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I do.
But Allie&
I know I don t have much experience with men, but Tom s special. He s different. When he looks at
me, listens to me, I feel like he can see straight into my soul.
Wow. That s& unusual.
Yeah. Unusual and wonderful.
She could tell that Meg wanted to ask more questions but, thankfully, decided to stick to the urgent
matter of reviving Tom.
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Okay, then, help me help him. Hold his head up so I can pour the potion into him. The more I pour,
the better.
Allie did as her sister instructed, lifting his head so Meg could slowly pour the contents of the bottle
into his mouth. Tom coughed, then sputtered, but soon calmed. What is it? How long does it take to
work?
It s a vitality potion. I used it on Mitch and Jim, too. Also, I added a bit of a forget-me spell into the
batch.
No! I don t want him to forget me. The idea of wiping the entire night from Tom s mind was too
much. Their talk had been meaningful to her and, if she was lucky, to him as well.
Take it down a notch, okay? And don t worry. I only added enough for him to be agreeable to
whatever we say. He ll remember you and what happened to the extent that we want him to. We ll
convince him that you two were getting it on when he suddenly and inexplicably blacked out. Once we ve
talked to him, he won t remember the fog or anything else associated with your, um, lack of control.
I would prefer that you make him forget about everything. Including meeting Allie.
They turned to the intimidating police officer standing at the office door, his burly arms crossed as he
glared at them.
Hilly? Is that you?
You were expecting a real cop? Hilly, aka Officer Tally as his nameplate declared, strode into the
room, shaking his head. Because that almost happened. The assistant manager was about to call the
authorities. But I finally convinced him not to check on Mr. Stud here by telling them that my younger
sister was his guest. I didn t say it outright, but I gave him the impression that Allie was underage. He
backed off quickly enough once I promised that we wouldn t press charges if he kept his mouth shut. Then
I changed into the cop disguise.
Why take the form of a cop? Meg grinned. Although I ve got to say, sis, I like you in uniform.
Hilly rolled her eyes. You like everybody in uniform. As long as they re male.
Technically, you re not male. Meg turned back to Tom who had started groaning. I think he s
coming to, ladies. Get ready.
Allie, stand behind me. We wouldn t want him to get a good look at your glow. He might not buy
that it s a healthy radiance. Either that or it might jog his memory. At Hilly s insistence, Allie rose and
crossed over to stand behind her. Hilly straightened to her full height, adjusted her badge pinned to her shirt
and cleared her throat.
Sir, are you all right? Her manly voice resonated throughout the room.
Tom groaned again and, with Meg s help, sat up. He slumped onto the sofa, one hand on his forehead.
What happened? He squinted at Hilly, then moved his gaze to Allie. Allie, are you all right?
I m fine. She wiggled her fingers at him over her sister s shoulder.
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Mr& Hilly glanced at her, keeping her deep voice. His name?
This is Mr. Halloran. Tom Halloran. Allie fought another smile. Not only did she like him as a
person, she even liked saying his name.
Mr. Halloran, it appears that you blacked out while having sexual relations with this young lady.
Hilly whipped out a pad and pencil. Are you up to answering a few questions?
Hilly always said a good offense is the best defense. Allie swallowed and hoped her sister wouldn t
push the act too far.
Uh, yeah. I guess. What s going on? You said I blacked out? Again he looked to Allie and she
nodded, backing up her sister s claim. I ve never had anything like that happen before. Are you sure?
Once again, Allie lied, the guilt twisting in her stomach. But she had to lie, for his sake as well as her
sisters . It s true. And you scared me half to death.
I feel like I m the one who s half dead.
The sisters exchanged telling glances before turning their attention back to Tom.
Well, all I can say is that I m glad I found you when I did. I mean, Allie was just lying there,
freaking out. If I hadn t come looking for her, who knows what might have happened. Meg tipped her
head to stare into Tom s eyes. That s all that happened. You don t remember anything else. Do you
understand?
Tom frowned, a perplexed expression on his features that, at last, smoothed out. He nodded and
repeated in a dull monotone. I understand.
Meg had played the scene like she was on a Broadway stage. But that was normal for Meg. Allie,
however, couldn t help but think he d see the lies on her face.
I d say you re one lucky man, Mr. Halloran. Now, if we can get down to the reason I stopped by&
Hilly, aka Officer Tally, pretended to read her notepad.
Anyhoo, I think it s time Allie and I got out of the way. Officer Tally, he s all yours. Meg hooked
her arm in Allie s, tugging her toward the door. Although Allie tried to wrench around to say goodbye to
Tom, Hilly had already moved into her line of vision, blocking her from seeing him.
Wait, Allie.
The tug she felt in her abdomen was not only real, but intense. If Meg hadn t had a firm hold on her
arm and Hilly hadn t been standing in the way, she would ve rushed back to him.
Mr. Halloran, I m Officer Tally. I assume you know that you re operating without a liquor license.
What? No. I have a license. In fact, it s posted next to the bar.
I also heard that you were serving alcohol to minors.
Allie frowned at Hilly s back. Why was she making this so complicated? Why not just leave? Why
was she harassing Tom?
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You must have heard wrong, officer. I promise you, we card everyone. At worst, it was a mistake or
maybe a very good fake identification card. My employees would never knowingly serve anyone
underage.
Hilly, hissed Allie. She couldn t let her sister keep badgering Tom.
Hilly? Tom craned his neck to see Allie, but Officer Tally stepped in the way again.
Very well, sir. I ll check for the license and, since we don t have solid evidence on the underage
drinking charge, I ll let this go as a warning to you. You might want to double-check and make sure
everything is on the up and up. As well as keeping your patrons out of your office. And remind your
bartenders
Mixologists. Allie cringed at the hard glare Hilly shot her.
Remind your mixologists to verify a drinker s age before serving them. Her sister whirled on her
heel, widening her eyes in an unmistakable let s get out of here expression, then gestured Meg and Allie
into the hallway.
Shoot, Hilly. I was hoping you d cuff him and we d have some fun.
Meg, you re so mean, grumbled Allie.
Just keep moving our butts out of here. Hilly s hands on their backs kept them striding down the
hall until they made it to a side entrance.
Outside, they raced toward the car with Meg giggling as she slid into the driver s seat. Allie hopped
into the back seat, grumbled a few choice words, then twisted around hoping to see that Tom had followed
them.
Put the pedal to the metal, Meg.
Tom burst through the door, his hand outstretched as though imploring them to stop. She pressed her
hand against the rear windshield and wished she could call out to him. He gave a short wave, then rubbed
his neck before dropping his hand seconds before the car rounded a corner.
Allie, would you clean the counter while I fill this gentleman s order?
Smiling at Hilly, Allie snatched the towel from her shoulder and mopped the crumbs off the counter
and into the garbage, then stuck her tongue out at her sister s back.
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