Whack The Mole (Lucy McGuffin, Psychic Amateur Detective 2)

Will waits till my brain is lulled by all the food to say, “I hope this doesn’t ruin your brunch with Mike this morning.”

Mike who?

Mike Armandi! I’d completely forgotten all about him.

It’s official. I am now a ho.

Will just spent the night.

Less than an hour ago, Travis kissed me.

And in… I check the kitchen clock, less than six hours I have a brunch date with Mike.

Okay, so Will didn’t spend the night in the Biblical sense, which means I’m just a PG-rated ho. But still, three men in less than twelve hours. That has to be a record. At least, it is for me.

“Don’t worry. I’ll be hungry again soon.”

“Tell me about this Mike guy.”

I shrug, trying to act nonchalant. “He’s just a nice guy who delivers our supplies.”

“And the two of you are going out, huh?”

If I didn’t know better, I’d think Will was jealous.

“It’s a first date,” I confess. “We might not get along. We’ll see.”

“What’s going on, Lucy?”

“What do you mean?”

“You seem on edge.”

“Hello! Dead body in my dumpster? Remember? You’re the one who insisted on spending the night to protect me, which, in hindsight was an excellent idea.” Because even though Travis says they didn’t find anything, I still have the niggling suspicion that someone was out in the parking lot.

“I’ve known you almost all your life. You’re hiding something from me. What is it?”

“What do you mean? I’m not hiding anything.”

“Bull.”

The irony of this moment isn’t lost on me. Will is the only person I’ve never caught in a lie. He’s also the hardest person on the planet to read. Apparently, though, he can see right through me. I feel like I’m in that dream where you’re naked and everyone is staring at you.

“Before Travis showed up, you were going to tell me something important.”

True, but that’s because Will was so adamant on checking out the parking lot and I thought El Tigre was out there.

“So what was it?” he persists.

I can’t tell him about El Tigre, but I can tell him about Paco. “If I tell you, you’ll laugh.”

“I would never laugh at you, Lucy.”

“Paco sees dead people.”

Will starts chuckling.

“I’m going to slap you.”