Of Gods and Fae (26 page)

I'd half expected them to show up on my doorstep after I
claimed my crown but so far they'd stayed away. Could be as simple as that they
knew that we were just as against us becoming known to the general human
population as they were. Still, this probably wouldn't endear them to me. It
was another thing to keep an eye out for.

"I should go," Siegfried said as he joined Zeke.
"Meredith will need me back at the property as well. Thank you for the
invitation. Let us meet soon to discuss this further."

"I'll give you a call tomorrow," I said as I led
them out front.

Now that everyone was gone I headed back to check on Diantha.
As I walked out over the patio I saw that she hadn't moved from where I'd left
her. Charlie had his head in her lap and got up as I got closer.

"She sleeps," he said.

"I'll take care of her," I replied. "Thanks
for keeping watch."

"It is what I do," he said with a fast wag of the
tail. Then he walked away down the yard.

I picked her up gently and carried her into the house. I
started to take her into the downstairs bedroom when she awoke.

"Oh no you don't" she said, nibbling at my ear
before kissing my neck.

"I thought you said you had the mother of all
headaches?"

"I also said you owed me," she said as she kissed
me again. "Now take me upstairs. I've had a vision about your first
payment."

I changed direction and carried her up the stairs to my bedroom.
It was never wise to argue with an Oracle. Especially when it came to prophetic
visions.

The End

Tom Keller is a retired cop
and former computer forensic expert who's also spent time as a Federal Public
Defender investigator. Back in the early days he was a busboy, a cook, and a
shoe and real estate salesman. He's taught courses at the local Community
College as well as lectured to others in his field on a variety of topics. These
days he works as a P.I. in Las Vegas, Nevada. A place he's called home for over
40 years.

He had a website design
business back in the days when you still accessed the Internet by modem.  He's
sold model airplanes and electronics on the web and eBay. He even had his own
TV show for a season or two (okay, it was really low budget, better call it no
budget, and it was on UHF for those of you that remember those kinds of things.
But, hey, it did snag a 2.0 share one episode). He collects toy space guns,
lunch boxes, and coffee cups among other memorabilia. If he had a personal card
it’d probably say something like ‘specialist in generalities,’ or as his
brother would say, polymath.

Tom is still married to his
college sweetheart and spends his free time with his family and spare time
writing.
Of Gods and Fae
is his second book in the Vegas Fae series. His
first book,
Return of the High Fae
, is available on Amazon as well as
other major Internet retailers.

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