Laura, A (Mostly) Happily Married Woman

As she approached her 30th birthday and fifth wedding anniversary, Laura was feeling pretty content with her lot.

She and her husband Kevin had built a nice life together. They were both doing well in their careers, had made it onto an increasingly elusive property ladder and were enjoying a neat little domestic life.

Sure, everything wasn't perfect for the pretty brunette. Kevin was steady rather than exciting and their sex life seemed to have fallen off a cliff since they had tied the knot. There had also been a fairly major blip in their marriage a couple of years back when Laura had discovered that her husband, who was in the finance industry and often worked late, had spent some of his wages on prostitutes during nights out with his male colleagues. While that had hurt Laura a lot, Kevin had sworn he had been too drunk to know what he was doing and that it had meant nothing to him. She had decided it wasn't worth derailing the relationship over and had forgiven him. Thankfully, things seemed to be back on track now, though some resentment still lingered.

Laura had a day off work and was indulging in her hobby of baking when she felt a presence behind her. She spun round and let out a yelp as she saw a very pretty young woman dressed like Tinker Bell in her kitchen.

"Who are you? How did you get in here?"

"My name is Priscilla Appleblossom. I'm your fairy godmother, and I'm here to make up for lost time by granting your wishes!"

"Are you crazy or is this a prank?"

"Neither. Allow me to show you what I do!"

Priscilla waved her wand and caused her client to gasp as a perfect projected image of a seventeen year old version of herself appeared in front of them. She was standing in the corridor of her high school and gawping at a tall, handsome and athletic looking guy who was a few metres away from her, surrounded by her female classmates who were acting like groupies to him. Laura hadn't yet blossomed into the undeniably attractive woman she was now, and hung back, seemingly unwilling to even attempt to speak to him.

"That was Ryan Madden. I had a crush on him when I was a teenager but haven't seen him since. So what?"

"Do you remember the wish you made when you went home that evening?"

"No. And who cares? It isn't relevant now"

"You wished Ryan would notice you and want you to become his girlfriend"

"Sure, maybe I did, when I was seventeen! That was before I became a happily married woman! And I haven't even seen the guy in more than a decade. My tastes have totally changed since then, and for all I know he could be married as well!"

"Nonetheless, you made a wish and it is my job to make your wishes come true!"

"No, wait!"

But it was too late as Priscilla waved her wand.

Laura disappeared into a puff of smoke, then reappeared, apparently unchanged. She blinked a couple of times and briefly looked confused before her expression became one of confident determination.

"Okay, I'm going to do it!" she suddenly decided, though she had no idea why "I'm going to get Ryan to notice me and ask me out.,.but just to prove to myself I can do it. I'm not taking things any further than that. Though I may need a new outfit. My wardrobe is quite conservative these days, and I seem to remember that girls he liked were usually quite slutty"

"That's exactly the kind of thing your fairy godmother is here to help with, my dear. You shall go to the ball!"

Priscilla waved her wand and Laura once more briefly vanished into a cloud of pink and glittery silver smoke. Once it cleared she looked down to discover that the skirt, blouse and slippers she had been wearing were gone. Instead she was dressed in a deeply seductive black ensemble - a lace corset with a plunging neckline accompanied by a miniskirt that showcased her long, shapely legs and high heels. Her hair was now down and flowing past her shoulders while her face was decorated in makeup and red lipstick.

"Wow, it looks like your first wish is about to come true my dear" Priscilla clapped "Now, go and knock him out, I'll send you to where he is right now!"

She waved her wand and this time Laura vanished from the room.