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He just hoped Jenna didn t freak. He hated when women he really liked freaked out
because they d slept with him.
He d been hoping he could see her again.
Damn it, he really didn t want this to be the end of their relationship. He liked Jenna.
They had a connection that went beyond a geek s love of Star Trek.
But first he had to deal with Mike, because ole Mikey was hiding something.
And he wasn t doing a very good job of it if the flush covering his face was anything
to go by.
Joss was worried about me. Why was that, Mike?
Seems Jenna had come to the same conclusion Andy had. That the only trouble Jenna
was in was from Mike.
Which proved to be only too true when Mike pulled a gun. The hand holding the gun
shook so much, Andy didn t think the guy would be able to hit the broad side of a barn.
But at this close distance, he wouldn t even have to aim. A wild shot could hit any of
them.
Joss was worried I d find the truth about the Mystyk before you did. And he was
right. Now I m going to be the one who gets the TV and book deals. I m going to be
famous. Everyone will talk about me when I show them a real, live fairy.
I do prefer fae, Fry pointed out from the back of the Gremlin, where he continued
to sit. Fairy has such a distasteful connotation these days. Of course
Fry. Andy kept his voice in a pleasant, everything s just fine tone. Could we discuss
this after the nice man has put the gun away?
Fry hiccupped then covered his mouth with his hand to cover a burp. Of course. But
why does the nice man have a gun? That doesn t seem very nice to me.
Mike waved the gun in Andy s direction as if he was going to twirl it baton-style. I
have a gun because I ll shoot you with it if you don t do what I say.
Andy would do anything as long as the guy didn t point the gun in Jenna s direction
again. He held up his hands in classic Dude, don t shoot me position.
But Jenna& Jenna wasn t taking any shit.
Before he realized what she was about to do, Jenna pulled back her arm and cold-
cocked Mike.
In a scene worthy of an 80s Power Rangers episode, the gun flew out of Mike s hand
and landed in Fry s lap, who brushed it onto the ground and under the car. Mike went
down in a heap.
And Jenna began to curse like a sailor as she shook out her hand before she turned to
him.
I want to know what s going on right now. Without glancing away from Andy, she
put her hand out toward Mike, who d made a slight motion toward getting up. You
move and I will make sure you sing soprano for life.
Andy sighed. You know all those things you re brother believes in? They re true.
Then he flicked the switch again.
Jenna didn t think her mouth could open any wider than it was right now.
I so owe Joss an apology.
It was the only thing she could think as the creature that had once been Andy raised a
shaggy paw and waved at her.
Like Chewbacca. Damn, he looked like a freaking Wookie.
A white wookie, actually. And strangely& cute. Shaggy white fur that didn t look
straggly at all. Actually it looked as if it d been recently brushed. Like a show dog before
judging.
Behind her, she heard something fall to the ground. And the fairy sorry, the fae,
began to laugh. Well, that s one way to shut the guy up.
I& I&
Her brain kept trying to tell her that that& creature& was Andy.
Andy was the Abominable Snowman. No, wait& what did Joss call them? Yetis.
Yeah. Sure. Andy was a Yeti. Made perfect sense.
Bumbles bounce.
She blinked as the world began to darken, despite the fact that the sun was shining
overhead. Passing out became a distinct possibility.
Uh, Andy? She s looking a little& pasty.
She turned to look at the guy with the wings and couldn t help but grin when he
waved at her with the tip of one of those beautiful, blue-tinted appendages.
Holy crap. The guy had blue wings.
And the man she d slept with last night was a Yeti.
She had to tell Joss. She had to apologize for not believing in him. For occasionally
thinking he was a crackpot and secretly patting herself on the back for being the sane
sibling.
Joss was going to be a millionaire. A superstar. Forget about a cable show, he was
going to make movies and& and&
She blinked and Andy stood in front of her again as a man. The hunky man he d been
before he d turned into a seven-foot, white-haired snow monster.
Or
No. She was going crazy. That s all there was too it.
Jenna, I think you need to breathe, Andy said.
She automatically sucked in a deep breath and realized she d been about to
hyperventilate.
What are you?
She had to hear him say it. Had to know she wasn t going crazy and seeing things that
weren t really there.
Andy s chin went up and he drew himself to his full height, an impressive sight.
Then he bowed and Jenna had the urge to curtsy.
I m a member of the Yeti tribe. My home is in Nepal but most of the younger tribe
members no longer live in the village of our ancestors. His voice had taken on the
cadence of the guy who narrated a lot of the whacked-out shows on the History Channel,
odd breaks and all. Now we travel the world, spreading
Fry reached out and smacked his arm.
Please excuse him. Fry s words still slurred a bit and, combined with the accent, she
was charmed. He tends to get a little ferklempt, hic, when he talks about his roots.
Andy shrugged. Well, it s kind of cold in Nepal and we get kind of sick of snow and
all the freakin tourists. Yeah, we ve got fur coats when we want them, but it s still
getting crowded in our neck of the woods.
And you re really a& a Bigfoot?
No, my cousin s a Sasquatch. I m a Yeti.
Of course he is.
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