“Sure, Bentley. Why not?” She shook her head and took a sip from the chalice without hesitation. Her eyes widened and she looked down at it. “Oh my Goddess.”

“What’s wrong?” Katherine leaned in and squeezed her elbow. “Connie?”

“My morning sickness is gone.” She blinked over to Katherine. “Nausea is gone.”

Katherine gasped and stood up straight. “That was fast. Let me see that.”

She took the chalice and inhaled deeply, then she took a sip like she was sampling glasses of wine. Seamus slid his notebook over with a giddy smile. She scanned the notes while sniffing the potion again.

“Hey, Tower girl.” Miss Blue Hair held her hand out for a high-five. When I slapped her palm, she grinned. “Happy to be your guinea pig anytime. Thanks for the belly clean-up.”

“You’re welcome, and thank you!”

“Frankie,” Katherine whispered. “This is revolutionary, Frankie. You have no idea. Pain I can take away quick, but nausea is a bitch. Mind if I⁠—”

“Go for it. Give to the masses.”

Katherine did a little happy dance and then tapped on the table. “Seamus, wanna come help me with this?”

“Really?” He jumped up and clapped his hands. “I’ll be honored. Frankie, that okay?”

“Yeah, my man. Go for it.” I smiled as he giggled and scooped up the stuff we used. “And take Rootbeer. She’ll lose her mind about all the dogs in the house.”

Seamus’s eyes danced with joy. He bent over to her “Hear that? Playtime, Rootbeer. C’mon, let’s go.”

Constance and I laughed as Katherine, Seamus, and Rootbeer danced out of the room. I was about to ask her what I should do next when her stomach growled.

She gasped and pressed her hands to her stomach. “I’m hungry.”

“You’re hungry.”

“I’m hungry!” She giggled and dove for her phone. With quick fingers, she tapped on the screen, then held it up to her ear. “Daniel, I want a cheeseburger. Yes, right now. Meet me there?”

And then she, too, was racing out the door. As she slipped out, Lennox and Savannah came in. They both frowned and stepped aside, watching her leave. I sat on the stool and opened the Potions 101 book, but the words weren’t making any more sense than they were before.

“Ma’am, what did you do to Katherine?” Savannah leaned on the table in front of me. “I just saw her skipping.”

“And Constance was naming food she wanted to eat.” Lennox grabbed the book from me and pulled it to her. “Ew, why are you reading this? What’s going on? Bentley sent us.”

“Bentley’s been busy today.” I laughed and then explained everything that happened since I met up with Professor Rigdon. “So, yeah, that’s the scoop.”