The Magic Touch (5 page)

“What are you talking about? How could you
possibly know that?” he demanded.

She quirked a well-shaped eyebrow.

“Let me guess.” He sighed. “You know a fairy
who knows a fairy.”

“And that fairy was told by a little bird
that Charlotte misses you, she got your flowers, and she wants to
get back together.”

He didn’t know what to say. He was happy, of
course, to know he might get another shot with the woman he loved
but… “What do I say to her? Should I apologize right away or play
it cool? If I tell her I just lost my job, will it scare her
off?”

Ambrielle rolled her eyes. “Hey, I got your
career heading in the right direction again—”

“Actually, you got it heading in no
direction.”

“—but I can’t be expected to take over your
love life. You’ll have to handle that part yourself.”

“Does this mean you’re done with fairy
probation?”

She smiled and for once there was nothing sly
or cat-like in the expression. “It means I’ve done what I came to
do and it’s time for me to go. I’ll miss you, Danny.”

He was surprised to find the feeling was
mutual. He was also acutely aware that in the other room the phone
was on its tenth ring.

She almost seemed to read his thoughts. “Go
pick up, Danny. New beginnings are more important than old
goodbyes.”

He stood, eyeing the phone through the open
door. “Yeah, but you won’t go anywhere yet, will you? You’ll wait
here until I get back?”

Silence. He looked back across the table and
she had vanished, leaving nothing but the lingering scent of her
perfume behind. That and a few colorful specks floated in the
evening air. Glitter from her dress? He doubted it.

A short message was scrawled in lipstick
across his notepad.

Until Next Time
.

Dara England writes a broad range of
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