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THE KING & QUEEN – #flashfictionmagic

June 11, 2021 by Sheri

Shera & Armand Part 1
I lifted my gaze from the glittering crystal knight between my fingers and found Armand’s jade-colored eyes studying my face. His black silk turban framed his face like clouds of night, casting shadows across the evening desert light pouring in behind him. The heat was finally fading and a breeze lifted the fine blond hair that stuck to my forehead.
“It’s your turn,” I said.
His ruddy lips curled. “I know. But I have already won, and I do not want the game to finish.”
My jaw jutted out before I could stop it. “So sure?”
His smile glowed between shadows as he reached forward with long brown fingers. Without looking away from me, he picked up his King and moved it to checkmate mine.
I blew out a sigh through grumpy lips. “I don’t know why I play with you.”
“Because I am a startlingly handsome prince and I asked you?”
I took a sip of chilled shiraz wine his servant had left at my elbow. “No, I think I’m just bored.”
He leaned back and steepled his fingers. “Someone as pretty as you should never be bored.”
I tried to smile, but it came out a smirk. “Is that what you tell yourself in the mirror every morning?”
He turned his head slightly so the light caught his eyes and they seemed to glow. How many times had he given this exact shouldering look to a woman who sat in my chair?
“Accept my offer of marriage, and I assure you, Shera, you will no longer be bored.”
My face flashed hot, and I rolled my eyes. “How many times do I have to say this? I’m not marrying anyone until I figure out which world I came from.”

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Hi, I'm Sheri Yutzy. I love forests under the night sky, trying new foods, and drinking Irish tea.
I'm married to a musician who looks good in black, mama to two toddlers who love to eat, and happy resident of a Cape Cod cottage in Ohio.
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Here’s what I mean. By the end of every week I’m ready to see my people, engage in my church community. And by the end of Sunday? I’m ready to be alone again. My kids usually are too, so they spend Monday playing pretend together and I lurk around catching up on housework, reading a book, and gazing out the window, enjoying my own inner silence. (It’s not super silent outside of me, but that’s okay.)
Monday is just lovely, because I’m filled up and rich with community, and I have a whole day to be home and ponder that fullness.
Yes, sometimes I want to be with adults after hearing children chatter all day, but most of the time their conversation is refreshing.

How do you find Mondays? Do you like to get started on the week, or would you like to stay in the weekend?
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This weekend was a bit crazy. I did some new things, like make meatballs for a crowd, and juggle three Airbnb guests’ requests at once, and change a car key battery while away from home (thank God for the extra battery in the glove box) but here I am at Sunday afternoon, my time to take a look at the week before, and everything worked out.
I know it doesn’t always, but for today, I am grateful.

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