Tale of a Tall Girl (Unfinished Fairy Tales) by Ling Aya

Author:Ling, Aya [Ling, Aya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Seven

“ W hat do you want to order?”

Paige jerked out of her thoughts. “Sorry!”

Gus looked at her, his eyes worried. “Did you have to work today?”

“Not really. I went riding, had a picnic, and came home.” Paige propped up the menu and scanned through the offerings. “Let’s see…I’ll have a round sandwich with cheese and a side dish of fried potato sticks.”

Gus frowned. “A round sandwich? Why would they make something like that?”

“Oh, it’s more like a bun. Er, savory bun. You slice a bun into half, put a grilled beef patty inside with lettuce and cheese and tomatoes. Haven’t you tried it before? It’s been around for years.”

He shrugged. “They don’t have it in Ruby Red.”

The round sandwich and fried potato sticks, according to Eddie, had come from his mother. Queen Kat was known for her quirky, outlandish mind—she always had the strangest ideas. Paige loved her anyway. As she did to Eddie…stop!

She was not supposed to be thinking about the prince. She was supposed to be on a date, with a nice man who was thankfully tall enough that she could feel like a normal woman.

The round sandwiches arrived. Gus took a bite and his expression changed. “Hey, this is good!”

“It’s my favorite dish,” Paige laughed, dipping a fried potato stick into tomato sauce. “Here, try this. They complement each other. Oh, and we have to get carbonated water as well. The queen said that a fizzy drink is best to go with this type of food.”

Gus looked surprised. “The queen? Didn’t expect she would like sandwiches and sticks. Isn’t she supposed to act like a royal? You know, having dainty manners and nibbling the food rather than chewing it.”

Paige waved her hand. “Oh no, you have the wrong impression of the queen. She’s actually down-to-earth, if you get to know her.” He really lived a sheltered life up in the north, she thought. Everyone in the city knows about Queen Kat’s unconventional behavior.

“Fancy seeing you here with a woman,” a voice said. A large, brown-haired man landed a hand on Gus’s shoulder. The latter flinched. “Mind if I have a private word with him?”

“Not at all.”

Paige watched as Gus headed out with the man, his shoulders hunched. She ate her food in silence, wondering what this was about.

Gus slid back into his chair. There was no sign of the other man. “Sorry about that,” he said, picking up his half-finished sandwich.

“Everything all right?” Paige asked. “You didn’t seem happy when he found you.”

“Nothing to worry about.” Then, as if eager to change the subject, he started asking about Princess Ciara. “I say, it’s amazing that the princess wants to start a business. She has more determination and guts than a lot of people I know.”

Page glowed. She would never get tired of others complimenting her employer. Ciara wasn’t perfect–she was bossy and blunt and impatient–but Paige would take the princess over any bland, conventional young lady anytime.

When dinner was over, Paige insisted on paying for her own meal.

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