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asked, pulling his wallet out and placing cash in the bill holder. “The rest is for you,” he said.
    I took the black holder, careful not to touch his hand. “Thank you. Have a good night.” I turned to leave.
    “ Cinderella.” The words floated to me like a crisp breeze.
    I whipped around. Leo had risen and folded his new spaper.
    “What did you say?” I asked, scrutinizing him carefully.
    He glanced up, his eyes piercing mine. Come to me.
    The words weren’t said aloud. At least I didn’t see his lips move, but I hear d them, deep in my heart and soul.
    “See you soon, Cindy,” he said, and walked out of the restaurant.

 
     
     
     

     

     
    My shift was nearly over. I finished stocking the sugar packets and filling the salt and pepper bottles. Wiped them off and set them back on the tables. As I worked I fumed. My mind wouldn’t let go of Leo and what’d happened. What he’d said. Or didn’t say.
    Come to me.
    I’d heard the words inside my head. It seemed crazy , but I couldn’t deny it. I tried to think of something else though. Anything else. Like the day I saved Snow’s mother. Flying on Abernathy’s back. Using my spell book for the first time. Thinking about Gabe and I together—kissing him, loving him. The way he loved me. Nothing worked for long. But thinking about Gabe did make me hot for him.
    I looked at the clock. Ten thirty. Melissa filled the catsup containers at another table. She still had a few left.
    Finished, I pulled off my apron, checked myself out at the till and walked over to Melissa. “You working tomorrow?”
    She g lanced up. Her face was tired, some of her mascara smeared. “You know it.” She wiped off a catsup container and set it on the table. “I’m beat.”
    “Me too.” I patted her back.
    “See ya.” She waved as she moved to the next table.
    Outside , the night air was thick with heat. Summer in Salem could be sweltering. I unbuttoned my vest and took it off. Unlocking my car door, I tossed my apron and vest inside and then slid in. Inside the car was a little cooler. The engine turned over and the lights flicked on. I shut the door and glanced up.
    “Holy merde!” Leo stood in front of my car, his perfectly shaped form outlined by the lights. Streetlamps shone overhead and it was easy to see his dimpled smile. I took a deep breath and put the car in park. It’s always the ones that are too good looking for their own good, I thought. “Creepy stalker.”
    I released the br ake and the car moved forward. Leo didn’t move. I braked. 
    “Get out of the way. ” I shouted at him through the windshield.
    His smile got bigger.
    “Fine!” I pushed on the gas and my Altima lurched forward. I braked, worried I’d hit the guy, but he vanished. “What the hell? Did I hit him?” I hadn’t felt the car hit anything, but I jumped out of the car and ran toward the front. Leo wasn’t there. I ran to the side and got on my hands and knees to see if he was somehow underneath. Nothing but paved road.
    “Cinderella.”
    I quickly rose and spun around, a stunning spell on my lips. If he thought he could mess with me, he better think again. He didn’t know who the hell he was dealing with. But there was no one there.
    “ Revealith,” I whispered. The spell would force him to appear.
    And he did. His long legs, housed in faded jeans, sauntered forward. He still had that damn dimpled smile on his face.
    “What are you trying to pull? How dare you scare me like that?” I breathed heavily, both relieved and angry to see he was okay.
    “Your magic is impressive. Most times I can resist such a simple spell, but with you I couldn’t.” As he spoke he stepped clo ser. “Or maybe I didn’t want to,” he added, his eyes glittering mischievously in the light.
    “I-I…” Magic wasn’t something I threw around. Just about everyone but Snow was uncomfortable with it, including my parents. My aunt didn’t mind, but I didn’t see her much. “Thanks,” I