When Birdie Babysat Spider: A Jayne Frost Short by Kristen Painter

Author:Kristen Painter [Painter, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sugar Skull Books
Published: 2017-12-24T18:30:00+00:00

The Black Rose was located in a beautiful old house and run by a lovely hobbit named Mrs. Edna Turnbuckle. She was a kind, gentle woman with a welcoming spirit and a ready smile, but Birdie thought it best to give her a heads up about what was happening outside her inn all the same. It was night, after all, and her clientele were now awake.

Wouldn’t do to have them step outside only to find a pair of familiars, a witch and a werewolf rooting around under the porch, even if it was a rescue mission.

Birdie stepped inside the Black Rose. The sounds of conversation carried from the back of the establishment, along with the smell of coffee. “Edna? You around, dear?”

Edna came out from the other room. She was wearing an apron and carrying a pitcher of thick, red liquid. Birdie didn’t have to ask to know what it was. Not only was the metallic aroma tickling her nose, but this was a D&B. But she also knew the refreshment was ethically sourced thanks to the Nocturne Falls Blood Bank.

Edna toddled toward her. “Hello there, Birdie. Nice to see you. What brings you to my neck of the woods?”

“We, uh, there’s a cat gone missing and we believe he’s under your porch. The we in question being myself and a few of my friends. Just didn’t want you to see us mucking about out there and think something odd was going on.”

“Oh, sure. All right. I hope you get him. Do you need help?”

“No, I think I can coax Spider out. Thank you, though. I’ll let you get back to your guests.”

She laughed. “If you’re trying to get a spider out from under that porch, you should have no trouble.” Edna headed back the way she’d come. “Best of luck to you.”

Birdie rejoined her group, coming down the porch stairs quietly so she wouldn’t spook Spider. At least it wasn’t so dark here with the D&B’s landscape and entrance lighting. “Any luck?”

“Nothing yet.” Cole glanced at Pandora, who was positioning herself on the ground near the gap in the lattice. “Anything?”

She turned on the flashlight of her cell phone and angled it through the hole. “Yep, I see him!”

Birdie put a hand to her heart and breathed a sigh of relief. “Sakes alive, that is good news.”

Pandora looked at her. “But how are we going to get him out? This is the only hole and he’s crouched by one of the foundation pilings in the middle. Cats aren’t exactly known to come when they’re called.”

“Couldn’t you, you know,” Birdie wiggled her fingers, “magic him out?”

Pandora’s brows went up. “I’d rather save that for a last resort. I know my skills are pretty solid thanks to Cole, but the idea of using it on a living creature still gives me pause. Plus it might really freak him out to be levitated.”

“I understand.” Birdie let out a sigh. “I brought his catnip mouse, but I should have brought a can of his food.

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