I used The Hobbit. Does that work?
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“They
dragged one book out into three movies.
It was overkill.”“They
were done with the book by the end of the second, Swan. The third delves into other parts of Tolkien
lore.”Emma
grabbed a handful of popcorn and tossed a piece into her mouth, leaning into
Killian’s side and looking up at him with raised brows.“Look at
you, learning all about the literature of the Land Without Magic” – she tried
to act serious, but ended up giving a snort and shaking her head – “Tolkien lore? Really, Killian?”“There’s
a fair bit outside of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It’s not my fault that you decide to only
embrace popular culture.” He leaned back and took the kernel of popcorn that
Emma held between his teeth, grinning at her around it before he closed his
mouth and chewed on it.“God,
you’re going to be one of those people,
aren’t you?”“Those people?” Killian repeated with a
raised brow, after swallowing the popcorn.“Yeah,
the ones that turn up their noses at Harlequin romances and sneer because I
find that one Taylor Swift song really catchy.
Basically, the assholes.”“Rude,
Swan” – Killian grabbed a handful of popcorn shoved about a third of it into
Emma’s mouth when she opened it to reply.
Emma glared at him, but carefully chewed the food in her now full mouth –
“and I have no idea what Harlequin romances or Taylor Swift are. Perhaps they should be the theme of our next
educational weekend?”Educational weekend meaning when Emma,
and sometimes Henry and David, set out to teach their pirate about the Land
Without Magic and all of the cultural phenomenon that included.Last
weekend had been all about Star Wars, but last week Killian had read The Hobbit, and since Emma loved that
book, she had decided to claim this weekend for a private one, so they could
binge watch all three movies.
Surprisingly, the villain of the week had decided to give them the time
to do so. Of course, for some reason
Killian’s taste in this case was horrible, and he actually preferred the
movies.“Turn on
any radio and you’ll hear Taylor Swift.
And we’re not going to read Harl-” Emma cut off suddenly and turned
suddenly thoughtful. Killian was already
rather creative… but every now and then those Harlequins could get really steamy. And maybe reading them
would be… illuminating. “Scratch that. I’ll check out this month’s offerings. Maybe there’s something good.”“I look
forward to it.” Killian leaned down and kissed her, the way his tongue teased
hers making Emma melt against him. When
he pulled back, he wore a pleased smirk on his lips. “I still think the movies are better. Because of the extra lore they explore.”Emma
huffed in mock anger and snuggled closer into him, nestling her head under her
chin.“You’re
free to have your own opinion – just realize that in this case, it is wrong.”