Chapter 0067

If that partner was me, I would…

No. I shouldn’t go down that path, even within the safe confines of my mind.

Nicholas and I would never be together again. I had too many secrets that he would never understand. Even if he knew the truth, even if he’d understood, he’d never agree with the choices I had made.

If he knew what I’d given away, he would never look at me the same way.

When Elva appeared for her lunch, she shouted from across the room. “Nick–lass!” Then she ran through. the line, crawled under the table, and threw her arms out wide for a hug.

Nicholas leaned down to oblige. His smile was so warm, my chest ached.

If only Elva and I could have this all the time.

After lunch, and after Nicholas and I finished cleaning up, we joined the children out on the playground.

I pushed some of the kids on the swings, while Nicholas play–chased the children around the grassy lawn. He roared, pretending to be a monster. The children shouted with fake fear, broken with fits of

giggling.

Elva herself often broke the illusion by running up to Nicholas and demanding. “You’re not a monster.

You’re Nick–lass!”

her up into his arms and spun

life. I could have cried bittersweet tears, so happy that she had

she would

tackle him

the sidelines, “Do you

him. “Ah, there! A new monster approaches, even more

to the new game, running and play–fighting with

them distracted, Nicholas rolled up off the ground and

but the back of his shirt was covered

I?” I asked, motioning

“Is it bad?”

then turned his back to me. I brushed away the grass and

when I had finished did I realize the potential weight of what I had just done. I had touched him so

moment, everything had felt just like it had three years

noticed as well. His posture shifted,

should head back soon,” he

needed to end this fantasy as soon as we could. It was

but could never have

needed to return to our reality. A prince

between us, too

back

“Thank you.”

slept soundly, having worn herself out with

his

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