My Love

CHAPTER 3

Zeke falls back to sleep so i decide to get up and make him his home-usual. I heat the oven up and begin mixing the muffin batter. I pour the mixture into a muffin pan and pop it in the oven. This was Zeke's favorite breakfast and still is. Poppyseed muffins with cream icing on top. Just the thought of them made my mouth water.

I made sure to put on my best dress this morning. Pink flower petals with thin, green vines as the straps. It was a gift from him for my Chosen Day. To fleshies, as I've learned, would be called a "birthday". Why they call it that, I do not understand. Every pixie has a Chosen Day. It's the day the queen chooses a flower pod in the pond. When she decides which to give life to, she takes it to the pixie gathering room and gives it a small amount of her powers to grow into a pixie. This process of growing takes about two years at the most. It is a magical and wondrous thing.

I hear the timer ding and I quickly flutter over to the oven to find my muffins have been cooked to perfection. I can't wait to see the look in Zeke's face when he wakes up.

I begin setting the table and hear Zeke drag into the room rubbing his sleepy eyes. He then realizes the scene in front of him. "Why, good morning my love. What is all of this?", he says it with a smile.

"It's your welcome home breakfast.", I giggle.

He flutters over to me and hugs me tightly, kissing me lightly on my forehead. " I can't tell you how much I love you." He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me up for a kiss. Deep and passionate, I close my eyes and lose my train of thought. His lips feel familiar, fitting to the shape of mine. "I love you with all my heart."' he whispers.

We sit and eat and talk about all the past fun we've had. "Remember that time when you fell into all of Fiora's pies?", he chuckles.

"Yes it took me hours to get all of the berry filling out of my hair!", I laugh and remember this like it happened yesterday...

I was out in the bakery with Zeke looking to find my favorite. Berry Crunch pie, when I began to wonder around the place. I saw this marvelous pink cake with dark pink roses made of frosting. I was do determined to get a closer look at the details that I didn't realize there was a table in front of me. I slammed right into it and went rolling forward and ended up with smashed pie guts all over me. It was funny but Fiora was furious...

We continue talking until we are finished. The room falls silent except for the soy d of the running water I the sink. As I am cleaning the dishes, somebody knocks on the door.

"I've got it.", Zeke yells. I hear him open the door and he begins whispering to someone. I listen in, "We will discuss this later.", he sounds angry.

"You mean told haven't told her yet?", it is a woman's voice.

"No I haven't, but I will. Soon." What are they talking about? Who is he talking to?

"It had better be soon or else I'll tel her myself." The door closes and I hear him sigh.

"Can we talk Paisley?", he says it with a groan at the end. I realize two things at this time. The first is the her they were referring to is me. The second is the voice I heard was Rosemary's.