Page 12 of The Pushy Pixies Are Going Down
He leaned into me and licked my ear, making me jerk back in surprise and laugh. “Eww. Why my ear of all places?”
He licked my ear again.
“Blech.” I let go of him and stepped back. “Apparently my ear’s tasty today.” I petted his head, blowing kisses at his cute face. “I’m sorry you have to stay here all alone.” I kissed his snout. “Too bad you can’t stay over at Miles’s place with Odin—and maybe Sola?—while we’re at work.”
He tried to lick my face, but I jumped back with a laugh.
“Yeah, I knew you’d like the sound of that. I wonder who would be watching who?” I stared at my big, goofy Great Dane and snorted. “Yeah, pretty sure Odin will be bossing you around in no time. He’s a good kitty, but he’s still a cat.” I kissed his snout again. “And we both know that cats think they’re the rulers of the world.”
This time, he gave me a cheek kiss.
“But I don’t think it’s gonna happen anytime soon, buddy. It’d be weird if I was like, ‘Hey, Miles, can my dog hang out with your cat without us all day?’” I snorted at the thought. “No can do, bud. Miles already thinks I’m a weirdo. I don’t need to give the man more ammo.”
With one last pet and kiss on the head, I headed out to my car, ready to face my boss. The man was going to be pissed. Pissed and surprised since I was a hard worker, hardly ever called out, was always on time,andhe was fully aware that I hadn’t been able to find a job anywhere else since no one wanted to hire an ex-con.
A smile formed on my face as I thought about finally getting out of there, finally quitting Faerie Be Gone Pest Control and joining Miles at Carry A Faerie.
I honestly couldn’t wait.
Almost as soon as I pulled away from the house, my best friend, Lyric, called me. I answered, letting the call come through the car’s bluetooth.
“Hey, Lyric,” I said, turning off my street.
“Win!” Their voice came through almost like a screech, and I winced.
“Why do you sound like a damn banshee screaming at me so early in the morning?”
They snorted. “You’re an ass, you know that?”
“Yep.”
They chuckled. “So…”
“So… what?”
“So how did it go?”
Since I loved giving them shit as much as they loved dishing it right back, I said, “How did what go?”
“You know what.”
“Nope.”
“Win!”
“Ugh. Banshee!”
“Asshat!”
I couldn’t help but laugh, and after a few seconds, I admitted, “It went great.”
“Ooooohhhh. Really? That’s awesome. I’m not surprised. You two are sickeningly adorable together.”
That made me grin. “Don’t be jealous.”
“Of you? Psh. No way.”
Another laugh escaped me. “You totally are.”
