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Percy propped himself on his elbow, snorting. “Oh! Well. All right. Just tell me where they are and we can go fetch them.”
“The ocean. Somewhere near the ocean,” Kevin answered confidently, as if that cleared everything up. “It’s crazy. I could smell the salt in the air. I could hear the waves. I’ve never even been to the beach!” He paused. “I think.”
“Which ocean? There are several.” Percy yawned as he crawled out of bed. He was instantly dressed in black silk pajamas and a colorful kimono robe. He smelled like he’d just sprayed cologne, and his hair was brushed back in a tidy ponytail.
Kevin followed after him, and something soft enveloped his body. He looked down to see he was wearing a yellow fleece onesie with big orange webbed feet. “What the hell is this?”
“Pajamas. Cute fuzzy one that makes you look like a duck. The hood has a beak, I believe.”
Kevin laughed. “Why are you all sexy and I look like it’s my first Halloween?”
“Because you’re my cute, adorable, feathery little angel.” Percy smooched his cheek as he breezed by him toward the door. “And let’s face it, I always look sexy.” He batted his eyes.
“Okay, but I’m not adorable.” Kevin made a face, but he feared it didn’t have the desired effect in this stupid duck outfit.
“Focus now, quackers. What ocean? I can take us there, but you have to tell me where we’re going.”
“How? Like… teleporting?”
Percy sighed and vanished, suddenly popping up right in front of Kevin to steal a kiss. Before Kevin could fully register what happened, Percy was gone again. He reappeared at the doorway with a smug smirk.
“Demon, remember?” Percy smirked. “My powers, much like my libido, are endless and vast.”
“What the hell?” Kevin stared at the empty spot where Percy had just been and then up to where he now stood at the doorway. He hurried closer, his orange fluffy feet pattering softly. “Can I do that?”
“Probably. Did my thump jiggle anything else loose? As an angel, you do have powers of your own, peaches.”
“I don’t fucking know. How would I tell? Think happy thoughts and jump off the bed, hope I land somewhere soft?” Kevin snorted, unzipping the onesie a bit. It was getting hot.
“You simply imagine where you want to be and will yourself to move there. Since that’s clearly not working for you, how about you tell me more about this mysterious ocean?”
“Okay, uh…” Kevin closed his eyes and tried to remember his dream. “All I remember is…”
“Yes?”
“Ocean.”
Percy’s nose scrunched. “That is less than helpful. Do you at least know which direction it is?”
“It’s uh…” Kevin closed his eyes, and he was surprised to find he could still feel the warmth. It was weak, definitely far, but he found himself taking a step in a singular direction toward it. He pointed. “That way.”
“That’s west, peaches.”
“Okay, so we head west! I know we’ll find my wings if we just go that way. I can feel them.”
“So, what’s the plan then? Hop in the family station wagon and head that way on a fun-filled little adventure hoping to find your lost wings?”
“Are you busy doing anything else?” Kevin grinned.
“I was hoping to spend my retirement sexually defiling this gorgeous angel I met—”
“Road trips are totally fun! Come on!”
“—but now he wants me to go on a road trip, and it sounds absolutely awful.”
Kevin padded over to Percy, doing his best impression of a pouty duck face. “Awful? Really?”
“Road trips are dirty, sweaty, boring, and are nothing more than a wayward crawl between refueling stations that are likely epicenters of new pathogens, rest areas that should be condemned, and tourist traps meant to ensnare the softheaded and separate their money from their wallets.” Percy sighed dramatically. “But for you… I could be persuaded.”
