magical cures 06.5 - a charming christmas by kappes tonya

Author:kappes, tonya [kappes, tonya]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-11-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The only thing I could do about Oscar was to confront him. Whether I drove to Locust Grove, risking my own life driving on the snow covered streets, or confronted him here, I would have my answers and I wouldn’t be so stressed.

Petunia was right. The air was filled with stress and I couldn’t help but think it was because of the Whispering Falls Grinch. There had to be something I could do, I wondered standing on the steps of A Charming Cure and looking at the bare window boxes.

“This is ridiculous!” Arabella Paxton screamed from Magical Moments; which was next door. “I’m going to protest and I hope you are with me.” She cocked a brow, planting her hand on her small hip.

“I’m going to look into it.” I gave a weak smile. My heart just wasn’t into the spirit everyone so wanted the village to be in. Of course I wanted to figure out who was bringing so much chaos to our town.

My phone chirped from my bag. I dug down and grabbed it along with my keys.

When I saw it was Oscar calling, I said, “Come see me when you have your ideas figured out.” I held the phone in the air. “I need to take this.”

I hurried inside the shop with Mr. Prince Charming at my feet.

“Oscar, are you okay?” I asked.

My need to know if he was okay overcame the idea of him cheating on me.

“I’m fine.” His deep voice came through the phone sending goosebumps down my arms. “I miss you.”

His words stung, my eyes watered.

“It’s not the same in Locust Grove without you.” He chuckled. “I couldn’t help but look over at your house all night.”

All night? A lump was stuck in my throat. I tried to swallow the image of the two bottles of beer and candles set on the romantic dinner table.

“I had the fire going and I stayed on the couch all night.” His voice lowered to a whisper. “Are you there?”

“I’m here. When are you coming home?” I asked, deciding I was going to confront him when he got home. If the economy was as bad as everyone seemed to think, I better keep my shop open and do some business.

I walked through the shop and straightened up the display tables, flipped on the apple cider cauldron and my potion cauldron behind the partition before heading to the storage room in the back of the store and gathering a few premade bottles of inventory to restock the shelves before I flipped the sign.

“I’m hoping the roads will be cleared soon.” There was a funny tone to his voice that made my intuition jump. “June?”

“Yes.”

“We need to have a very serious conversation when I get home.” He paused. “I know the big tree lighting ceremony is tonight so I was hoping to talk to you before that.”

Tree lighting. I did a palm plant on my forehead. I had completely forgotten about doing the smudging of the tree before the ceremony that the council had asked me to do.

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