Mick's Secret Income PG
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:11 pm
I wrote this bit of fluff for Guess The Author on 6 Degrees of AOL
I do not own any recognizable characters no copyright infringement is intended.
Beth was unpacking some moving boxes and looked around the apartment. “Mick does being a private investigator really pay this well?”
“You doubt my abilities?”
“No. I was just wondering, this place is really expensive and ummmm. Never mind.”
“Come on Beth, ask.”
“It’s not important.”
“Beth.”
“Did Coraline buy this apartment?”
“No. This was always my place. I am a good P.I. but I do have other sources of income.”
“Such as?”
“Investments and other things.”
“Investments I get, Josef is a genius. What other things?”
“Music.”
“Music? Do you still play professionally?”
“No but I do get some residuals on some music I wrote.”
“Really? I didn’t find any music credits when I Googled you.”
“You Googled me?”
“Of course Mick. You have to Google nowadays.”
“Well I used pseudonyms Josef would have killed me otherwise.”
“What are some of them?”
“It’s not important.”
“Mick, you know I’ll find out. I was a reporter.”
“Investigate away.”
Beth spent the next two days trying to find a clue then she just grabbed his Ipod.
Jazz, jazz, jazz. 40’s, 50’s, jazz, The Beatles, jazz, jazz. Hmmmm Beth made a note of that song and continued looking. She found five songs totally out of place with the rest of them. She looked up the credits and discovered the music was written by five different musicians but she had a feeling.
When Mick came home that night Beth looked like Travis with a mouse.
“You look like the cat who swallowed the canary.”
Beth smiled and started to sing. I Love the Nightlife, I love to Boogie.”
Mick looked uncomfortable. “What are you talking about?”
Beth started to dance. “Oh come on Mick. Let’s do “The Hustle.”
“The Hustle was out of style before you were born. I hate Disco. Every serious musician hates it.”
Beth smiled “Come on. “That’s the way uh huh, uh huh, I like it uh hun uh hun.”
“Beth stop!”
“Stayin Alive, stayin alive ah ha ha ha.
“I didn’t write any of these lyrics just the music.” Mick defensively
“I knew it!”
“So now you know my secret source of income is Disco. Don’t tell Logan or he’ll never play Guitar Hero with me again.”
“I’ll keep your secret. I promise.”
I do not own any recognizable characters no copyright infringement is intended.
Beth was unpacking some moving boxes and looked around the apartment. “Mick does being a private investigator really pay this well?”
“You doubt my abilities?”
“No. I was just wondering, this place is really expensive and ummmm. Never mind.”
“Come on Beth, ask.”
“It’s not important.”
“Beth.”
“Did Coraline buy this apartment?”
“No. This was always my place. I am a good P.I. but I do have other sources of income.”
“Such as?”
“Investments and other things.”
“Investments I get, Josef is a genius. What other things?”
“Music.”
“Music? Do you still play professionally?”
“No but I do get some residuals on some music I wrote.”
“Really? I didn’t find any music credits when I Googled you.”
“You Googled me?”
“Of course Mick. You have to Google nowadays.”
“Well I used pseudonyms Josef would have killed me otherwise.”
“What are some of them?”
“It’s not important.”
“Mick, you know I’ll find out. I was a reporter.”
“Investigate away.”
Beth spent the next two days trying to find a clue then she just grabbed his Ipod.
Jazz, jazz, jazz. 40’s, 50’s, jazz, The Beatles, jazz, jazz. Hmmmm Beth made a note of that song and continued looking. She found five songs totally out of place with the rest of them. She looked up the credits and discovered the music was written by five different musicians but she had a feeling.
When Mick came home that night Beth looked like Travis with a mouse.
“You look like the cat who swallowed the canary.”
Beth smiled and started to sing. I Love the Nightlife, I love to Boogie.”
Mick looked uncomfortable. “What are you talking about?”
Beth started to dance. “Oh come on Mick. Let’s do “The Hustle.”
“The Hustle was out of style before you were born. I hate Disco. Every serious musician hates it.”
Beth smiled “Come on. “That’s the way uh huh, uh huh, I like it uh hun uh hun.”
“Beth stop!”
“Stayin Alive, stayin alive ah ha ha ha.
“I didn’t write any of these lyrics just the music.” Mick defensively
“I knew it!”
“So now you know my secret source of income is Disco. Don’t tell Logan or he’ll never play Guitar Hero with me again.”
“I’ll keep your secret. I promise.”
I agree this is too big a secret for Beth. She's going to tell someone
Or DID he???
Mick has sworn me to secrecy on the rest of his music catalog. 
