Ella nodded then shook her head. “Isn't where we are now okay?,” she asked and continued. “I’ve been thinking about us a lot lately. I want our life to be perfect like those fairy tails, with a big yard for the kids to play in and a cozy fireplace for us to snuggle up in front of.”
Ronald chuckled. “You’ve got it all planned out, don’t you?” he said.
Ella blushed. “I can’t help it,” she said. “I just want everything to be perfect.”
Ronald reached across the table and took her hand. “It will be,” he said. “With you by my side, everything will be perfect.”
They laughed and joked, and the conversation flowed easily.
Ronald's smile lit up the room, a rare sight that softened his stern demeanour. Ella's eyes sparkled with a mix of excitement and vulnerability as she spoke about their futur
