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Every few minutes, I allowed myself a glance down the far end of the table. Waiting that long was hard enough. Being unable to stare openly was almost painful.
A small group of alien creatures sat eating their meals. It didn’t have the same meaning to them because they were not Titans. I couldn’t even name some of the species.
But they were all invisible to me.
I had eyes only for her.
For the most beautiful creature in the galaxy.
My wife.
She perched on the edge of her chair delicately. She had to because she was smaller than the average Titan. She was dainty and feminine with long limbs and a heart-shaped face.
She cut a small piece of the meat and slipped it in her mouth.
I was imagining things again. In a moment, someone would sit in what had to be an empty chair.
Except, when she spoke to the alien creature beside her, the alien spoke back.
She wasn’t an apparition at all.
She was real.
I distracted myself with another taste of my meal before peering at her again. I appraised her and began to notice small differences to the face I’d memorized from years of careful study.
Her silhouette was not quite the same. Her nose was a little longer, her chin smoother and less square. Her skin still shone with the same vibrancy. She wasn’t my wife but she looked very much like her.
I felt a little relieved. I wasn’t losing my mind. I hadn’t imagined her.
She was real.
And the next time I glanced her way, she glanced in mine.
Our eyes locked for just a fraction of a second.
I could have sworn I felt a solid click.
And I couldn’t take my eyes off her.
At the end of the meal, the side doors were opened and we were encouraged to head toward the ballroom where we’d be entertained by a variety of performances.
“That was delicious,” Zes said, rubbing his bulging belly with both hands.
“Yeah,” I said, my eyes darting from one pair of guests to another. Where had she gone?
“I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted,” Zes said. He yawned so broadly it used up his whole body. “We should hit the hay.”
“You go on up,” I said. “I might stay up a little while.”
“If you stay, I stay,” Zes said.
“No, really. Go up. I’ll go to bed soon.”
“I cannot forsake my sworn duty,” Zes said.
“That was to my brother, not to me,” I said, still searching for the girl.
“To the House Taw,” Zes said, eyes drooping dangerously low. “And I’m not a Titan who forsakes his word.”
