Pixie Dust (Pixie Dust Chronicles 1)
I decided to leave out a shirt which I was quite thankful for. His chest was completely hairless and bronzed all over. His muscles were large, but not overpowering. He had eight-pack abs that made me want to do laundry. The pants that I gave him hugged his lower body in all the right places, showing off his ass quite well. His body was so perfectly sculpted that I had to practically restrain myself from jumping him right then and there. I gave him one more leisurely appraisal, from the bottom up. When I got to his face, I realized what I had done. His eyes looked like they were about to bulge right out of their sockets and his mouth was hanging open. I’m guessing that was because I had just revealed that I was a fairy. Mother fucker!
Chapter 6
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“What the hell was that?” He shrieked.
“Nothing!” I replied. “I just gave you a little magical makeover. No big deal.”
“No big deal my ass! Was that fairy dust that you just sprinkled over my head?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” When all else fails, go straight to denial. Do not pass go. “Look, we’d better get going. I wouldn’t want to risk missing Chad.”
“Now just wait a minute Karli. I know what I saw. You just---”
“Look, I don’t know what you think you saw, but it doesn’t matter. Let’s go.” I grabbed his arm, pulling him through the doorway. I closed it, locked the deadbolt, and started walking towards the parking lot.
“Karli, wait---” He said, as he was running after me.
I whipped around to face him just outside my building. “No Vance, you wait.” I spread my hand out across his chest. “If you want me to come with you, we’re going now with no further discussion. If you continue to press the issue, I’m going back into my apartment alone. What’s it going to be?”
“That’s not fair! You just---”
“Vance, what’s it going to be?” I insisted. “You have three seconds before I go back inside. Three…two…”
“Let’s go.” He grumbled as he unlocked his car.
We rode in silence during the entire fifteen minute drive. Vance kept looking at me, making several attempts to raise the subject again. Every time I saw his lips begin to part, I gave him a warning glare. We pulled into the club parking lot and drove towards the back. I jumped out of the car as soon as it stopped and started making my way towards the front entrance. He grabbed my arm and pulled me back.
“Hey jackass, what the hell do you think you’re doing?”
“Karli, we are going to talk about this whether you like it or not.”
“Talk about what? There’s nothing to discuss.”
“Okay, let’s agree to disagree for the time being. Just remember, I’m not going to forget about this and the time for confessions will come very soon. Now get back here so we can formulate a game plan before we go in there.”
He popped the trunk open and began shuffling through the contents. There were quite a few items in there, all stored very neatly. He reached into a brown satchel and pulled out a small white crystal wrapped in a leather strap. When he placed it in his pocket I asked, “What’s that for?”
“It’s infused with a truth spell.” He replied. “If we find Chad, all I need to do is touch it and then focus on reading him. It will tell me whether or not he’s lying. Now, you need to prepare yourself for what you’re about to see in there. I’m not sure what kind of scene you’re into, but it can be pretty shocking to most people. I have a feeling you’re about to be thrown out of your comfort zone big time.”
Okay, I didn’t know if I should be flattered or offended by that last comment. “How do you know I haven’t been here before?” I asked.
“Because you admitted so earlier, by telling me that your friend had to advise you on what to wear.” He gave me the once over again. “If I forget, remind me to thank her later.”
“Um…..thanks, I think?”
He laughed. “Anyway, back to business. I spoke with Leo earlier today and he agreed to let me look around, but only if we go incognito. He wants us to go through the back door and stop by his office first.”
“What is that supposed to mean? ‘Go incognito’?”
“It means that as far as anyone else is concerned, you and I are here for entertainment purposes only. You need to trust that I will keep you safe in there. Whatever happens, you just need to go with it.”
“What do you mean, ‘whatever happens’? And what do I do if we run into Chad?”
“Just trust me Karli. You’ll be fine. If we run into Chad, you introduce me as your date. I will activate the crystal and start focusing on reading him. I just need you to ask as many questions as you can to find out how long he was with Leslie last night and where they went after you last saw them. Do you think you can do that?”
“I guess we’re about to find out.” I mumbled as I headed for the back door.