about you. I just couldn’t put my finger on it.”
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! My head was spinning. “I was going to tell you…I just…”
“Whose baby is it?” Zane asked, his voice growing quiet.
I lowered my eyes. It was hard to look at Zane. Shit, why hadn’t I told him before? “The baby is yours, Zane. I got pregnant the night of Janet’s party…when we made love in my car.”
Serena’s eyebrows arched.
“I was going to tell you…”
“That’s wonderful Anne, I’m so thrilled!” Zane’s eyes lit up as he wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
I was thankful that Zane was happy with the news but I couldn’t relax. I could see Serena was itching to spill her guts. I knew what was coming, and I was right.
“Her friend bought a ‘get rich potion’ from my shop but I accidentally gave her the ‘baby maker potion’ instead. I bet she used it,” Serena jabbed a finger in my direction. “She doesn’t care about you, Zane,” Serena yammered on, “she was using you—just using you for your sperm. She just wanted to make a baby.”
“Is this true?” Zane asked, a pained look flashing across his face. “You were using me?”
“No, I…I mean yes, I did at first…I mean…” Oh shit! This kept getting worse.
Zane shook his head. I could see he was trying to process everything.
“You were trying to trick my boy and you got caught,” Serena spat out the words.
“It wasn’t like that…I mean…”
“Is everything ok?” Susie walked out of the office. Her eyes widened as she caught sight of Serena. “You…you’re the shop owner from the metaphysical store?”
“This is my mother, Serena Harlan,” Zane said, shaking his head. “She moved to Nashville so she could be closer to me.”
“We already met,” Serena said. “She was with Anne buying potions at my store.”
The air was thick with tension and Susie shifted uncomfortably. “Can I help you with anything?”
“Maybe you can tell me why she,” Serena pointed her finger at me, “felt it was right to use my son for his sperm and break his heart.”
“Wait!” I shouted. “What do you mean? I didn’t break his heart.”
“Well, not yet you haven’t,” Serena said smugly. “But it’s pretty obvious you were just using him to get the baby you wanted. I heard what you said about men.”
Zane’s face was wooden. “What did she say?”
“She’s a man-hater. She said men were jerks, they suck, and they’re worthless.”
“Did you say that, Anne?” I could feel Zane’s eyes burning into me. “Were you using me just as a…as a sperm donor?” Zane sputtered over the words.
“No…I…well…I…” God, I had to admit it was true. I could feel my body flush. “Well, I was upset with men…not with you, of course,” I blathered on. “I was upset with men in general, but I really wanted a baby.”
“Okay,” Zane said, “go on.”
“So, Susie and I were shopping at your mom’s store for a hostess gift for Janet and she was selling this ‘get rich potion’ and a ‘baby maker potion’. Susie bought the ‘get rich’ one but your mom accidentally put the ‘baby maker’ one in the bag. Susie put the bag in with the sweaters.”
“I see, and then what happened,” Zane asked, looking like he didn’t have a clue what I was talking about.
“Well, Susie gave me the bag with the sweaters. She forgot she had her potion in there. The night I was getting ready for the party, when I pulled out the sweaters, I saw the ‘baby maker potion’ in the bag and couldn’t resist trying it on. I dabbed a bit on…and then I met you at Janet’s party and we went out to my car and…”
I lowered my head. “I feel like an idiot that I didn’t tell you sooner, but…I just wasn’t sure how.”
“I told you she was using you, Zane,” Serena piped up.
“And what about you…!” I said, snapping back at Serena.
“What about me?” Serena asked, her eyes flaring.
“You’re selling people magic potions
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! My head was spinning. “I was going to tell you…I just…”
“Whose baby is it?” Zane asked, his voice growing quiet.
I lowered my eyes. It was hard to look at Zane. Shit, why hadn’t I told him before? “The baby is yours, Zane. I got pregnant the night of Janet’s party…when we made love in my car.”
Serena’s eyebrows arched.
“I was going to tell you…”
“That’s wonderful Anne, I’m so thrilled!” Zane’s eyes lit up as he wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
I was thankful that Zane was happy with the news but I couldn’t relax. I could see Serena was itching to spill her guts. I knew what was coming, and I was right.
“Her friend bought a ‘get rich potion’ from my shop but I accidentally gave her the ‘baby maker potion’ instead. I bet she used it,” Serena jabbed a finger in my direction. “She doesn’t care about you, Zane,” Serena yammered on, “she was using you—just using you for your sperm. She just wanted to make a baby.”
“Is this true?” Zane asked, a pained look flashing across his face. “You were using me?”
“No, I…I mean yes, I did at first…I mean…” Oh shit! This kept getting worse.
Zane shook his head. I could see he was trying to process everything.
“You were trying to trick my boy and you got caught,” Serena spat out the words.
“It wasn’t like that…I mean…”
“Is everything ok?” Susie walked out of the office. Her eyes widened as she caught sight of Serena. “You…you’re the shop owner from the metaphysical store?”
“This is my mother, Serena Harlan,” Zane said, shaking his head. “She moved to Nashville so she could be closer to me.”
“We already met,” Serena said. “She was with Anne buying potions at my store.”
The air was thick with tension and Susie shifted uncomfortably. “Can I help you with anything?”
“Maybe you can tell me why she,” Serena pointed her finger at me, “felt it was right to use my son for his sperm and break his heart.”
“Wait!” I shouted. “What do you mean? I didn’t break his heart.”
“Well, not yet you haven’t,” Serena said smugly. “But it’s pretty obvious you were just using him to get the baby you wanted. I heard what you said about men.”
Zane’s face was wooden. “What did she say?”
“She’s a man-hater. She said men were jerks, they suck, and they’re worthless.”
“Did you say that, Anne?” I could feel Zane’s eyes burning into me. “Were you using me just as a…as a sperm donor?” Zane sputtered over the words.
“No…I…well…I…” God, I had to admit it was true. I could feel my body flush. “Well, I was upset with men…not with you, of course,” I blathered on. “I was upset with men in general, but I really wanted a baby.”
“Okay,” Zane said, “go on.”
“So, Susie and I were shopping at your mom’s store for a hostess gift for Janet and she was selling this ‘get rich potion’ and a ‘baby maker potion’. Susie bought the ‘get rich’ one but your mom accidentally put the ‘baby maker’ one in the bag. Susie put the bag in with the sweaters.”
“I see, and then what happened,” Zane asked, looking like he didn’t have a clue what I was talking about.
“Well, Susie gave me the bag with the sweaters. She forgot she had her potion in there. The night I was getting ready for the party, when I pulled out the sweaters, I saw the ‘baby maker potion’ in the bag and couldn’t resist trying it on. I dabbed a bit on…and then I met you at Janet’s party and we went out to my car and…”
I lowered my head. “I feel like an idiot that I didn’t tell you sooner, but…I just wasn’t sure how.”
“I told you she was using you, Zane,” Serena piped up.
“And what about you…!” I said, snapping back at Serena.
“What about me?” Serena asked, her eyes flaring.
“You’re selling people magic potions
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