Page 70 of All My Witches
“Oh.” Landon kept one eye on the stairs as he moved behind me. “Do you have anything on underthis?”
“My bra andunderwear.”
“And you’re going to run around inthat?”
“I just need this off, Landon. I’m not lying about the itching. It’s starting tohurt.”
“Okay. Hold on.” Landon unzipped the back of the dress. It was a relief to step out ofit.
Of course, because it was soap opera world and everything was surreal, I found I had a new outfit waiting for me underneath. “What the heck? I didn’t put thison.”
Landon took one look at the snug jeans and low-cut top and smiled. “That’s kind of nice.” He dipped his finger into the top and pulled it out. “Verynice.”
I slapped his hand away. “We’re getting toward the end of the storyline,” I reminded him. “There’s no way she’s going to give us time for thatnow.”
“I can wait.” Landon smacked a kiss against mylips.
“Why are you suddenly in such a goodmood?”
“I have no idea. It’s nice, though,huh?”
“Verynice.”
“Stop focusing on each other and focus on me,” Aunt Tillie bellowed. “I’m the leadinglady.”
Landon heaved out a sigh. “You’re not my leadinglady.”
“I can changethat.”
The meaning of her words hung like an icy curtain over the room, and Landon involuntarily shuddered. “I’mgood.”
“That’s what I thought,” Aunt Tillie barked. “Now, I was in the middle of confessing why I did what I did. Stop focusing on Echo’s outfit and pay attention tome.”
“I apologize,” Landon said. “Please continue with your confession. I’m enjoying it a great deal.” He took the opportunity to look down my shirt a second time. “A great, greatdeal.”
“He had to die,” Aunt Tillie repeated. Luckily she couldn’t see Landon, because he was feeling a bit amorous and he opted to rub his cheek against mine rather than pay attention to whatever she was doing on the second floor. “He was evil. His father was evil, and that evil took over after the braintransplant.”
“Why would you marry an evil man?” Cloveasked.
“He trickedme.”
“Really, the great and omnipotent Alexis Kane was tricked. I’m shocked.” Thistle made an exaggerated face. “By the way, why do you have a different name than yourkid?”
“Because I didn’t take any of my husbands’ names. Why is thatimportant?”
“Husbands? As in plural?” Landon moved his mouth from my neck. “How many times were youmarried?”
“Fourteen, and I made a lovely bride each and everytime.”
Landon’s eyebrows flew up his forehead. “Fourteen? You found fourteen men dumb enough to marryyou?”
“I can see I should’ve shot you when I ended Michael’s torment,” Aunt Tillie growled. “You’ve got a mouth onyou.”
“I think that’s rich coming from you. Still, I’m willing to forgive everything you’ve done if you come down here right now and send ushome.”
Aunt Tillie didn’t immediately answer, so I stuck my head around the end of the stairwell in the hope I’d catch a glimpse of her. She’d positioned herself so she was in the exact right spot to catch mygaze.
“Hello,Echo.”
