deal.

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