As soon as Morwenna blurted it out, she regretted it.

Stuart was notoriously picky about his food; he probably wasn't going to be thrilled about the egg.

But Stuart just arched an eyebrow slightly. He didn't respond, but with a touch of his usual haughtiness, he took a seat on the small stool nearby.

It was a tiny stool, one Morwenna used to rest on when she was tired.

With Stuart's long legs folded on it, it almost seemed too small for him, almost beneath his dignity.

Morwenna paused, wondering if this meant he was willing to eat after all.

She peeled the boiled egg and brought it to Stuart's lips.

Just a plain boiled egg.

Stuart didn't really like it, but he opened his mouth anyway.

Morwenna had never fed someone like this, hand to mouth, and Stuart ended up biting her finger.

He realized immediately, not biting hard, more like a gentle kiss on Morwenna's finger.

hand back as if she'd been snapped by a mousetrap, nearly dropping the egg in

gaze filled with that usual

face flushing and heart racing, Morwenna stammered, "Stuart, I thought you didn't like boiled

had taken care of Stuart personally before and remembered quite well what he liked

surprise, Stuart

She had no

was a bit dry, so she thoughtfully

who ran a BBQ joint, came over in a mood for gossip, "Oh, Morwenna, your boyfriend here is quite the

and politely said, "Thank you for

BBQ lady was friendly and chatty, asking, "So, young man,

no one dared to

in a good mood and actually replied, "I'm in management at

I hear big companies have good benefits. You got

"It serves its purpose."

you can't afford it here, you could always earn some money and buy back where you're

Hetfield estate was in a more ecological setting, not quite the city, making the

to afford a nice little two-bedroom in the city. Morwenna's a smart girl, got into

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