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"Need help?" he offered

"No, thank you If you co done"

His hter was cut short when she shut the door

Men!

She replayed the events froether, she shook her head She turned on the shower and quickly went through theready She put on her makeup and smiled at her fresh-faced appearance She loved her job, but didn’t feel like doing a complete look every day Wrapped in her towel, she walked into the rooet ready

"What happened to your suitcase?"

"I was in a rush trying to get ready for you last night"

"So your suitcase exploded?"

She nodded "Pretty much"

She dug her way through her clothes and pulled out her favorite jeans and a creareen boy-cut panty set and the blue when she heard Darian clear his throat behind her

"Blue"

She turned He was staring at the navy blue lace set as if it were the rarest treasure on the planet

"Blue it is" She stood and let the towel drop, quickly pulled on her bra and panties, and could have sworn she heard herover, she shirabbed a pair of socks, put those on, and then slid on her jeans Finally, she pulled on her sweater

"Warled her face into the neckline

"Come on, love, I can smell breakfast froined how life with him would be He’d never kno happy it made her for him to escort her down to breakfast

A room The men stood, nodded at her, and sat when she did

"She’s alive!" Beth declared with a s to the aht she had shared with Darian Her confusion must have shown because Meryn elaborated

"You’re up before noon" Meryn yawned

Ryuu was already passing out cups of steaes He turned to her "Itoko-sama ould you like before breakfast?"

"Before breakfast?"

Darian chuckled at her side "We have learned to appease the beast before we start eating" He pointed to a bleary-eyed Meryn as blowing on her

"The beast, huh?" She turned to Ryuu "I’ll just have a cup of coffee"