Don't Lie to Me

Ellette was fuming. She always was after a long shift. But after all these years, Roy just found it hilarious. His lovely fairy could not stand people lying to her, and yet her job mainly consisted of people doing exactly that. Luckily, none of their friends had ever tried to lie in front of her. They all knew it made her rage, and they all loved her too much. Roy’s parents had been another story. His mom had indeed lied to Ellette a few times, mainly on the subject of being okay with the planning of their wedding. But Ellette had never found out, and Roy thanked the gods for small mercies. 

“I just don’t understand,” she was frustratedly screaming from the kitchen. “How do you just look someone in the eyes and lie.” 

Roy chuckled. “I think your kind’s version of lying is much more frustrating Elle.” They had had this same conversation so many times, but it seemed to help Ellette wind down, so he indulged her every time. 

“We only developed that to protect ourselves from your kind,” she throws back every time. 

“I know. And I don’t condone lying. But there are some pretty lies.” 

She scoffed and dropped down on the couch next to him. “Right, right. The tales you tell children about a fat man dressed in red and a mouse or a fairy that collect teeth.” She put her legs on his lap. 

“Exactly,” Roy hummed as he grabbed one of his wife’s feet. 

“There are fairies that collect teeth, you know? But not in such a children-appropriate way.” 

“I know, but the children don’t.” 

Ellette sighed, melting further into the couch. 

“Have you ever lied to me?” And that was the last leg of their usual conversation. 

“Never.” Roy’s answer was always the same and it always had the same effect. Tonight was no different, and he watched as the last traces of tension left Ellette’s shoulders. “So, do you want to tell me about your case or would you rather I bore you with the latest gossip floating around the university?” 

Ellette laughed the soft, awkward cackle that Roy had first fallen in love with and whispered. “Definitely gossip.”