Fractured MC by Bella Knight

Author:Bella Knight [Knight, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Country Club Publishing
Published: 2017-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

Bao arrived at Stella Picado's artist's loft around two. She was running late for lunch. She called Nico in terror of offending her future mother-in-law, but Nico said, "She's probably on a piece and forgot about lunch."

She knocked on the barn door. "Come in," said Stella. She stood in front of a great hawk, welding a metal feather in place. Stella finished her bead, then turned off the torch. She was short, with chocolate-brown eyes, and brown hair cut in a short, choppy cut with wisps of gray, and a hippy Venus figure not hidden by her coveralls. She said, "Just a minute!" and put the torch, striker, solder, and helmet away on a shelf. She stripped out of the blue coveralls, revealing jeans and a black top. "Let me wash up," she said, stepping into her bathroom next to her office.

Bao looked at the statue. The upper wing feathers were done in brown, and the rest in black metal. The great eye seemed to turn and stare at her. Pictures of, and articles about the hawk were all over a corkboard. Harris' hawk, she read. Habitat from Southwestern USA to Brazil.

"Beautiful bird," said Stella, coming out of the bathroom, her hair brushed, her face and arms washed. She hugged Bao. "I saw a picture, and couldn't resist. This statue is going up in front of a falconry school in Western New Mexico. They rescue and train the ones that can't go back into the wild. The statue's a donation, designed to raise buzz and donations."

"I'll donate," said Bao.

Stella took a picture of a card, and sent it to Bao's inbox. "There's their info." She smiled. "I bet we're both ravenous, and that we're both also busy. Let's get some stuff at the soup and sandwich place around the corner."

"Lovely," said Bao, and meant it. Stella hooked her arm in Bao's, took her outside, slid the barn door closed, and took her arm again, glee in her eyes. "Any news?"

"Tried on the wedding dress today," said Bao. "Absolutely perfect. Fits like a second skin."

"Excellent," said Stella. "Nico dropped off our invitation. So Chinese! Lovely. I ate the little cake, too, and loved it, too! I talked to Marzetti's, and they said that they are in lockstep with your caterer, and delighted for the business. Marcello said he'd never done a half Chinese, half Italian wedding before, and that it was worth it, just for the fun experience."

"If he has any problems, tell him to let me know," said Bao. "But, Mrs. Huang is a genius, and very kind. They'll probably be fine."

Stella opened the door. They paid, and took plates. Bao reveled in almond chicken salad, clam chowder, and little cucumber sandwiches. Stella loved the mushroom tortellini salad, Caesar salad, and minestrone.

"Tell me everything," said Stella.

Bao laughed. "We've got two new books out, based on very old Chinese stories. The sales are going through the roof, because our illustrator is amazing. Hu had lunch with my mother yesterday at Callie's place.

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