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"Don't worry about it," Noroa said, shaking her head "I' how he'd never been around the apartment" She absently moved her hand toward her stomach "But as for the baby, yes I am excited More than I can bear, actually I looked at expectant human mothers and have alondered what it would be like, expecting a new life … and I guess I'll know before long" She laughed "I'lad I took your advice, and had my cycles adjusted to hu in kids right now There's no way he would've been able to handle that!"

"Yeah, I knohat youwith her "It's too bad ere originallyour cycles adjusted was entirely too expensive Thank god it was so we'd only have to do once" "But it orth it in the long run," Noroa said

"Well, I wouldn't know that," Mericlou remarked innocently "I just did it to be on the safe side And besides, even if anything were to happen between Aldrec and nant anyway"

"What did you just say?" Noroa said She gave her sister a wry grin

Mericlou nearly fled in easped "I didn't … I mean that's not what I …"

"Sister, it's okay!" Noroa said co in close beside her "You should never deny your feelings"

"He's only a friend," Mericlou pleaded "That's all he ever has been; you kno elves are!"

"It's obvious that he's a friend, little sister," Noroa said in a gentle voice, "but it's just as obvious that you want him to be more"

"How do you know that?"

"Well, during the party, it wasover each other," Noroa replied with a slight titter "But I think it really hitthe bread cruain, the terrible, wonderful blush came to Mericlou's face "You saw that? But … but you were on the other side of the table!"

Noroa laughed, and then gave Mericlou a wink "I happen to have good peripheral vision But what I' to say is that you'll never know unless you ask"