Authors: Patricia Mason
Potionate Love (4 page)
"You know
what I mean," I screamed in frustration. "The brownie made you like
me like me when you don't really—"
"Before
we's
lost in 'like
mes
',"
Aunt
Vandi
inserted. "I tell you
nothin
in
dat
potion I gave you '
cept
cinnamon, mint and a few red pepper flakes."
We all fell silent
at her words. A few shocked seconds passed before I fully realized the
importance of what she'd said.
"Then Nathan
wasn't drugged," I mumbled.
"Yeah,"
he said. "I already told you that eating that brownie only gave me the
excuse I needed to act on feelings I've had since freshman year."
A happy bud of
giddiness took root inside me. "So really, there was no magic at all
involved."
"I won give
powerful magic to the irresponsible hands of
chil'en
,"
Aunt
Vandi
said.
I couldn't really
protest the irresponsible part. We
had
accidentally
poisoned Nathan. Or we would have if the brownie had been truly tainted.
Aunt
Vandi
gave an enigmatic arch of her eyebrow and one side of
her lips curved up. "But
aint
it nice you got
zactly
what you wished
fo
?"
I thought about
it, and she was right. She'd said the love potion would get Ronny to take me to
the dance and that I'd get love. Even though she hadn't given me an actual love
potion, I couldn't help thinking the root doctor had done something magical.
But anything she'd done had only nudged Nathan into admitting feelings he
already had and had kind of made me do the same.
"You're
right." I said. "I didn't get what I thought I wanted but I got what
I
really
wanted. Thank you."
Aunt
Vandi
inclined her head. "You
mose
welcome,
chile
."
Nathan took my
hand and dropped a kiss on my smiling lips.
"Come on,
Istanbul. Let's go back and finish our date. There's a refreshment table to
explore. Maybe they have my new favorite food: brownies."
"I think
they're my new favorite too." Squeezing his hand, I went up on tiptoes and
kissed him back.
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This story is dedicated to my wonderful friend Lois L. Thank
you
for your relentless support. You are always my
cheerleader and I can't tell you how much I appreciate you.
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Bio:
Patricia
Mason is the award-winning author of steamy romantic suspense and thriller
fiction. She also writes young adult paranormal romance and urban fantasy under
the pen name P.R. Mason. Pat escaped from the Midwest winters of her youth by
moving, in 2001, to the strange and wonderful city of Savannah, Georgia. She
now lives there, happily spending her days as the subject of her cat overlord's
mind control experimentation. You can learn more about Pat and her work at her
websites
http://www.patriciamason.net
and
http://www.prmason.net
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