Eros made a kettle of tea before going into his daughter's room half an hour later. He found her asleep on her bed, her little baby face still stained with tears.

"Cupid? Sweetheart, wake up." He said, gently shaking her awake.

"Mm." Cupid said, opening her eyes. "Oh. Hello dad."

"Cupid, I made tea and I was hoping you would come join me downstairs." He said.

"Ok." Cupid said.

They sat in the parlor and talked over tea.

"Cupid," Eros began. "What you said to me got me thinking. Yes, I admit I was the one who taught you that everyone should follow their true hearts, and yes, I believe I may have been a little too harsh on you.

"You've been managing to keep your grades high even while dating that boy since who knows when, and my recent sighting tells me you will be one blue Cupid if you are to spend the rest of your life without the man of your true heart.

"Therefore, I apologize for my early behaviors, and I now approve of your relationship with Alistair Wonderland." Eros finished his little speech and sighed.

Cupid gasped. "Really?"

Eros nodded sadly. "One of the reasons I didn't want you going out with a boy was not because of your future or your grades, but because it felt like you were growing so fast, out of my wings."

Cupid went over to her father and threw her arms around his neck. "Oh daddy – I'll always be your little girl, no matter what." She looked at his face and said, "I love you daddy."

Eros smiled at his daughter. "I love you too, princess."

Cupid unclasped her arms, and Eros stretched and said, "Now, we'd better go back to Ever After High, shouldn't we?"

Alistair was lost in sadness in his room, crying. His friends had tried cheering him up, but it was no use. Cupid was the only girl he had ever loved, and he knew she loved him back as well. They were just meant to be – Cupid and Alistair, Alistair and Cupid.

He missed her pink playful hair, turquoise eyes, soft wings, her melodic voice, and her sweet fragrance. To think he had to spend the rest of ever after without her – that was all too much.

Just then, he heard a knock on the door.

"Come in." He sighed. He didn't even have the strength to ask who it was.

To his greatest surprise, in through the door came C.A. Cupid, followed by her father. He immediately stood up on seeing him.

"Oh, hey, Cupid." He said. "And, uh, hello, sir." He sat back down and dropped his gaze. Why was Cupid's father here? Was he here to expel him from Ever After High, make sure he never appears in front of him ever again?

Cupid came and sat beside him on his bed. She touched his hand.

"Cupid…" he said.

"It's alright." She said. She looked at her father. "Father, this is Alistair Wonderland, the only boy my true heart calls out to."

Alistair was confused. Didn't Eros hate him?

"Yes, my dear." Eros said. "Alistair Wonderland, Chariclo Arganthone Cupid. I, Eros, god of love, hereby bless your relationship to last in bliss and happiness foreverafter."

Cupid went over and kissed his father goodbye as he waved goodbye to her and left the room. Alistair stared after him in wonder.

"What just happened?" he asked.

"It's ok now." Cupid said.

"So he's ok with me going out with you?" Alistair asked.

"Yes." Cupid said. Her turquoise eyes sparkled at him. He locked his arms around her waist, and she around his neck. And the space between their faces disappeared, creating a heart.