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Ben looked over at her, hearing the whimper. “Whatever, Puck,” he said sharply. “You’re awful.” Puck looked at her, saying nothing.
“I dunno,” she said thoughtfully. “I just... you’ve been frowning a lot lately.”
“Well, I’m hurting,” he shot back, his voice sharp. “I’m hurting too, but it seems like you can’t go one week without flaunting your new...
She seems relieved, nodding as her temple brushed his shoulder. “How are you feeling?”
“That’s not what I said,” he replied hotly. “I said I didn’t want to see your face then. In the moment. I was angry, Calliope, and I think I had...
She looked up at him affectionately. "But it's normal? To feel ill?"
"Is it?" he asked, looking down at her. "He made you cry multiple times over these last few weeks, and he's still playing the victim." "You don't...
She started laughing. “I’ve had concubines.”
Ben pressed on. “You have had the advantage of someone like her advocating for you at every turn, and when the time came that you had to pull...
“Like... a headache and a little nauseous.” Her face paled and her eyes widened. “Maybe I’m pregnant.
“You have been spoiled,” Ben continued sharply. “You have been spoiled because you have have someone like Calliope who has never thought about...
“I feel a little ill after I do it,” she admitted. “Is that normal?”
Ben looked down at her and took her hand gently. A single thought appeared in her head. Be brave, Calliope. Ben looked back up at Puck...
She seemed intrigued by this before her face lit up. “Z! I lit the fire by myself this morning!”
Puck squinted at him and looked back at Calliope. “This is how he treats you, Cal? Really?”
“And chilly fingers,” she said, nodding knowingly. “Elves aren’t great in the cold either. Or, at least, I’m not.”
Ben raised an eyebrow. “But there is something that’s irritating you. Is it Calliope? Is she smelly? We’ve talked about it, if that helps.”
“So, demons don’t like the cold, huh?” she asked, her arms tight around his.
Puck squinted back at them. “What?” “You seem cross,” Ben repeated languidly. “Do you not like the Fae lands?” Puck laughed harshly, raising...
