Spirit Sorceress: Spirit Sorceress: Book 1 (15 page)

My back was still sore as I got out of the shower, but the
skin had healed over already, just as flawless and smooth as it was before, no
scars.  Call me crazy, but I still planned on working at Pulse after this
insane day.  Just because I was about to be a millionaire, or had almost
died, didn’t mean I wanted to be bored with nothing to do. 

I did have plans though after this latest adventure, to go
to the store and buy more boots tomorrow, I never wanted to go bladeless
again.  Options were important if I wanted to stay alive, and worth not
being able to wear comfortable sandals.  I’d have to figure out something
else for when I went out to have fun, I couldn’t wear boots with a dress after
all.  Maybe a thigh sheath?

I also decided I’d go by Tina’s tomorrow morning, and see if
I could make a deal to figure something out for my sword.  I knew that
wouldn’t fall under the ally deal she had with the coven but I was determined.

I’d probably wind up owing the witch a personal favor, but
it would be worth it.

I grabbed another pair of black shorts, a dark red tee, and
a pair of red boots.  I was able to get the blood out of my other shorts,
and black boots, but they were drying.  As I suspected, the shirt had been
a total loss with burns and a few holes, and wound up in the trash.

It was close to dinner, so I headed downstairs to eat. 
This time after gathering my tray I sat alone, Lisa was probably in bed, and no
one else was around that I really knew.  I didn’t stay alone for long
though.  Tammy, Matt, and Jerry came in, grabbed some food and sat by me.

Tammy asked, “You working tonight?”

I nodded, “You all too?”

Tammy nodded, “They’ll protect us, although I hear things
are settled now?”

“Yeah, the rogue is toast.”

She smiled, “Good, and thank you.  I never got a chance
to thank you last night when you helped to fight off those rogues.”

Matt and Jerry nodded firmly in agreement, and I nodded back
in acceptance, not really sure what to say.  I was there after all, and I
only stopped the ones after me.  Although I suppose I put her in the
middle so they’d attack me first.

She said, “Tonight should be even busier, but there should
be more of us on staff too.”

We chatted some more about the club and what to
expect.  It also became apparent to me during the conversation that Tammy
and Matt were an item, and a new one at that.  Perhaps his thanks were a
little more personalized?  I was happy for them.

Tammy was down to earth, and actually really sweet, it also
appeared that she just didn’t thank me as the thing to do, I’d made a friend
last night.  I’d thought being associated with the guards would make most
others wary to befriend me from what Lisa said, but apparently I also belonged
to the bartender crowd, and saving her life hadn’t hurt any either.

We finished dinner and the four of us walked downstairs
together, and got in the same car.  Something else I’d need to buy one of
these days.  Considering I had twenty-five million to work with I could
certainly afford one.  We were pulling out when my phone rang, I looked at
the screen and it was Jared.  I froze for a moment in surprise, and then
answered.

“Hello, this is Miku.”

His tenor voice was like a drug, “It’s Jared, I just got the
approval for the work on Legends and Pulse.  It’s going to be a lot of
work, so I thought we should work out a schedule.  Maybe over dinner,
tomorrow night?”

Dinner, tomorrow night, with Jared?  My mind froze and
the silence dragged on a little too long.

Jared said, “Hello?”

I cleared my very dry throat, “That sounds fine.  Good
idea.”

Jared’s voice held a smile, “Good, I’ll text you with the
details, or we can talk about it in the morning, I assume you’ll be at B and B
for the sanding and painting at eight?”

I nodded, and then remembered he couldn’t see me, “Yes, I’ll
be there.”

He said rather warmly, “See you then,” and hung up the
phone.

James looked at me as if I were a puzzle, “Did you just make
a dinner date with a werewolf?”

“I… don’t know.” I really, really, really hoped so though.

“Maybe?” I hedged, “Most likely he just has a full day
tomorrow, and Legends will take weeks of work, at least.  It’ll take time
to work out a schedule we can both commit to.”

Yeah… that was it.  There was no way he was interested
in me, was there?  But my traitorous hopeful heart, and something else
much lower, disagreed.  I guess I’d find out.

James shook his head in bafflement, well, it was going to be
interesting either way.

Afterword:
 

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