Sidekick Returns by Auralee Wallace

Author:Auralee Wallace
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Australia Pty Ltd

Chapter 24

What happened next in the alley was truly glorious.

I was probably the only person in the world who could say that sentence without feeling the least bit dirty. But it was true. It was glorious. In fact, I am fairly certain if anyone had been looking in our particular direction, they would have seen the golden glow of my transformation beaming through the gap of the brick walls.

Kevin applied one last dab of lip gloss onto my bottom lip with his icy fingers—alright, they weren’t icy, but they totally should have been—just as Queenie was finishing fastening the back of my gown.

I spun around, sending the gold folds of my skirt shimmering. ‘I don’t know how to thank you two. I—’

‘We’re not finished,’ Queenie said in a clipped tone.

‘You’re not?’ I asked. ‘I mean, I don’t have a mirror, but I feel finished.’

‘I had an idea last night,’ Queenie said, turning me back around, ‘after I dreamt I smothered you with a pillow.’

I nodded. ‘I have weird dreams too. I once had this dream I was flying with Ryder, our capes rippling in the wind—never mind.’ Stupid Kevin inhibiting my free speech, but then again, I did have a good feeling about the make-up. I approved of all his colour choices. Suddenly, thin fabric wrapped around the top part of my face. ‘Queenie,’ I said slowly. ‘This isn’t the part where you kill me as a couple, right?’

I gasped as Kevin held up a mirror in front of my face.

I was … I was … so … very, very beautiful. The golden toned make-up was exquisite. The soft intricate up-do was near heartbreaking. And the thin shimmering gauze with its tiny golden gems over my eyes was mysterious, and lovely, and unexpected, and—

I leapt at Kevin, throwing my arms around him. I’m not going lie. Once I felt the wooden stiffness of his body, I kind of regretted it. But I was so happy!

I let go, and spun on Queenie with my arms wide.

‘No,’ she said with a finger point.

I swirled in a circle. ‘Again, how can I ever thank you two?’

Kevin answered first. ‘I would like to take a picture of you like this in a glass coffin.’

I froze mid-swirl and looked to Queenie. If I wasn’t mistaken, I may have seen the tiniest of concern crinkles in between her brows. ‘Well, Kevin.’ I stopped to clear my throat. ‘Why don’t we just table that idea for a little while, and I’ll see if I can think of something better.’ Yup, my hugging him was definitely premature.

I grabbed the small bag with my sidekick outfit off the pavement. I had brought it, seeing as I had no idea what the evening might hold. I cleared my throat. This next part needed to be handled delicately. ‘So, where are you kids off to now?’

Queenie answered, ‘Inside.’

‘Oh, that would be super, but Bart didn’t get you guys invitations,’ I said with a frowny face.

‘I was invited,’ Kevin said. ‘My family is always invited.

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