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“Everything is fine,” Masoa said

I nodded, thanking her for the glass

“Well, Dad, it’s been a long day I’ll show Eli his room”

“The one in the basement” His eyes narrowed

“Of course,” she replied, all but pulling my arm as her mother came outside

“Goodnight,” I said to her mother as Guinevere led me back into the house

“Congrats, you h round one”

She led me down the hall I noticed the floors creaked loudly alked “So this is why he wanted me in the basement?” I wondered if he had somehow made the floorboards creak like that just for this reason

She flicked on the lights, exposing one wall covered in books adjacent to a giantabove a dresser, all over a carpeted white floor My bag was already beside it, by the door to what I guessed was the bathroom “Are all of those yours—”

She cutme Her hands snaked around my neck, and mine behind her I bit her bottoainst my mouth when I cupped her ass I felt ainst me

“Sorry,” she whispered e broke apart “I’ve wanted to do that for a while now”

“Don’t ever apologize for kissing me like that,” I replied, , just stared at each other, her fingers playing with the collar of my shirt

“I should go before I get you in trouble,” she said, though her eyes drifted to my lips

“You should” But I didn’t want her to

“Goodnight, Eli”