Witch Is Why Time Stood Still (A Witch P.I. Mystery Book 13) Read Free Page A

true colours. When he did, Grandma had easily got the better of him, and kicked him out of Washbridge. Since then, he’d turned his anger towards the twins. They’d have to be on their guard because he no doubt had more audacious plans up his sleeve.
    Just then, Peter arrived home. “Hi Jill, are you here for dinner, again ?”
    “No, I can’t stay. I have things to organise.”
    “Oh yes, it’s your big day tomorrow, isn’t it?”
    I sighed.
    “You’re not allowed to call it that,” Kathy said. “According to Jill, it isn’t a ‘big day’.”
    “But aren’t you moving into your new house?” he said.
    “Yep.”
    “You could try to look a little more excited about it.”
    “I’ll be happy once we’re in there. I could just do without the hassle of the move.”
    “You should know by now, Pete.” Kathy chimed in. “Jill is allergic to anything which smacks of hard work.”
    “That’s not true.” I objected.
    “What about Jack? Is he excited?” Peter said.
    “Oh, yeah. He’s excited enough for both of us. I’ll just be relieved to get out of that poky little flat of his, and to get my furniture out of storage and into the new house.”
    “What about Jack’s furniture?”
    “What about it? If it was up to me, it would go in a skip. Or on a bonfire. Most of it is rubbish anyway.”
    “Does he know that?”
    “Not yet.”
    “Can I come and watch you tell him?” Peter grinned.
    “No, you can’t. Anyway, Kathy was telling me you’ve taken on another employee.”
    “Yeah, I struck really lucky. I found another guy with tons of experience who was out of work. His name is Sebastian.”
    No! It couldn’t be. Surely not.
    “He’s a really good looking guy. If you weren’t already with Jack, I’d put in a good word for you.”
    Oh boy. I deliberately hadn’t told the twins that Jethro was working in Washbridge. If they found out that both he and Sebastian were here, I’d never hear the end of it.
    Talking of the twins, I’d promised to go to Aunt Lucy’s for dinner, so I made my excuses to Kathy and Peter. Once I was outside the house, and was sure no one was around, I magicked myself over to Candlefield.

Chapter 3
    “Jill! How lovely to see you.” Aunt Lucy gave me a big hug. “Isn’t it your big day tomorrow?”
    Apparently.
    “You and Jack must be really excited about moving into the new house.”
    “I’ll just be glad when we’re in.”
    “I hope you’ll let us come over to see the new place once you’re settled.”
    “I suppose so. It’s just difficult, you know, what with Jack not knowing that I’m a witch.”
    “But he does know about us, doesn’t he?”
    “He knows I have ‘another’ family. He keeps saying he’d like to meet you all.”
    “What’s the problem, then? Why not have a housewarming party? You could invite me, Lester, Grandma, the twins and their husbands over.”
    Husbands? I still couldn’t get my head around the idea that the twins were now married.
    “It would be lovely.” Aunt Lucy beamed.
    “Lovely, yeah. I’ll see what I can arrange.”
    Never. Going. To. Happen.
    I know that sounds mean, but Aunt Lucy didn’t realise how difficult my situation was. Let’s say I did have them all over. What did I say to Jack when he asked if we could pay a return visit to them? I’d long since come to the conclusion that I needed to keep Jack and my Candlefield family apart.
    “Where are Lester and the twins, Aunt Lucy?”
    “Lester has to work late; he won’t be able to join us for dinner, I’m afraid. But the twins should be here any minute.”
    “Are the guys coming with them?”
    “I think so. The girls said Alan and William would be making their own way here straight from work.”
    “How are the twins settling into their new homes?”
    “Haven’t you been over to see them yet?”
    “Not yet. To be fair, they have both invited me, but I’ve been rather busy. What about the rooms above Cuppy C? Have they managed to rent them