Once upon a time...
It's incredible how many people you meet at the place of worship. Roderick was brown haired and handsome, but not exactly my type. He was hilarious however and I didn't give it a second thought when he asked me out.
Our first date was wonderful! We went to an extremely fancy banquet. I was used to this of course, but I was surprised Roderick had been invited. Either way, I didn't object! We had a lovely meal and when dessert was served, Roderick got it to go.
"Why aren't we eating it here?" I asked confused and alarmed. Roderick took my hand. "You'll see," he said. I wasn't normally spontaneous and I hate surprises, but in this case I didn't object. I chose wisely. He took me to an open field. The stars were shining brightly above. He begun to lay a blanket down and sat down. When I didn't follow he looked at me confused. "Brailee? You don't want to have dessert?" he asked. I smiled. "I'm not sure I can sit on the grass in my gown," I responded. He laughed and grabbed my hands pulling me down to the ground. It was a bit uncomfortable but the moment was so perfect that I didn't move. And neither did he.
We went on a few dates after that. I met his family and learned about how much he enjoyed to run and that he was quite a bit older than I. We had fun together. We would take walks and eat sweets. Unfortunately, he seemed to bring out the negativity in me.
Alright lets face it. I'm a bit negative period, but not that bad. Except with him.
Over time we began to grow apart. At first I was confused, but accepted that it was just not meant to be and was for the better. He seemed to sense that I didn't mind, because as soon as I decided I didn't care, he began to care again.
Annoying men.
So I began to date him again, considering there weren't many other prospects I felt worthy of my attention.
One evening Roderick bailed on a date we had planned. I was bummed, but soon made other plans to attend festivities. Those were sadly his plans as well. Only he had another date. When I saw him, I stopped dead in my tracks. My heart stopped beating as he leaned in and kissed another girl.
Rather than stand there looking like I'd just been played (even though I had) I searched out his brother, planted a kiss on him, waited til I knew Roderick saw, then spun on my heels and towards my carriage ready to return to my castle before the tears spilled.
Was it princess like of me? Not really, but I didn't care. My point was made and Roderick's reaction to me kissing his brother was enough to make things not work out with him and the girl he was with. That was satisfying enough for me!
And we lived happily never after...
