The statue hit the counter with a thunk. You stared down at it as Desdemona smiled up at you.
“But…you just…got that back…why–?”
“Yes, Eric, I got this little beauty back, but I have been waiting for the right person to come along for it. I am sure that you are that person.” She shoved the statue a little closer to you.
You realized with a jolt that your fingers were twitching less than a hairsbreadth away from the polished golden curves. Snapping your hand back, you looked up at the strange little woman.
“Got some ‘magic’ telling you that, huh?” She nodded without a trace of sarcasm on her face. “How much?” you asked before you could stop yourself.
“No charge, Eric. That you tried to stop that thief is more than enough payment for me.”
You frowned with more than a little skepticism. Even if the statue wasn’t solid gold, it had to be rather expensive. Even your inexperienced eye could tell that. And she was going to give it away to you for free? You almost couldn’t hold in the laugh at that.
“Really? There isn’t going to be a curse or anything like that? Isn’t that how it usually works with these magical gifts?”
She gasped and put her hands over her heart. “You wound me, Eric. I am merely trying to reward you for your good deed, and you think I would try to curse you for something like that?”
You grumbled a bit. A part of you though that she might be sincere, but another part noted that she didn’t deny it either. You hemmed and hawed for a bit, your gaze drifting over the absurd and gorgeous curves of the statue. Why were you so concerned about a magic curse, it was not like any of that really existed after all. And the statue was rather attractive to you. You though you even knew the perfect spot to display it.
“Fine, I’ll take it.”
Desdemona laughed and clapped her hands. “I knew I had a good feeling when I saw you try to stop that horrid woman! Enjoy the statue and all the luck it will bring you!” She then shoved the statue into your hands.
As you grasped the golden curves, there was an odd tingle in your fingers that soon spread throughout your body. It left so quick that you were sure that you imagined it.
You soon returned to your car and sped off, never looking back at Spells R Us. You only had eyes for the oddest gift you had ever received. Once at home, you spent a bit of time surfing the web, checking out some of your favorite pics and stories and finding a few new ones that trip your trigger. All the while, the statue was resting beside your arm on your desk, the small golden eyes boring into you.
After you have satisfied yourself, you picked up the idol and took it through into the bedroom. As you thought, there was a perfect slot next on the bookcase for the statue. You placed it there, and spent a surprising amount of time positioning it just so. Somehow, you knew that that specific angle would catch the sunlight and create a dazzling display across the round expanse. Once you were content with the work, you wandered back to the bathroom and got ready for bed. Slipping under the covers, you spied the figure glinting and stared at it till your eyelids grew too heavy to keep open.
The usual cavalcade of fat women and skinny women ballooning with fat filled your dreams, but they seemed even more vivid and realistic than ever before. You awoke later feeling rested, and your mind filled with lingering traces of your dreaming fantasies. You frown a bit, something feels off, but you can’t quite put your finger on it. Shrugging it off, you throw the covers back.
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