Dress 2 Impress: A Jennifer Cloud Novel (Jennifer Cloud Series) by Janet Leigh

Author:Janet Leigh [Leigh, Janet]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-04-21T04:00:00+00:00

Ace and I power walked through Wonderland, keeping our eyes peeled for any signs of Aunt Itty. Ace stopped at the edge of the park in front of a group of pine trees. The trees were separated from the park by a fence. A golden cord was drawn across a narrow path that led into the group of pines. A sign read, “Wonderland cast members only.”

Ace stepped over the cord. “Well, come on, love. We haven’t got all day. Hike up your pedal pushers and get over here.”

“These are capri pants, not pedal pushers,” I replied, ducking under the cord instead.

“You can call them whatever you like, but they aren’t going to take you into the fall season. They scream summer, darling.” He had his hands on his hips, staring at me.

“Are we here to get some answers, or are we interviewing for Project Runway?” I eyed him.

Ace laughed, grabbed my hand, and we walked down the path like Hansel and Gretel. As we cleared the trees, a quaint cottage sat square in the middle. It looked exactly like the house I would picture for the fairy godmother. Made of creamy stucco, it stood with a round door and vines trailing up the sides and hanging from the eaves. A white picket fence surrounded the cottage, and a little bell tinkled as we opened the gate.

Ace rolled his eyes, and I giggled at the whimsy of it all. As we approached the porch, we saw that the round door was ajar. Ace walked in and called out, “Yoo-hoo, anyone home?” The inside of the cottage was charming. A plaid sofa sat along the wall across from us, bookended by two end tables. A cozy chenille chair sat to its right, and a small round footstool held a steaming hot cup of tea. The owner obviously was somewhere close by.

“Aunt Itty?” Ace called out again.

The sideboard cupboard opened, and out popped Aunt Itty. She was still wearing her fairy godmother dress. “Ace, oh my goodness! Is that you, dear?” She rustled over to us and pulled up her round spectacles, which had slid to the tip of her nose. “Why, it’s been ages. You’ve grown so tall, but I would know that voice anywhere. Are you still singing, dear?”

Ace blushed from head to toe. I had never seen Ace embarrassed, but his gangly frame seem to fold up in itself as he gave Aunt Itty a hug. “Aunt Itty, why were you in the cupboard?”

“You never know when ‘you know who’ might be lurking about.”

“You mean, a brigand?” Ace asked.

She peeped around Ace, questioning his handiness with the word brigand, like Harry Potter using his wand in front of a muggle. Her eyes lit up when she saw me. “Ace, who is this lovely?”

“Aunt Itty, this is Jen.” Before Ace could get in another word, Aunt Itty was all up in my business, hugging me and standing back, holding me at arm’s length. “Oh, Ace, the door does swing both ways in your life.

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