The knock came, and Neera ordered the maid in. Two trays of full meals of several options were brought in by two of them, and they were set on the bed.
"Why did you decide to stay in today?" Zavian asked, using a knife to butter his bread.
"I need us to spend more time together, away from all the noise of the world," Neera said. "I am trying to connect with you."
That seemed to please him. "We are already connected, Neera. But if you want to reconnect, and for both of us to get to know each other all over again, I would love to do that by taking things slowly, one day at a time."
She eyed the hot bowl of porridge before him. If she could just get him out of the room for just one second…
She tilted her head to give him a good show of the dress and the skin she had bared out for him.
"So, what do you think about the dress I picked for this morning?" She asked.
