“Yeah, not if he is threatening to close Jimmy, sorry.”
Isaac laughed. “It’s what I thought too. So what, you want me to organize a reunion concert here, one night only?”
“Yeah, he deserves it. He is taking some strain so it would have to be charity, I’m afraid.”
“Hey, the guy gave us a chance when nobody else thought we could sing, so free it is.”
I was glad that I came here tonight and felt lighter as we played a few more songs, joshing around like old times.
It would be fun to play with the entire band in two weeks from now.
I couldn’t wait.
32
ELENA
Mia’s time was almost ending, and I was getting out of her grips faster and gained the upper hand, but it was still hard. It demanded a lot of concentration and that woman could tap my energy dry in less than an hour. But I was getting better.
Lucian came back on Saturday, and that night he begged my dad to take me somewhere. He would make sure that I was in safe hands.
We went in disguise, though.
I got a wig, and contacts to hide my green eyes. The dark hair with the brown contacts did that. Elena Watkins Malone disappeared, and Catharine Squires came through.
I looked like her, but with Dad’s blond hair and green eyes, it drowned out her features completely. I put on the cap with the shiny rhinestones.
Queen Maggie gasped as she saw me, and tears filled her eyes. King Helmut just stared at me, and Dad did a double take.
Queen Maggie came to hug me. “Oh, I miss your mother so much. With your dark hair and brown eyes, a lot of her is coming through.”
“Yeah, it’s scary. I thought I had nothing of her.”
“No, you had so much of her in you. It was just hard to see it with Albert’s overpowering features. Kill that off and she shines through you.”
I laughed. A warmth bubbled inside of me.
Lucian had darker hair that reached his shoulders. He almost looked like a hippy with his shades, but underneath the glasses, his eyes were a different color. He put on a baseball cap and had a stubble that looked so real as his face was usually very smooth.
“Be careful that no one recognizes you, please,” his dad begged.
“This is not my first time, Dad. I’m not stupid. She’ll be fine.”
“So where are you going?”
“It’s a surprise, Mom. Stop asking.”
I giggled and followed Lucian to their garage.
Plenty of cars lined up in the extensive building. White walls and big gray shiny tiles made the garage look posh.
We climbed into a green sports number and the door in front of us opened. I couldn’t stop the fluttering inside my stomach, as I would finally see parts of Paegeia.
“You really look like your mom.”
“You think it’s going to be a problem?”
“Nah, they are looking for a girl with blonde hair and green eyes. Everyone kept saying how much you look like your dad. You will pass through without a second look.”
