was the kind of person who liked to be in control of the situation. With Cooper involved, I knew I wouldn’t be in complete control.
Matt gestured toward the table. “Please have a seat and we’ll go over a few details. Plus I have a few papers for you to sign.”
Mindy and I reclaimed our seats. Matt and Cooper sat across from us. My ghosts took a table closer to us so they could eavesdrop. Cooper glanced over at them and smiled. Candy Cherry winked at him. What was that all about?
“This is my assistant, Mindy Winters. She’s here to help. I hope that we’ll be okay?”
Cooper snorted. I wanted to kick him under the table but he was sitting too far away.
Matt looked Mindy up and down, then said, “Sure. That’ll be fine.” He handed us several forms. “Just sign on the dotted line and we’ll be all set.”
I took my time reading over the pages, but Mindy just signed as if the pen was on fire. Luckily for her, as far as I could tell everything seemed pretty straight-forward.
Matt took the papers and placed them back in his briefcase. “We’ll go to the home tomorrow. It’s not far away. We’ll come by your home and pick you up if that’s okay?”
I nodded. “Sure, that’s fine.”
“You and Cooper will interview the family. We have some tech guys who’ll run the equipment.” He leaned back against the chair and folded his hands together.
“How will we know what to do? We’ve never done this before. Well, I’ve never done anything like this. I have no idea about Cooper.” I gestured with a tilt of my head.
Matt shrugged. “Just do what comes naturally.” His cell rang and he walked away leaving me with Cooper.
“So we’re doing the show together,” I said, meeting his gaze.
Cooper flashed a wide smile. “It looks that way. This can lead to many more opportunities, you know.”
I snorted. “Do you know how many people say that? We’ll get fifteen minutes if we’re lucky, and I’m fine with that.”
He shrugged. “I disagree with you. I don’t think I’ll ever get an opportunity like this again, so I’m going to use it to my advantage.”
“I doubt there’ll be any advantage for you,” Mr. Fine said.
“You should keep your opinions to yourself,” Cooper snapped.
Candy Cherry glared at Mr. Fine and he didn’t retort. She seemed to have some sort of hold over him. Elvis wasn’t affected though. He looked as if he wanted no part of their antics. I wanted to ignore Cooper, Mr. Fine and Candy, but I didn’t have that luxury.
Mindy jumped up. “While you two bicker, I’m going to place a couple calls. I have to tell the few remaining people who don’t know that I’m going to be on TV.”
I watched Mindy march out of the room, then I focused on Cooper again. “You got this chance once. Who’s to say it won’t come around again?”
He hesitated, then said, “We have to make the most of this. I know you wanted to be the only host, but it is what it is. You may not want to work with me, but if you want the show to succeed, then we'll get through it.”
He had me there. “Why in heaven’s name are you doing this show?” I crossed my arms in front of my chest.
“What do you mean? It’s a chance for me to be discovered for my many talents.” He wiggled his eyebrows. “I’ll have fame and fortune.”
I scoffed.
“Come on, Larue, I’m doing it for the same reasons that you’re doing it.” He leaned back in his chair. If the chair tumbled back and he landed on his butt, I wouldn’t hesitate to laugh out loud.
“Oh, and you know why I’m doing it?” I scowled.
He eased forward in the chair. Now I wouldn’t have the chance to laugh at him. Given time, he’d do something else snicker-worthy. “Because it’ll be fun. A new experience. Something we can tell our grandkids.” He winked.
Well, Cooper did have me there. I guessed he did know why I was doing it. It would be a unique experience, and I couldn’t blame him for not turning it down. I was just being selfish wanting to be the only psychic on the show. I had better character than that, and I needed to apologize to him for my snappiness.
“What does he mean, your grandkids?” Candy Cherry asked.
“Not our kids together.” I pointed between Cooper and me. “Our children in general… with other people. And