Page 14 of When You Least Expect It
Calista nodded.“At first, I’d been getting them weekly, but when I finally explained that we just weren’t compatible, they stopped.Until today.”
After taking a few seconds to process that, I asked, “Have you ever gone to one of her prayer group meetings?”
“Nope,” she answered.“Before discovering that she was completely off her rocker, I’d been curious and had asked about them, and the more that she explained what all they did, the more like a cult it sounded.”
“What do they do?”I asked, absolutely invested now.
“Well, in addition to looking for guidance from God on all things, theystronglyoffer their opinions on what you should eat, drink, wear, and who to befriend.”
I just stared at her.
This couldn’t be real.
When I finally snapped out of it, I asked, “Are you serious with this?”
Calista just shrugged.“Honestly, I’m surprised that she hasn’t knocked on your door yet to introduce herself.”
“Okay,” I said as I leaned back against her couch.“You’ve given me a lot to think about.”
“If I were you, I check to see if my home loan has a thirty-day clause in it,” she snorted, and while the rest of my neighbors might be a bit...odd, Calista Glenn was fascinating enough to even out the scales.
“Well, thank you for the beer,” I told her before polishing it off.“And thanks for the warning about Louise Mackrell.”
“No problem,” she replied easily as she stood up, signaling that our quality time was officially over.“And good luck out there.”
That had my lips twitching again.“Thanks.”
When she took the empty bottle from my hand, Harvey let out a bark, and so I immediately lowered myself to his level to give him scratches.“Be a good boy, Harvey.”
“All you’re doing is reinforcing his diva ways, I hope you know,” Calista remarked, and she really did know how to make a man smile.
“He’ll be fine,” I replied as I stood up.
“Well, it was nice meeting you, Myer Justus,” she said.“And thank you for your help with the fruit basket.”
“Next time, just report her to the health department,” I told her, half-ass serious.
She cocked her head at me.“What kind of monster do you take me for?Do you honestly believe that I would drag innocent people into this matter?Yeah, no.”
That got a laugh out of me, and I officially had a crush on my new neighbor, despite how she didn’t appear interested in me at all.“Yeah, okay.”
Two minutes later, I was walking into my house, making sure to close all the blinds when I normally let the sun shine brightly through the windows.
