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served as a guardian of the house since the late 1800s.”
    Michelle felt a chill run up her spine at the odd choice of words. “Guardian? What are you guarding against? Is the house haunted, possessed, cursed?”
    A dark cloud passed over Marta’s face and Michelle felt a shimmer of doubt crawl through her stomach. Her doubt quickly changed back to the irritation she’d felt earlier. What sort of situation had Kate left her in, exactly?
    “We…” The ringing telephone interrupted the older woman, who ran across the floor and grabbed the receiver. Michelle almost had the feeling she was reaching for some sort of lifeline, to escape the question posed to her.
    “Kate,” Marta said, motioning toward Michelle. “How are things in
London
?”
    There was a pause and Marta nodded. “Yes, she’s right here.”
    Michelle took the phone from Marta who mouthed, “Dinner at seven.” Then the older woman bolted out the back door. Michelle stared after her, a puzzled look on her face.
    “Mick?” Kate’s voice filled the kitchen and Michelle raised the receiver to her ear.
    “Well if it isn’t my absent hostess. Thanks for not being here, wench.”
    Kate laughed. “Oh please, you have two weeks until your deadline. By the time I get home, you’ll be finished with your latest masterpiece and we can play on the beach. And I can introduce you to some of Mark’s hunky friends.”
    “No fix-ups,” Michelle growled. “I thought I made that perfectly clear.”
    “We’re just planning a little party for Mark’s birthday a week from Saturday night,” Kate explained. “Some of his friends are gorgeous. Tall dark and handsome, just the way you like ‘em.”
    Michelle thought about Sebastian; her tall muse who was light and handsome. She pictured his long blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes. She still didn’t know how she’d created him. None of her heroes were blonde.
    “Are you listening to me, or are you really that pissed?” Kate’s voice had a tinge of doubt. “If you’re mad, I’ll fly home tomorrow.”
    “Don’t be silly. I’ll pretend that this huge house is mine. I’ll eat all your food and drink all your booze. Got any porn I can watch while I suffer the nights by myself?”
    Well, not exactly by myself. Sebastian will be here .
    The thought brought a smile to her face.
    Kate’s laughter drifted over the lines. “Behave. I’m not giving you our porn stash. But I could always call Ducky. He’s a friend of Mark’s who lives up the road. He could keep you company at night.”
    Michelle joined in the merriment. “No thanks, I have to work. And I’m not sure I want to dally with someone called Ducky.”
    Plus I have Sebastian, whom I plan on calling out again tonight.
    “His real name’s Josh,” Kate said. “And he’s kinda cute. Maybe you should give a blond a chance this time.” There was a lingering pause. “Fine, I’ll respect your wishes until the book is done. Then all bets are off. See you soon.”
    The phone went dead and Michelle called out Kate’s name. Damn. She didn’t have a chance to ask about Marta’s reaction to her question earlier.
    The idea that the house was haunted didn’t sit well with Michelle. Several of her books featured haunted houses, but that was fiction. The heroines had big strong heroes to protect them.
    Michelle was spending her nights in this big house by herself. Ghosts and demons would not be welcome housemates. Perhaps she would just have to conjure up Sebastian to sleep with her at night and scare them all away for her. She imagined cuddling against his muscular chest as he caressed her hair, and other soft places.
    It wouldn’t be hard to forget about ghosts while Sebastian stroked her to orgasm. She waited for Marta to come back but gave up after twenty minutes. She had several rewrites to finish, more sex to incorporate and three more chapters to write.
    After she was done she would reward herself with another fantasy about Sebastian during a