Page 36 of All My Witches
Even though I often found Clove’s ideas amusing, this time I couldn’t hide my disdain. “Then you’ll have to sleep with her husband … and she’s already had threekids.”
“I just want her body, not herkids.”
“Oh, well, at least you’ve figured it out,” Imuttered.
“This is a stupid conversation,” Samcomplained.
“We’ve had way worse,” Thistle pointed out. “Where have youbeen?”
Sam shot her a dark look. “You’re really on my lastnerve.”
“Right back atyou.”
“This is getting us nowhere,” I said, raising my hands to silence the others. “We need to find Aunt Tillie. She has the diamond and she’s obviously leading us to a particular place. As much as I hate that giggling she’s doing, I don’t see where we have manyoptions.”
“I agree with Bay,” Landon said, doing his best to ignore the looks Sandy kept lobbing at him. She was making a big show of widening her eyes to saucer-like proportions while allowing the occasional strategic tear to drop. “We need to getmoving.”
“But … what about me?” Sandy challenged, putting her hand on Landon’s arm to keep him from moving pasther.
“I have a job to do,” Landon said gently. “I’m sure we’ll meet up later to talk about … how you should be dating boys your ownage.”
“I don’t want to date boys my ownage.”
“You’ll get used toit.”
“But … I love you.” Sandy’s lower lip quivered to perfection. “There are times when I look at you while you’re sleeping – I film you sometimes when you don’t know it so I can re-watch the video when you’re undercover and fill my heart with the love I so desperately miss while you’re away – and I just know that our souls were meant tojoin.”
“I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit,” Thistledrawled.
She wasn’t the only one. “Sandy, I’m sure that your feelings for Jericho are … something to behold,” I started. “But we’re on an undercover assignment. He can’t get his memory back until we finishit.”
Sandy’s eyes were full of loathing when they locked with mine. “I know who youare.”
“Okay.”
“You’re Michael Ferrigno’s wife,” Sandy continued. “Jericho is investigating him. He’s going to bring him down. And, when he does, I’m going to get the love of my life back and you’re going to getnothing.”
“Okay, time out.” Landon made a tee with his hands. “What kind of undercover police officer tells everyone about the case he’s working on? That’s not how it works. Did I tell you I was an undercover police officer when we met,Bay?”
I shook my head. “No, but you did hit on me whileundercover.”
“Barely.”
“You still didit.”
“Yeah, and look how that worked out,” Landon pressed. “We’re living together. We’re happy – when crap like this doesn’t pop up, I mean – and we’re in love. I don’t see where I did anything wrong during my firstassignment.”
“You definitely didn’t do anything wrong,” I agreed. “You even got shot savingme.”
“Stop bringing that up,” Landon ordered. “I know it makes you feel guilty, but I’m over it. I don’t like hearing aboutit.”
“You were shot?” Sandy’s face twisted with anger. “Is that how you gotamnesia?”
“What? Oh, sure.” Landon absently ran his hand through his hair. “We need to get moving. I want to find Aunt Tillie and that stupid diamond. This world gets stranger by the minute and I’m not sure I can take much more ofit.”
“So you’re just leaving?” Sandy’s voice rose. “How can you walk away given everything we’ve meant to eachother?”
“I’ve merely given it some thought.” Landon adopted a pragmatic tone. “I want to do the right thing by you. That means letting you go. Sometimes if you really, really … feel uncomfortable with a situation … it’s best to let the other person go so he or she can find truelove.”
