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He waits until I’m inside and then he shuts the door for me.
“Don’t tell Natalia, but I think I’d rather have Evander teach me how to surf than go shopping with her,” I admit to him, once he’s in the driver’s seat.
He chuckles, shaking his head. “You know, you’re a lotdifferent than I thought a fae would be.”
“What?” I ask, hoping he can hear the teasing note in my voice. “You thought we were all noble creatures who spent our days lavishly shopping and sipping tea?”
“No,” he pauses, then says, “well, maybe.”
I laugh hard. “I don’t blame you. It’s the way fae want to be portrayed—elegant, beautiful, and flawless. You’d never know fae love to gossip and backstab.”
He goes quiet and I wonder if I’ve frightened him.
“I’m not like that,” I quickly add, wondering if I should’ve told him the truth about fae.
“But you are.” He focuses his attention forward as he pulls out on the road.
My stomach sinks.
Does hereallythink I like to gossip and backstab?
“Elegant, I mean,” he says. “Beautiful and flawless.”
Oh.
My mouth goes dry.
I guess that answers my question to if my husband is attracted to me.
“I’m far from flawless or elegant.” My voice comes out quieter than I intended, but I need him to know. I don’t want him to be disappointed once he gets to know me.
“That’s just how I see you,” he says, after a long pause.
I press my lips together, not sure how to respond.
Is it a good thing or a bad thing that he sees me like that?
“You can tell me at the end of the day if you still feel that way about me.” I tuck a strand of hair behind my ear as I turn to face him. “Because anybody who knows me would never think that about me.”
“And what do you consider flaws about yourself?” Stellan asks.
“I’ve spent my entire life hiding away in a castle, so I’mnot great at making conversation. I don’t even know how to talk to you. I’ve never done this before.” I point between us.
“What? Been married?” He smirks at me.
My cheeks grow warm. “You know what I mean. I’ve never had a boyfriend or dated anybody. Even at fae socials, the other fae avoided me.”
“Why would they avoid you?”
For reasons I’d rather not tell Stellan because I don’t want him to see me differently. I like that he treats me normally.
I clear my throat. “So I don’t know how to act with you. I’m not even sure how to be your friend because, other than Cypress, I’ve never had a friend.”
Does my little brother even count as a friend? He was the only one I was close to.
“You’re good with my family. I know you are,” he says. “My sister and mom both texted me throughout the day yesterday, telling me how wonderful you are. And even Evander asked when it would be his turn to hang out with you.”
“They did that?” I put a hand to the base of my throat, wondering why they would do that. “I like your family. They make it easy to hang out with them. They’re just so easy to like.”
