⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 && 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀

A chess board awaits 𝖣𝖱. 𝖢𝖴𝖫𝖫𝖤𝖭. for when he’s feeling up for a bit of friendly competition.

Eighty years and counting, Mr. Cullen — and she’s 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 that her impeccable winning streak is here to stay.

Easy, Edward. . .

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦, ⠀⠀ 𝑖 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦 ; ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒊 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

Don’t mind her, she’ll just be admiring 𝖣𝖱. 𝖢𝖴𝖫𝖫𝖤𝖭. from the doorframe of his study.

Only she could make the roll of her eyes look like a compliment; the warmth of her gaze giving it away as she eases onto his lap, narrowing her eyes at the ancient text splayed across his desk. “ Ah, yes, and this one says: my husband is the sappiest man on God’s green earth. “