An Operative of Fate
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“Should I call the hospital?” She bit her lip nervously.
“Ah…” Devin Knight looked at Cady. Her eyes were luminous. “No, nope. I, uh… I think I’m okay.”
Cady smiled, but only a little. “You’re on the floor.”
“I am on the floor.” Devin pushed her hands through her hair. She had beautiful hands.
“Usually,” Cady continued, “when you’re on the floor, you’re not okay.”
Devin’s face mottled with crimson. “Usually,” she responded. “Usually, you’re right. But, I think I fell… Yeah, I fell. That’s all. I’m good.” She took hold of a handle on the cabinet to her left and heaved her body weight up into a standing position. From there, she offered her palm to Cady. The gentle notes of “Greensleeves” sang out from speakers hidden from view.
“Are you on your way to the parade?” Devin asked.
Cady let herself be pulled up and burrowed into her sweater dress. “I am. I was… Well, I think I got some mail that belongs to you? I was dropping it off on my way.”
“Mail?” Devin looked like that was unlikely. “For me?”
“Well, for a Tonya Knight?” Cady backtracked and went for the letter she’d placed on the front counter.
Devin barked out a laugh when her back was turned. “A Tonya Knight?” she chortled. “Tonya?”
“Yes…” Cady supplied, a little taken aback by the reaction.
“Right.” Devin wiped her hands on her pockets. A pale pink spread over her cheeks and Cady couldn’t help but notice the colors were stunning with her olive complexion. A heartbeat stretched out like a cat in the silence that opened. “Well,” Devin continued, “Seeing that you’re walking to the parade and I’m walking to the parade… Would you like to walk with me?”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Married to the woman of her dreams, mother to two human children and four canine progeny, Voss Porter is a tireless advocate for the LGBTQ community in her home state of South Carolina, a passionate storyteller, a little bit of a nerd, and a complete badass. An avid writer from the age of six, she prides herself on her ability to create realistic, modern heroines that deal with realistic, modern problems, while stumbling through life to find love, happiness, and organic groceries.
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