" After Gina left, the princess walked the rose garden by herself, feeling melancholy and moody. She wondered about the ends of things, and if happily ever afters ever lasted.
That's how Flynn found her. Sensing her mood, he took her by the hand and pulled her over to the little bench by the apple trees.
"What are we doing?" Rapunzel asked curiously.
"I think you need a break from princessing," Flynn said. "Besides, it's after eight. Wayyyyy past time for reading."
He held up a book whose cover he had replaced with one he made; it said Book #38.
Rapunzel, overwhelmed by how much he understood and loved her, reached up and kissed him fully on the lips.
Reading would have to wait until later. "

― Liz Braswell , What Once Was Mine