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even then.
His breath brushed against my hair as he spoke. "Je t'aime, mon amour. Tu es ma vie." When the number ended, he kissed me so sweetly, the sound of Charlie's giggles the only thing that could break the spell.
That was when Linn appeared next to my son, dressed in leggings, soft boots and a flowing purple tunic that came to her knees. "You must dance on your birthday and I am the only girl." She'd spoken in English in her lovely musical voice, still pitched high because of her age. They were the same height, tall for five, and looked remarkable standing together with their incredible lavender eyes and long thick hair. She had flowers in her chestnut waves and it made her look like a sweet child of the 1960's, or maybe a sweet child of Faerie.
"Uh, uh. Warriors don't dance." My son crossed his arms and lifted his chin stubbornly.
"Takes after his mother, I see." Aedus teased, having moved closer to us after the number had ended. Philly slapped his arm and laughed, then glanced at me, lifting her shoulders in apology.
Linn touched his shoulder. "My father is the greatest warrior of our Sidhe and he dances with my mother." Charlie lifted his chin even higher and frowned. "Well, what do you like to do?" Linn asked, looking like she couldn't understand why anyone wouldn't enjoy dancing.
He thought for a moment. "Read."
She frowned at him and asked. "Read books?" She seemed aghast at the idea.
Seeing her displeasure, he tried to think of something else. "I'm learning to be a ninja warrior." That interested her a little more, since all the fae were trained as warriors. "And I can play the guitar. One song, but I'll get better when I practice more."
"Will you play for me?" She smiled her lovely little smile. Charlie's mouth dropped open.
"Takes after her dad, I see." Aedus had been the heartthrob of Cascade, at least until he'd happily bound himself to Philladre, a female every bit as beautiful and powerful as Aedus. I couldn't wait to see how their daughter developed.
"I'm..." Charlie swallowed hard, "I'm gonna play for Mom, but...but I could play for both of you. I guess." He looked at me with a desperate expression. I nodded to let him know I approved.
"I would like that." Linn responded politely in the fae way and so Charlie did too, not knowing what else to do around this confusing young female.
Kyle moved closer and whispered, "Faerie Princess enchants Don W..." but I jabbed him in the stomach with my elbow before he could finish. That boy never remembered to keep his distance when he was annoying me.
Garrett kissed my cheek and then dissolved, reappearing with both guitars and Jay's bongo. The trio sat on stools set up on the dance floor after pulling chairs over for me and Linn to sit and watch. The tiny fae princess smiled at me like a cat that'd raided the cream, her young sights set on my Charlie. The little vixen smoothed down her hair, adjusting the flowers. She already seemed so much more mature than my hapless son, who was looking more than a little nervous.
While Garrett was still tuning the guitars I walked over to Charlie and said, "Just look at the guitar or your dad when you play. You don't have to look at the audience."
"Why is she staring at me like that?" He whispered.
"She likes you." I whispered back, catching Garrett's smile out of the corner of my eye.
"Jay likes me and he doesn't look like that."
"She likes you." He still looked confused. "Ask your dad."
"Okay." He nodded, still unsure.
They played "Sur le Pont d’Avignon", a French folk song that only had two chords. Garrett sang the verses and the boys joined in during the choruses. They made lots of mistakes, but it was still adorable. Ironically, the song lyrics were about dancing on a bridge and I had no doubts that Charlie would one day be a fine dancer.
When the song finished, Linn ran over in her graceful way and kissed him on the cheek, leaving Charlie standing frozen in place as Philladre laughed and led her
His breath brushed against my hair as he spoke. "Je t'aime, mon amour. Tu es ma vie." When the number ended, he kissed me so sweetly, the sound of Charlie's giggles the only thing that could break the spell.
That was when Linn appeared next to my son, dressed in leggings, soft boots and a flowing purple tunic that came to her knees. "You must dance on your birthday and I am the only girl." She'd spoken in English in her lovely musical voice, still pitched high because of her age. They were the same height, tall for five, and looked remarkable standing together with their incredible lavender eyes and long thick hair. She had flowers in her chestnut waves and it made her look like a sweet child of the 1960's, or maybe a sweet child of Faerie.
"Uh, uh. Warriors don't dance." My son crossed his arms and lifted his chin stubbornly.
"Takes after his mother, I see." Aedus teased, having moved closer to us after the number had ended. Philly slapped his arm and laughed, then glanced at me, lifting her shoulders in apology.
Linn touched his shoulder. "My father is the greatest warrior of our Sidhe and he dances with my mother." Charlie lifted his chin even higher and frowned. "Well, what do you like to do?" Linn asked, looking like she couldn't understand why anyone wouldn't enjoy dancing.
He thought for a moment. "Read."
She frowned at him and asked. "Read books?" She seemed aghast at the idea.
Seeing her displeasure, he tried to think of something else. "I'm learning to be a ninja warrior." That interested her a little more, since all the fae were trained as warriors. "And I can play the guitar. One song, but I'll get better when I practice more."
"Will you play for me?" She smiled her lovely little smile. Charlie's mouth dropped open.
"Takes after her dad, I see." Aedus had been the heartthrob of Cascade, at least until he'd happily bound himself to Philladre, a female every bit as beautiful and powerful as Aedus. I couldn't wait to see how their daughter developed.
"I'm..." Charlie swallowed hard, "I'm gonna play for Mom, but...but I could play for both of you. I guess." He looked at me with a desperate expression. I nodded to let him know I approved.
"I would like that." Linn responded politely in the fae way and so Charlie did too, not knowing what else to do around this confusing young female.
Kyle moved closer and whispered, "Faerie Princess enchants Don W..." but I jabbed him in the stomach with my elbow before he could finish. That boy never remembered to keep his distance when he was annoying me.
Garrett kissed my cheek and then dissolved, reappearing with both guitars and Jay's bongo. The trio sat on stools set up on the dance floor after pulling chairs over for me and Linn to sit and watch. The tiny fae princess smiled at me like a cat that'd raided the cream, her young sights set on my Charlie. The little vixen smoothed down her hair, adjusting the flowers. She already seemed so much more mature than my hapless son, who was looking more than a little nervous.
While Garrett was still tuning the guitars I walked over to Charlie and said, "Just look at the guitar or your dad when you play. You don't have to look at the audience."
"Why is she staring at me like that?" He whispered.
"She likes you." I whispered back, catching Garrett's smile out of the corner of my eye.
"Jay likes me and he doesn't look like that."
"She likes you." He still looked confused. "Ask your dad."
"Okay." He nodded, still unsure.
They played "Sur le Pont d’Avignon", a French folk song that only had two chords. Garrett sang the verses and the boys joined in during the choruses. They made lots of mistakes, but it was still adorable. Ironically, the song lyrics were about dancing on a bridge and I had no doubts that Charlie would one day be a fine dancer.
When the song finished, Linn ran over in her graceful way and kissed him on the cheek, leaving Charlie standing frozen in place as Philladre laughed and led her
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