In the journal, Millie said that our power has been passed through the generations and that our family is the oldest one in Misty Hollow.” Darcy had been so excited by this information. It helped to explain why she had such a strong connection with Millie even after her death.
“Really?” Jon asked her. “She never mentioned it to you?”
“No, she didn’t, but she always took me under her guidance. She taught me it was all right to be who I am, to experience the things I do. My mother made me feel like a criminal, practically. Millie made me feel like family.” She finished a last corner of her sandwich and then tossed her wrapper after Jon’s. “Who knows? Maybe if she’d lived a little longer she would have told me about her abilities, too.”
The journal said that apparently Misty Hollow had always been a hotbed for strange occurrences and Millie had been kept just as busy as Darcy was. “The last page of the journal speaks about Millie trying to help Angelica.”
Jon sat up straighter. “Help her? Help her how?”
“It doesn’t say,” Darcy said, her disappointment obvious. “Millie knew the reasons and she didn’t see fit to write them down.”
With a sigh Jon stood up and offered her his hand. “So the search continues. Look, I’ll dig around into what was going on in the town back then. Maybe there’s an answer in there somewhere.” Darcy took his hand and stood up. He kissed her quickly. “Thanks for the sandwich.”
“No problem.” She looked at the clock that hung on the wall over the door. “I should get back to work.”
Jon grabbed her hand, though, and pulled her back towards him. “Not yet. You surprised me with lunch. Now I have a surprise for you. It’s out back. Come on.” He tugged on her hand and dragged her out the back of the police station.
At the door he stopped and said to her, “Close your eyes.”
“Do I have to?” He nodded and with a grin she let her eyes slide shut. She heard the squeak of the door as he opened it and then he guided her through. She felt the cool air caress her face as he positioned her just so.
“Okay, you can look now.”
She slowly opened her eyes and there in front of her was a shiny new red and white Titan Pathfinder Mountain Bike. She was stunned.
“Wow. That’s…” She was speechless. “Jon, what’s this for?”
“It’s for you. You’ve mentioned a few times that you should get a bicycle instead of walking everywhere. I saw this yesterday in the window of the bike store over in Meadowood. I couldn’t resist. I could just imagine you riding it. Think of it as an early birthday present.”
Darcy couldn’t believe it. Yes, she’d mentioned getting a bicycle. Several times. She never thought that Jon would go out and do this for her, though. “Jon, I don’t know what to say.”
“Say you love it,” he suggested. “Say I’m the best boyfriend in the world and you have no Earthly idea what you would do without me.”
She couldn’t stop grinning at him. “I love you. I love it. You are the best boyfriend in the world and I have no Earthly idea what I would do without you.”
“There.” He winked at her. “That wasn’t so hard, was it?”
She slid into his arms. “It’s getting easier by the day.”
“Think how much better your life would be if we were together all the time, under one roof.”
“Subtle,” she said sarcastically.
“Subtlety was never my strong suit. I still think you should think about it.”
“I am,” she admitted, snuggling into him.
***
That afternoon Darcy left work early to go home and start the dinner for the get together her mother had insisted on. She wasn’t the greatest cook by any means and she spent an hour just nervously flipping through recipes. When she had it narrowed down to what she would be able to cook with what she had on hand, she set water to boil and collected ingredients from cupboards.
Smudge jumped up onto the counter and planted himself in the
“Really?” Jon asked her. “She never mentioned it to you?”
“No, she didn’t, but she always took me under her guidance. She taught me it was all right to be who I am, to experience the things I do. My mother made me feel like a criminal, practically. Millie made me feel like family.” She finished a last corner of her sandwich and then tossed her wrapper after Jon’s. “Who knows? Maybe if she’d lived a little longer she would have told me about her abilities, too.”
The journal said that apparently Misty Hollow had always been a hotbed for strange occurrences and Millie had been kept just as busy as Darcy was. “The last page of the journal speaks about Millie trying to help Angelica.”
Jon sat up straighter. “Help her? Help her how?”
“It doesn’t say,” Darcy said, her disappointment obvious. “Millie knew the reasons and she didn’t see fit to write them down.”
With a sigh Jon stood up and offered her his hand. “So the search continues. Look, I’ll dig around into what was going on in the town back then. Maybe there’s an answer in there somewhere.” Darcy took his hand and stood up. He kissed her quickly. “Thanks for the sandwich.”
“No problem.” She looked at the clock that hung on the wall over the door. “I should get back to work.”
Jon grabbed her hand, though, and pulled her back towards him. “Not yet. You surprised me with lunch. Now I have a surprise for you. It’s out back. Come on.” He tugged on her hand and dragged her out the back of the police station.
At the door he stopped and said to her, “Close your eyes.”
“Do I have to?” He nodded and with a grin she let her eyes slide shut. She heard the squeak of the door as he opened it and then he guided her through. She felt the cool air caress her face as he positioned her just so.
“Okay, you can look now.”
She slowly opened her eyes and there in front of her was a shiny new red and white Titan Pathfinder Mountain Bike. She was stunned.
“Wow. That’s…” She was speechless. “Jon, what’s this for?”
“It’s for you. You’ve mentioned a few times that you should get a bicycle instead of walking everywhere. I saw this yesterday in the window of the bike store over in Meadowood. I couldn’t resist. I could just imagine you riding it. Think of it as an early birthday present.”
Darcy couldn’t believe it. Yes, she’d mentioned getting a bicycle. Several times. She never thought that Jon would go out and do this for her, though. “Jon, I don’t know what to say.”
“Say you love it,” he suggested. “Say I’m the best boyfriend in the world and you have no Earthly idea what you would do without me.”
She couldn’t stop grinning at him. “I love you. I love it. You are the best boyfriend in the world and I have no Earthly idea what I would do without you.”
“There.” He winked at her. “That wasn’t so hard, was it?”
She slid into his arms. “It’s getting easier by the day.”
“Think how much better your life would be if we were together all the time, under one roof.”
“Subtle,” she said sarcastically.
“Subtlety was never my strong suit. I still think you should think about it.”
“I am,” she admitted, snuggling into him.
***
That afternoon Darcy left work early to go home and start the dinner for the get together her mother had insisted on. She wasn’t the greatest cook by any means and she spent an hour just nervously flipping through recipes. When she had it narrowed down to what she would be able to cook with what she had on hand, she set water to boil and collected ingredients from cupboards.
Smudge jumped up onto the counter and planted himself in the
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