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Matt stared at her He’d never heard Mae so fierce

"Every word I’ is true And I can tell you what other people won’t because I knew your folks, and I’m way too old to flirt with you, or any of that rot I’ood ear, but I care about you a lot, and I hate to see you act like an idiot!"

He alhed, Mae was so determined to speak her mind

"Mae, please"

"Hey, no! Matt, please What, are you letting your past slip into some of this? Darcy has red hair Besides that, she isn’t a thing like Lavinia, yet you automatically distrust her Your ex-wife could stab so it Darcy isn’t a thing like that"

"Hey! May I remind you, when Lavinia first caht she was theto ever walk the earth"

"We thought that for all of about two seconds We were horrified by the tiht to say anything"

"Thanks for the lecture, Mae," he said dryly

"How is Lavinia these days?" Mae asked, s her hair back "Clint told me she used to call you constantly, even after the divorce That she was jealous as all hell, even when she went back to her old social whirl"

"She must be happy, because I haven’t heard from her in quite some ti stud somewhere," Mae said

"I hope," Matt said absently Lavinia was the last thing on his ht, I know you ht is the fact that Darcy Tre like her"

"Thank you, Mae"

"Ass!" Mae muttered

"Mae, look, I’m damned sorry, but I do think this is all bull Hey--maybe it’s even bull in her own ht I’ht And maybe that’s why I’ve been such an ass, and I’m sorry Darcy…is very different Beautiful, and a wonderful person She means to be decent She believes all this herself But she has dreams, wakes, and thinks they’re real She wants to conjure up a spirit, and so she does Excuse me It’s just a little too creepy and ridiculous for me"

They’d reached Mae’s house She slaer door and came around to peer into the driver’s , despite the fact that he had just started to back out

"Anyone could see the way it is between you two, Matt Fire and ice She makes you mad as hell, and hot as hell Just like Lavinia So, if you’re really going to be such a pigheaded jerk, keep your pants zipped, huh?"

"Mae--" he began angrily

She quickly retreated froht"

She turned to walk up the path to her house He swore, sla wheel, and backed out the driveway

Darcy was always vaguely aware of what had gone on, even though she didn’t know the particulars The way everyone was behaving, she was certain that, if nothing else, there had been one hell of a show

She had apparently done Carter a favor though, or so it seee with fear and unease every ti to hiht wryly

Cute couple, yeah, but the way that Delilah stared at her was surely as unnerving as anything shethe seance

Drinks had been served all around David Jenner seemed the most blasé, while Clint appeared to be sympathetic as he looked at her, Elizabeth Holmes in awe, Penny concerned Carter? Hard to tell, he was so busy being supportive to the lovely Delilah Dey Jason Johnstone was reflective as he watched her, and appeared to be entirely open- at her as if she were an alien

Not as Matt had done

Matt, gone now, naturally Sure, he needed to give Mae a ride home

"Have you always been like that?" Delilah asked her

"Like…?" Darcy said, arching a brow She knehat Delilah meant She just wanted clarification

"Well," Delilah said, hesitating

Creepy? Is that what you et to dead people?" Delilah said

"No," she said "I had a friend once He taught ave us all a start We’ve all been so freaked out that we haven’t stopped to wonder just what itat Darcy expectantly

She shook her head "I’ to have to see the tape, Clint"

"So you, like, black out, when that happens?" Jason asked her

"Not really But I don’t have a clear vision of what happened"

"You really had a different voice," Delilah told her