Business as Usual Chp 8

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Title: Business as Usual
Author: lilachigh
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Characters belong to ME except Agnes who is all mine.
Summary: This the story of Agnes Pringle, English spinster and reluctant vampire, the lady who, as Spike tell us, runs a charming teashop in the dump (The Replacement. Season 5)


Chp 8 Coffee for Two


The problem with living in California, Agnes Pringle thought with a sigh, was the rain. Or rather the lack of it. At home in England you could almost rely on it raining at some time during the week. Being a vampire in Winchester would have been quite easy. With a sky full of clouds, you could have gone out and done your shopping without any fears of not coming back.

Take this morning, for example. There had been quite thick cloud overhead and she’d thought she had plenty of time to hurry to the store for flour, sugar, fruit and vegetables. She’d put up her umbrella – and yes, it did look a little odd when it wasn’t actually raining, but people around here expected her to act in a weird manner.

Then, whoosh! The clouds had parted, the sun had burst out and suddenly the umbrella had seemed extremely small. She had felt a distinct singing on the backs of her legs and there had just been time to scuttle inside this coffee house.
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