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and you never brought any of this up.”
“That’s because Cassidy didn’t call me sobbing two days ago,” Tara said.
“Did she go to your house last night? She left and we couldn’t find her.”
“She didn’t come to my house,” Tara said. “We just talked on the phone for a few hours. She says that Nick is confused and that he’s going to make the biggest mistake of his life and throw her away so he can have you.”
Maddie didn’t reply.
“The thing is, I think Nick was going to throw Cassidy away before you even returned,” Tara said, her expression serious. “Your return confused him, and even messed him up a little bit, so he let things ride. Now he’s ready to get back on track, and Cassidy can’t see the reality of the situation.”
“And what reality is that?” Maddie asked.
“Nick was just waiting for you to come back,” Tara said. “He never let himself get close to anyone because they weren’t you. I’m not involved in the situation like Cassidy is, so I can see it for what it is.”
“I don’t want Cassidy to get hurt,” Maddie said. “I really don’t.”
“I believe you,” Tara said. “I just need you to know that, when this all goes down, I don’t hate you. I do have to be Cassidy’s friend, though. I have to take her side.”
“I understand that.”
“Good,” Tara said, exhaling heavily. “I’m glad we got this chance to talk. For a second, when I saw you at the door, I thought you were here to give me some bad news about my reading the other day.”
Maddie forced herself to remain calm. “What do you mean?”
“You just seemed to lose yourself a little during the reading,” Tara said, shrugging as she punched a few numbers into the cash register. “I know it’s silly, but I thought you might have seen something bad and then decided not to tell me.”
Maddie’s smile was watery. “I wouldn’t be a very good psychic if I kept something like that from you, would I?”
“Oh, I don’t know,” Tara said, pushing the potted hydrangea across the counter. “I would think a good psychic is also someone who doesn’t want to hurt anyone. Oh, well, it doesn’t matter now. Tell Maude I hope she beats Edna into the dirt.”
Maddie grinned. “Oh, trust me, that’s exactly what she has planned.”
“WHAT is that?” Maude eyed the hydrangea like it had eight legs and pinchers.
“It’s a plant to make you feel better,” Maddie replied, scanning the kitchen. “Is Irma still here?”
“She had to do some reconnaissance. What am I supposed to do with this plant? And why do you think I feel bad?”
“Actually, I just needed a reason to go into the flower shop,” Maddie admitted. “I wanted to talk to Tara Warner. Buying a plant for you was my excuse. What kind of reconnaissance?”
Maude ignored the question. “Oh, good. I was hoping you hadn’t lost your mind and thought a plant would really cheer me up. Can I kill it?”
“No. I’m going to plant it in the yard,” Maddie said. “Don’t you dare kill it.”
“So, did you get any information out of Tara?”
“No,” Maddie said. “I had a dream about her last night, though.”
“A dream, or a vision?”
“Vision.”
“And?”
“And at some point in the next few days, when the moon is full, she’s going to be walking downtown and someone is going to be following her,” Maddie said.
“Following her, or killing her?”
“I woke up when he grabbed her in the dream,” Maddie said. “I can’t be sure what happens after.”
“When you get these visions, do they always come true?”
“Unless I do something to stop them.”
“How many of them have you been able to stop?”
“A few,” Maddie said. “Not nearly enough.”
Maude patted Maddie’s arm. “You can only do what you can do, Maddie. Have you mentioned this to Nick?”
“I told him at the lake the other night,” Maddie replied. “He said he was going to try to talk to Tara, but that was before the
“That’s because Cassidy didn’t call me sobbing two days ago,” Tara said.
“Did she go to your house last night? She left and we couldn’t find her.”
“She didn’t come to my house,” Tara said. “We just talked on the phone for a few hours. She says that Nick is confused and that he’s going to make the biggest mistake of his life and throw her away so he can have you.”
Maddie didn’t reply.
“The thing is, I think Nick was going to throw Cassidy away before you even returned,” Tara said, her expression serious. “Your return confused him, and even messed him up a little bit, so he let things ride. Now he’s ready to get back on track, and Cassidy can’t see the reality of the situation.”
“And what reality is that?” Maddie asked.
“Nick was just waiting for you to come back,” Tara said. “He never let himself get close to anyone because they weren’t you. I’m not involved in the situation like Cassidy is, so I can see it for what it is.”
“I don’t want Cassidy to get hurt,” Maddie said. “I really don’t.”
“I believe you,” Tara said. “I just need you to know that, when this all goes down, I don’t hate you. I do have to be Cassidy’s friend, though. I have to take her side.”
“I understand that.”
“Good,” Tara said, exhaling heavily. “I’m glad we got this chance to talk. For a second, when I saw you at the door, I thought you were here to give me some bad news about my reading the other day.”
Maddie forced herself to remain calm. “What do you mean?”
“You just seemed to lose yourself a little during the reading,” Tara said, shrugging as she punched a few numbers into the cash register. “I know it’s silly, but I thought you might have seen something bad and then decided not to tell me.”
Maddie’s smile was watery. “I wouldn’t be a very good psychic if I kept something like that from you, would I?”
“Oh, I don’t know,” Tara said, pushing the potted hydrangea across the counter. “I would think a good psychic is also someone who doesn’t want to hurt anyone. Oh, well, it doesn’t matter now. Tell Maude I hope she beats Edna into the dirt.”
Maddie grinned. “Oh, trust me, that’s exactly what she has planned.”
“WHAT is that?” Maude eyed the hydrangea like it had eight legs and pinchers.
“It’s a plant to make you feel better,” Maddie replied, scanning the kitchen. “Is Irma still here?”
“She had to do some reconnaissance. What am I supposed to do with this plant? And why do you think I feel bad?”
“Actually, I just needed a reason to go into the flower shop,” Maddie admitted. “I wanted to talk to Tara Warner. Buying a plant for you was my excuse. What kind of reconnaissance?”
Maude ignored the question. “Oh, good. I was hoping you hadn’t lost your mind and thought a plant would really cheer me up. Can I kill it?”
“No. I’m going to plant it in the yard,” Maddie said. “Don’t you dare kill it.”
“So, did you get any information out of Tara?”
“No,” Maddie said. “I had a dream about her last night, though.”
“A dream, or a vision?”
“Vision.”
“And?”
“And at some point in the next few days, when the moon is full, she’s going to be walking downtown and someone is going to be following her,” Maddie said.
“Following her, or killing her?”
“I woke up when he grabbed her in the dream,” Maddie said. “I can’t be sure what happens after.”
“When you get these visions, do they always come true?”
“Unless I do something to stop them.”
“How many of them have you been able to stop?”
“A few,” Maddie said. “Not nearly enough.”
Maude patted Maddie’s arm. “You can only do what you can do, Maddie. Have you mentioned this to Nick?”
“I told him at the lake the other night,” Maddie replied. “He said he was going to try to talk to Tara, but that was before the
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