have fun while keeping an eye on us,” Gram said.
“The first night I stayed with Daniella, she made me watch a chick flick,” Nick said.
“It was The Proposal, ” Daniella said. “You remind me of Betty White in the movie,” she told Gram.
“It’s the white hair,” Gram said.
“And the mischievous look in your eyes,” Daniella said.
Gram laughed. “I don’t know about that.”
Zoe knew all about Gram’s mischievous streak. It might be a benefit in a regular senior but in a witch it became an occasional liability.
Once they’d finished the pizza, Gram offered to whip up a little something for dessert.
Zoe was already shaking her head before Gram had even completed her sentence. “Not a good idea.”
“I’m not good at conjuring up cooks. I once tried for Emeril and for some reason got a set of T-fal cookware instead. And then there was the baked Alaska incident. All I can say is that I’m glad the ballroom had built-in sprinklers.”
Morticia walked into the dining room at that moment, diverting Daniella’s attention. “So you have another cat? Does this one talk, too?”
“No,” Gram said. “But she communicates in other ways.”
“Does she write notes?” Damon asked sarcastically.
“She probably could if she wanted to,” Gram said.
“We didn’t save any pizza for them,” Daniella said.
“They’ve got Fancy Feast in their dishes in the kitchen,” Gram said.
“I’ve gone from Russian caviar on golden spoons to cat food on the floor.” Bella shook her head. “It’s pitiful.”
“We all have our burdens to bear,” Zoe said.
“She is such a hard taskmaster.” Bella looked up at Daniella with the soulful look she’d perfected from watching the Puss in Boots movie over and over again. That, Turning Point , and Magic Mike were Bella’s favorite DVDs, and she’d often watch them nonstop.
“It must be very hard for you,” Daniella said sympathetically.
Bella nodded her agreement.
“I’ll bring you a chocolate cupcake tomorrow,” Daniella promised her. Turning to Zoe, she said, “Can she eat that okay?”
“I’m down here,” Bella said. “And I can eat it just fine. I would prefer caviar, but I’ll make do.”
Morticia sat beside Bella and copied her soulful look up at Daniella.
“I’ll bring one for you, too,” Daniella said.
“If you two are done begging, I’ll clear the table,” Zoe said. She was eager to take a break from Damon. He hadn’t spoken up during the feline discussion but Zoe knew he listened to every word.
“I’ll help you,” Daniella said.
“No. You’re a guest.”
“Or a prison guard,” Daniella noted. “I wouldn’t blame you for thinking that way.”
“I don’t think that about you,” Zoe said.
“She thinks it about me,” Damon said.
“Which is why we need to insert a little fun into the evening,” Gram said, and she pulled a box from thin air.
“That doesn’t look like Twister,” Daniella said.
“It’s the witch version. Similar but not close enough to break any copyright laws,” Gram said. Unfolding the mat, she set it on the floor. “Instead of colors we have symbols. The stars, the moon, the sun, and a purple triangle.”
“The meaning of which is?”
“That I like purple,” Gram said. “Now someone draws a card from this deck with one of the symbols. You only move your hands. Your feet remain here at all times.” She pointed to the foot-shaped marks labeled LEFT and RIGHT . “Two players are on the mat at the same time.”
“Let Daniella and Zoe play it,” Damon said.
“Great idea,” Zoe said. “Vampires wouldn’t be any good at this as it requires manual dexterity and flexibility.”
Damon shot her a sardonic look. “Nice try, but I don’t have to prove anything to you.”
“Nick has great dexterity and flexibility along with super vamp speed,” Daniella proudly proclaimed. “I don’t know if you realize that vampires move really fast.”
“Damon demonstrated that
“The first night I stayed with Daniella, she made me watch a chick flick,” Nick said.
“It was The Proposal, ” Daniella said. “You remind me of Betty White in the movie,” she told Gram.
“It’s the white hair,” Gram said.
“And the mischievous look in your eyes,” Daniella said.
Gram laughed. “I don’t know about that.”
Zoe knew all about Gram’s mischievous streak. It might be a benefit in a regular senior but in a witch it became an occasional liability.
Once they’d finished the pizza, Gram offered to whip up a little something for dessert.
Zoe was already shaking her head before Gram had even completed her sentence. “Not a good idea.”
“I’m not good at conjuring up cooks. I once tried for Emeril and for some reason got a set of T-fal cookware instead. And then there was the baked Alaska incident. All I can say is that I’m glad the ballroom had built-in sprinklers.”
Morticia walked into the dining room at that moment, diverting Daniella’s attention. “So you have another cat? Does this one talk, too?”
“No,” Gram said. “But she communicates in other ways.”
“Does she write notes?” Damon asked sarcastically.
“She probably could if she wanted to,” Gram said.
“We didn’t save any pizza for them,” Daniella said.
“They’ve got Fancy Feast in their dishes in the kitchen,” Gram said.
“I’ve gone from Russian caviar on golden spoons to cat food on the floor.” Bella shook her head. “It’s pitiful.”
“We all have our burdens to bear,” Zoe said.
“She is such a hard taskmaster.” Bella looked up at Daniella with the soulful look she’d perfected from watching the Puss in Boots movie over and over again. That, Turning Point , and Magic Mike were Bella’s favorite DVDs, and she’d often watch them nonstop.
“It must be very hard for you,” Daniella said sympathetically.
Bella nodded her agreement.
“I’ll bring you a chocolate cupcake tomorrow,” Daniella promised her. Turning to Zoe, she said, “Can she eat that okay?”
“I’m down here,” Bella said. “And I can eat it just fine. I would prefer caviar, but I’ll make do.”
Morticia sat beside Bella and copied her soulful look up at Daniella.
“I’ll bring one for you, too,” Daniella said.
“If you two are done begging, I’ll clear the table,” Zoe said. She was eager to take a break from Damon. He hadn’t spoken up during the feline discussion but Zoe knew he listened to every word.
“I’ll help you,” Daniella said.
“No. You’re a guest.”
“Or a prison guard,” Daniella noted. “I wouldn’t blame you for thinking that way.”
“I don’t think that about you,” Zoe said.
“She thinks it about me,” Damon said.
“Which is why we need to insert a little fun into the evening,” Gram said, and she pulled a box from thin air.
“That doesn’t look like Twister,” Daniella said.
“It’s the witch version. Similar but not close enough to break any copyright laws,” Gram said. Unfolding the mat, she set it on the floor. “Instead of colors we have symbols. The stars, the moon, the sun, and a purple triangle.”
“The meaning of which is?”
“That I like purple,” Gram said. “Now someone draws a card from this deck with one of the symbols. You only move your hands. Your feet remain here at all times.” She pointed to the foot-shaped marks labeled LEFT and RIGHT . “Two players are on the mat at the same time.”
“Let Daniella and Zoe play it,” Damon said.
“Great idea,” Zoe said. “Vampires wouldn’t be any good at this as it requires manual dexterity and flexibility.”
Damon shot her a sardonic look. “Nice try, but I don’t have to prove anything to you.”
“Nick has great dexterity and flexibility along with super vamp speed,” Daniella proudly proclaimed. “I don’t know if you realize that vampires move really fast.”
“Damon demonstrated that
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