To say the palace's entertainment room was big would be an understatement. It was larger than my first apartment. The red covered seats were classic movie house and the antique popcorn machine had Lily jumping around as she figured out how to work it, helping herself to an obscene amount of hot butter as she filled up a large plastic bucket.
We had gone back to our rooms to change first, both of us showing up at the movie room in leggings and long-sleeved sweaters—super-casual wear for a night of film-watching. Theo was there when we arrived, wearing jeans and a white knitted sweater.
"I told them to pull up all the Christopher Lee movies. Starting with 'The Devil Rides Out'." He settled in beside me. "Hope that's okay."
"Perfect."
As the lights dimmed, he took my hand, entwining his f
