No Shoes, No Shirt, No Spells (Mystic Cafe Series) Read Online Free PDF

“I think table four needs your help. If you know what I mean.” She winked.
     
    “ Table four?” I frowned.
     
    She gestured with her thumb toward the table. “Oscar Harrisburg. His girlfriend just dumped him for his best friend. Or should I say ex-best friend?”
     
    “ That’s terrible.”
     
    She nodded while tucking her pencil back behind her ear.
     
    “ Poor, poor Oscar.” I shook my head. “Which one is he?” I walked closer to Mary Jane.
     
    “ See the young man with the plaid shirt and overalls?” She gestured with a tilt of her head.
     
    “ Half the room has overalls on.” I quirked an eyebrow.
     
    “ Short blond hair and round face. Right over there.” She pointed with her index finger.
     
    “ Oh, okay, yes, I see him. He looks so sweet and innocent with those rosy cheeks.”
     
    “ He’s been heartbroken ever since that Sue Ellen Martin dumped him. I wish he’d just move on, but I guess that’s easier said than done. She was no good for him, anyway. But he seems convinced she’s the only woman he’ll ever want in his life. She started running with Luke Taylor the same day she broke it off with him. She told everyone what a loser Oscar is. Now you tell me, does he look like he deserves something like that?”
     
    “ No, well, no, not at all. Poor Oscar,” I repeated.
     
    She grinned and tilted her head toward the grill. “He wants the cheeseburger lunch special. Maybe you could give him a little extra cheese.”
     
    “ You’re not very subtle, Mary Jane. Why don’t you just go tell him I’m mixing up a special elixir for him?” I placed my hands on my hips.
     
    “ I never said I was subtle. Fix him up a little something special, okay?” She gave a pleading look.
     
    This magic thing wasn’t going to be easy.
     
    “ I haven’t gotten the hang of it yet.” I picked at the edge of my apron while avoiding her stare.
     
    “ You haven’t even tried yet. How do you know you don’t have the hang of it?”
     
    “ I’m afraid I'll mess it up.” I shook my head.
     
    “ How do you think you’ll learn if you don’t try? How bad could you possibly mess things up? It’s only magic.”
     
    “ Only magic? Only magic, she says.” I glanced around as if I spoke to a crowded room. “What if I turn him into a bat or something?”
     
    She snorted. “Don’t be silly. Look at the poor guy. Give him a chance at happiness.”
     
    I sighed. “Well, I guess if I mess things up he’ll never know it was me that did it anyway, huh?”
     
    “ Exactly. He’s already miserable. How much worse could it be?”
     
    I snorted. “Probably a lot. But I’ll do it anyway.”
     
    “ So you think you can do something to make him feel better?” She bit her bottom lip.
     
    The knot in the pit of my stomach twisted tighter.
     
    “ Sure,” I squeaked, then let out an audible gulp. I pulled the big book from the shelf and placed it on the counter next to me. “What’s his order again?” I grabbed the two tickets. “Cheeseburgers and fries for table two and four. Okay, I can handle this. I can do this.” I let out a deep breath and wiggled my hands to get myself psyched up.
     
    I drudged back to the grill and threw on a few hamburger patties, then grabbed a couple plates, setting them on the counter. Looking at Mary Jane again, I let out a big sigh.
     
    “ You can do it,” she encouraged. “Give those Five Guys a run for their money.”
     
    Mary Jane hovered over me, her breath loud in my ear.
     
    “ You’re making me nervous.” I swatted at her with the spatula.
     
    “ Sorry,” she said, backing up a few steps.
     
    I fidgeted from one foot to the other. “Okay, I can do this.”
     
    “ Will you quit saying that and do it already?”
     
    After flipping the front cover open, I scanned the index. Thank goodness everything was in alphabetical order, or I’d have been searching all day. The directory had everything from charmed cheeses and enchanted eggs to