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Fairy Tale
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Jade Curtiss came home from work later than usual that evening. He gave his wife a brief kiss on the lips before going into the bedroom and stripping himself of his sweaty uniform in favor of his cream bathrobe. He made his way back into the living room and sat in his recliner. He called to his wife, "Natalia, why don't you grab me a beer and come sit with me?"
"Okay," Natalia went to the kitchen, got a beer for Jade, then returned to the living room. She handed her husband the can and joined him on the recliner, snuggling up to him. "Jade," she said, "how was work?"
"Oh, you know," Jade said, "the same as usual." He opened the beer can and took a sip, then picked up the book lying on the end-table. "What's this?" He read the title aloud, "Auldrant Fairy Tales..."
"Mieu brought that from Tear's house," said Natalia.
"Hmm, I see." Jade flipped through the pages. "Well, I know why he likes it. It's full of princesses and cheagles!" He set it back on the table. "Well...you're a princess, aren't you? Are you involved in any fairy tales?"
"None that I know of..."
"Really now?" said Jade in mock astonishment. "Not even the one where you fall in love with a dashing colonel and live happily ever after with him in the opposing country?"
"Oh!" Natalia hugged her husband. "You're right. But...I thought that fairy tales were just made-up stories!"
"My, my, my..." Jade sighed. "You know what? Never mind. I suppose I'm not cut out for cutesy...fluffy...lighthearted romance." He stood up and started for the hallway. "Come along, dear."
Natalia went to his side. "Are you going to bed?" she asked.
"Oh, not just yet," Jade told her, and he smiled. "Why don't we...spend some time?" He put an arm around her and led her to the bedroom.
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Oh, my! X3
You know, I always think of Jade as a person who'd be in a recliner, drinking a beer while reading a book, or the newspaper, or something like that...
A big thank you to all the reviewers!! :D