back into his chair and calmly continue eating his spaghetti, as if nothing had happened. Man, those F airies sure don’t play around. Who needs the mob when all you really need is a little Fairy dust? I snickered at my revelation. Pixie dust sure can make you fly…as in, fly the hell out of the place and get your ass kicked. Well, I certainly felt safe.
Nick scarfed his submarine sa ndwich down in about 15 minutes . He would have been done sooner if he hadn’t stopped to talk to me every so often. That boy was really hungry! “Sorr y, I gotta eat and run today,” h e apologized as he stood up, “but they are really swamped in back. I gotta get back before my dad has a coronary .”
“No problem,” I answered as I got up from the booth. Nick met me in the aisle and leaned in to kiss me. I instantly felt any remaining tension I had about my current Troll situation just melt out of my body. Kissing Nick was the best dessert a girl could ask for. Who needed a calming spell when one kiss from Mr. Hotness would do the same thing? Just then, I heard a familiar voice.
“Hey Scooby! Public place!” My annoying little brother called from the other end of the restaurant as he walked into Martino’s.
I pulled away from Nick with a look of annoyance on my face. It’s not like we were all hot and heavy or something… j ust kind of cutely romantic. “ Uggccch !” I kind of gargled out of my throat. “I swear to God, I am gonna kill my brother,” I muttered to Nick. He laughed, “Not if I kill him first.” I smiled at him as Leo came bounding up to us.
“So, Dude, whaddya need me to do? And, do I get paid cash today, or what?”
Ugh. Leave it to Leo to be totally inappropriate and rude. “Uh. You could say ‘H i’ first, Leo. Nick’s doing you a favor today by letting you work here for some cash.” I glanced over at Nick, smiling.
Leo rolled his eyes at me as he flicked his head to the right to flip his Justin Beiber -like bangs out of his eyes. “Oh whatever , Scoobs . I can tell they’re , like, totally crazy today. I think I’m doing yer boyfriend a favor by coming in , ” he snarkily answered. I’ve got to hand it to the kid. Annoying and obnoxious as he was, he was smart and h e paid attention. I’d have to remember to be extra careful around him with all this Fairy - Mermaid - Troll intrigue stuff going on. The last thing I needed was to have Leo involved in all of this crap.
Nick spoke up, “Uh, yeah, you’ll get cash today. Just go in back and grab an apron from under the counter. Oh, and wash y our hand s, ‘ kay ? I’ll be there in a sec. ”
“ Sa hh -weet !” Leo answered as he walked toward the counter, “Oh, and watch out. I don’t know if Scooby’s had her vaccines yet,” he snickered. Nick, thankfully, just shook his head and looked back over to me, “I’ll take my chances,” he smiled and then gave me a quick peck on the lips.
“Feel free to kill him,” I said to Nick after I returned the kiss. He chuckled at my remark as he headed back to the kitchen, shouting at Leo in the most authoritative voice I’d ever heard him use. Ha! Leo was in for it now. I smiled all the way home…
Chapter 15
It was almost closing time at the Craft and Hobby shop where I worked. I was mindlessly sweeping the front aisles when I heard the jingling bells of the front door. I looked up to see Leo walking towards me.
“What’s up? Nick let you off work already?” I asked.
Leo nodded, strolling over to me , and leaned against the front counter. “Yeah, somethin ’ about child labor laws or whatev . Got paid though.” Leo reached into the front pocket of his denim cutoffs , pulled out a crinkled wad of cash and held it up to show me. I nodded and smiled, “That’s good, but why are you here?”
“Oh, Brennan stopped by the resta urant earlier and was lookin ’ fo r you. I told him you were there earlier suckin ’ face with little Nicky, but that you’ d left and had
Nick scarfed his submarine sa ndwich down in about 15 minutes . He would have been done sooner if he hadn’t stopped to talk to me every so often. That boy was really hungry! “Sorr y, I gotta eat and run today,” h e apologized as he stood up, “but they are really swamped in back. I gotta get back before my dad has a coronary .”
“No problem,” I answered as I got up from the booth. Nick met me in the aisle and leaned in to kiss me. I instantly felt any remaining tension I had about my current Troll situation just melt out of my body. Kissing Nick was the best dessert a girl could ask for. Who needed a calming spell when one kiss from Mr. Hotness would do the same thing? Just then, I heard a familiar voice.
“Hey Scooby! Public place!” My annoying little brother called from the other end of the restaurant as he walked into Martino’s.
I pulled away from Nick with a look of annoyance on my face. It’s not like we were all hot and heavy or something… j ust kind of cutely romantic. “ Uggccch !” I kind of gargled out of my throat. “I swear to God, I am gonna kill my brother,” I muttered to Nick. He laughed, “Not if I kill him first.” I smiled at him as Leo came bounding up to us.
“So, Dude, whaddya need me to do? And, do I get paid cash today, or what?”
Ugh. Leave it to Leo to be totally inappropriate and rude. “Uh. You could say ‘H i’ first, Leo. Nick’s doing you a favor today by letting you work here for some cash.” I glanced over at Nick, smiling.
Leo rolled his eyes at me as he flicked his head to the right to flip his Justin Beiber -like bangs out of his eyes. “Oh whatever , Scoobs . I can tell they’re , like, totally crazy today. I think I’m doing yer boyfriend a favor by coming in , ” he snarkily answered. I’ve got to hand it to the kid. Annoying and obnoxious as he was, he was smart and h e paid attention. I’d have to remember to be extra careful around him with all this Fairy - Mermaid - Troll intrigue stuff going on. The last thing I needed was to have Leo involved in all of this crap.
Nick spoke up, “Uh, yeah, you’ll get cash today. Just go in back and grab an apron from under the counter. Oh, and wash y our hand s, ‘ kay ? I’ll be there in a sec. ”
“ Sa hh -weet !” Leo answered as he walked toward the counter, “Oh, and watch out. I don’t know if Scooby’s had her vaccines yet,” he snickered. Nick, thankfully, just shook his head and looked back over to me, “I’ll take my chances,” he smiled and then gave me a quick peck on the lips.
“Feel free to kill him,” I said to Nick after I returned the kiss. He chuckled at my remark as he headed back to the kitchen, shouting at Leo in the most authoritative voice I’d ever heard him use. Ha! Leo was in for it now. I smiled all the way home…
Chapter 15
It was almost closing time at the Craft and Hobby shop where I worked. I was mindlessly sweeping the front aisles when I heard the jingling bells of the front door. I looked up to see Leo walking towards me.
“What’s up? Nick let you off work already?” I asked.
Leo nodded, strolling over to me , and leaned against the front counter. “Yeah, somethin ’ about child labor laws or whatev . Got paid though.” Leo reached into the front pocket of his denim cutoffs , pulled out a crinkled wad of cash and held it up to show me. I nodded and smiled, “That’s good, but why are you here?”
“Oh, Brennan stopped by the resta urant earlier and was lookin ’ fo r you. I told him you were there earlier suckin ’ face with little Nicky, but that you’ d left and had
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