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“Damn it,” Drew muttered.
“You'd better cheer up; don’t you have a concert this weekend?” Dale said. Drew looked up and didn’t see anyone.
“Look who’s talking about hiding,” Drew retorted. Dale was in his transformed form, that of the Invisible Man.
“I am. And yeah, I’m hiding. I may have pissed in Jase’s Weetabix this morning,” Invisible Man replied.
“What did you do?” Drew sighed, knowing this would be amusing. Invisible Man was always in trouble.
“Not much…” Invisible Man’s voice trailed off, and Drew choked out a laugh.
“Go on, brother.”
“Well, Jase deserved it! I scared the pants off of Willow. You know how she’s trying to come to terms with her abilities now? Well, I’ve been moving things, and she’s certain she’s got telekinetic powers. Today, she was focusing on moving a coffee mug, and Jase questioned what she was doing. Willow explained, and Jase didn’t look convinced.”
“Oh boy,” Drew muttered, having some idea of where this was going.
“Yeah, so Willow started concentrating again, and I moved the mug slightly. Jase looked stunned. Willow began crowing, and Jase asked her to do it again. I didn’t see Balius in his arms, and the little shit slapped out a tentacle and bumped me as I was moving a vase of water. The water hit Jase in the face and soaked him. Balius found that hysterical and threw his milk all over Jase, too.
“Willow was panicking because she thought she’d dumped the water on Jase. In her rush to hand him a cloth, she knockedher coffee over his lap. Jase screeched. Man, is he high-pitched, and nearly dropped Balius, who promptly slapped Jase with a tentacle again. Meanwhile, Raisa, who’s in her cot nearby, suddenly projectile vomits, right in Jase’s face. Willow puked in sympathy, and the last I saw was Jase trying not to throw up.”
Drew was laughing hard. He could imagine the scene. “How does Jase know it was you?”
“Because, man, I stepped in puke and gagged myself,” Invisible Man said.
Drew howled with laughter. “Jase is going to triple-beat your ass.”
“I know. I’m so screwed. But the good news is, Duris didn’t care less and was quite serene today,” Invisible Man stated.
“Isn’t he the one who is fighting with Balius, or is that Raisa?” Drew asked. He’d heard two of the triplets were in a constant war.
“Oh, all three fight. It’s hysterical watching them. There are tentacles, fists, teeth, and tails all being used. Willow will be grey before the year is out. And they’re growing so fast. Jase told the boys that he’d split the oceans with them, and they seemed to take a time out. I swear to God they understand what we’re saying,” Invisible Man said.
“Dale!” Jase’s voice roared from the castle.
If he was that loud, then he was pissed off to high heaven, Drew surmised.
“Yeah, he can search all over. I’m not going back until he’s calmed down,” Invisible Man drawled, sounding amused.
“Jesus, you do cause trouble!”
“Yeah, what’s the point of this ability if I can’t have fun with it? Anyway, a word of advice. If you miss her that much, get her. Start from the beginning and woo her. Ignore the naysayers, Drew. You know what’s in your heart.”
And with that pithy suggestion, Drew heard Dale dart away. Was it as simple as that? Go get her?
Chapter Fourteen.
Drew
He headed offstage after his final encore. The concert had no tickets left, and he had a second one tomorrow night. Drew only did a few concerts a year, so the tickets had sold out almost instantly. He grabbed a towel from an assistant and wiped his face. He was sweating profusely and gulped the bottle of water offered to him. It was hotter than usual tonight because it was summer.
“Great concert, Drew!” Clive Jones, his manager, exclaimed, approaching. Clive was practically bouncing with excitement.
“Thanks. I think I went through a crate of water,” Drew replied with a smile.
“You’re trending right now,” Charlotte said, approaching. As his PA, part of her role was to monitor his social media presence. She held up her tablet and showed a picture their photographer had taken. “It’s already got ten thousand likes.”
“Wonderful!” Clive exclaimed. “Women are calling you hotter than Hades.” Clive chuckled.
