I’d have to discuss with Grandma Verda. Or maybe Miranda, if she talked to me again. Actually, Miranda would probably be best. Could I make her talk to me, or was I stuck waiting for her?
Hmm. I’d pretty much decided I was going to confide in Maddie. After she was back to normal, that is. I needed some help with all of this. And I missed confiding in her. Hopefully, I’d see a change in her soon.
On a whim, I went to the Google search page on my computer and typed in Miranda Ayres. I wanted to know more about her, because I couldn’t figure out why she was paying me visits. Sure, I was her great-great-great granddaughter, but there had to be another reason. It was obvious, thankfully, that she wasn’t trying to scare me. But what she wanted with me was a complete mystery.
Of course, there were no listings for her on Google. Chewing on my lip, I tried, Gypsy Magic. This garnered a couple of hits. Well, more like two million, so I scrolled through the first few. Unfortunately, nothing apropos to my situation popped up. A couple of stores, a website, and a psychic troupe for corporate entertaining (which might prove interesting, but was fairly useless to me) were the top three hits.
Clicking the X, I closed the Google page and flipped open my contact folder instead, as I might as well start the research for the Henderson job. Picking up the phone, I dialed the number for the Henderson wedding consultant. Time to get busy. The sooner we nabbed this client, the better.
Two hours later, I stretched the muscles in my shoulders. After speaking with Destiny of Social Niceties, I thought I had a handle on Mrs. Henderson and her daughter. It might not prove overly beneficial, as Destiny had said they were complete opposites and were butting heads on every step of the process.
Somehow, I’d have to find a way to make them both happy. I’d figure it out.
I’d have to, what with so much at stake.
“I can’t believe I’ve never been here before. It’s so close to A Taste of Magic, you’d think I’d have eaten here at least once,” I said to Kevin, pushing my plate back. “Thanks for asking me to join you.”
Kevin’s long wavy hair was pulled back tight, highlighting his high cheekbones and full lips. He’d phoned me earlier, asking me to dinner after I got off work. It had been a completely pleasant surprise. Even the healthiness of the vegetarian fare hadn’t bothered me.Come on, I’d choked down oatmeal for the guy—he was that luscious. Vegetables weren’t close to being an issue.
“I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself. They have great salads and amazing fruit smoothies chock full of vitamins and nutrients. You should check them out for lunch one day.”
Right. Over my normal burger and fries? Not likely, but he didn’t need to know that. “I’ll keep that in mind.” I glanced around the restaurant and noticed it had almost emptied out. “We’ve been talking awhile; I didn’t realize we’d been here so long.”
“Ready to go?” Did he sound disappointed?
On a whim, I said, “Why don’t you follow me back to my place? I can make coffee, tea, or what ever you want and we can hang out.” I gulped down a sip of my iced green tea to hide my nervous ness. Why I was anxious about it, I had no clue.
When he smiled, I relaxed. He really was a nice guy.
“I’d love to. Actually, I need to make a quick stop, but I’ll be right behind you.”
“Oh. Okay.” I didn’t ask where or why. It was none of my business, but I was curious. “About an hour?”
“Probably less, but no more than that.”
We walked out together, and he gave me a kiss on my cheek before waving. “See you soon,” he said. Nodding, I got in my car, watched him leave, and headed home.
Back at my place, I ran through my apartment trying to straighten it up as much as possible. When everything was as close to presentable as I could make it, I filled a pitcher with water and ice. I sliced up a lemon and tossed those into the water.
I kind of wished I had time to bake something. And, because I had no clue what I would wish for, it was probably best that I didn’t have the time. The ringing phone startled me. Half-worried it was Kevin calling to cancel, I glanced at