Pixie Dust (Pixie Dust Chronicles 1)

He moved my hair aside and kissed the curve of my neck. “Would you like to change that?”

I rolled over, pulling away from him. “What the hell are you doing here anyway?”

“Joel called me.”He replied. “He was concerned about you…..said that you went out last night and had a lot to drink. Apparently, you were talking nonsensically about someone being in your room.” He scooted closer to me, resting his large hand on my bare hip. “I thought maybe your brain was sending you subliminal messages because you wanted someone in your room.”

Oh shit, could that be true? I gave him a dirty look. “Well, how convenient that you have full access to my house so you can come take advantage of a drunk girl.”

“Oh please, Karli.” He rolled his eyes. “If I wanted to take advantage of you, I would have jumped on the many opportunities you gave me while you were groping me in your sleep.”

“I was not groping you in my sleep!” I insisted. Crap, was I?

He chuckled. “Sweetheart, you can deny it all you want but it doesn’t change the truth.”

I huffed in frustration. “Whatever. Look, will you just get out of my room so I can get dressed?”

He steamrolled me, pinning me to the bed with his weight. “Karli,” He hooked his hand around the small of my back and started kissing my neck again. “I’ve seen it all. Remember?” He forced my thighs apart with his leg, making me fully aware that he wasn’t wearing any clothes below

the waist either. I may have subconsciously arched my back in response. His hand moved down to my ass, then dipped below to my nether regions. My body was betraying me, throbbing, readying itself for his entrance. He smiled widely upon that realization before he took my nipple into his mouth, licking and sucking until it became painfully hard.

I gasped. “Oh God!” I clenched the sheets when the head of his massive erection pressed against my cleft. “Dammit, you sooo don’t play fair!”

He lifted his head and leaned over to whisper in my ear. “Enjoy it while you can Karli.” I shivered when he blew his hot breath into my ear. “Because this is all you’re getting for now.” He pulled his body away from me making me whimper a little. “I just wanted to remind you that I’m not the only one who wants me inside of you. The sooner you admit it, the happier we’ll both be.” He got out of bed and started pulling on his t-shirt and jeans.

A whine may have escaped my mouth when he covered up that beautifully bare body. “You are such an asshole! You can’t just waltz in here, get me all worked up, and then leave!”

“Why not?” He smiled. “You do it to me every time I see you. Besides, we have some work to do.”

“What kind of work?” I asked.

“I want you to practice changing objects again. Only this time, you’re going to do it without my powers.” He patted himself down and pulled his keys out of his pocket. “I’m going to run to Starbucks to get some caffeine. You should probably get ready while I’m gone. We don’t have a lot of time before you have to leave for work.” He walked down the hall and opened the front door. Before leaving, he said, “By the way, I love the new bed. It will definitely hold up under pressure.” He was out the door before I even had the chance to question what he meant by that.

Chapter 28

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Vance returned a short while later with coffee and pastries. He took a bite of his scone and patted the Formica kitchen countertop. “What color granite do you want?”

“What? I can’t just go around changing the place like I own it!”

“Sure you can.” He insisted. “You can easily switch it back when you’re ready to move out. Why not live with the upgrades until then?”

“Really? I can do that?” I asked excitedly.

He grabbed my hand, pulling me into the kitchen. “Karli, you have the most powerful magic in existence in the palm of your hands. You can do whatever you want with the right focus.”

“Whoa that’s a very dangerous thing for one person to have.” I paused. “It’s scary to even imagine. What if I get too cocky, or even worse, what if I like the power? What if I get so hungry for it that I can’t stop myself? I could essentially bend the world to exist around my whims if I wanted.”

He smoothed away the crinkle that I was making between my brows. “First of all, it will take you a long time to get up to that level. Secondly, and most importantly, you will never get out of control. Goodness is ingrained into your DNA. I have never met a single Fae who doesn’t exist to make the world a better place.”

“How can you be so sure? I was raised differently than they were, in a world filled with corruption. For Christ’s sake, I grew up in the town that is dubbed, Sin City! I’m hardly what someone would call altruistic.”

He kissed my forehead. “Don’t worry Karli. I know you, and I know the people that you come from. Just trust me on this, okay? You will not interfere with the natural order of things. You will only contribute positive things to this world, with or without your magic.” He moved over to the counter next to my stove. “Now, get over here and try this. We’ll start with the smallest piece first and move on until the whole kitchen is done.”

Before I knew it, my entire apartment was transformed into something out of a Better Homes & Gardens magazine. I chose black granite countertops with real oak cabinetry for the kitchen and bathroom. The linoleum floors in those two rooms became multi-colored slate tiles while thick, plush beige carpeting blanketed the rest. The stark white walls throughout were now painted in beautiful shades of red, gold, or blue. My appliances were all top of the line; I even converted my standard bathtub into a slightly larger Jacuzzi model with dual shower heads. The TV Vance conjured was hanging on my living room wall in front of my new chocolate brown leather sofa and oval glass top coffee table.

I stood back to admire my work as a single tear escaped my lids. “I can’t believe this is the same place. It’s beautiful.”

He came up to me and kissed the tear away from my cheek. “No more so than its creator.” He looked at the clock on my new microwave and sighed. “It’s after five Karli. I need to drop by the station and you need to get ready for work. Are you going to be okay?”