A Taste of Magic (A Sugarcomb Lake Cozy Mystery Book 1)
Page 19
“Thanks again for driving it back to town for me,” Clarissa said gratefully.
“It was no problem. It was a nice morning for a drive.”
“How are you getting home?” she asked.
“Oh…I assumed you were driving me back to the city.”
Clarissa gave him a curious look. “Oh? Well I guess I can…”
“Ha no, I’m just kidding,” Parker assured her with a devilish smirk. “I made arrangements.”
“Oh,” Clarissa laughed, feeling foolish. “For a moment there I fell for you – I mean it.”
Parker grinned. Then they rounded a corner and Clarissa’s car came into sight. He gestured toward it. “Your chariot awaits, madam,” he told her in a silly, abnormally deep voice.
“Alright, well I guess I’ll be seeing you around,” Clarissa said.
“I guess so,” Parker agreed. He hesitated. “Hey, can I ask you something?”
“Sure,” she smiled, wondering if he was going to ask her out to dinner again. She hoped so. This time she would say yes without hesitation. She hadn’t wanted to admit it before, but she really, really wanted to go to dinner with the handsome journalist.
Parker ran his hand through his hair. He seemed to be struggling to find the right words. Then, suddenly, he just blurted it out. “Um…that thing with the cinnamon and whatever else it was…uh, what was that about?”
Clarissa’s mouth went dry. “What?” she managed to croak.
“You threw cinnamon on me back there in the park, right? You know, after you kissed me.”
Oh no!
Clarissa’s eyes widened in horror when she realized the potion hadn’t worked. That would teach her to use dried parsley when the recipe called for fresh stuff! Now, not only did Parker remember the kiss, but he also remembered she had tossed a fistful of spices on him like a crazy lady immediately after.
“I…I have to go!” Clarissa gasped, at a complete loss for words. Was there any way to redeem herself after acting so bizarrely? How could she possibly explain what she had done without sounding like a nutcase?
She couldn’t. There was nothing she could say.
So instead she hopped into her car and drove away as fast as she could. She decided to rush home to the comfort of chocolate chip cookies and her comfiest sweatpants. There, the cat was the only one who judged her…and at least then the judgment only took the form of silent, unnerving stares.
As Clarissa headed for home, she couldn’t help but smile to herself.
The bad news was that her magic hadn’t worked, so she’d embarrassed herself in front of Parker.
The good news, though?
The good news was that he had kissed her back!
____
Your opinion matters! Please consider reviewing this book – it’s a great help!
____
Don’t miss out on what’s happening in Sugarcomb Lake! Click here to receive updates.