forum “I can’t love you...” Reposting this here (O/O|Romance|Closed|)

Started August 10, 2019 by @Toxic_Persephone group

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She laughed softly, smiling. “I know I have freedom with you. I like it. But with my parents I’ve got nothing. I sincerely hope you never have to see me with my parents.”

He nodded. "Alright." The last course was served, and he let go of her so that they could both eat. He added to the conversation around them a bit, as necessary.

She hummed, letting him go to eat. Her eyes fell happily upon the food, a bright smile gracing her lips.

He kept eating, glancing over at Arabella for a moment, then continued eating. He ate neatly, as he had learned to do since he was younger.

Arabella, was naturally a messy eater. But at these types of dinners she was well mannered and quite good at keeping things clean. She glanced back at Asher, wondering why he kept looking at her.

He sighed softly. After everyone had finished the course, the plates were cleared, and the servants brought dessert. Asher smiled slightly, and happily started eating it.

Arabella purred at the first taste of the desert. Her eyes slipped closed. She hadn’t had something sweet since their marriage. This was wonderfully made. She looked up at Asher and pointed to the plate. “Can we make this at home?”

Asher smiled lightly. "Yeah, we definitely can." He replied, kissing her cheek softly, then going back to his dessert. He closed his eyes for a moment.

She smiled sweetly, it was genuine. “Thank you Asher!” She giggled softly and placed another forkful into her mouth.

He smiled. "You're welcome." He replied, and went back to his dessert. When people finished the dessert, they started to leave slowly, one by one.

Arabella looked around, licking her lips absentmindedly as people began to leave. She glanced at Asher, wondering what they were going to do. Her eyes fell on his slightly pointed ears. She reached out to brush his hair away from his ear and gently traced the shape.

Asher shivered slightly as she traced his ear, glancing over at her and raising an eyebrow at her a bit, but smiled. He finished up his dessert. "Ready to go?" He asked with a smile.

She blushed lightly when he glanced over, pulling her hand back into her side. “S-sorry I’ve never really seen elven ears up close.” She murmured, nodding softly as he spoke. “I am ready…”

"Fae." He reminded. "Elf is a misnomer." He smiled, and stood. "Alright then. Let's head home." He gently pulled out her chair and helped her up, kissing her cheek lightly and holding her hand gently.

“Fae sorry!” She mumbled, hiding her face in her hands. She looked up at him as he helped her up, smiling sheepishly and looking away.

He chuckled. "It's alright, Arabella. Don't worry. Most of us dont mind." He led her to the door, still holding her hand gently. Her hand is so small… He thought.

Arabella made no comment nor did she make a move to let go of his hand. She was perfectly fine with holding his hand as they walked. It made her feel… secure?

The taste of the desert still lingered on her tongue. She wanted more of it. “Mm when can we make that desert? It was so good.”

He chuckled. "I'll send an email asking for the recipe, don't worry. We'll eat it at some point soon, i pronise." He led her out to the car, opening the door for her. "Do you want to stop anywhere on the way home? Ice cream, shopping, movie." He asked, looking at her with a small smile.

Arabella looked up at him and smiled brightly, laughing softly. “No. Nowhere but home. I need to take off this dress… it’s restrictive.” She murmured, blushing lightly. It was extremely hard to move her arms. It was tight around her bust and waist.

Asher nodded, closing her door after she sat down, and got in the car, starting it up. "Alright." He chuckled softly, and started driving.

She let her hands rest in her lap, a soft sigh leaving her lips. She relaxed completely, her shoulders slumping. “That was so exhausting…” she murmured. “It’s hard showing that much affection and being sincere isn’t it?” She asked softly, looking up at him with wide green eyes. Truth be told, she had been sincere…

He nodded, then shrugged. "It…wasn't, actually." He replied, keeping his eyes on the road so he didn't crash. "I mean, maybe for you? But it wasn't that hard for me." He admitted, biting his lower lip slightly.

She looked away. She couldn’t admit how much she had actually meant her affection. Not after her fit. “Mm… I’m glad it wasn’t hard for you…” she murmured softly, leaning over and resting her head on his shoulder. “I liked it.”

He smiled at her. "Oh. Good." He replied, reaching one hand over to gently pet her hair (not in a weird way in a cute way lol), then returned his hand to the steering wheel. He continued driving.

(Haha I assumed so)

She giggled softly at the pet and nuzzled into his sleeve, humming happily. The female was soon asleep, her exhaustion finally getting the best of her. Added on top of the stress she had felt was all the food she had eaten. And eating a lot always made her tired.