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╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆MICHAEL .
“ sometimes. when i can, i bring them money in person. they understand that being here is what is best for me. ” he glances over his shoulder. “ why ? don’t tell me you’re planning on running away to my house. ”
“ oh, shut up. though i am a little offended that i haven’t met your parents yet, ” she teases, manicured nails drumming along the fence. “ i was just curious. you never talk about them, so i wasn’t sure. ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆COLTON .
“ a cute date for dustin, huh ? lock me in the dungeons, he will have a ball. or better yet, string me by my feet from the tallest tower. i think that will be the closest you’ll ever get to him being happy. ”
“ you remind me of why i’m a lesbian. ” she sighs. “ colton, has it occurred to you that maybe part of the reason why you only see the worst in dustin is because you ... haven’t tried to see a better side of dustin ? ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆MICHAEL .
“ annnnd this is the part where i regret ever opening my mouth. he turns back around and grabs a brush off the shelf in hopes of vandal actually letting him brush him, if only to give him something to do other than stare at her.
she snickers at him and leans forward again, watching him through those same lovesick eyes that have followed him for the past year. “ hey, mikey ? do you ever see your family ? ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆COLTON .
he considers it with a cock of his head. if anyone can handle dustin - and if dustin is going to listen to anyone - it certainly is evelyn. she’ll keep him in check, and perhaps that will actually progress them forward. “ i’m not against the idea. but it will be much more difficult to convince dustin. ”
“ you let her handle dustin. you, ” she says, patting his chest, “ just think up a cute date for you and the hubby. let the girls with the brain cells handle the rest. ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆MICHAEL .
“ this is all hypothetical, ” he reminds her, because if he doesn’t, he truly believes she’ll find the two of them a pair of one way tickets and never look back. “ anywhere that’s not too hot, but not too cold. the perfect breeze. no worries, no concerns. but. ” he fixes her with serious look. “ that’s not how life works. ”
she beams at him innocently, because of course it’s hypothetical. “ of course, of course. so ... your dream land is somewhere tropical, not near a castle or anything fringing on the royal side of things. duly noted ! ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆COLTON .
“ a date with a chaperone ? it’s like you’re asking for him to poke at me. ” dustin would never let him hear the end of it. it would be like they were two young lovers, not yet betrothed and in need of adult supervision. “ and who, pray tell, would be chaperoning this date. you ? ”
she scoffs. “ god, no. i can’t stand being around you two for five minutes, the sexual tension clogs my pores. but evelyn, on the other hand, has more patience and strength than every person you’ve ever met combined. ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆MICHAEL .
why she continues to say that damned l-word, he will never know. it very well may play into her never ending dramatics. because there’s just no way … no, not a chance. he will not dwell on the thought for how ridiculous it sounds. “ seeing as you refuse to let this go, i suppose i’d run far, far away from any castles. far too confining. perhaps a beach town. lots of land, clean air, all that. ”
“ a beach town ... in which country ? i’m sure we can use my princess-ly powers to get us a ticket to anywhere you’d like to go. just say the word and we can go. ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆COLTON .
“ well … yes. though i never know how serious he’s being. ” or if he can be serious at all. “ besides, it would feel … wrong. royals do it all the time, i know, but … ” it would be so easy ; he was king after all. anyone would rush to join him in his bed. “ … i promised myself to my husband, and my husband alone, as insufferable and irritating as he is. ”
“ theeeen why don’t we try something else ? since you two clearly can’t stand to be alone together. let someone else ... mediate while you, er, date. right ! go on a date with a chaperone or two. ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆MICHAEL .
“ you want to run away to france ? ” he asks with a scrunch of his nose. “ i think i will most definitely pass. if i don’t fit in your castle, i most certainly won’t fit in his. not exactly the palace type, in case you haven’t noticed. ”
bridgette lets out another groan. “ goooood, you are so complicated, why am i in love with you ? ” it’s not the first time she’s said it and it won’t be the last. she’ll say it until he gets it. ( and that’s shaping up to be a big, fat ‘never.’ ) she lets out a huff. “ okay, then where do you want to run away to, huh ? ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆COLTON .
“ there will never be a good part. it’s all sad exposition ; no happily ever after. ” he lets out a long, drawn out sigh. “ i will never have my prince charming. don’t you see how upsetting that is for me ? some sympathy would be nice. ”
“ you are both so stupid and i hate you, ” she says with feeling. “ if you’re so unhappy, why not just ... have an affair ? didn’t he give you explicit permission to see someone else on the side ? ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆MICHAEL .
standing back up and dusting off his hands, he finally faces her fully. shaking his head at just how dramatic she is, he reminds, “ a bit difficult when i work for you. or is this no longer your horse ? ”
“ you wouldn’t work for me if you’d just run away with me, ” she points out, singsong and innocent, where she really isn’t. “ i don’t know if i need to remind you, but colton’s already said that we can live in his castle. all you gotta do is say yes. ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆COLTON .
he couldn’t scoff fast enough. “ i think he’d rather die and fall to the ninth circle of hell where he belongs. ” despite their shared nights together in the same bedroom, the very closest he had ever been with anyone - with the very last person who is supposed to be just anyone - dustin is just as prickly as he was night of their wedding, albeit a bit cockier.
she shakes her head, a quiet chuckle floating into the air. “ this has to be the longest foreplay on earth. why can’t you just blow him and get to the good part of the story ? ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆MICHAEL .
“ feeding your horse, for one, ” he replies, going to refill vandal’s trough with fresh hay. “ doing my job. getting paid. ” he smiles at her over his shoulder. “ not all of us can be princess. ”
bridgette rolls her eyes, a full body movement that involves her leaning back as far as humanly possible and letting out a groan. “ i don’t want to be a princess, and when will you let that go ? you’re the only one who cares about that ! stop caring about it ! ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆COLTON .
falling in step beside her, he raises an eyebrow and takes a quick glance behind him. their security is already topnotch; they live in a palace. but one can never be too safe ( such comes along with the life of a royal ). “ if it will make you more comfortable, then i suppose i can speak with the general later. i have to keep all of your attention on me after all. can’t have you distracted. ”
genevieve pushes a hand through her hair, throwing another look over her shoulder. “ if they’re scaring me, they’re going to have a field day with your daisy ass. ” she let out a sigh and took his hand. after all of their years together, formality is nothing but a word between them. “ where’s his highness now, by the way ? isn’t he supposed to follow you around like a lost lovesick puppy ? ”
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆MICHAEL .
eyebrow raised, michael twists the knob on the water tap and places the empty water bucket beneath it. “ those are our priorities ? ” he asks.
“ um, duh ? ” bridgette leans forward on the fence, chin hooked over her crossed arms. “ what are your priorities ? considering you still won’t run away with me, that is, ” she throws out, because yes, she’s still asking.
╰ ˟ ｡ ♛ ┆COLTON .
“ so startled by little old me ? ” he steps forward, the light hitting him. “ perhaps being king really has made me more intimidating. ”
genevieve rolls her eyes, shoulders sinking with relaxation as his voice washes over her. “ the only thing scary about you is your husband, your majesty. ” she walks to his side, hip mindlessly knocking against his as she sidles closer. “ speaking of ––– can we boost security ? i can’t shake the feeling that someone has been following me, lately. it’s... disquieting. ”
––––that sound again. genevieve twists around, wrapping an arm around her stomach. “ hello ? is someone there ? ”