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Instead of going toward the front door I opted for the back. I wasn’t anywhere ready to face people yet.
I sat down on the patio swing, kicking off and letting the afternoon sun warm my face and chase away the gross feeling the interview left behind.
My phone vibrated in my pocket and I glanced at the screen to see a new text.
Collin: Is it over now? Are you okay?
Instead of answering back I hit the call button.
“Are you okay?” he asked again instead of giving a greeting. I couldn’t help but laugh at the intensity.
“I am,” I promised. “One interview down.”
“How bad was it?” he asked. I gave him a quick rundown of the details since he’d asked, not holding back my annoyance.
“If I never hear another fake laugh again I’ll die happy,” I joked.
“Being on TV sounds so weird,” he said. “Good for you, though.”
“Kind of proud of myself,” I admitted. “I expected these to be torturous but I’m more indifferent to them now. I’m glad I get to say my piece and show that I’m not crying in my cereal every morning. If they thought it would end me after only three months then they have way too big of an ego.”
“I’ve seen some of the clips. They definitely have a big ego,” he said. “I’m glad you never got that far with them.”
I smiled at that and rested my head back on the swing.
“Is it going to ruin the moment if I say I’ve had sex before?”
“You know I had a partner, it would be pretty hypocritical if I cared about that,” he chuckled. “I’m just glad it wasn’t those assholes.”
My laughter was unexpected but I couldn’t help it. It was nice to hear the blunt side of Collin. I guess the talk with Micah did some good after all. He’d been less formal lately.
“I want to take you out,” he told me. “Are you free next Saturday? I have an idea.”
“I’ll check my schedule and check back with you but I should be,” I told him. “Usually Walter doesn’t have me working weekends.”
“Good, I don’t want to hold back anymore, Ellie. I don’t care that you have other mates. If they treat you right then that’s good with me. But I don’t want to give you any reason to second guess my intentions.”
“Then I look forward to Saturday.”
Ellie
It had been a few weeks since the finale and it was so easy to separate that part of my life from my every day. They were barely an afterthought now and I was continuing to get to know my mates.
Or most of them.
Ezra was not an easy nut to crack.
The interview aired and went a lot more in my favor than the others. Every possible source was painting the Forrest Pack and Morgan like villains. It was a twist I don’t think any of them, including the network, saw coming.
I had a feeling if there was a next season ofMy Fairytaleit would be a completely different experience.
Micah, Collin, and I had made solid progress on the storefront. It surprisingly became one of my favorite things to do. It was fun to knock down walls and do the destructive parts. But it was equally as amazing to see it develop from an abandoned mess into an actual storefront.
In my own little way it felt like I was contributing something to the town that had given me more than I could have hoped for.
The Raven’s Nest was also like a second home here. Walter was the crazy, old grandfather I never had and I give him the credit for keeping the town gossip at bay.
I was even able to convince Walter to go check out Poppy’s shop. Now I was just waiting for him to give me the final word before I could start diving into the world of tea instead of making coffee.
