Kelpie (Come Love a Fey) Read Online Free PDF

disgusted
by the Wheat Chex as I had at the thought of eating fish.
    I
glanced at the clock and saw that it was already half-past seven.  I had to be
at work at eight and I still had an errand to run.  I shoveled my cereal in as
fast as I could between fascinated glances at my guest.  He ate all the sushi-
including the decorative garnish- in a matter of seconds.
    “Wow,”
I said around a mouthful of cereal, “you really like fish.”
    He
shrugged and tossed the tray in the trash.  “I am kelpie.”
    I
rolled my eyes and went to put my bowl and spoon in the sink.  “Look Kelpie, I
have to work until four o’clock today.  Then we’re going to go and find you
some help, okay?”
    He
nodded as I stooped to slip into my heels.  “I will wait here and assimilate
myself.  Do you have a newspaper, or something of the sort?”
    I
straightened and pointed at the T.V. “No newspaper, but you can watch T.V. -CNN
or something.”
    He
frowned at me, his dark brows nearly touching.  “T.V.?”
    “Here,”
I handed him the remote.  “I don’t pay extra for the premium channels, but you
should be able to find some news.”
    He
took the remote reluctantly and let it dangle from his fingers as if he were
holding a dead thing.  He wrinkled his brow, perplexed.  “What do I do with
this?”  I stared at him.  It would almost be cute, if I weren’t already running
late.
    Taking
the remote back, I turned on the T.V. “Look, you point this at the little box
and push the buttons.  There’s one for changing the channels and one for the
volume.  And this one turns it on and off.”  I put it on CNN and tossed the
remote on the couch.  “You can figure it out from there.”  I rolled my eyes.  Like
I really believed he’d never seen a T.V. before.  Maybe the drugs had caused
memory loss.
    He
shrugged.  “I will manage.  I can assimilate quickly.  Fey have to adapt in
order to survive among humans.”
    I
snorted in disbelief.  Apparently, he hadn’t completely sobered up yet.  “Yeah
whatever.”  
    Turning,
I grabbed my purse and paused to check my reflection in the little mirror by
the door.  I had pulled my boring brown hair up into a stylish clip and donned
a gray pinstriped suit.  My black heels added just a touch of femininity and
edge. I could see Leith’s reflection in mirror, and he grimaced at me.  “You
look terrible.”
    I
clenched my teeth.  “Gee thanks.  And you look homeless and half starved.”
    I
snatched up my keys and turned to glower at him.  “Don’t do anything weird
while I’m gone.”
    I
shut the door behind me with more force than strictly necessary.  What a jerk. 
I glanced at my watch as I slipped into my car.  I was going to be late, but I
decided to stop by the police station on my way to work.  Leith would probably
refuse to go with me this afternoon, so I thought I should see what my options
were.
    I
swung into the station’s tiny parking lot and killed the engine.  Then I
smoothed my hair and picked up my shiny bag.  My heels clacked smartly as I
entered the building and crossed to the front desk.  The tiled floors gleamed,
and the whole place radiated discipline and well-oiled machine.  I permitted
myself a satisfied smile.  I could practically smell the shoe polish.  Officers
in various stages of their morning routine watched me curiously for a moment
before turning back to their tasks. 
    The
guy at the front desk raised an eyebrow and gave me a bored look.  “Can I help
you ma’am?”
    I
gave him a nervous smile.  Now that I was here, I felt like a complete idiot. 
“Um, I hope so.  I need some advice.”  I straightened my spine and looked him
in the eyes.  “I was on a camping trip yesterday and I ran across a homeless
man out in the woods.”
    He
compressed his lips, but said nothing.  “Well you see, he was naked and dirty,
and he seemed really confused.  I think maybe he was high?”  I licked my lips
and barreled on.  “And