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“Hello.” Maelinn smiled at Maenae, crouching slightly to be closer to her level. “My name is Maelinn. You must be Maenae.” “Our names both start with Mae!!” giggled Maenae. “Uh-huh.” Maelinn nodded. “You’re a smart little girl. You can call me Linn.” “Ok!” Maenae caught on quickly. “You can call me Nae!” Riley put the [...]
The question brought the most fascinating mental images and emotions to Riley’s mind, which Lexx was fully aware of. Riley immediately suppressed the thoughts, looking away from Lexx. “Stop that, Lexx.” “What?” Lexx leaned toward Riley, an innocent look spread across his face. It was only betrayed by a slight mischievous upturn of his mouth. “Skimming.” [...]
“Hmpth,….” Lexx’s playful mood immediately shadowed. He looked back to the window and the empty expanse of space. This was frustrating. He leaned forward, resting his elbows on the ledge and running his hands roughly through his hair. “I,… love … Chel.” He spoke the words softly, admitting it to Riley. It felt good to [...]
Lexx stared ahead, looking at his reflection in the viewing glass. Very few times did he look into a mirror when he was sad or upset. Mirrors usually made him pleased at what he saw, but at the moment, he could only see just how depressed he was. It was strange to look into your [...]
Lexx nodded, resuming his gaze out the window. He did not know what to say. Riley was giving him a hurt look. They had talked about this before. Riley’s parents had felt it best that Riley not know where Lexx was, because they could not do anything about it. They had tried and been met [...]
