Page 98 of There Are No Words

When we separated, Brady looked at me and brushed my hair behind my ear. “I mean it, Allegra, I’m not going anywhere. Ever. It’s you and me.”

“I know,” I admitted earnestly. Then I had to say the one thing that had been on my mind lately. “And we don’t have to get charted. I don’t need that. However”—I took his hands in mine—“there is something I do want to do.”

“Anything. Name it,” he was quick to say.

Have I mentioned how happy this man makes me?“I want to talk to my mom through a medium. I’ve done it before, but only early on after she first passed.” I just had to call and set something up with her.

Brady nodded. “Do you want me to come with you? I will, but only if it’s something you want.”

Without hesitation, I answered, “Yes. Yes, I want you to come with me.”

“Then I’ll be there.” He kissed my knuckles.

The truth was, if I could have wished for anything, it would have been for my mom to meet Brady and my daughter. In a way, she would be getting to meet them both.

True, it wasn’t the way I wanted her to, but it would have to do.

I’d always believed she was watching over me—us—anyway, but this was going to be something special. I just knew it.

Chapter Thirty-One

Brady

Not going tolie, I had no idea what to expect when it came to visiting a medium. But this definitely wasn’t it.

Not the dark room, lit only by candles.

Not the flower-printed curtains hanging from the window.

Not the low, classical music.

I wasn’t sure why, but I’d expected more of a graveyard-type setting, not a relaxing, inviting environment, like entering a spa. Was this why women liked spas so much?

“Brady.” Allegra nudged me, pulling me from my thoughts.

“Hmm?”

“Ready?” she asked when the medium, Julia, looked at me expectantly.

I pulled my hands onto my lap. “Oh, yeah, sorry.”

Julia closed her eyes and extended her hands. “Her spirit is strong. It’s like she’s right here in the room. Can you feel her?”

Allegra’s mother was here already? How long had I been zoned out thinking about spas? Obviously, I’d missed something.

Fuck.This was what I got for wanting to get the full experience.

I closed my eyes, trying to concentrate, but I felt nothing. Literally not a thing.

Maybe I was doing something wrong.

Well, I wasn’t sure—was I supposed to feel something?

You remember that book I read to have a better understanding of this pregnancy? I was beginning to think Ishould have studied up on mediums and what to expect duringthisexperience. Then maybe I wouldn’t have felt as dumb as I did right now.

Man, I really wanted this to go well for Allegra. Was I screwing it all up?

I slowly peeled one of my eyes open and looked at Allegra. Her eyes were open. That meant I could open mine, too. Wait—how long had I been the schmuck with his eyes closed?

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