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because she was still feeling the after-effects of kissing him.
    Really, should she still have the tinglies over it? It was like the drug that didn’t wear off.
    â€œBecause I’ll never be a part of any of that, and telling me all about it will just make me want it more,” Cara blurted.
    â€œYou want to be a fairy?” he asked.
    Cara shrugged. “I don’t know. Maybe. I don’t want to be chained here. I mean, I can’t ever leave the island. I’m stuck here.”
    â€œThis is not a bad place to be.”
    â€œSays the two-hundred-fifty-year-old guy.”
    He laughed. “I’m only thirty-five. Just in stasis.”
    They both laughed. He’d explained to her once about fairy aging. Basically, they aged until thirty-five, then, after they’d trained, they signed on for three hundred fifty years of service. Their aging stopped until they retired, and after that, they started aging normally again.
    So Duncan liked to call it “being in stasis”.
    â€œYou’re still an old guy who’s seen everything. And everything change.”
    â€œExcept here.” He brushed his hair out of his face. “This is the only place that hasn’t changed.”
    â€œExactly!” She huffed. “Exactly why I want to leave. I want to see something. Something more than just this island.”
    â€œThere is not that much to see.”
    She shook her head. “Maybe not to you. My sister moved off the island. Did you know that?”
    â€œNo. I was not aware.”
    â€œShe, uh, fell in love with a human near where she releases her cries. Went to be with him.”
    â€œIs the love returned?” Duncan asked.
    â€œI guess. They’re getting married. I think Mom would rather her marry a fairy, but Dad’s all happy about it. Can’t wait for grandkids. He keeps glancing at me, like he’s waiting for me to come in and declare my love for some guy as well.” Though she had to admit, she wasn’t completely against the idea of marrying. Her ex turned her off to doing it anytime soon, but she wouldn’t mind, you know, eventually.
    But there’d be some caveats.
    He’d have to be really good to her.
    Yeah. Awesome, like Duncan. That’s the kind of guy I need .
    He shifted next to her and didn’t look at her as he spoke. “You are far too young to consider marrying. Fairy or human.”
    â€œSays the two hundred plus year old guy. Unlike you, I don’t get to live that long.” She bumped into him, and they both sort of swayed for a second before he straightened himself out.
    â€œYou just need to be a grown-up for a while. Be you for a while. Then worry about marriage.”
    â€œI don’t have any plans to be married. If the right guy came along, of course, I would.” She glanced at him. “If a Fairy Godfather came and helped me out a bit…”
    Good, Cara, keep playing it off like they hadn’t kissed, she told herself. Don’t act like you still want to kiss him again.
    Because you don’t.
    Really .
    He rolled his eyes. “I got out of the Fairy Godfather business long before you came along.”
    He didn’t seem the find your true love type anyway. He was more a Git-Er-Done guy. Evidenced by his numerous blind dates and lack of serious girlfriend for as long as Cara had known him.
    Cara bumped his arm with her elbow. “You know I’m just playing.”
    He smiled and wrapped his arm around her.
    He really had a great smile. Nice shiny, straight teeth, but not that neon I-over-whiten white. Naturally pretty.
    It didn’t make her feel weird things in her toes. Nope, not her. No more weird feelings like when he had her all wrapped up in his arms. And his wings.
    Even like now…
    Her cheeks felt warm, and she was sure she’d probably turned bright pink.
    Duncan didn’t seem to notice; instead he stared out at the water. “Should we practice