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Minoru held her hand and led her inside.
“So, why the traditional clothing for you? I know why Loki does it.”
“It’s comfortable.” He smiled.
“Oh. Right.” They entered the building, and she and he kicked their shoes off before bending and turning them into the exit position.
A smiling woman with soft grey eyes came in and nodded. “Welcome, Miss Polly.”
“Hello.”
“This is Nari; she keeps me in line.” Minoru stepped inside with the bags. “Her family has kept a tight rein on my mother’s family for centuries.”
“Pleased to meet you, Nari. Does he need much management?”
She stepped into the house and bowed to the older woman. Nari blinked, and she repeated with a lower bow. Polly stood straight, and the older woman smiled. “Please, miss. I have prepared something for before dinner. Come and relax while Minoru puts your clothing away.”
Minoru cleared his throat. “Perhaps she should get changed intohouse clothes,I believe, is the term Loki uses.”
She looked at him and then at Nari. “Right. Of course. Please, lead the way.”
He nodded and put a hand on her back. “This way.”
They walked through the house, and she smiled. “How much would this square footage cost in Japan?”
“Well, easily five figures. I have also registered mineral rights on the property for the hot springs. Call me greedy.”
“You have hot springs attached to your house?”
“Of course. There is a reason to have this house in this position. As much as I would build you a palace if you wanted, this house was almost completely built when I met you. I will change things to suit your preferences, but the structure is what I have had in mind all along.”
“Oh. Okay.” She looked left and right, and it had the same polite cleanliness as the structure at the inn, but everything had thicker wood and frosted glass instead of paper. “Um, don’t get the wrong idea, but how soundproof are these doors?”
He paused. “I suppose we will find out, but they are supposed to be very well insulated.”
She nodded. “Okay. I would just hate to disturb Nari.”
He nodded and slid a door to one side. He walked to a dresser and emptied her bags onto the surface. He tucked her underwear into a drawer of the dresser, hung up dresses in the nearby wardrobe, then looked at the silk nighty she brought along, rubbed it against his cheek, and hung it up next to the dresses.
“Did you have something for me to put on?”
He smiled. “It is in the bathroom.”
She nodded and went to the bathroom, finding a red and black yukata and an underrobe as well. She got dressed and hung her dress up on the hook on the back of the door. There were a set of crocks in her size, and she put them on. She came out of the bathroom, and Minoru was standing on the other side.
He smiled, stroked a finger down her neck, then pulled out the pendant. “It needs a charge.”
“Oh. Now?”
He grinned. “It isn’t immediate, but perhaps after dinner.”
“What are we having for dinner?”
He chuckled. “Pot roast. It’s my favourite, and Nari spoils me.”
“Well, she made us something as an appetizer, so we should get back to the kitchen.”
“A kiss for your husband?” His red eyes were begging.
