I closed the wooden front door behind me, turning to slide my jacket off my shoulders as Noir looked around the place, having a seat on the new cream coloured sofa. Oliver was in his room, playing with some of his new toys as I took a seat next to Noir. I felt nervous. It had been five years since I had another person in my home. Let alone a man that I was mated to. “You look good.” Noir spoke casually, looking into my eyes. I felt my face grow warm as I looked away from him. “You don’t look so bad yourself.” I spoke quietly looking up at him. My body was full of warm tingles due to the close proximity Noir was. Noir gave me a lopsided smile, looking out the large living room window out to the lake. “Have you kept up with the training I taught you.” “Of course, every night since I got

