Landon used to be a good guy, but maybe they haven’t been close in a long time. Besides, you are beautiful, smart, and you look totally hot in that outfit. You would distract any breathing man.”
I was still hot from dancing and was carrying, rather than wearing, my coat. I looked down at myself. “Really?”
“Yeah, he’d be crazy not to appreciate how great you look. And I certainly felt an energy of…”
“I don’t know…” But I wondered if it could be a coincidence that he was at Dred on the same night as me or if he was following me, trying to torment me like Reid was doing. Somehow, I figured, if that was his game, he would have already started. In any case, hiding from him wouldn’t help, and talking to him might get me some answers. “But it doesn’t matter, Ang. Please, new topic.”
Angelica laughed. “Okay, I’m sorry. So did you have fun tonight?”
“Sure. Thanks for taking me out.”
“Anytime, sugar.” She threw an arm across my shoulders. “Speaking of hot guys, what is up with that dude, Caleb? How do you even know him?”
“I met his brother, Jed, on the flight back from Virginia.”
“He is like the best looking guy I have ever seen…”
“Yeah, he is like a work of art, isn’t he?”
“You interested?”
“Oddly, not at all. It’s almost like he’s too good-looking and there’s something about him…”
“Too good looking? How is that possible?”
I thought about it for a minute, not quite sure myself. “I guess I am absolutely certain no guy that good-looking would ever be interested in me.” I laughed, mostly joking. The truth was I felt no pull toward him. He was a nice enough guy and it was certainly true he was out of my league, but even if he wasn’t, I didn’t think I’d be interested.
Angelica stopped in the middle of the sidewalk, grabbed my arm, and wrenched me to a stop next to her. “Kelsey Fitzhugh, I don’t ever want to hear you say something like that ever again. You are beautiful, and any guy would be lucky to have you.”
I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or hug her. “Okay, okay. I’m sorry. I won’t say anything like that ever again.”
She released me and started walking again. “Okay, so that said, re-evaluate and tell me you aren’t interested in him…”
“I’m seriously not interested. In no way is he my type. He is all yours.” Caleb was undeniably hot and he seemed nice enough, but I didn’t feel anything for him strongly enough to call dibs.
“What is your type, anyway?”
“I have no idea.”
When we got back to the apartment, Angelica stumbled immediately to bed and began snoring right away. I took my time getting ready, washing off my make-up and changing into comfy pajamas. When I finally lay down, I tossed and turned, my mind full of thoughts I couldn’t act on. I imagined myself finding some way to prove to Reid that he had no effect on me. Whether it was Landon or Reid controlling that body, I hoped he was just trying to scare me, and if I didn’t let him know he had succeeded, he might just leave me alone. No way could he really take over my body permanently. That had to be a scare tactic. If he could, why hadn’t a ghost tried to take me over before? Whatever Landon/Reid’s game might be, it could be no more than a game, and the weird dream I’d had was just coincidence or a tiny bit of prescience.
With those thoughts, I snuggled down under my comforter and drifted off to a dreamless sleep.
CHAPTER SIX
When I woke the next morning, my first thoughts were of breakfast. My stomach rumbled and, since I had the morning off, I decided to surprise Angelica with a huge breakfast. I loved to cook, and it had been a long time since I’d had the opportunity to fix a big meal.
I sat up quickly, eager to get started, and immediately groaned as the blood rushed out of my head.
“Y’okay?” Angelica mumbled from the doorway.
“Yeah, I’m just trying to wake up. How are you
I was still hot from dancing and was carrying, rather than wearing, my coat. I looked down at myself. “Really?”
“Yeah, he’d be crazy not to appreciate how great you look. And I certainly felt an energy of…”
“I don’t know…” But I wondered if it could be a coincidence that he was at Dred on the same night as me or if he was following me, trying to torment me like Reid was doing. Somehow, I figured, if that was his game, he would have already started. In any case, hiding from him wouldn’t help, and talking to him might get me some answers. “But it doesn’t matter, Ang. Please, new topic.”
Angelica laughed. “Okay, I’m sorry. So did you have fun tonight?”
“Sure. Thanks for taking me out.”
“Anytime, sugar.” She threw an arm across my shoulders. “Speaking of hot guys, what is up with that dude, Caleb? How do you even know him?”
“I met his brother, Jed, on the flight back from Virginia.”
“He is like the best looking guy I have ever seen…”
“Yeah, he is like a work of art, isn’t he?”
“You interested?”
“Oddly, not at all. It’s almost like he’s too good-looking and there’s something about him…”
“Too good looking? How is that possible?”
I thought about it for a minute, not quite sure myself. “I guess I am absolutely certain no guy that good-looking would ever be interested in me.” I laughed, mostly joking. The truth was I felt no pull toward him. He was a nice enough guy and it was certainly true he was out of my league, but even if he wasn’t, I didn’t think I’d be interested.
Angelica stopped in the middle of the sidewalk, grabbed my arm, and wrenched me to a stop next to her. “Kelsey Fitzhugh, I don’t ever want to hear you say something like that ever again. You are beautiful, and any guy would be lucky to have you.”
I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or hug her. “Okay, okay. I’m sorry. I won’t say anything like that ever again.”
She released me and started walking again. “Okay, so that said, re-evaluate and tell me you aren’t interested in him…”
“I’m seriously not interested. In no way is he my type. He is all yours.” Caleb was undeniably hot and he seemed nice enough, but I didn’t feel anything for him strongly enough to call dibs.
“What is your type, anyway?”
“I have no idea.”
When we got back to the apartment, Angelica stumbled immediately to bed and began snoring right away. I took my time getting ready, washing off my make-up and changing into comfy pajamas. When I finally lay down, I tossed and turned, my mind full of thoughts I couldn’t act on. I imagined myself finding some way to prove to Reid that he had no effect on me. Whether it was Landon or Reid controlling that body, I hoped he was just trying to scare me, and if I didn’t let him know he had succeeded, he might just leave me alone. No way could he really take over my body permanently. That had to be a scare tactic. If he could, why hadn’t a ghost tried to take me over before? Whatever Landon/Reid’s game might be, it could be no more than a game, and the weird dream I’d had was just coincidence or a tiny bit of prescience.
With those thoughts, I snuggled down under my comforter and drifted off to a dreamless sleep.
CHAPTER SIX
When I woke the next morning, my first thoughts were of breakfast. My stomach rumbled and, since I had the morning off, I decided to surprise Angelica with a huge breakfast. I loved to cook, and it had been a long time since I’d had the opportunity to fix a big meal.
I sat up quickly, eager to get started, and immediately groaned as the blood rushed out of my head.
“Y’okay?” Angelica mumbled from the doorway.
“Yeah, I’m just trying to wake up. How are you
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