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“Did you carry it up to your roo?” he enquired sensibly and logically

My neck twisted so I could look at ical one, even inWhen I hit his world and the curse started to fall, I freaked way the hell out I was a wreck! But Tor here?” I leaned back and shook my head “No” I drew out the “no” for about twelve syllables “He doesn’t freak out He wants to drive a car, I show hinals and,” I lifted a hand and snapped e a lock, we go to the hardware store, get the stuff, go ho you, it drives , “Sweets, would you prefer that I was quivering, scared offor you?”

“No! But you could giveYou kept the fire burning You cooked the rabbits on the spit You cleaned the cave You say you were a wreck, ods, you wielded a blade and fought the vickrants with hter is handy with a dagger,” Tor inforrinned down at her

“Totally, Moed then pointed at myself “Warrior princess, in the flesh”

“Bloody hell, warrior princess,” Tor muttered and my eyes shot to him

“Well, I was! You even said so!” I cried

“I need whisky,” Dad put in at this point, ht and I looked at my father who had an expression on his face I’d never seen before I was guessing he noished that I was actually simply insane or had hooked up with the leader of a cult who seduced feeble-minded women and convinced the hooked up with an actual warrior prince fro at Tor

“Do you drink whisky?” he asked Tor

“I do,” Tor replied

“Coht up,” Dad muttered and turned to the liquor cabinet on the wall

My eyes went to Tor and his came to me Then his face went soft, one of the sides of his htly up and he winked at me I took in a deep breath and smiled back He tipped his head to my chair and waited until my bottom was in it before he resuht the bottle Molasses

Dad threw back his whisky like he was doing a tequila shot then refilled his glass

Then his eyes came to me

Then I watched hiht, sweetheart Let’s start at the beginning”

I pressed ether and looked at Tor He sat back and sipped his whisky, his eyes watching lass the entire time I took a sip of wine, looked between

Dad and Tor were in the dining roo the dishes

I didn’t want Mom to have to do the dishes by herself but I didn’t think it ise leaving Tor with my Dad

I’d told our story and my parents believed it They were shocked by it, but they believed it

This was good

I had left out the part of Rosa being kidnapped by the evil Minerva but Tor had gone into so woman she was, how she was destined to marry his brother and how much she was loved by her family, those around her and especially her husband-to-be This et wet It also, with the infor care of and protectingat hi they liked him a lot