(eng) Michelle L. Levigne - Neighborlee, Ohio 02 by Have Yourself a Faerie Little Christmas

Author:Have Yourself a Faerie Little Christmas [Christmas, Have Yourself a Faerie Little]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Saturday, December 15

Diane and Troy's wedding was to begin at one that afternoon. Maurice rode over to Eden II on Angela's shoulder, rather than flying or using magic to pop over from Divine's. He wanted to save all his magic and strength to ward off any unforeseen disasters. Diane had admitted, in a rare spurt of nerves, that some of her nastier relatives might just show up and try to sabotage the wedding. It would either be in retaliation for the trouble Troy had caused a family-owned company when he worked with the EPA, or to punish Diane for not letting them use her in their dynastic plans. She had taken warning from centuries of faerie tales and political disasters, and invited every member of her family, no matter how distantly related they were, along with their various hangers-on and sycophants. If everyone was invited, no one could claim offense. Evil sorceresses who were invited to the baby princess's christening didn't show up--the ones who weren't invited showed up with curses.

Chances were very good most of her relatives were too busy or wouldn't even remember who she was. A best case scenario had an avalanche of presents--mostly in the form of money, from people who saw her last name and decided they would pay tribute to the Rittenhouse family megalith of power, even if they had no idea who she was in the family tree--and lots of RSVPs with regrets. A worst case scenario had people showing up for the wedding who hadn't spoken to or seen each other in decades, and the wedding would become an armed camp of backbiting and murderous looks.

So far, more than half the people who had been sent invitations had sent regrets and money, and Diane had calculated that half of those who hadn't responded at all just wouldn't show up or send anything. Those who she wanted to come had responded. But there was still that quarter of the invited guests who were still in limbo. That was where the problem would come from.

"Look at it this way, kid," Maurice had offered. "They'll all figure you're on the other guy's side, and write you off their lists forever. You won't have to invite them to baby showers or birthday parties or graduation parties or Christmas, for the rest of your life."

He had decided it was better to take precautions and be prepared for the worst thing to happen. So he hoarded all the energy and magic he could. He stayed on Angela's shoulder until it was time for her to go into the dressing room set aside for the bride and her attendants. Maurice was too nervous about ensuring against sabotage to make any smart remarks about being a peeping tom. He hovered near the doorway until he made sure Holly had arrived all right. For just a moment, he feasted his eyes on her, relieved to see she looked well rested, with a flush of excitement in her cheeks, her eyes sparkling with happiness.

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