Chapter 35
I glared. “What was that?”
“I said,” he replied with a sigh, “not to worry about it. It’s taken care of.”
I slid to the other side of the couch. “No. No way. I’m not letting you pay for it. That’s insane!”
“I’m not—” Wes scrubbed his hands over his face. “Can you not worry about it for right now? Will you just meet with her? You’ll understand once we’re there. Please?”
It was the “please” that did it. I wasn’t sure I’d ever heard that word out of his mouth. I looked athim, really looked, and saw the sincere pleading on his face. He wanted to do this. And the truth was, I really wanted to find out what was going on. But I knew how much a consultation with Miss Lavinia cost, and if she had to work any spells, the price could double. There was no way I could afford that. But he’d said “please,” and I didn’t know how I could turn him down.
“All right,” I said. “I’ll agree to a consult. But anything more, we have to talk about it before she does it. Okay?”