Total pages in book: 30
Estimated words: 28845 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 144(@200wpm)___ 115(@250wpm)___ 96(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 28845 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 144(@200wpm)___ 115(@250wpm)___ 96(@300wpm)
My heart started to pound. “Was it like a vision?”
He shook his head and paused for a moment. “It was, but at the same time, I knew I was standing in that room, Hollie. I was there. The little girl—she smiled at me and it was the sweetest smile I’d ever seen. She was clutching a doll to her chest, and she asked me if I knew who she was.”
Placing my hand on my stomach, I whispered, “Charlotte?”
Lucas swallowed hard. “I asked who she was, Hollie, and she said, ‘Charlotte, your daughter.’”
I gasped and placed both hands over my mouth. “Oh my God. Lucas.”
Nodding, he said, “I know! That’s not even the whole thing.”
“Tell me the rest!”
“I was so freaked out I took a few steps away from her. Then I fell—I’m not sure how—but I was just sitting there on the wooden floor of this old home. Charlotte walked up to me and she said…”
His voice trailed off.
“She said what?!” I cried out, causing Lucas to jump.
“Something about how it wasn’t time to give it to me yet. Then she said, ‘You need to wake up now, Daddy.’”
I was positive my mouth fell to the ground.
“That’s not all. Tripp was calling out my name, asking me if I was okay. I got up and Hannah said it looked like I’d been talking to someone, then I took a step back and fell over something that she couldn’t see. That’s when Tripp asked me what was in my hand.”
“What was in your hand?”
Lucas opened his hand to reveal an old locket. I reached for it, and the moment my hand touched it, the baby moved. I jerked my hand away and read the name on it.
Charlotte.
My eyes jerked up and I looked at Lucas. “When I touched it, the baby moved.”
He slowly shook his head. “Fucking hell, Hollie. What is going on?”
I stood and smiled. “This isn’t bad, Lucas. This just proves I was right! Lucy was right!”
Looking confused, he let out a disbelieving laugh. “This isn’t bad? Hollie, what are the odds I’d have this strange vision about a little girl named Charlotte on the same day you called our baby by that very name. We’ve never even mentioned naming the baby that. And what do you mean you were right? What was Lucy right about?”
Smiling, I took his hand in mine and nearly shouted, “Lucas! You’re a witch! Or a warlock, a pagan, or whatever you want to call it. I’ve had my suspicions since Ireland. This proves it!”
Lucas stared at me, his mouth dropped open and a stunned expression on his face. Then he busted out laughing.
“What’s so funny?”
He laughed harder.
“Knock knock!”
The sounds of Kristin’s voice calling out from downstairs caused Lucas to laugh even harder.
I spun around to walk away from him. “Ugh! I don’t even want to talk to you right now!”
“Wait!” Lucas cried out, bending over as he laughed. “Hollie!”
Storming out of the room, I met Kristin and Shawn in the kitchen.
“What’s going on?” Kristin asked as she looked past me toward Lucas.
“My husband is a jackass.”
“That’s not new news,” Shawn stated, popping one of the olives I’d put out earlier into his mouth.
Lucas stood there, attempting to get control of himself. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. It’s just…”
He started laughing again, and that made Shawn laugh.
“Why are you laughing?” Kristin asked.
With a shrug, Shawn laughed harder.
When I saw that Kristin was about to start laughing too, I slammed my hands down on the table. Everyone jumped, including Charlotte—er, the baby.
“There is nothing funny about any of this.”
Lucas wiped away his tears. “Actually, there is. Hollie thinks I’m a witch!”
Right at that moment, Sarah walked in. “What?”
All heads turned toward Sarah, and Lucas whispered, “Oh no.”
I spun around to look at him. “What do you mean, ‘Oh no?’”
Lucas wasn’t laughing any longer. When the doorbell rang, Sarah and I both turned toward him.
“What did you do?” Sarah nearly growled.
“I didn’t know you’d be here!”
I frowned. “What do you mean you didn’t know she’d be here, Lucas? I told you she was coming!”
Lucas closed his eyes and said, “It was a crazy day, Hollie!”
“Tell him to go away!” Sarah shouted.
“God, I’ve missed family dinners!” Kristin said as Shawn nodded and tossed another olive into his mouth.
I rushed out of the kitchen and to the front door. I didn’t need to have powers to know who was on the other side of it. Drawing in a deep breath, I exhaled, put on a smile, and opened the door.
“Matt, I’m so glad you were able to make it to dinner. It’s so nice to see you again after all these years!”
He smiled and stepped inside. “Thank you for having me, Hollie. I wasn’t sure what to bring, so I brought wine…and these are for you since you can’t have the wine.”