My feet plant down with a soft thump on the cold wooden floors. I shiver and slip on my fuzzy slippers before making my way to the bathroom. I squint as I flick on the bright lights and look at myself in the mirror, "Disney movies lied.." I look at my jumbled hair and drool line before turning away to grab a wash cloth and toothbrush. I hum softly as I brush my teeth, scrubbing good before getting my tongue, "Beautiful." I jump as James makes his presence known. I pout, "I look like a dumb emoji." I wave him off before going back to brushing my teeth. He chuckles and steps beside me, grabbing his own, "Make sure to get your tongue good.. don't want stank breath." I laugh and flick water at him, "You first. Your breath smells like butt." He chuckles and starts brushing his teeth, "An wah ya fae cuh you crushty." I smile as he struggles to talk with the toothbrush in his mouth.

I shake my head, "Your face is crusty.. Super crusty." I lick my finger and swipe away his drool line making him pout, "Staaahp." He whines and flicks my forehead. I giggle and grab my washcloth to wash my face, "You started it, sir." He bends down and spits in the sink before looking back at me, "I called you beautiful. I started nothing." He smiles and I smack his chest, "Whatever." He smiles and places a kiss to my face before heading out the bathroom, "C'mon so we can get breakfast." I nod and check myself one last time before following him out.

"Can we bring Petal?" I keep his pace as he leads me to the closet, still not fully unpacked since our unexpected visitor ended up taking up our time. He frowns, "No." I pout at his cut answer and cross my arms, "That's not very nice!" He looks to me with an annoyed look, "Fairies don't eat human food, Olivia. And she's survived this long by herself then she will be fine." My pout deepens as I make puppy eyes, "B-But she's gonna be all alo-" "No" "and her lover is gone! And she just has herself in this cruel dark world!" I dramatically sigh and press my forehead against his chest, "Her poor little self.. so small.. so so very small.." James sighs loudly at my performance. I peek up at him and muster up the cutest puppy eyes I can. He covers my eyes with his hand,"No."
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I sing loudly to the car radio as Petal sat in the cup holder, humming along as James drove us into town. He scowled as he looked at the fairy but she only gave him a smug grin before flittering into my lap. I play with her hair gently and smile as she hugs my finger, "So sweet!" I coo and bring her up to place a kiss on her head. I smile as her body glows a warm pink as the tips of her wings blush.

Town was a twenty minute drive from the estate and a very beautiful ride in my opinion. America never had this much greenery and nature so close. I roll down my window a bit to get some fresh air and smile as James does the same, his shoulders finally relaxing. I lean over to rest my head against his arm, "I hope you don't plan to buy the whole meat section this time." I smile as he chuckles, "Nah just half this time." I shake my head and giggle, "You have an addiction to meat and you need some veggies.. or atleast some fruit." I look at him and he simply shrugs, "We'll see." He smiles as turns the corner into town.

Old stone buildings made us feel like we transported back in time. I look at the people dressed in modern clothing despite the old feel of the town, "It's so weird here.. a good weird." I mumble softly as we pass a butchers shop which made James smile. James parks on the side of a random street and stops the car, "Lets walk and explore a little. Won't hurt." I tuck petal into my purse and smile as she makes herself more than happy at the bottom, curiously exploring my stuff. I climb out the car and stretch my stiff limbs. Strong hands pull down my skirt and I blush as James gives me a look, "I thought I told you to put shorts under this? It's windy." I blush and quickly put my arms down, "I was gonna then forgot them on the bed.." I mumble softly and listen to him sigh, "Just be careful, okay?" I nod my head quickly and grab his hand, smiling as he held my hand back.

To say we stuck out like sore thumbs was insane. I had to be the only brown girl in every store I went in and if I wasn't it was like they were seeing an Alien. I wave at the girl and earn one back, a small smile on her face, "Hi." She moths and I giggle before following James deeper into the grocery store. The metal cart squealed softly as we made our way to the meat section. I give James the look, "Dont even think about getting a cart full." He pouts as he grips two thick racks of ribs, "This is for our victory when we find this stuff out." He tosses them in the cart before rushing over to the chickens and grabbing three, "This is for tonight." I frown as the cart is already half way full, "When did the sausage-" he shushes me with a hug, "Did I even tell you how sexy you are?" I laugh and shake my head, "Yes and you better find something healthy to eat too." He pouts but nods nonetheless, knowing he won't win this fight.

"I'll grab seasonings and some canned goods." I grab the cart and turn it around, "Don't spend all my money, James." I give him a serious look but I knew it was helped as he spotted a pack of bacon. I shake my head and push the cart back to the aisles.

I fill the cart of with spices, seasonings, coffee, and creamer before my peace is interrupted by a man blocking my view of the sauces. "Excuse me." I politely smile as he looks my way. He huffs before looking back ahead at the seasonings. I frown and tap his shoulder, "Excuse me." I say it a little louder and this time he glares before only sliding a centimeter over. I take a deep breath before looking back at him. There was very little stopping me from grabbing the cart and ramming his stupid kneecaps. I look him up and down, sizing him up.

At least 5'8.
Not very muscular.
Heavily tattooed.

I eye the giant rose tattoo on his neck before sighing, "Fine.. butthead." I send him a glare which he returns before turning the other way and grabbing the cart, "I hope your tattoos don't age well." I snap and make my way back to James who had a handful of meat.

His smile falls as he sees my face, "What's wrong? Who hurt you? Do I need to kill someone?" His voice lowers dangerously as I shake my head, tears brimming my eyes. I hate crying but I can't help it. It just happens when I get overwhelmed. He puts the meats down in the cart before pulling me close in a tight hug, "Just point and I'll kill him." I shake my head again and sniffle, "You don't gotta kill him.. He's just being a butthead a-and made me angry.." James hums softly before grabbing my chin and making me look at him, "What happened?" I take a deep breath before pointing to the aisle, "Some guy wouldn't let me get to the seasonings and I asked nicely a lot of times but he wouldn't budge so I said some mean stuff and I really wanted to hit him but I walked away and I kinda wish I hit him." James nods his head as he pulls me close again, "Let's go back." I shake my head and stay rooted to my spot but it's only useless as James walks and drags me along with him.

The man was still there, comparing two giant containers of salt. I clear my throat, "Excuse me." He looks to me with a scowl but if falls as his eyes land on James. I don't miss his little gulp, "What?" I frown at his response and feel James about to pounce but I quickly move in front of him, "I need to get to the items behind you." I point to the sauces and hear him mumble before stepping aside. I smile as I take my good old time to pick out the sauces I want before practically skipping my way back to the cart and putting everything inside. James chuckles and presses a kiss to my head, "Lets go." I follow him as he pushes the cart past the man but now before stopping to stare him down, "Your lucky my girl doesn't want you dead." James stabs a finger against the mans chest before pushing forward with me closely behind. I don't miss how his eyes linger on James.