eased out of town without anyone seeing
us.
We rode in silence with our hands
clasped, resting on the space between us, until he pulled over when
we reached the outer limits of Locust Grove.
“ Remember when life was
much simpler?” He turned off the ignition and turned himself in the
seat to face me. Taking both my hands in his, he put them up to his
lips and gently kissed each one. “No.”
“ No, what?” I couldn’t
help but get lost in his deep blue eyes.
“ Earlier you asked me if I
was here to arrest you; I’m not. I gave it up.” Looking down, he
shook his head. “I wasn’t going to leave you in this time of need
so the Order of Elders made me choose.”
My mouth dropped. He
smiled.
“ I told them I wanted to
give up all my spiritual powers.” He dropped his head. Reaching
over, I pulled his chin up so I could get an intuition reading off
his body language. If the eyes are truly the path to someone’s
soul, I should be able to see his with no problem. And since he was
no longer a spiritualist, I can read him as much as I want to
without his permission. “What?”
Closing my eyes, I inhaled, and then
inhaled again. . .only deeper.
“ What? Why did you inhale
twice?” His voice drifted into a hushed whisper.
Slowly, I opened my eyes and a smile
crossed my lips. “The first time I was reading your intuition.” My
heart fluttered. “The second was because you smell so
good.”
“ Awww…my little witch.” He
slid over and wrapped me in his arms. Kissing the top of my
forehead, he assured me, “We are going to figure this out, but I’m
afraid I’m not going to be of any help.”
“ Of course you are.” Just
because he wasn’t a spiritualist didn’t mean he wasn’t a good cop.
“You were a police officer before we knew about our spiritual gifts
and you will continue to use those skills now.”
“ You know what?” there was
eagerness in his eyes. “You’re right! I was good.”
“ You are good!” I confirmed, twisting in
my seat to face him. I grabbed the sides of his face and kissed
him. “Now, let’s get back to figuring out who killed
Kenny.”
As much as I wanted to reminisce about
the past, I didn’t have a lot of time to figure out who was trying
to frame me from not only Kenny’s murder, but also the stolen
ostrich and June’s Gems. Things were progressing fast in the
spiritual world. With the banning of me living in the village and
the Order of the Elders sent, I didn’t need my intuition to tell me
that the evidence had built up against me.
“ Let’s start with the
facts.” Leaning over me, Oscar opened the glove box and searched
through it.
“ What are you looking
for?” I questioned as he pulled out a napkin.
“ Paper. Don’t you have any
scrap paper in here?”
“ Where is your little
pad?” I noticed he didn’t have his usual cop stuff out, including
that annoying notebook he writes in.
“ They took it.” He found a
chewed up pen in the there as well. “They took
everything.”
“ This is a good thing.” I
had to find a light in the tunnel. “Besides, you never really
learned how to use your sorcery powers or even went to
school.”
“ I was never very
comfortable with the whole idea. I like old school investigations.”
He held the pen and napkin up in the air, and then slid back over
to the driver’s seat. “Let’s get started. There isn’t much
time.”
Oscar reconfirmed my fear…not much
time.
It was just like old times, watching
him take notes as I answered all his questions about where I was
when all the incidents took place.
And then came the explosive
question.
“ Why in the world would
you ask all over Whispering Falls how to get in touch with Kenny?”
He waited. I bit the corner of my lip, wondering if I should just
come clean about Belur.
There wasn’t a reason I shouldn’t tell
him now. He wasn’t the sheriff in charge. He was just my boyfriend
trying to help me out.
“ Have you ever seen the
show I Dream
us.
We rode in silence with our hands
clasped, resting on the space between us, until he pulled over when
we reached the outer limits of Locust Grove.
“ Remember when life was
much simpler?” He turned off the ignition and turned himself in the
seat to face me. Taking both my hands in his, he put them up to his
lips and gently kissed each one. “No.”
“ No, what?” I couldn’t
help but get lost in his deep blue eyes.
“ Earlier you asked me if I
was here to arrest you; I’m not. I gave it up.” Looking down, he
shook his head. “I wasn’t going to leave you in this time of need
so the Order of Elders made me choose.”
My mouth dropped. He
smiled.
“ I told them I wanted to
give up all my spiritual powers.” He dropped his head. Reaching
over, I pulled his chin up so I could get an intuition reading off
his body language. If the eyes are truly the path to someone’s
soul, I should be able to see his with no problem. And since he was
no longer a spiritualist, I can read him as much as I want to
without his permission. “What?”
Closing my eyes, I inhaled, and then
inhaled again. . .only deeper.
“ What? Why did you inhale
twice?” His voice drifted into a hushed whisper.
Slowly, I opened my eyes and a smile
crossed my lips. “The first time I was reading your intuition.” My
heart fluttered. “The second was because you smell so
good.”
“ Awww…my little witch.” He
slid over and wrapped me in his arms. Kissing the top of my
forehead, he assured me, “We are going to figure this out, but I’m
afraid I’m not going to be of any help.”
“ Of course you are.” Just
because he wasn’t a spiritualist didn’t mean he wasn’t a good cop.
“You were a police officer before we knew about our spiritual gifts
and you will continue to use those skills now.”
“ You know what?” there was
eagerness in his eyes. “You’re right! I was good.”
“ You are good!” I confirmed, twisting in
my seat to face him. I grabbed the sides of his face and kissed
him. “Now, let’s get back to figuring out who killed
Kenny.”
As much as I wanted to reminisce about
the past, I didn’t have a lot of time to figure out who was trying
to frame me from not only Kenny’s murder, but also the stolen
ostrich and June’s Gems. Things were progressing fast in the
spiritual world. With the banning of me living in the village and
the Order of the Elders sent, I didn’t need my intuition to tell me
that the evidence had built up against me.
“ Let’s start with the
facts.” Leaning over me, Oscar opened the glove box and searched
through it.
“ What are you looking
for?” I questioned as he pulled out a napkin.
“ Paper. Don’t you have any
scrap paper in here?”
“ Where is your little
pad?” I noticed he didn’t have his usual cop stuff out, including
that annoying notebook he writes in.
“ They took it.” He found a
chewed up pen in the there as well. “They took
everything.”
“ This is a good thing.” I
had to find a light in the tunnel. “Besides, you never really
learned how to use your sorcery powers or even went to
school.”
“ I was never very
comfortable with the whole idea. I like old school investigations.”
He held the pen and napkin up in the air, and then slid back over
to the driver’s seat. “Let’s get started. There isn’t much
time.”
Oscar reconfirmed my fear…not much
time.
It was just like old times, watching
him take notes as I answered all his questions about where I was
when all the incidents took place.
And then came the explosive
question.
“ Why in the world would
you ask all over Whispering Falls how to get in touch with Kenny?”
He waited. I bit the corner of my lip, wondering if I should just
come clean about Belur.
There wasn’t a reason I shouldn’t tell
him now. He wasn’t the sheriff in charge. He was just my boyfriend
trying to help me out.
“ Have you ever seen the
show I Dream
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