wicked witches 07.6 - bewitched by amanda m lee

Author:amanda m lee [lee, amanda m]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2016-02-02T05:00:00+00:00

“SO, how did Landon and Bay enjoy the festival last night?” I asked several hours later, leaning back in one of my lawn chairs and watching Clove sip from her glass of iced tea.

After three hours of work, gossip and laughter, we were both relaxed. We decided to take a break in the shade. Even though it was spring and the weather wasn’t overly warm, the sun was strong enough to cause me to shed my jacket and Clove’s cheeks to pink up over the course of our morning chores.

“They had a good time,” Clove replied. “Bay said Landon got fresh in the funhouse, and Landon said Bay ate enough junk food to make an entire kindergarten class throw up.”

“Sounds like fun,” I said. “Are you sorry we didn’t go?”

“Not particularly,” Clove answered, not missing a beat. “I’m glad we had a chance to hang out by ourselves. Are you sorry we didn’t go?”

“Not really,” I said. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of a good festival. You were more fun than ten festivals last night. We made the right decision. I’m sure there will be plenty of other festivals to attend.”

“You’re charming when you want to be,” Clove said.

“Thank you.”

“Why are you only charming with me?”

That was an odd – and difficult – question. “What makes you think that I’m charming only with you?”

“When you answer a question with a question, that means you’re uncomfortable,” Clove said. “Bay taught me that.”

“Who taught her that?” I asked. “It was Landon, wasn’t it?”

“No,” Clove said, shaking her head. “Bay came up with that one on her own. I think she learned it from interviewing people for the newspaper.”

“Do the people of Hemlock Cove often answer questions with questions?”

“You did it again.”

I sighed, exasperated. “I try to be charming with everyone,” I explained. “You get an extra dose because you’re so cute.”

“That’s still not an answer,” Clove pressed. “It was a very enjoyable attempt at flirting, though.”

“I assume we’re back to talking about my problems with Bay and Landon,” I said, tamping down my frustration. “I tried to be charming with Bay, and that backfired. I don’t know what you want me to say.”

“You didn’t try charming Bay,” Clove argued. “You lied to her about why you were in Hemlock Cove, annoyed her by siding with Brian Kelly about stupid ways to increase The Whistler’s circulation, and then ambushed her when she was especially vulnerable.”

“How was she especially vulnerable?” I asked, genuinely curious. “I waited until you guys found those kids on the ship. She should’ve been happy that day. You were heroes, and everyone in town was talking about you.”

“We didn’t save all of the kids,” Clove clarified. “There was a dead girl on that ship. We were too late to save her.”

“I … never thought about that,” I admitted, embarrassed at missing a big clue that would’ve at least partly explained Bay’s behavior. “Did Bay see her ghost?”

“Bay did see her ghost,” Clove confirmed. “Bay also saw another ghost named Erika.

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