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"I want my coffee Ryuu!" Meryn yelled

"Bye," Gavriel said and followed the others out of the dining roolass "Here It’s mostly frothed milk with just a little bit of coffee I’m afraid of what your body would do if ent cold turkey, so we’ll be cutting you back in incre, she took a sip "There’s no coffee in here," she complained

"Yes there is, just considerably less than you’re used to I’ll order a decaf version of your espresso bean You can have the same drinks you’re used to, just with no caffeine" He reached over and put a bagel, apple wedges and cheese blocks on her plate "You can’t go to your office without clearing your plate," he said, his voice stern

Meryn looked like she was about to argue for a moment before she slumped back "I am, aren’t I?" she asked

He nodded "I didn’t think to check until you mentioned it yesterday, but your rhythms are different"

"Daether "But this is happy news! You should tell Aiden right away" Even though she wasn’t raised around shifters, she knew of the great i children

"No," Meryn said, biting into her bagel savagely

"Why not?" she asked

"Because if he finds out, I won’t be able to torture him with the condoms anymore and he will be impossible to live with" Meryn stuffed the blocks of cheese in her mouth until her cheeks puffed out like a chipmunk

"So ill you tell him?"

"Soon, I promise," Meryn confirmed

"Oh, Meryn" Elizabeth shook her head

Meryn looked up "Don’t ’Oh Meryn’ me You don’t have to live with hiurine If I even some off to the clinic for Ada room before I tell him To process it for myself"