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Harrison’s eyelids flutter, and I lean over his collapsed form to look at him as he wakes up. He opens his eyes, finds my face, and whispers, “Did you complete the Wish?”
I nod and hold up the small bag with the bloody Chip inside as proof. Harrison looks relieved and closes his eyes again.
“Good. Also, let’s not do any more bear attacks for a while, okay?”
I laugh under my breath, leaning down to press my forehead to that of my lover’s.
“Deal.”

Wish 4
     
    With the bear safely secured for transport and Ricardo Alexson’s body being removed by the cleanup crew, Harrison and I return to headquarters. Harrison was leaning against me heavily, the residual pain from his wounds still burning, but now that we’re back he is standing strong. I’m glad, because to the unknowing eye we both look a mess. Our costumes are in tatters—Harrison’s more than mine—and dried blood and dirt covers our skin. But Harrison looks up and gives me another of his thumbs-up. I smile, glad he’s feeling better.
Please don’t let anyone submit an animal-attack wish for a while, I think to myself. We both need some time to recover from today’s assignment.
I cannot wait to get to the locker room, change out of my ruined costume, and wash the grime away under a hot shower. But the second we step through the entrance to the Godparent building a monotone female voice comes out of the speakers on the ceiling.
“Godmother Hayworth, please report to Primary Godfather Johnson’s office. Repeat, Godmother Hayworth, please report to Primary Godfather Johnson’s office.” Harrison and I both stop, eyes wide and filled with shock. A trickle of embers fall to the ground as my after-Wish cigarette dangles forgotten from my fingers.
Harrison turns and looks at me with a raised eyebrow. “Geez, Elly, what does the big boss want with you?”
His confusion is warranted. Regular, Wish-completing Godparents rarely interact with the Primary Godfather, the leader of our Organization. The only times I have ever seen him were when I was initially admitted into the Fairy Godparent ranks over six years ago, and when I was assigned as Harrison’s mentor three years ago.
I shrug my shoulders, but a slight trickle of fear runs down my spine. “No idea.”
Is he upset about how our Wish just went? Am I in trouble for not being able to protect Harrison from the bear? I shake my head to clear away the nerves and look back at him. “You don’t think they’re firing me, do you?” I try to smile with my joke, but it feels forced and wrong on my face.
Harrison places his hand on my shoulder and tilts his head up to kiss my cheek. He smells like the cologne I bought him for his birthday: a light, fresh, and tangy scent that always reminds me of him.
“I think,” he whispers, giving me another kiss before pulling back to look at me, “that he is calling you in to his office to tell you that you are the best Godparent our organization has to offer, and that he’s giving us matching hover-convertibles.”
I can’t help it; I let out a laugh. “Oh really? So if I’m the best, why would you get a car too?” Some of my apprehension melts away.
“Duh.” Harrison rolls his eyes. “Because I’m your partner, and obviously I’m responsible for some of that awesomeness. Ask him to get me a blue one, alright?”
I grin and nod, still relieved that he isn’t upset with me for how the Wish went. I plant a quick kiss on his forehead. “Come by my place later?”
“Sounds good.” With a wave we set off in opposite directions; him heading to the locker rooms to change, and me to the office of Primary Godfather Johnson.
    *
    To get to the office of the Primary, you take the hallway that leads to the Godparent offices. Around the regular offices the carpeting is a nice golden brown and the hallways are lit with simple overhead can lights. But as I continue down the hallway, the decor slowly becomes more rich and elaborate. Brown carpet turns to a