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Heath explained. “Her name began with an M, but I think her middle name was Lynn, right?”
I felt my eyes water, and I tried to get it together before answering. “Her name was Madelyn.”
Heath’s eyes brightened. “Duh!” he said, as if he should have put that together. “Anyway,” he continued, “like I said, she’s been all over me since dinner, and she wants you to know that she’s really, really proud of you. She says she talks to you, but usually you tune her out.” Heath looked at me with a curious expression, and I understood that he wanted to know why I did that.
It took me a moment to gather my voice and explain. Even though my mom’s been dead for more than twenty years, I still deeply mourn her loss. “You know how this sixth-sense thing works,” I began. “If I let my mom in to talk to me, I’d only want to hear from her. Plus, this stuff is so subtle, I think that I’d start to doubt whether it was really her or not. If she came to me, I’d assume it was my conscious mind making it up because I miss her so much.”
“I get it,” Heath said with an understanding smile. “I’m sort of that way about my grandfather who passed away about ten years ago and my stepdad, who died just last year. Anyway, your mom says she’s been having a great time looking in on . . .” Heath paused, and his eyebrows furrowed as if he were checking with my mom to confirm what he was seeing. “Do you have a pet bird that needs to go to the vet?”
Gilley laughed and slapped his knee. “That’s Doc!” he said. “Yes, M.J. has a pet parrot named Doc.”
“Oh,” said Heath. “I get it. She kept showing me this parrot and pointing to a man in a lab coat—I just assumed she was referring to the vet. I didn’t realize she was talking about his name!”
I was pretty speechless at this point. It’s one thing to connect with someone else’s loved ones—there’s a distance created that takes the emotion out of it. But to have someone just as talented tune in to my own mother . . . well, it almost undid me.
“She’s also saying she really likes Steven,” he said, glancing at my boyfriend, who smiled broadly and gave me a squeeze. “But she’s saying she thinks you should go easier on him.”
I barked out a laugh, because I can be a little tough on him, especially when I’m working. “I knew she’d take his side,” I muttered with a smile.
“Your mother is a smart woman,” Steven remarked.
I focused back on Heath, who looked as if he were concentrating really hard on something. He then looked at me curiously and said, “She also thinks that coming here wasn’t such a hot idea.”
I laughed. “Tell me about it, but I had no choice; I got suckered into participating.” Gilley turned red and suddenly became very interested in his shoes.
“Yeah, I kinda got the same message from my own guides,” said Heath. “But it’s good exposure, right?”
“Let’s hope so. What do you make of the other two?” I asked. “Bernard and Angelica?”
Heath rolled his eyes. “How the hell did they pass the screening test?” he wondered. “I mean, I don’t want to talk trash about anyone, but they don’t appear to be very talented.”
“I agree,” I said with a nod. “So, why don’t you and I pair up tomorrow during the taping? I think we both operate in the same way, and we’re probably going to complement each other during the shoot. It might be a good way to ensure we’re not portrayed badly when this thing broadcasts.”
“I like that line of thinking,” said Heath with a wink. “And what was your take on that whole freaky scene this afternoon with the woman who died outside?”
“Exactly the same as yours,” I admitted. “She was murdered, just like you said.”
“I keep getting the letter A associated with her killer,” said Heath. “I wanted to say something to the police when they were here, but I didn’t want to freak them out.”
I stared in awe at this young,
I felt my eyes water, and I tried to get it together before answering. “Her name was Madelyn.”
Heath’s eyes brightened. “Duh!” he said, as if he should have put that together. “Anyway,” he continued, “like I said, she’s been all over me since dinner, and she wants you to know that she’s really, really proud of you. She says she talks to you, but usually you tune her out.” Heath looked at me with a curious expression, and I understood that he wanted to know why I did that.
It took me a moment to gather my voice and explain. Even though my mom’s been dead for more than twenty years, I still deeply mourn her loss. “You know how this sixth-sense thing works,” I began. “If I let my mom in to talk to me, I’d only want to hear from her. Plus, this stuff is so subtle, I think that I’d start to doubt whether it was really her or not. If she came to me, I’d assume it was my conscious mind making it up because I miss her so much.”
“I get it,” Heath said with an understanding smile. “I’m sort of that way about my grandfather who passed away about ten years ago and my stepdad, who died just last year. Anyway, your mom says she’s been having a great time looking in on . . .” Heath paused, and his eyebrows furrowed as if he were checking with my mom to confirm what he was seeing. “Do you have a pet bird that needs to go to the vet?”
Gilley laughed and slapped his knee. “That’s Doc!” he said. “Yes, M.J. has a pet parrot named Doc.”
“Oh,” said Heath. “I get it. She kept showing me this parrot and pointing to a man in a lab coat—I just assumed she was referring to the vet. I didn’t realize she was talking about his name!”
I was pretty speechless at this point. It’s one thing to connect with someone else’s loved ones—there’s a distance created that takes the emotion out of it. But to have someone just as talented tune in to my own mother . . . well, it almost undid me.
“She’s also saying she really likes Steven,” he said, glancing at my boyfriend, who smiled broadly and gave me a squeeze. “But she’s saying she thinks you should go easier on him.”
I barked out a laugh, because I can be a little tough on him, especially when I’m working. “I knew she’d take his side,” I muttered with a smile.
“Your mother is a smart woman,” Steven remarked.
I focused back on Heath, who looked as if he were concentrating really hard on something. He then looked at me curiously and said, “She also thinks that coming here wasn’t such a hot idea.”
I laughed. “Tell me about it, but I had no choice; I got suckered into participating.” Gilley turned red and suddenly became very interested in his shoes.
“Yeah, I kinda got the same message from my own guides,” said Heath. “But it’s good exposure, right?”
“Let’s hope so. What do you make of the other two?” I asked. “Bernard and Angelica?”
Heath rolled his eyes. “How the hell did they pass the screening test?” he wondered. “I mean, I don’t want to talk trash about anyone, but they don’t appear to be very talented.”
“I agree,” I said with a nod. “So, why don’t you and I pair up tomorrow during the taping? I think we both operate in the same way, and we’re probably going to complement each other during the shoot. It might be a good way to ensure we’re not portrayed badly when this thing broadcasts.”
“I like that line of thinking,” said Heath with a wink. “And what was your take on that whole freaky scene this afternoon with the woman who died outside?”
“Exactly the same as yours,” I admitted. “She was murdered, just like you said.”
“I keep getting the letter A associated with her killer,” said Heath. “I wanted to say something to the police when they were here, but I didn’t want to freak them out.”
I stared in awe at this young,
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