Pixie Dust (Pixie Dust Chronicles 1)

“No, that’s okay Karli. I just haven’t thought about it in a long time. The short version is that she didn’t want the life I could provide for her.”

“Did you two have any children?”

After a brief pause he replied, “No.” He finished his coffee and set the mug in the sink. He just sat there in silence, fixated on it. “I have to get going. Feel free to stay as long as you’d like. I’ll leave the spare keys so you can lock up.”

Shit, he wasn’t making eye contact with me. I definitely opened up some old wounds. I put my hand on his shoulder to get his attention. When he turned to face me I said, “Hey, I’m really glad I came over last night Vance.” I gave him the sexiest smile I could muster.

He returned my smile and pulled me into him. “I am too Karli.”

“I’m going to take off too. There are some things I need to take care of at home.”

”Are you sure?” He asked.

“Yeah, I’m positive.” I grabbed his hand and led him towards to foyer, grabbing my purse. “Good luck today.” I reached up to lightly kiss him on the lips. I lingered there for a moment before pulling away. “We definitely need to do this again sometime really soon.”

He moved in for another soft kiss. “I look forward to it.”

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I got back to my apartment, worrying about Vance and Leo being together. I couldn’t stop thinking about it on the drive home. I called Erica to see if she wanted to come lay by the pool hoping she would distract me while we were catching up. She agreed and showed up an hour later wearing nothing but a hot pink string bikini.

“Wow, you would definitely get out of a ticket driving here in that!” I laughed.

“Hey, it’s almost a hundred degrees out there. I look good, so I figured why not?” She said, without apology. “You ready to hit the pool?”

“Yep, let’s go.” I replied, grabbing my towel.

When we got settled, she asked, “So how’s the love life? Did you break down and get in the middle of a warlock-vampire sandwich yet?”

“Omigod, Erica! No!” I exclaimed. “But that doesn’t exactly mean something hasn’t happened.” I admitted sheepishly.

“What?!? With which one?”

I shamefully admitted, “Um, both.”

Erica laughed and gave me a robust pat on the knee. “Now we’re talking! A girl after my own heart! Spill the beans Chica! I want all the details! Most importantly… measurements!”

I told her all about my make out session with Leo, and then my night with Vance. I also mentioned that Vance is part fairy and is teaching me about my people and upcoming change.

“Wow, that’s pretty cool. So Detective Hottie is a fairy huh? What are the odds?”

“Well, he’s only one quarter.” I corrected. “But he did live on Faerie for a while so he knows a lot about them and their magicks. Pretty crazy, huh?”

“So what is he now, your own private tutor?” She asked. “How much does he charge for his services? One BJ per hour? Hey, you’ve already made one payment! Now there’s only sixty-nine to go!”

“Shut up you skank!” I shouted as I was playfully smacking her arm.

“Hey hooker, watch it!” She laughed. “So what’s the deal with Chad? I heard he was in the other night trying to get you to take him back.”

“Omigod, I almost forgot about it!” I said. “Isn’t that nuts? The weirdest part was that I really think he was being sincere. I certainly don’t think he’s capable of changing his behavior, but his intentions seemed pretty genuine. It was very, very strange.”

“He just can’t handle the fact that you’re finally moving on. Fuck him! Or…don’t go fucking him rather! It’s a shame he’s such an ass because he is fine, and he has one helluva cock! Maybe you can just masturbate to him every once in a while. Hell, he’d never know!”

“Ah Eri, I can always depend on you to bring some class to the table.” I teased.

“Anytime, baby. Anytime.”

Erica left to get ready for work as I resumed thinking about my dilemma with the men in my life. What am I going to do about those two? I can’t keep burning the candle at both ends here. Vance and I have this really deep connection that I can’t deny. But I can’t ignore the fact that Leo is beginning to mean a lot more to me than I ever thought possible. It goes against everything I’ve ever been taught, but I actually have feelings for a vampire. I’d just be lying to myself if I said I didn’t.