“For Rey—oh hell no,” said Jonah without thinking, then he scolded himself. “I mean, no ma'am. I wouldn't buy that woman day-old buffalo wings.”
The spiritess looked amused. “I understand now. You want a clear mind when you go shopping for the woman you have in mind. But the woman who just left here muddled your thoughts with frustration and irritation. Is that about right?”
“Yes, ma'am,” said Jonah. “That is about right.”
Now the spiritess smiled hugely. It was like nothing would make her happier than assisting Jonah. “Good luck with your purchases, young man. You have been endowed.”
As the spiritess's endowment surged through Jonah, he knew that he couldn't have chosen a better spirit for that counsel. Her endowment filled him with renewed energy that extinguished the heat that he'd
