Page 61 of Magical Mischief

“Cel, sweetie, calm down. Let me think. Maybe he has food poisoning.”

“How am I supposed to calm down?” Her voice cracked. “He’s drooling everywhere, and now he’s sniffing the coffee table. I’m worried he’ll pee on the rug or something!”

A hysterical laugh nearly burst out of me, but I bit it back.

This was not funny.

Well, maybe a little.

“Can you lead him to the backyard? Maybe the cold will snap him out of it?”

“Are you kidding me?” she squeaked. “He’s 6’2” of pure dog-brain.”

That was being generous.

“Mom, I can’t just push him outside! He keeps barking at me, and it’s not English, Mom. He’s talking dog.”

I raked a hand through my hair, fighting the urge to cackle like the witch that I was.

Man, this was exactly what I needed. Sure, we had to figure out how to shrink my dad still, but I wasn’t so sure we truly needed to rectify whatever was going on with my ex.

“Did he eat anything funny? Drink anything out of the ordinary?”

“I don’t know. They were kissing a lot, and then he just started nipping at her.”

“Okay.”

“And then when my boyfriend glanced at me, we heard the first bark.”

“Listen, I’ll call you right back,” I said. “Don’t do anything drastic, okay? I will see if I can sort this out from here.”

“Sortwhatout?” Celeste demanded. “You’re like a million miles away, in that weird little town. Dad is drooling like a rabid retriever in the living room, and you’re going to hang up on me?”

I cringed. “I know, I know. Just try not to panic. Put a blanket over him if you can. I have a hunch it’s an allergic reaction.”

“Seriously?” she squealed. “Could I have inherited it?”

“Doubtful.”

She made a strangled whimper but agreed.

I ended the call and laughed as Keegan kept trying to slide the grin off his lips.

“This is worth every magical spell you’ve botched,” Stella congratulated me. “Think about it. They’ve all led you to this momentous moment.”

I chuckled and shook my head, glancing at Bella. “Do you have any ideas? I don’t want Celeste to think her dad has gone off the deep end.”

“Well, he did that when he cheated on you,” Keegan said flatly. “Maybe don’t rush to fix this.”

I laughed as his gaze caught mine, and I knew how lucky I was to have such amazing friends.

“Did anything odd happen to you during the spell?”

Groaning, I nodded and pressed my lips together. “Alex popped into my head.”

Keegan pressed a palm to his mouth, obviously biting back laughter.

“That’s—” He coughed. “That’s unfortunate.”