Re: Three Guests (Halloween reading winners) Part Two- Jonah
Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 02:32
Zodiac nodded knowingly at his statement. "My Nana once told me, 'You can make a ton of money blowing sunshine up people's asses if all you are interested in is their money. Helping people is a totally different story'."
She imagined it was difficult for the man. From her few experiences with some from his bloodline, the expression 'They wouldn't say **** if there mouth was full of the stuff' came to mind. "Just let me know when you want to stop by or have me meet you somewhere. I bet you got some interesting stories as well to tell."
She escorted him back into the hallway and motioned for him to wait a moment. Zodiac went to where they had entered and peeked out through the beaded curtains into the main room of the shop. The night crowd was beginning to filter in now. A mix of mortals and not so mortals for now. In a few more hours, only their kind would be coming in, but she could not see asking Jonah to wait till then.
The gypsy returned to where he waited and motioned for him to follow her to the back. She paused in the break room to slip on a coat and saw Ginny sprawled out on one of the chairs snoozing away. "Don't mind her," she smiled at Jonah. "She is probably having one of her dreams of world domination again or something." A sharp squeak caught her ear as Stone Cold the owl demanded attention. "Oh, you not starving. You can wait a bit." she admonished the bird with a wag of her finger. "Speaking of stories, I should tell you his one evening."
Zodiac unlocked the back door and turned off the alarm as stepped out into the cold night air. She walked with the giant till she came to the sidewalk that separated her unit from Sundial's fish/pet shop's place. "That will take you back to the marketplace proper." she pointed the way, then slipped her hands into her pockets to ward off the chill. "I suppose I should say something deep in sage advice here, like 'Rome wasn't built nor did it fall in a day' or something like that but to me that is a 'sunshine up the backside' statement. 'First steps are the hardest' is what I will say instead, and you have already done those tonight." once again, she inclined her head to the man, then impulsively gave him a quick hug. "I Will have a warm mug waiting for you when you come back."
She imagined it was difficult for the man. From her few experiences with some from his bloodline, the expression 'They wouldn't say **** if there mouth was full of the stuff' came to mind. "Just let me know when you want to stop by or have me meet you somewhere. I bet you got some interesting stories as well to tell."
She escorted him back into the hallway and motioned for him to wait a moment. Zodiac went to where they had entered and peeked out through the beaded curtains into the main room of the shop. The night crowd was beginning to filter in now. A mix of mortals and not so mortals for now. In a few more hours, only their kind would be coming in, but she could not see asking Jonah to wait till then.
The gypsy returned to where he waited and motioned for him to follow her to the back. She paused in the break room to slip on a coat and saw Ginny sprawled out on one of the chairs snoozing away. "Don't mind her," she smiled at Jonah. "She is probably having one of her dreams of world domination again or something." A sharp squeak caught her ear as Stone Cold the owl demanded attention. "Oh, you not starving. You can wait a bit." she admonished the bird with a wag of her finger. "Speaking of stories, I should tell you his one evening."
Zodiac unlocked the back door and turned off the alarm as stepped out into the cold night air. She walked with the giant till she came to the sidewalk that separated her unit from Sundial's fish/pet shop's place. "That will take you back to the marketplace proper." she pointed the way, then slipped her hands into her pockets to ward off the chill. "I suppose I should say something deep in sage advice here, like 'Rome wasn't built nor did it fall in a day' or something like that but to me that is a 'sunshine up the backside' statement. 'First steps are the hardest' is what I will say instead, and you have already done those tonight." once again, she inclined her head to the man, then impulsively gave him a quick hug. "I Will have a warm mug waiting for you when you come back."