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The Christmas Fairy - PART III

The girls teased Uncle Mike about his mystery lady all the way home. Mike took it all in stride. He had other things on his mind. Who was she? Why hasn’t he seen her before? He wasn’t buying her story about being in town to care for sickly parents. Why did she salt her ice cream? Nobody does that, except his little fish face. The girls noticed his distracted behavior and chalked it up to him being smitten with Asherah. They talked quietly in the back of the car.

“I’m going back to the library tomorrow night. You have to invite me over to your house after dinner so Uncle Mike doesn’t get curiou...

 

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