Magic in Christmas River: A Christmas Cozy Mystery (Christmas River Cozy Book 7) (20 page)

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He put an arm around my shoulder.

“So?” Daniel said, glancing down. “How’d I do?”

I smiled, rubbing his back.

“I think you killed it, hon,” I said.

His cheeks were a full-on bashful shade of red now, and I suddenly caught a heartwarming glimpse of a 9-year-old Daniel, giddy with excitement for the Halloween night to come.

“I couldn’t have done any of it without this little witchy wife of mine,” he said, tipping my witch’s hat forward slightly.

“Ah, it was all you, and you know it,” I said.

We stood there for a long time, admiring all of Daniel’s hard work.

Then, as the night deepened around us, he pulled me close.

“So I take it you dressing up like a witch this Halloween means that you’re no longer afraid of Hattie Blaylock casting some black magic your way?”

I smiled a little sadly at the thought of the old woman, and the fact that so many people in Christmas River had the wrong idea about her.

Though Hattie may have looked the part, she was just about the farthest thing from a witch as you could get.

“No, I’m not scared of Hattie anymore,” I said. “I know now that she didn’t cause any of those accidents. And that there’s no such thing as witches.”

Daniel rubbed my back.

“I’m sure glad you were able to help her, Cin,” he said. “You do know that you helped her a lot, don’t you?”

I smiled.

“I know,” I said. “And I couldn’t have done it without my Sheriff husband.”

He shook his head.

“Ah, it was all you, darlin,’ and you know it,” he said, echoing my words.

His translucent green eyes, full of love and admiration, gazed deep into mine.

I felt my heart flutter.

“Well, I know I just said that I don’t believe in witches,” I said. “But you know what? I
do
believe in magic.”

Daniel furrowed his brow slightly.

“You do?”

“Mmhmm.”

I reached for his shirt collar, pulling him toward me.

Then I stood on my tip-toes, and planted a soft, sweet, tender kiss on Daniel Brightman’s lips.

And I swear, I felt myself levitate off the ground that night with all the magic of true love.

The End.

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