My Sister's Shoes (Little Black Box, Book 1) Read Online Free PDF

chuckled at his own humor.
    “Uh … do you have a powder room I can use?”
    Zach furrowed his brow and pointed her to the hallway bathroom without uttering another word.
    Allie immediately dropped the top on the toilet and sat down. She placed her head between her knees and took a few deep breaths. Once she calmed herself, she got up and ran cold water on her wrists and splashed some on her face for the hell of it. As she looked in the mirror at her reflection, she mentally ran through her morning activities. Did her tea have more than tea leaves in it? Was she hallucinating? By the look and feel of her uniform, she wasn’t. But when she spotted the insignia on the jacket, her eyes widened in shock. Grabbing the material, she pulled the lapel closer to the mirror. Written in calligraphy, it said, “Little Tutu’s Cleaning Sprites.” Allie growled through her teeth, “Angelo!”
    In seconds, he appeared, “Yes?”
    Allie screamed in fright.
    “Ssh. He’ll hear you,” he whispered.
    She turned the water on full blast to drown out her angry whispers. “What do you think you’re doing? What is this? What kind of drug did you give me?”
    “Hold on a minute, sweet thing. I don’t do drugs. I’m more the ‘just say no’ type of guy. Actually, I—”
    “Shut up! You’ve got some explaining to do, or so help me Angelo, or whatever your name is, you’ll be wearing a permanent tutu and singing soprano for the rest of your days.”
    “Okay, okay. Calm down. It’s simple really. I am your fairy godmother, and I’m here to help you achieve happiness.”
    “By putting me in a maid uniform wearing clogs and a bobby pin? That’s your plan?”
    “Y-Yes.”
    “Okay. I need to speak with your manager or something. This is not the way to make me happy. You have no idea what—”
    A knock startled her. “Are you okay in there? You have me kind of worried out here.”
    “Oh. I’m fine really. I-I was just finishing up, I had a big breakfast.” She slapped her hand to her forehead. Holy fuck!
    She looked around and Angelo was gone. She realized she had no other choice than to make the best of it for now and deal with that oversized biker fairy later on.
    Zach Brady was waiting when Allie stepped out of the bathroom. His expression showed his apprehension, but it quickly changed to one of concern. “You okay? Really, you seem a little shaken up.”
    “I’m fine, Mr. Brady.” I just had a little spat with a sprite! She forced a smile. “Now, let’s get down to business. How can I help you?”
    “Right. Well, besides the usual clean up, I wonder if I can convince you to give me your specialty?”
    “My specialty? I don’t suppose you were told what that was when you scheduled me?”
    “I’ve got to confess, Allison, I was calling my old service when, by some strange reason, I happened to get your company. Since I knew who you were, I thought, why not?” He shrugged his shoulders.
    Allie nodded her head in understanding. “Of course. Do you know who you spoke with?”
    “Not sure. I felt foolish asking since I made the call. Some dude with a really deep voice.”
    “That would be … Gweneviere. Do you know he once dreamed of becoming a dancing sprite on Broadway?”
    His brows drew together. “A sprite? Really?”
    “Go figure.”
    “I guess that explains the name of the company.”
    “Yep. You gotta turn broken dreams into something, I suppose.”
    “So, do you think you could give me what I want?”
    Anytime, anywhere!
    Zach walked over to a set of doors and threw them open. “It would be out here.” The cool wind rushed inside, tickling her skin and raising goose bumps on her arms. Allie rushed to the terrace. “Your view of the river is amazing. And the sun hits this terrace so perfectly.”
    “I was thinking about a flower garden out here with a few potted trees. I want a place that can take me away from the city, even when I’m still here. Do you think you can do