“Where is it?”
“Back at my flat, in the kitchen.” She laughed, a musical sound that lit up his heart.
“Does it have a swing too?”
He frowned. “No, why would it?”
“Well if I had a tree in my kitchen then I’d make sure that it had a swing on it, just for fun you know.”
“Maybe I’ll put one there for when you visit,” he murmured the words, not realising just how close the two of them had actually gotten as they’d been talking.
“And you’re assuming I will?”
“I’d never assume, it makes an ass out of you and me.” She laughed again, and leaned that little bit closer. She was so close he could almost taste the sweetness of her lips. It wouldn’t take much to kiss her now, and he was arguing inwardly about whether or not to actually go ahead and do it.
“But you want me to?”
“I’ve seen yours, you should see mine,” he responded.
“That seems only fair.”
“It does doesn’t it?”
“But has anyone ever told you that you’re incredibly cheesy?” she asked.
“No, they haven’t.” Despite himself, he lifted a hand and almost tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, but stopped himself just in time. He didn’t want to freak her out too much. He did however, lean inwards, coming close to touching his lips against hers.
Which was when she freaked out, almost vanishing into thin air, which wasn’t a normal witch power. He stood there, frowning in the direction that she must have gone, disappointed that things hadn’t gone better.
Chapter Seven
N
o way had she come that close to kissing Felix. She was on a date with Skyler, the man she couldn’t seem to forget up until today. And yet there she was constantly doing so.
She looked into the bathroom mirror, pinching her cheeks to try and make herself focus. Not that it helped, her traitorous mind kept going back to thoughts of Felix’s lips close to hers in the moments before she’d pulled away. She wished she could splash cold water on her face, but ruining the meticulously done make-up wasn’t an option, especially when she didn’t have Faye’s skills to magically reapply it. Instead, she locked the bathroom door and hoped that it would be enough to entice Squeak into an appearance. She guessed correctly., and the tell tale soft blue glow of her mouse familiar filled the bathroom. She held out her hand and Squeak ran up to it, nestling in her palm. It sounded ridiculous to anyone that wasn’t a witch, but there was something about the appearance of her magical familiar that made her feel less alone. Probably because no one else would ever actually see Squeak, though her cousin Luke swore that he’d seen his best friend’s familiar once. Mia wasn’t sure whether to believe him or not, but she wouldn’t be voicing that opinion today. It was best not to upset the wedding photographer, especially when he was bringing his new tiger shifter mate with him.
“Okay Mia, you can do this. No way is the dryad going to beat you.” A dryad. Felix was a dryad. That opened up a whole number of possibilities that she hadn’t even considered before. Maybe she was being as naive as Bex was with Robert. After all wasn’t she the same in tricking a human into loving her? Did that make her a bad person? And why the hell hadn’t she had these thoughts before. It would have been good to have considered these things before drugging Skyler. “Am I really a bad person Squeak?” she asked her familiar, only getting a faint noise in response. Well of course he wasn’t going to answer, he was made of sparks.
Knocking pounded on the bathroom door. Damn she was fed up of knocking today, it seemed to be all that she was doing and receiving.
“Coming,” she called out. She unlocked the door, a pang of regret going through her as she watched Squeak disappear. Not her mate on the other side then. He’d be the only other person to ever see her familiar. She opened the door to find Skyler standing in front of it, and dread replaced the regret. Well at least that one solved that question. But, just to be sure, she threw herself into his arms and kissed him. He kissed her back, and there was clearly passion in it, which meant that there was likely at least a little attraction on his side under the love potion, but that was all. She didn’t feel the tingles that she’d felt when Felix had nearly kissed her earlier. Which could only really mean one thing.
She broke the kiss, giving him a weak smile that he returned with a lovestruck grin. At least her potion skills weren’t under question she supposed.
“Your sister sent me,” he said without adding anything else.
“Which one?” Not that it mattered, she just needed something to say.
“The blonde one.”
“Faye,” she supplied, already feeling annoyed that he couldn’t remember her name. It wasn’t like she hadn’t talked about her sisters before, and she’d given him the rundown on the way to the hotel earlier too.
“Yes, Faye.”
“Did she say anything else?” she asked. Impatience now adding to the annoyance.
“Just that it was about time to start and that you needed to take your place at the end of the aisle.” He shrugged.