Page 121 of The Séance Garden
“Yeah, might be best if you don’t call her that to her face.”
He chuckled. “Is she one of your new friends, as well?”
“Leaning that way. We’ll see. She’s a bit prickly, but then, so am I.”
Tariq reached out and cupped her cheek with his hand. “Harp, before this goes much further, I suppose I should confess something: Idohave an ulterior motive.”
Her heart skipped a beat. “Which is?”
“Since the schoolteacher fantasy went so well, I have this other fantasy…”
“It doesn’t involve ghosts, does it?”
“I thought you don’t believe in ghosts.”
“I’m…opening up to the possibility,” said Harper. “Apparently, I’m sensitive.”
“Yes, youarea bit touchy sometimes.”
They shared a smile.
“As it turns out,” Harper said as she rose on her toes to loop her arms around his neck, “I ain’t afraid of no ghosts. Now, tell me about this fantasy ofyours.”
