The Haunted_Edit Copy 4-7-17

“Oh. Good point.” I immediately took a sip of my Chai so
nothing else silly would come out of my mouth. Tucker’s fingers
came to rest gently on my knee under the table, and sparks fired up
my thigh. I raised the green mug higher so it would cover the blush
creeping onto my cheeks. The spicy aroma of the tea pounded
heavily against my nose, but I resisted the urge to move it and gulp
in some fresh air.
“So, we hear you’ve been quite an asset to our team,”
Richard said, getting right to business. “We’d love to have you
aboard. We welcome any individual interested in helping people
experiencing hauntings. You understand that we are a totally
nonprofit organization, correct? Also that you will need to be free
on Friday and Saturday nights for investigations, and some Sundays
for group meetings?”
I bobbed my head, lowering the teacup. I’d downed it all by
that time, so there could be no more hiding. “Yes, sir. I work full
time, so I won’t be free always, but when I am, I’m all yours.”
“That’s fine.” He waved his hand. “As long as you’re around
for at least half of them. We just need to make sure you’re serious.”
“You also understand that most of the time, absolutely
nothing paranormal will be happening. You’ll be sitting there in the
dark with nothing going on and you need to maintain a professional
demeanor and resist goofing off. Unless you want to play with some
Barbies.” Daisy winked at me.
I glanced at Tucker. “He told you about that?”
His hand squeezed my knee as he smiled.
“Sweetheart, we’ve seen the evidence,” Daisy replied.
“Footage like that isn’t something we get regularly. Tucker wasn’t
going to leave us out.”
“You already know that most investigations begin at 9pm,
and can end at any time throughout the night. We usually tell
residents that we need the house until 3am, just to be safe. They
hardly ever go that long,” Richard added. “Most of the things that
we would normally tell you, you already know.”
“Excuse our redundancy,” Daisy added.
“Don’t worry,” I assured them. “I’m paying attention.”
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