sadness radiating around him. He sprinted to her.
“I’ve been looking everywhere for you, ” H e said , stopping in front of her. H is breathing was ragged from the frantic search . He held her in a tight embrace . “I’m so sorry, Lorna . I thought we were married too .”
“I don’t want to talk about it . No one has seen me so this must be our last day together . L et’s spend it in each other’s arms. I want to feel you so intensely that the memory will stay with me for all time .”
“I’ll find a way to fix this.” Travis kissed her forehead and tightened his arms around her back.
“It’s out of your control. ”
“No it isn’t. Let’s think about this for a minute .” Travis wiped the tears from her face. “Our unfinished business must be that we didn’t get married and we’re stuck here until we do. If we’re married, then we should both go into the light together, as one.”
“It’ s hopeless .”
“Never give up hope. We will beat this curse or whatever you want to call it. We will be together.”
“Look at the house , Travis .” She nodded her head toward the building behind him.
He turned around.
No, this can’t be right.
The house was a burnt out, decaying shell of the home he’d once known. For the first time in twenty years, they could see the house as it really was, not as it had been.
“ Now do you understand? You’ve manifested in to the physical, the house is destroyed. It’ s over , Travis . I’m going to lose you.” Lorna laid her head on his shoulder and cried.
Chapter Three
Valerie ate a bite of ice cream while gazing at Philip. How could she get him to agree to help her without telling him what she had to do? If he thought she was ghost hunting he’d never help . And i f she told him what Ms. Delores had said about true love then he’d think she was testing his feelings for her. She didn’t want him to think that even though she’d know his feelings if he saw Lorna . And what was up with Travis talking to the shop owner. Could everyone see him now?
“ I saw you talking to Ms. Delores. Did yo u get a reading ?” Midge, Philip’s sister, asked .
“No, but she told me some things.” Valerie wasn’t sure how much she wanted to tell Midge either .
“That woman is so freaking dead-on accurate she’s scary sometimes. Once she told me—”
“Come on, Midge!” Philip rolled his eyes. “You really don’t believe in all that woo-woo crap do you?”
“ You know I do.” Midge’s tone dropped into defensive mode. “Have you ever had a reading from her?”
“Hell, no. I never plan to have one either.” Philip scraped the bottom of the dish to get the last bit of dessert.
“I dare you to go out there right now and get a reading. I’ll even pay.” Midge dug some money out of her pocket and held it out to him. “I bet she scares you with her accuracy.”
“Keep you r money, sis. I’m not getting a reading of any kind, any where, any day.” Philip picked up the empty plastic bowl then bent down and gave Valerie a quick kiss . “I’m going to catch some rays . Meet me on the beach when you’re finished .”
“Okay. I’ll see you in a few.” Valerie watched him swagger to the door and toss the trash in the bin. She knew he was trying to act cool in front of her so when he dropped the spoon and napkin on the floor she giggled.
“He really likes you.” Midge said. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen him this serious about anyone.”
“Well, he might change his mind after tonight.”
“Why, are you finally g oing to sleep with him?” Midge took her sunglasses from the top of her head and laid them on the table . She gathered her hair back into a ponytail with the scrunchie she had around her wrist.
Valerie choked on the spoonful of ice cream she’d just put in her mouth. “How do you know if we have or haven’t?”
“He told me. He wants to , you know , but your wait ing is making him like you even more. Most of his
“I’ve been looking everywhere for you, ” H e said , stopping in front of her. H is breathing was ragged from the frantic search . He held her in a tight embrace . “I’m so sorry, Lorna . I thought we were married too .”
“I don’t want to talk about it . No one has seen me so this must be our last day together . L et’s spend it in each other’s arms. I want to feel you so intensely that the memory will stay with me for all time .”
“I’ll find a way to fix this.” Travis kissed her forehead and tightened his arms around her back.
“It’s out of your control. ”
“No it isn’t. Let’s think about this for a minute .” Travis wiped the tears from her face. “Our unfinished business must be that we didn’t get married and we’re stuck here until we do. If we’re married, then we should both go into the light together, as one.”
“It’ s hopeless .”
“Never give up hope. We will beat this curse or whatever you want to call it. We will be together.”
“Look at the house , Travis .” She nodded her head toward the building behind him.
He turned around.
No, this can’t be right.
The house was a burnt out, decaying shell of the home he’d once known. For the first time in twenty years, they could see the house as it really was, not as it had been.
“ Now do you understand? You’ve manifested in to the physical, the house is destroyed. It’ s over , Travis . I’m going to lose you.” Lorna laid her head on his shoulder and cried.
Chapter Three
Valerie ate a bite of ice cream while gazing at Philip. How could she get him to agree to help her without telling him what she had to do? If he thought she was ghost hunting he’d never help . And i f she told him what Ms. Delores had said about true love then he’d think she was testing his feelings for her. She didn’t want him to think that even though she’d know his feelings if he saw Lorna . And what was up with Travis talking to the shop owner. Could everyone see him now?
“ I saw you talking to Ms. Delores. Did yo u get a reading ?” Midge, Philip’s sister, asked .
“No, but she told me some things.” Valerie wasn’t sure how much she wanted to tell Midge either .
“That woman is so freaking dead-on accurate she’s scary sometimes. Once she told me—”
“Come on, Midge!” Philip rolled his eyes. “You really don’t believe in all that woo-woo crap do you?”
“ You know I do.” Midge’s tone dropped into defensive mode. “Have you ever had a reading from her?”
“Hell, no. I never plan to have one either.” Philip scraped the bottom of the dish to get the last bit of dessert.
“I dare you to go out there right now and get a reading. I’ll even pay.” Midge dug some money out of her pocket and held it out to him. “I bet she scares you with her accuracy.”
“Keep you r money, sis. I’m not getting a reading of any kind, any where, any day.” Philip picked up the empty plastic bowl then bent down and gave Valerie a quick kiss . “I’m going to catch some rays . Meet me on the beach when you’re finished .”
“Okay. I’ll see you in a few.” Valerie watched him swagger to the door and toss the trash in the bin. She knew he was trying to act cool in front of her so when he dropped the spoon and napkin on the floor she giggled.
“He really likes you.” Midge said. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen him this serious about anyone.”
“Well, he might change his mind after tonight.”
“Why, are you finally g oing to sleep with him?” Midge took her sunglasses from the top of her head and laid them on the table . She gathered her hair back into a ponytail with the scrunchie she had around her wrist.
Valerie choked on the spoonful of ice cream she’d just put in her mouth. “How do you know if we have or haven’t?”
“He told me. He wants to , you know , but your wait ing is making him like you even more. Most of his
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