#ccsemberclub

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"I think it's safe to say" She stretches the morning after, 'That our new hold is... wonderfully sufficient for a stretch"

He chuckles, stretching himself. "Life with you is never dull, Dearest." He strokes her side.

Pleased at the touch in the after glow, "Look at it, do you think it's lilke this because I was right in how it would make sense? or because I wanted it so much? It's like a reflection."

"All of the above." He murmurs.

He chuckles again. "You.... are a Freeholder." Amused.

"We are both freeholders. We both contributed," Her eyes drift to the mirror, the one way mirror from this side that shows her mortal club so she can spy on them. "Oh this place is just wonderful."

"You'd love it without a Flame." Wickedly "You like watching. Knowing."

"You make me sound like a sluagh" A wink, "but yes, guilty. Oooo we should invite Kitten perhaps? Who should we tell first? Word will get out"

Wry, "Well, as soon as the staff arrives, yes." He rolls to her, arms around her. "Mm. Caesar."

"Of course. Oh my, he's going to be smug. Now I won't forget about visiting a balefire"

She pokes him, "And I suspect you're not sympathetic to that plight"

He props up on an elbow. "Not in the least. In fact, it was a factor in my thoughts."

"You used me?" Mock shock "Fiend." A kiss, "Fine. We definitely tell Caesar. Any friends you want to invite?"

He laughs, hearty, "Friends? No."

"Well, our mutual acquaintances."

"mmm" Curious look, "I know there's Janet. would you call her a friend?"

"Oh dear. Yes, I would." He grants.

"Ice, not so much."

"Oh, Ice is... mmm I don't know if he can be saved because he has to want to save himself. Not that I'd tell Janet that"

"But I'm glad you have at least one friend. Maybe I should encourage you to find more friends your age. More male friends preferably" a wink

"No...." soberly "Janet knows what he's up to but allows him the illusion she doesn't. It troubles her." He stops. "Damn. Gossip is hard to stop." A rueful expression, then, "Male friends? Not to say I haven't but... you are much more my type, Dearest." Squeeze

A soft pleased sound at that.

He chuckles.

"You know what i mean..." She says "some fellow your own age to bitch about women too. Maybe get some of that 'gossip' out in a masculine way."

"Well, if you wish it. Of course. I'll call on Frank King tomorrow."

She breaks out laughing "no no no..." then another laugh "Oh my, you realize with Sylvi's help especially, eventually the folks are Rivervale will realize that this Freehold is here, and that one of their own helped?"

"... YES...."

An evil grin.

"Oh I can't even pretend to fuss" she chuckles again, "You have every right to bask in the wicked warmth of that very thought. I'm tempted to write a letter of invitation to them."

"Oh, please, Callidora... don't tease me like that."

*he grins*

"I doubt they'd say yes" She strokes his cheek, "But maybe. At the very least Sylvi's parents."

"MAYBE" She stresses, still stroking.

He exhales, under her thrall. "Her father might kill me."

"I know so I'd show off the backsplash in the kitchen AND get a show at the same time." large somber eyes

He laughs softly. "Yes."

A smile, "Okay. No invitation. But I think I may ask the Wayburtons how things are going up there."

He thinks. "A Wayburton boy went on the Quest, yes? He did." Confirming within himself. "A satyr boy on a quest with three trolls. Poor thing."

"Yes, it can be hard for us," She admits, "Zane. he's a good lad, just now a wilder. Bad enough for any young teenager male but.. well, let's say kith plus that is quite a thing. I remember poor Caesar used to go or a lot of long jogs."

Her lover laughs softly. "Or, he told you so."

"Or he told me so" She concedes with a smile "Mmm." Thoughtful, "Yes, we can invite the Wayburtons."

"Remind me of them, again?" He snuggles close, and worries her ear.

"Hard to remind you of anything when ..." A purr at the ear worrying "Professor Cornelius. He's very 'pro reformer' wrote books about the benefits of troll rulership among others"

"I like him already......"

"Oh he's too pro noble overall for you to agree, but he's certainly got some ideas you might want to promote if only because it weakens sidhe grip on power"

He purrs too.

A soft chuckle.

"Now besides them... mm" thoughtful "Do you think Alexis will try to eat the balefire?"

"No." Solid.