whisper our dreams and fears to in the middle of the night. “I don’t think you realize how lucky you are.”
“Lucky isn’t the word for it.”
“At least you have someone…multiple people, I should mention, who are there for you. Your brother came all the way from Salem when he heard about the missing Natural just so he could protect you.” I turned away from her and watched a girl sprint to second base. “I wish I had that.”
“It’s not all it’s cracked up to be.”
I shook my head and ignored her. Those who had it all never realized it. It was ridiculous to argue with her about it.
“He seems to be right there for you, too. So, it’s not as if I’m special or anything.”
“Are you kidding me?” I turned toward her. “He’s probably only being nice to me because I’m friends with you. Hello.”
“You’re so naive, Sarah. Travis only does things that benefit himself. He probably gave you that necklace so he can get in your pants.”
My mouth dropped. “That so isn’t happening.”
“Well, my brother doesn’t know that yet. You should’ve seen the way he was smiling at you when you almost melted all over his car. I almost vomited in my mouth.”
“I didn’t mean anything by it…I just like cars. But whatever, it doesn’t matter. I’m just telling you your family should be everything to you. What would happen if you didn’t have them?”
Jennie frowned. “I know your father’s gone and that sometimes your mom isn’t much better, but you don’t understand my family.”
I swallowed the lump in my throat. Sometimes she was so off base.
“Back to my beginning point…Travis put a hell of a lot of time into making that necklace. That thing is bullet proof. I can feel its powers from here. He must have wanted to make damn sure nothing happened to you.”
“And by me not getting hurt, you wouldn’t get hurt either. We all know I’m an absolute spare in all this Wiccan stuff. If I’m safe, you’ll be safer.”
Jennie shrugged and looked away. Her jaw tightened, and I hoped a little of what I said had gotten through. Whatever happened between her and Travis, they should work it out. You only got one set of family, and when they were gone from your life, they were gone.
If she wouldn’t listen, I needed to drop it. There was another reason I pretended to have cramps other than not wanting to run around and get all sweaty. “So…”
“So…” Jennie said, mimicking me.
“I had an idea last night. A possibility we haven’t explored yet. The thing is, I want you to hear me out before you just turn it down.”
She chuckled. “That means I’m going to hate it.”
“No. It means you might not approve, but let me get it all out before you say anything.”
She leaned against the metal railing and stared at me. “I’m waiting for your dose of light bulb. Bring it at me.”
I closed my eyes and thought of the best way to approach the subject. Coming up with zilch, I decided to just spill it all out. “I still want to find Courtney and the other missing Natural, but, I was thinking, what if you bound Drake to me?”
Jennie’s face hardened, her lips cementing into a frown. “Sarah…”
“No, just listen first. If I’m bound to Drake and him to me, won’t he be able to see me for who he met before? Won’t I be able to help him get out of it?”
Jennie ran her hands through her hair and tugged at the ends. “Stop thinking like that. One. You barely know Drake. I can see why you’d want to help him because it’s not fair and all, but you barely know him. You wouldn’t want to be bound to him. Binding is like a promise that you can never take back. Why would you want to be bound to someone you barely know? Two. It can’t be done. You cannot be bound to two people at the same time because there’s only room for one. Two make a whole, not three. And three, you are more nuts than I thought you were.”
Heat pricked behind my eyes. I knew she wouldn’t
“Lucky isn’t the word for it.”
“At least you have someone…multiple people, I should mention, who are there for you. Your brother came all the way from Salem when he heard about the missing Natural just so he could protect you.” I turned away from her and watched a girl sprint to second base. “I wish I had that.”
“It’s not all it’s cracked up to be.”
I shook my head and ignored her. Those who had it all never realized it. It was ridiculous to argue with her about it.
“He seems to be right there for you, too. So, it’s not as if I’m special or anything.”
“Are you kidding me?” I turned toward her. “He’s probably only being nice to me because I’m friends with you. Hello.”
“You’re so naive, Sarah. Travis only does things that benefit himself. He probably gave you that necklace so he can get in your pants.”
My mouth dropped. “That so isn’t happening.”
“Well, my brother doesn’t know that yet. You should’ve seen the way he was smiling at you when you almost melted all over his car. I almost vomited in my mouth.”
“I didn’t mean anything by it…I just like cars. But whatever, it doesn’t matter. I’m just telling you your family should be everything to you. What would happen if you didn’t have them?”
Jennie frowned. “I know your father’s gone and that sometimes your mom isn’t much better, but you don’t understand my family.”
I swallowed the lump in my throat. Sometimes she was so off base.
“Back to my beginning point…Travis put a hell of a lot of time into making that necklace. That thing is bullet proof. I can feel its powers from here. He must have wanted to make damn sure nothing happened to you.”
“And by me not getting hurt, you wouldn’t get hurt either. We all know I’m an absolute spare in all this Wiccan stuff. If I’m safe, you’ll be safer.”
Jennie shrugged and looked away. Her jaw tightened, and I hoped a little of what I said had gotten through. Whatever happened between her and Travis, they should work it out. You only got one set of family, and when they were gone from your life, they were gone.
If she wouldn’t listen, I needed to drop it. There was another reason I pretended to have cramps other than not wanting to run around and get all sweaty. “So…”
“So…” Jennie said, mimicking me.
“I had an idea last night. A possibility we haven’t explored yet. The thing is, I want you to hear me out before you just turn it down.”
She chuckled. “That means I’m going to hate it.”
“No. It means you might not approve, but let me get it all out before you say anything.”
She leaned against the metal railing and stared at me. “I’m waiting for your dose of light bulb. Bring it at me.”
I closed my eyes and thought of the best way to approach the subject. Coming up with zilch, I decided to just spill it all out. “I still want to find Courtney and the other missing Natural, but, I was thinking, what if you bound Drake to me?”
Jennie’s face hardened, her lips cementing into a frown. “Sarah…”
“No, just listen first. If I’m bound to Drake and him to me, won’t he be able to see me for who he met before? Won’t I be able to help him get out of it?”
Jennie ran her hands through her hair and tugged at the ends. “Stop thinking like that. One. You barely know Drake. I can see why you’d want to help him because it’s not fair and all, but you barely know him. You wouldn’t want to be bound to him. Binding is like a promise that you can never take back. Why would you want to be bound to someone you barely know? Two. It can’t be done. You cannot be bound to two people at the same time because there’s only room for one. Two make a whole, not three. And three, you are more nuts than I thought you were.”
Heat pricked behind my eyes. I knew she wouldn’t
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