Page 75 of Seer

Thanks for asking anyway

Edgar

I wish we could find a medium, so we could talk to the victims directly. But the last one I knew of died in the eighties.

Cal

I’m sorry, a medium? Like someone who talks to ghosts?

Greg

Oh, right. I meant to tell you about that

CHAPTER 19

CAL

Righteous anger was so,so satisfying.

It was even better when I got to put an arrogant asshole in his place.

“I think it’s time for you to go home, Greg.”

He held out his hands, palm up. “Wait. Can I have five minutes to explain? Please?”

I bit back my immediateNoand sighed. “Fine.” I crossed my arms and remained standing.

He blew out a breath and ran his hand through his hair again. Which of course only made him look more sexily rumpled. Fucker.

“Look, I made some assumptions about you when we met.”

I raised my eyebrows. “Hold up. You madeassumptionsabout me? You didn’t just look at me and say, ‘No way I’m getting connected to that fat ass’?”

He had the balls to give me an offended expression. “Don’t be an idiot. I’m very attracted to you physically,” he said in a pissy tone.

I snorted. “Give me a break. There’s no way.”

“It’s true. I’ve always been attracted to larger men.” His cheeks turned ruddy. “I like to be hugged,” he muttered.

I cocked my head to the side, studying him. “Prove it.”

He blinked. “Huh? Prove that I like to be hugged?”

I put my hands on my hips. “No, dumbass. Prove that you’ve always been attracted to heavy guys. Show me a picture of one of your past boyfriends.” I pointed at his phone.

He turned even redder. “Oh. Well, see. Um....” There went the hand in the hair again.

“You can’t, can you?”

He threw up his hands. “No! I knew I’d end up with a magic carrier, okay? But I like being in a relationship. I just couldn’t be with anyone I might fall in love with.”

“Hmmm,” I turned that over in my head. “But I’m guessing they were gorgeous. Fit and muscular, probably.”

He crossed his arms. “They were guys I liked enough to spend time with but who I knew I’d never develop any feelings for. The romantic spark just wasn’t there.”

“Uh huh.” I wasn’t sure I believed him. A feeling of desperation was coming through our connection, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t lying. “Okay, setting that aside for the moment, tell me whatassumptionsyou made about me.”

Greg closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. Staying in that position, he said, “Um, can I give you some background first, so you understand why the assumptions I made seemed so... insurmountable?”