Tales from Shady Grove: Stories from the Trailerverse, Volume One by Kimbra Swain

Author:Kimbra Swain [Swain, Kimbra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-08T22:00:00+00:00

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“Strawberry milkshake, please,” Ella said as she stood at the counter in the diner.

“Coming right up,” Betty replied. “Howdy, Levi. Be right with you.”

“Hey Betty,” I said. “Hello, Ella.”

Ella Jenkins and I had one date. It was one date too many. She was nice, but she couldn’t stand children. Outside of Riley and Grace, little Winnie Jones was my favorite person on earth. Winnie was Grace’s adopted child, and she called me Uncle Levi. I could never be with a woman that hated Winnie. Riley and I had never spoken in depth about Winnie. I wondered if she felt the same way as Ella.

“Hello, Levi, how ya been?” she asked. Ella always wore the most provocative outfits. Today it was leather pants with a tight red t-shirt. Her nails and lips matched the shirt. The boots she wore had 4-inch heels. At least she didn’t try to hide her slut.

“I’m good. Thought I’d grab something to eat,” I said.

“That’s usually what people do in a diner,” she smiled. No, it was a leer. A very seductive leer. Damn. She was pretty, and my pants tightened.

“You having your usual, Levi?” Betty asked.

“What? Oh, yes, ma’am,” I said. Betty looked at me, then back at Ella.

“Down girl,” she said to Ella.

Ella flashed her teeth at Betty. “Levi and I are just having a conversation, Betty. I haven’t touched him,” she said. She mouthed the word “Yet” and I gulped.

“I’ll get that to go, Betty,” I called out to the back.

“I got ya covered, Levi,” Luther said through the window.

“Thanks, Luther,” I said with my eyes locked on Ella. She took two steps toward me. The heels of her boots clacked on the floor.

“You know, Levi, you and I never got the chance to spend a lot of time together. I do regret that. Perhaps you would be interested in joining me for Valentine’s Day,” she purred.

“Um, no, thanks,” I stammered. “I have plans with Riley.”

“Oh, she isn’t tired of you, yet?” She asked, walking toward me now. Clack. Clack. Clack.

I didn’t realize I was backing up until my butt hit the jukebox. She ran a red nail down my cheek. The tingle of touch between two fairies fluttered down into my bones. Ella was a Changeling, but I doubted she had a heart. “No, she and I are doing very good,” I muttered.

“Get your hands off him, Ella,” Betty scolded.

“Levi, do you want me to take my hands off you?” she asked, hooking her nail into one of my belt loops, pulling herself to me.

“Get off him!” a new voice echoed through the room. The windows shook, and Ella froze. She released her hold on me, backing away.

“Yes, my Queen,” she muttered.

As she backed away, Grace came into view. Ella snatched the milkshake up off the counter to rush out of the diner. At the last moment, Grace grabbed her arm and yanked Ella toward her. She spoke quietly in her ear, and Ella shivered, then nodded. As she slipped out the door, Grace turned toward me.

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