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heard of a thing called privacy?”
    “I’m Holly.” She fiddled with her skirt, and appeared not at all bothered for arriving in my bedroom at a bad time. “I’m sorry for showing up like this, but we’ve heard of your—”
    I raised my hand. “What do you mean, you’ve heard of me?”
    “Ghosts have been talking about your ability,” she replied, as if that shouldn’t shock the shit out of me. “We’ve heard that you can help us.” Her eyelids lowered and she sighed. “Trust me when I say, we need it.”
    I shook my head, forcing myself out of my stupor, and turned to Kipp, stunned. He gawked at her, equally wide-eyed. I looked back at Holly. “First off, am I getting this right, y’all are talking to each other?”
    “We have been lately.”
    Bizarre! “And second, are you suggesting that word of my…err…ability has been going around the ghost community?”
    A beaming smile spread across her face. “Yes, it’s quite amazing that there’s someone living who can see us. So word has spread quickly.”
    I glanced at Kipp, mouth agape. He now grinned from ear-to-ear. Oh, this was so not funny! “If you laugh, I will send you to Heaven myself, got it?”
    He shrugged. “It’s amusing.”
    “If I could I’d slap you right now, but since I can’t, just know I want to.” When he laughed, I said to Holly, “If y’all are talking then tell them this, I don’t like being interrupted when I’m in my bedroom. Really, do you have no respect?”
    I dismissed her with a flick of my hand. “Next time you come to my house, knock.” She gave me a you-are-stupid look since I’d asked for the impossible, so I added, “Fine. Wait outside or something.”
    She shook her head. “I can’t leave without you offering to help us.”
    The us had me slightly concerned. But not enough that I couldn’t stare her down. My muscles tensed as irritation burned in my blood.
    Sure, I’d come a long way in helping ghosts and didn’t mind doing so, but on my terms. Not theirs. “If you didn’t hear me, I refuse to be bullied.” My tone was clipped just as I intended. “Come back at a more appropriate time.”
    “Now, Tess,” Kipp said, calm and collected.
    I narrowed my eyes on him. “There has to be rules. This is crazy. Don’t I get privacy anymore?” I waved my hand in dramatic fashion. “They can’t just waltz into my bedroom.”
    He gave a measured look. “I agree with you.” He glanced at Holly. “Next time, choose a better method to make contact.” At her nod, he focused on me. “I’d imagine it must be important.”
    “It’s very important,” Holly confirmed.
    I looked away from Kipp to Holly, then sighed. “I have no idea why I surrounded myself with y’all.” Oh yeah, I pouted and didn’t give a shit. “Go out in the living room and let me get dressed.”
    “Thank you.” She exhaled, obviously relieved, then she morphed through my bedroom wall.
    I glared at Kipp. “Thanks a lot!”
    “She clearly needs help, Tess.” He jumped off the bed, which appeared wonderfully graceful.
    I all but fell out of it, grabbed my jeans and T-shirt off the floor, not bothering with a bra since I intended for this conversation to be quick so I could return to bed. “Yes, I see that, but do I want to be involved in this help?”
    Kipp said nothing, merely watched me with that half-amused, half-intrigued look he owned so well as I dressed.
    It only raised my irritation, and I cursed through each article of clothing I forced on.
    Once clothed, and with nasty words echoing in my mind, I followed Kipp into the living room. Holly sat on my tan leather couch and upon further study, she did in fact seem incredibly nervous as she twined her fingers together. A big headache was in my future.
    I sat in next to her and pulled my legs up underneath me. “Out with it. What’s the problem?”
    “There’s something dark in the area.”
    I waited for her to say more, but she didn’t even blink so I added,