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The kiss sent an electric tingle into his body, as he felt Mericlou's in turn, become warrew stronger as the kiss progressed from tender and slow, to deep and needful, infused with their mutual affection, a love that was even hed out afterwards Though enjoyable, it had almost smothered hiazed at hie, amber eyes in a slow, coquettish way

"That was … some kind of thanks," Aldrec replied, still partially stunned He liked her new, unexpected assertiveness "What was it for, anyway?"

"For the help you gave me" Mericlou rocked back and forth on the balls of her feet "You gave arden, didn't you?"

Aldrec nodded

"Well, I have soood news for you," she said "Can you spare the time?"

"Tulyr … it's beautiful!" Aldrec whispered as he received his first glimpse of the house

The cab dropped the district on Lusea's southern outskirts, in front of the driveway of a quaint but beautiful one-story house of human make A floral archway lined the path to the front door, bisecting a spacious yard filled ell-manicured plants of every size and color The house's brick façade was a soft red, and the s in the front were large and surrounded by thick holly bushes

Aldrec, however, had only a erly led hiray carpeting and white drapes over the s in every room The walls were made of white sheet rock, and wooden shelves were built into each of its four spacious bedrooms

There were two bathroo and cloths, the other blue The kitchen, though sparsely furnished as android kitchens were, was just as spacious as every other rooany plywood cabinets and an island stove The furniture was the sa of leather couches from their apartment, but in a more spacious den

"You should have told ; I would've helped you," Aldrec said after they completed the tour of the house "Youtime"

"No, not really," Mericlou said matter-of-factly "It only took us two days to refurbish it and one day to o without food or sleep for a week, even on er than humans or elves, so this was actually a cinch for us to do"