Speaking of death, LeBlanc boasted he could kill me in the waiting room. I broke his wrist. He wasn't impressed.
A suitably sultry voice answered his office phone. I gave my name, and she checked to see if Mr. Walsh was in. Given that Grace said he was the only lawyer at his firm, one wouldn’t think she’d need t...
I said. I pushed my left one up, showing four bruises, dark as ink spots. Simon paled. He rubbed his mouth, still staring at my arm. Simon's eyes widened, then he lowered his lids to hide his surprise...
I stopped short and sighed as Derek stepped up behind me, arms sliding around my waist. I leaned back against him and relaxed. he said, bending to my ear. There was no trace of anger in his voice now...
Demon possession strains the boundaries of credulity, given the sheer number of times it seems to happen. One would really hope demons had better things to do with their time.
Ooh, big day in town for our park warden, I said. They’re even making you wear the uniform.Hayley’s mom will be happy. She thinks you look hot in it.Dad turned as red as his hair.Mom’s laugh floated o...
He repeated. I didn’t answer.He shook his head. I rolled my eyes.
When I hung up, Gabriel said, Now you’re going out that—I’m not leaving you.Don’t be stupid. I have a gun. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the .45.Which will knock you on your ass if you try...
I walked over to the paper and bent as the pencil began scribbling across it. A stupid question. Liz was the only poltergeist I knew. But if she was here, that meant. My heart started thudding again....
Cars like that shouldn’t be left in storage. It causes mechanical issues. With brakes and tires and engines and such. My smile returned. You have no idea what you’re talking about, do you? Not a word.
She shrugged for a word. I blurted, then felt my cheeks heat. She reclined on her bed.
He was trying to tell me something.Derek snorted. Aren’t they all? Must be a rule in the ghost handbook—if in danger of evaporating, make sure you’re in the middle of a dire pronouncement.
Yours is more than business. Your opinion of him - and your continuing relationship with him - matters. My nephew is not accustomed to that, and he's struggling with it.
Bigger room, darling. Like I said, we need a bigger room.
She pointed at the text as if it was a piece of rotten meat. I said. I picked the book up and double checked the title, to make sure I hadn’t misidentified the subject. I said. I looked up to see she’...
What the hell is that?I jumped and glanced over to see Kristof staring at Grady, who was waving his arms, rolling his eyes, shaking and moaning.I think he's possessed, I said.By what? Epilepsy?
Tori joined us for dinner --in body, at least. She spent the meal practicing for a role in the next zombie movie, expressionless, methodically moving fork to mouth, sometimes even with food on it.
My foggy brain slid away and— And I was still dressed in only my bra and panties. Well, at least it’s a nice set of bra and panties. Yep, these were the thoughts going through my brain as I looked at...
I even pulled out the can of cat treats. Yes, I’d bought him treats. Give it another month and I’d be collecting his shed whiskers and claws like a proud momma preserving her baby’s first haircut and...
At the time, it seemed to me that Jeremy was spending a lot of time with a piece of plastic pressed against his ear, talking to himself. Which was fine by me. We all have our eccentricities. Jeremy li...