The Red Diamond by Emily Flowers (primary phonics books .TXT) 📕

“Hmm, a suit?” I said raising my eyebrow.

“Yeah, I thought I’d be more presentable, and your grandfather always wears a suit,” he said.

“Ok, weirdo,” I said teasing him and then led him to the living room.

“Hello there, young man, you wearing a suit ... hmm, I feel a competition heading my way,” Grandpapa said jokingly.

“Ha ha, the occasion called for a suit, I guess. Thank you for having me over!” Troy pleasantly said, scoring himself more points with Grandpapa.

“Mmm, something smells good! What’s for dinner?” Troy asked.

“You are!” Aunt Danielle smirked and Troy laughed it off until he noticed us staring at him silently.

“What ... you not serious?” Troy asked, looking unsure of the situation.

“Don’t be silly. Of course not. That’s my Aunt Danielle, the drama queen,” I said. “And this is my Aunt Annie, Uncle Joe, Uncle Tim and Albert.”

Then we all headed to the dining room where dinner was served.

“Mmm, this roast chicken is delicious!” Troy said, enjoying the meal.

“Can you cook?” Uncle Tim asked Troy.

“No, not really, but my mom can,” Troy said and everyone stopped eating and the table went silent.

“Well ... I can learn, I guess,” Troy continued, feeling the awkwardness.

“I guess we’ll both learn how to cook then,” I said laughing slightly breaking the awkwardness my crazy family created. “Grandpapa is the boss in the kitchen so I’m sure he can teach me a thing or two,” I continued and everyone laughed and enjoyed having Troy over.

After dinner Troy and I took a drive to have some time alone.

“Your family is quite cool,” he said.

“Cool, more like weirdos you mean,” I said jokingly.

“Nah, they’re fine. Wait till you meet my family,” he said.

“Do you think they would like me?” I asked.

“How could they not?” he said, leaning forward to kiss me.

“So aren’t you going to analyze me, interrogate me and scientifically examine me?” I asked teasing him.

“Well, first I need to take you to my science lab,” he said kissing me on the neck.

“And then?” I asked, feeling tickled but enjoying the moment.

“And then I would start with unzipping you from the top,” he said while unzipping my jacket.

“Hmm, I’m scared already ... but before you continue, my Mr. Scientist, I have a surprise for you,” I said while kissing him and then made him swap places so I could take the driver seat.

“Ok, so where are we going, my Miss magic?” he asked.

“You’ll see,” I responded and winked at him.

Troy and I were floating above the galaxies and he turned from hunky grown Troy to becoming marveled like a nine-year-old boy who just received his first bike.

“Wow, oh my gosh, this is awesome, Iman!” he said. “That must be Pluto right there and there’s Mars ...”

“Yes, and there’s the moon,” I said, watching how enthusiastically excited he was. It was so much fun to see him this happy!

Grandpapa gave me this tour when I was seven years old so I understood how Troy felt. It was amazing to be able to see the universe in its full capacity and all that it held.

“Now do you believe that magic is a stepping stone to science?” I asked him.

“Yes, most definitely. Thank you!” he said looking at me gratefully.

“For what?” I questioned.

“For being a wizard in love with me and trusting me,” he said, holding my hand while looking at the planets.

“And thank you for being the most amazing human!” I said and then we kissed.

Science provides facts, magic provides hope and love makes the world go round. That was my philosophy and I was glad to have found my human love.

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