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Sern nodded.“Hektor is going to make contact to see if it is available to view.Did you want to go for a nice, quiet walk?”
She looked at Hektor and back at Sern.Hektor was on the phone with no one.Then she nodded.“Sure.”
Sern got up and extended his hand to her.“Come on.I want to show you my house.”
She smiled and then went for a walk, taking in the gym, which looked very recent, as the scent of paint stung her nostrils.
Eudora’s lips quirked, and he continued the tour.He didn’t seem the type for a crafting room, but there it was.
She glanced at him, and he looked innocent.There was a sitting room that was all cozy, and she felt her soul relax as she looked at it.“You seem to have done a lot of recent renovations.”
He smiled.“Well, you never know who you will need to host.”
They saw the billiard room, the formal dining room, and the kitchen.It was a lovely house.
They walked outside, and she saw the deck, the carefully fenced pool, and the hot tub.Her muscles imagined the heat wrapping around them, and she sighed.“It is a lovely house.”
“Thank you.Avor’s company built it, but I have added some recent alterations.”
“Avor...oh.Him.Lovely wife and child.Big wings.”
“Yes.Oh, of course, you have met.They are very into children’s charities.”
“Yes.Ira is adorable.”
He nodded.“She is.And all signs are that she will follow her mother’s genetics.”
“So, no female dragons?”
“No.Do you want to know why that is a very bad idea?”
“Because a dragon female in dragon form is an egg layer, and with the right mate, that can make alotof eggs?”She smiled.“With human genes ripening within two decades and some of those eggs having possible more laying females...yeah.”
He blinked.“That’s...right.How do you know that?”
“There is an apocalypse movie about dragons, and that is sort of the thing that happened.They just eventually outbred the humans and burned everything else.”
“I don’t think I saw that movie.”
“We can get overcooked popcorn and watch it one night, if you like, for educational purposes.”
Sern squeezed her hand.“I would like that.”
“So, what else is on the tour?”
He grinned.“Upstairs.This was a pack house, so it is designed with large rooms and plenty of them.”
“Right.And you are living here alone?”
He grinned.“I live in hope of a large family and friends visiting.”
“Wow.Well, your kids would be on the larger side.They would need the space.”
He chuckled.“I hadn’t considered the possibility of a family until recently.”
She smiled.“Speaking of family, did you want me to call Den and Delia and see if you guys can call home?”
Sern paused and then turned to ask her, “Could you?Please?”
