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I gave them a little bit of background information on me<br />

right there, telling them about my job and where I went to school<br />

and that I lived very close by. <strong>The</strong>y in turn told me that Daisy<br />

worked for a florist and Richard was a dental hygienist. Go figure,<br />

right?<br />

Once all the mugs had been emptied, we all stood up to say<br />

goodbye. <strong>The</strong> directors of the paranormal group both shook my hand<br />

again and congratulated me. Daisy said she would look forward to<br />

seeing me on Saturday, and then they said farewell to Tucker, too.<br />

After they departed for their vehicle, I reached into my<br />

pocket to fish out my keys, but Tucker interrupted my search when<br />

he threw his arms around me. “Congrats, Chels!” I think he tried to<br />

lift me off the ground, but it didn’t work out, so he settled for<br />

swinging me from side to side excitedly.<br />

“Help! Assault!” I squealed sarcastically as I pretended to<br />

try and wiggle away. Really, I was just as excited as he was. I could<br />

barely believe I’d actually just had that conversation, and they were<br />

all congratulating my membership to a ghost hunting organization.<br />

Seriously. Ghost. Hunting. And me. In the same group.<br />

He laughed and let me go, then reached into his own pocket.<br />

A glance at his phone told him the time. “It’s only 8:30. Do you<br />

want to come over for a little bit?”<br />

My heart thudded hard into my ribs. We hadn’t been to<br />

Tucker’s place since the very first time we kissed. Whenever we<br />

hung out, it was always in public or at a stranger’s house for an<br />

investigation. <strong>The</strong> prospect of being alone with him, with no one<br />

else around, was even more exciting than my acceptance into LHPR.<br />

“I guess I don’t have anything better to do.” I rolled my eyes<br />

upwards coyly, trying to look bored.<br />

Tucker bent over in a mock bow. “Oh, thank you, Princess,<br />

for taking time to grace me with your presence.”<br />

I fell right into the role. “You are most welcome, lowly<br />

commoner. I also give you permission to carry me down the street<br />

to your house. I am most exhausted from my long day of looking in<br />

the mirror and brushing my hair.” I flipped said hair over my<br />

shoulder dramatically.<br />

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