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I lost myself in his eyes "I love you too, Aric"

The corner of his lips curled

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He dozed with hed over his spellbinding face, wondering how I could ever have hurt this tender, caring man

But noe’d rewritten history

He stirred and opened his eyes, his arets?"

We’d had sex four ht "None" Aric deserved whatever happiness I could give him Did I think I deserved him? No But I still wanted hi in color"

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Day 452 AF

"You want to tellwith the dish?" I asked as we readied for the trip back Morning had arrived far too soon

He finished lacing his black pants, then dragged on a long-sleeved shirt to wear under his ar to repair it"

"What does it do?" I picked clothes fro I’d packed some I currently wore only one of his T-shirts

"It picks up radar and radio signals fro from distress beacons to ham radios"

"How’d you find it?"

He sat beside me on the bed and pulled on his boots "I had it built"

"That must’ve cost a fortune"

"We’re very rich Not that it matters much anymore" Noas rich in food, water, and fuel "In any case, I knehatever catastrophe the gaht would likely take out widespread coths and parabolas and other stuff I didn’t understand

"In English?"

"It enabled me to listen, to track, and, if needed, to trans his tall frame

"Why keep the dish away from the castle?" I pulled on panties under the T-shirt