Page 12 of Hexed Up

“None at all.”

“Actually, that’s probably a good thing.”

“It is?”

“Uh huh, I’ve been reading up on how to reverse this potion – you do want to reverse it, right?”

“Of course.”

“The man is very rich and exceedingly good looking. You could just–”

“I want to reverse it.” While I don’t judge my customers, I’m holding out for the real deal. I want love that hasn’t been concocted in a cauldron. You know, the head-over-heels kind where they’re really into you.

“In that case, there can’t be any shenanigans of any kind,” Damien says.

“Why not?” I say. And is that the slightest bit of disappointment I sense in my belly?

“The more physically intimate you become, the harder it is to reverse the potion.”

“Is that really true or are you once again attempting to sabotage my love life?”

“Molly, darling, this is one man I might actually be able to get behind.”

I sigh. “But it’s not real. He’s not really in love with me. Although …”

“Although?” Damien asks, his interest piqued.

“The restraining from physical intimacy may be harder than you’d think. The man basically propositioned me.”

“And you declined?” he says, clearly surprised.

“Not real, remember?”

“Well, don’t worry, darling. This is where I can help. I’ll happily put a stop to any hanky panky.”

“Because you love to torture me.”

“I can’t help it. It’s in my nature.”

I roll my eyes. Damien is always claiming that tormenting human souls is an innate part of being a demon – one that’s very hard to resist. But I think he simply enjoys it.

“Anyway, did you find out anything else that was useful? I told him it’s going to take me at least ten days to brew the reversing potion.”

“More like three weeks!”

“What?” I yelp, jumping up onto my feet and pacing across the room. Is he messing with me again? “Why would you say that?”

“Because, as much as I love to torment you, I do also have your best interests at heart and I already went onto the web to start ordering all the necessary ingredients. They’re out of fairytoenails and they won’t be back in stock for at least another two weeks.”

“Warlock’s testicles!! Can’t we get any sooner than that?”

“Because having an extremely rich and handsome man mooning all over you is going to be such a hardship.”

“Can you or not?” I snap.

“I’ll try some of my contacts, but I’m not making any promises.”

“Thank you.”