fright, just now realizing he was standing on my shoulder.
“Holy shit! Not funny, pixieman. I was having a private chat with my friend here.”
“So I see. What did I miss?”
“Uh, nothing.” I bugged my eyes out at Becky, hoping Tim wouldn’t see my signal telling her to play along.
Becky was staring daggers back at me, so I did the only mature thing left to do and stuck my tongue out at her.
“Why the death stare from old weenie water sprite over there?” he asked.
“She doesn’t want me sharing her secrets.”
“Are they secrets about me?”
“Maybe.”
“Then you have to tell. It’s roommates’ honor code. You’re not allowed to keep secrets about the other roommate. If you do, you have to move out. You’ll have to room with Scrum probably.”
“Or you will,” I said, trying not to laugh at his new code.
“Nope. Only the person keeping secrets has to go. It’s in the book. Look it up.”
“What book? I’ve never seen it.”
“Sure you have. It’s on my nightstand.”
I reached up to grab him, but he took flight.
“Not so fast, Miss Grabbyfingers. You have secrets to share and I have places to go. Chop, chop. Out with it.”
“What’s he saying?” asked Becky, her eyes following his flight path over our heads.
“He wants to know what your big secret is. Apparently, he didn’t hear me and my big mouth .”
“Well, you can’t tell him,” said Becky, firmly, back to staring me down again. “I’m serious. We cannot have a pixie war on our hands right now. That’s all those creatures from the Underworld would need – all of us laughing and dancing around, totally defenseless.”
Tim buzzed down until he was in front of her face, nearly making her go cross-eyed. “You’re not her roommate, you watery little tart, so back off!”
I burst out laughing. “Tim, easy, no need to get all worked up. You know your snores are the only ones I ever want to hear when I go to sleep at night.”
He turned around and folded his arms, hovering there and getting himself into a real pixie snit. “You haven’t seen me worked up yet, believe me. And for the record, your drool glistening on your pillow across the room is the only drool I ever want to see.”
“So sweet. And I think I have seen you lose your cool,” I frowned at him. “Chase? Remember?”
I leaned to the side so I could see around him and lock Becky in my gaze. “So what’s the deal? Can you go get Chase for us? I need to see him.”
Becky stood, glad to have an excuse to go. “Yes. I’ll go get him. And I’ll see you guys in a few days, when I’m feeling better.”
She began walking away and Finn moved to walk with her. They went a few steps farther and then stopped, talking quietly between themselves. I tried to make out what they were saying but they were purposely being quiet. Then I watched as Finn bent over awkwardly to give Becky a kiss on her cheek. For the first time today, she had some color in her face – a delicate pink that belied her embarrassment. Or excitement if the smile on her face was any indication. I grinned, watching them. They were so adorable I wanted to puke. But in a nice way.
“How cute is that?” asked Tim, sighing.
“Seriously, it is,” I agreed. “I totally want to vom right now.”
“I know, right?” asked Tim, coming to rest on my shoulder. “Young love ... ”
“Huh,” said Tony.
I looked at him curiously. “What’s the matter, Tones?”
“Oh, nothing. I just ... didn’t realize they were ... a couple.”
I laughed. “I don’t think they realized it either.”
He smiled. “I guess teen romance isn’t any easier in the fae world than it is in the human world.”
“Why would it be?” I asked. “We’re just as clueless here as we were there.”
“True, so true.”
“I had a girlfriend
“Holy shit! Not funny, pixieman. I was having a private chat with my friend here.”
“So I see. What did I miss?”
“Uh, nothing.” I bugged my eyes out at Becky, hoping Tim wouldn’t see my signal telling her to play along.
Becky was staring daggers back at me, so I did the only mature thing left to do and stuck my tongue out at her.
“Why the death stare from old weenie water sprite over there?” he asked.
“She doesn’t want me sharing her secrets.”
“Are they secrets about me?”
“Maybe.”
“Then you have to tell. It’s roommates’ honor code. You’re not allowed to keep secrets about the other roommate. If you do, you have to move out. You’ll have to room with Scrum probably.”
“Or you will,” I said, trying not to laugh at his new code.
“Nope. Only the person keeping secrets has to go. It’s in the book. Look it up.”
“What book? I’ve never seen it.”
“Sure you have. It’s on my nightstand.”
I reached up to grab him, but he took flight.
“Not so fast, Miss Grabbyfingers. You have secrets to share and I have places to go. Chop, chop. Out with it.”
“What’s he saying?” asked Becky, her eyes following his flight path over our heads.
“He wants to know what your big secret is. Apparently, he didn’t hear me and my big mouth .”
“Well, you can’t tell him,” said Becky, firmly, back to staring me down again. “I’m serious. We cannot have a pixie war on our hands right now. That’s all those creatures from the Underworld would need – all of us laughing and dancing around, totally defenseless.”
Tim buzzed down until he was in front of her face, nearly making her go cross-eyed. “You’re not her roommate, you watery little tart, so back off!”
I burst out laughing. “Tim, easy, no need to get all worked up. You know your snores are the only ones I ever want to hear when I go to sleep at night.”
He turned around and folded his arms, hovering there and getting himself into a real pixie snit. “You haven’t seen me worked up yet, believe me. And for the record, your drool glistening on your pillow across the room is the only drool I ever want to see.”
“So sweet. And I think I have seen you lose your cool,” I frowned at him. “Chase? Remember?”
I leaned to the side so I could see around him and lock Becky in my gaze. “So what’s the deal? Can you go get Chase for us? I need to see him.”
Becky stood, glad to have an excuse to go. “Yes. I’ll go get him. And I’ll see you guys in a few days, when I’m feeling better.”
She began walking away and Finn moved to walk with her. They went a few steps farther and then stopped, talking quietly between themselves. I tried to make out what they were saying but they were purposely being quiet. Then I watched as Finn bent over awkwardly to give Becky a kiss on her cheek. For the first time today, she had some color in her face – a delicate pink that belied her embarrassment. Or excitement if the smile on her face was any indication. I grinned, watching them. They were so adorable I wanted to puke. But in a nice way.
“How cute is that?” asked Tim, sighing.
“Seriously, it is,” I agreed. “I totally want to vom right now.”
“I know, right?” asked Tim, coming to rest on my shoulder. “Young love ... ”
“Huh,” said Tony.
I looked at him curiously. “What’s the matter, Tones?”
“Oh, nothing. I just ... didn’t realize they were ... a couple.”
I laughed. “I don’t think they realized it either.”
He smiled. “I guess teen romance isn’t any easier in the fae world than it is in the human world.”
“Why would it be?” I asked. “We’re just as clueless here as we were there.”
“True, so true.”
“I had a girlfriend
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