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“Oh yeah?” Dex tucked Luna in and sat on the edge of her bed “Which one?”

“The one about the ogre and the princess It’s turning into a love story”

“Oooh,” I said “Tell me about it”

“Well, they’ve been very good friends for a while, but the ogre would like to marry the princess”

“But he’s an ogre,” Dex argued “Are they even allowed to ht her parents wanted her to marry the cruel prince”

“They did, but this princess doesn’t care what other people say She ht for a moment “She’s a feminist princess”

I laughed “Good for her”

“So do they get erly

“Well, at first the ogre is afraid to propose He thinks she’s going to say no because he’s not a prince But he asks her anyway”

“Because he’s learned to face his fears?” asked Dex

“No, because her cottage is much nicer than his cave, and he really wants to live there with her”

Dex harruets a bad rap in your stories”

“What does she say?” I thuh the blankets “Don’t leave me in suspense!”

“She says yes, because she loves hires deserve a happily ever after”

Luna grinned “That’s a good ending”

“It’s a perfect ending” Sers and touched Hallie’s forehead, then did the same to Luna “Love stories are my favorite”

“What about you, Daddy?” Hallie asked “Are they your favorite too?”

“They’re growing on ht while I leaned in the doorway “See you in the ”

“You’re coht, Winnie?” Hallie asked