Not Quite Free by Lyla Payne

Author:Lyla Payne [Payne, Lyla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Author Published
Published: 2017-01-09T21:00:00+00:00

“Sure, okay. That way if Lavinia—the ghost—shows up, you can make an assessment.”

“I mean, I didn’t think you said yes because you crave my witty repartee.”

I snort. Amelia stands up, brushing off the cat hair that’s somehow accumulated on her pants. Daria doesn’t own a cat. At least, not that I’ve ever seen, but maybe that’s not reason enough to assume one doesn’t live here.

“Well, you ladies seem to have this under control. Grace, I’m glad you’re not going alone. You get into enough trouble when there are other people around.” She shrugs into her coat and picks up Jack, then holds her hands out for the keys.

“You can run me home later?” I ask Daria.

“Or you can stay here on the couch and your friend Mel can drive you home tomorrow.”

“I have to work in the morning. You know, like regular people?”

“I’m sure you two can figure this out.” Millie yawns. “Jack’s going to be hungry soon, and Brick’s coming over with dinner. See you later, Grace. Good luck. Daria, take care of my cousin.”

Daria salutes Amelia, and I give my cousin a suspicious once-over, wondering if she was hoping all along that the medium would rope me into some sort of scheme tonight that would leave her alone with Brick.

As I watch my cousin leave, my heart aches at the thought of her being so happy, maybe falling in love—in a good way, and in a bad way, too. I’m not sure why, but this entire thing with Leo has made my depression over my love life worse than ever.

“Whatever mental pity party you’re having, best buck up and get over it,” Daria says. “Men are a dime a dozen and they sure don’t deserve headspace while your life is hanging in the balance, Graciela.”

I’ll never get used to Daria’s eerie ability to know so much about what’s going on in my life. She’s an enigma, but I can’t help wondering whether maybe our impromptu road trip tonight could provide a bit of a chance to get to know her better.

It occurs to me that I would have agreed with Daria’s thoughts on men before coming back to Heron Creek.

Even now, Beau…I miss him, but maybe he isn’t irreplaceable. Leo? He’s different. How could I ever hope to find another person who knows me as well as someone who spent half his life unraveling my secrets? The same goes for Will, of course, but I can’t imagine one single thing in the world that could drive us apart.

I certainly won’t be flinging myself at him anytime soon.

“Let’s roll,” I say, choosing not to respond to her comments.

“I don’t know,” she says, “it’s kind of early…”

A sigh escapes my chest. There’s no reason to remind her again about most people having jobs that occur during the day.

“I’m not even sure if she has her electricity on,” I say, hoping a practical argument will do more to sway her, “so the sooner we get there, the better.” It’s early evening in January; the sun has already climbed halfway under the covers for the night.

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