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blue moon and filtered through Herkimer diamonds. Good stuff, and it should cleanse your spirit.”
    He belched again. “ Urrp . So not ghosts?”
    â€œMostly vodka.” A blast of stinky breath washed over her, and she tried in vain to wave it away. “Jeez. You didn’t just slam down that entire potion, did you?”
    The expression on his face warred between total denial and befuddled pride. “Maybe.” He quickly added, “Tell me you wouldn’t do the same thing, if you started sprouting horns.”
    â€œAre those getting longer?” She reached beneath his hat and squeezed his stumpy horns. “Does that hurt?”
    â€œWho cares? No. They’re horns . Get rid of them!”
    â€œDru!” Nate said behind her, making her jump. She spun around, suddenly guilt-ridden, although she had no idea why. She rubbed her fingertips together, still feeling the unsettling texture of Greyson’s horns against her skin.
    Nate approached them with a mystified look on his face. “Hey. Aren’t you the guy with the old car?”
    Greyson blinked unfocused eyes at him and turned to Dru. “Who the hell is this?”
    â€œMy boyfriend. Be nice.”
    â€œHim? Really?” Before Dru could reply, Greyson gave Nate a pained smile and held out a hand. “Hey, bud. Name’s Greyson.”
    Nate looked him up and down, then reluctantly shook his hand. “Dr. Nate Corbin. How do you do?”
    The handshake went on longer than it needed to. Dru watched the tendons flexing in both men’s hands as each one tried to out-squeeze the other.
    Her stomach did a flip-flop. She had no idea how she was going to explain this to Nate. “Honey.” She took his arm and pulled him away from the testosterone-fueled squeeze contest. “Look, I hate to do this, but I need to get Greyson back to the shop. Right now. I’m so sorry.”
    Nate tilted his head in the direction of the table. “Maybe after dinner? Tonight is important.”
    â€œI know. I know. Big night for you, and I get that. So . . . how about you stay and talk shop with Hans and Franz? I’ll go get Greyson cleaned up.” She held up her hands. “I wouldn’t do this unless it really was an emergency.”
    â€œEmergency? What’s wrong?” Nate pulled out his phone. “Do we need an ambulance?”
    â€œProbably not a good idea.”
    Nate hesitated, and his worried look turned into a frown. “Or maybe a cab, so he can sleep it off.”
    How could she explain? After a torturous moment of hand-wringing, Dru decided to come clean. A hundred percent clean. If Nate truly loved her, he would have to believe in her , even if he didn’t believe in magic.
    â€œOkay. So. This is going to sound a little weird, but here it is.” She took a deep breath and explained as quickly as she could. “Right now, we have a magical emergency. Greyson here is about to undergo an awful transformation, a truly dangerous one, but I don’t know why. This is a huge problem because the potion I gave him today should’ve worked, but it didn’t. So I’ve got to get him back to the shop and find a cure for him, pronto. Right this second.”
    Nate stared at her for a few seconds, blinked, then chuckled. “I get it. You’re kidding.”
    Dru clenched her hands at her sides. “Even if you don’t believe in magic—”
    Greyson stopped her with a touch on her arm. “You’re right, man. She’s kidding you. There’s no emergency. I’m just a, urrp , rock collector. Looking for a gem.”
    â€œOh.” Nate looked relieved, if mildly disgusted. “Well. Mystery solved. I’m sure Dru can find one for you tomorrow, when the shop is open.” Nate tried to steer Dru back toward the dining room, but she resisted.
    â€œThink I’ve already found it.” The urgency had left Greyson’s