by Zoe Chant
“They’re strong,” Theo said. “Like you. I can laugh at the outside as long as we get to make our part of it beautiful.”
“We can absolutely make our part of it beautiful. All the handmade lace you could ever want.”
“I like the outside being... humble. Whatever we do with our home, it won’t be to brag, it’ll be to make a place for us, a beautiful place. A pearl inside an especially hideous oyster.”
He stretched and then an amused smile crossed his face.
“And it irritates our family,” he said. “That’s a bonus. Izzie will die of embarrassment the next time she visits.”
Our family.
Hers and his: one and the same.
“Just promise me one thing,” she said. “No nutcrackers.”
“Never,” Theo said.
He sounded like he could see their whole future. Or at least he believed in it. So did she.
Their shared fairy tale: never, forever, always. Happily ever after.
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