Return to Cupid, Texas (3 Valentine Novellas) by McDaniel Sylvia & Rose Carol & Shaw Kathy

Author:McDaniel, Sylvia & Rose, Carol & Shaw, Kathy [McDaniel, Sylvia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Virtual Bookseller
Published: 2012-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

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True Love Wears A Tutu

by Kathy Shaw

Prologue

Taking one last satisfying pull on his stogie, the Tooth Fairy stubbed the cigar out in the ashtray in front of him. He squinted through the growing cloud of smoke wafting around him and tried to focus on the Boogie Man giving this month’s personnel report—except his left wing kept fluttering up on its own accord and tickling his ear. He’d given up swatting it back into place an hour ago.

The Boogie Man, who in the real world was a seventy-five year old grandmother from Cleveland, reported the newest personnel changes to the members of the Enchanted Corp with her usual animated gusto. Her enthusiasm was only interrupted by the occasional need to dab at her drooling snout with her lace-trimmed hankie. Yet it was her sweet sing-song voice, so completely incompatible with the seven-foot, furry black exterior, which always caused new members of the Corp to do a double take when they met Mildred aka The Boogie Man.

The long-standing joke around the conference table was that centuries ago Big Foot got giggy with the earliest predecessor of today’s Brillo pad and Boogie Boy was born.

“Lastly,” Mildred paused to swipe at slobber stringing from her yellow fangs, “I want to congratulate Clarence, our former Easter Bunny, on completing his task. Also, please welcome Bruno from Venice as our newest Easter Bunny. May your time here be both brief and fulfilling.”

The Corp members seated around the conference table applauded loudly.

“Now, everyone calm down,” Mildred said with a wave of her massive paws. “We still have to select our new Truelove Fairy.”

At the mention of the Truelove Fairy, a red velvet body suit complete with matching tutu and heels popped into view beside the podium. A second later, a lotto machine materialized behind the Boogie Man. High velocity air exploded through jets within the cylinder, turning the lotto balls into white frenzied blurs looking for escape.

Finally, one ball shot into a clear pipe extending out the side of the cylinder, and then landed with a soft thump on an awaiting cushion.

Mildred giggled like a school girl—which was very disconcerting considering her outward appearance—when she read the name on the white ball. “Tessa Somerset, a high school English teacher from Cupid, Texas.”

“The Truelove Fairy is one of my favorites,” gushed the Parking Angel as she opened the leather-bound ledger in front of her and began to scan the pages. “Let’s see who her true love is!”After a quick search through the Sidekick ledger, the Parking Angel squealed out a name. “Jack Dugan, the head football coach at the school where Tessa works!”

The Parking Angel gave one last romantic sigh as she shut the ledger and leaned back into her over-sized chair. “Ahhhh, true love.”

“Yeah, well, friggin’ hearts and flowers to everyone,” the Tooth Fairy said sarcastically, scratching his two-day stubble. “But if we’re done here, I’m late for a poker game in my real life.”

“Oh, yes, of course. Meeting adjourned.” Boogie Man rapped a gavel against the

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