You Cheated

July 30th. The day normally held little value to Rishe, for it had never been important at all in any of her lives. Though she had seen the celebration of life for her previous mentors, friends, and colleagues; her own birthday never mattered much to her anyone else. That was until her 7th loop where everything had changed.The memory of how the day started replayed in her mind over and over. Every kiss, every angle, the tightness of her chest, the softness of Arnold’s lips pressed against her own, the mix of tenderness and passion in each unique press of lips. Just the thought of it made her heart want to explode!Even so, there was one more thing Rishe wanted from Arnold for her birthday: one more selfish act she couldn’t help but ask for. Arnold had a way of doing that, of making her act selfishly despite the voices in her mind reminding her to remain silent.“You want what?” Arnold asked, looking up from the document he was in the midst of reading.“I would like a rematch, Your Highness. My skills have improved in recent months, and I wish to see how well I fare against you now.”“Very well. Go get changed.” Arnold nodded with a small, amused huff.