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her chair and put his palm on the back of her neck which caused her to look up into his eyes. “I would like to change that."
    "These things take time. “She lowered her eyes.
    'Time I have."
    She looked away. “A man in your position cannot afford to waste his time. It is a valuable commodity.”
    “I wouldn’t call taking my time to know you wasteful. Time is expendable if I enjoy wasting it.”
    “Time like people is expendable.”
    Didac was sad. How could one so young be cynical about everything? Humans lived in a world where physical items were disposable therefore it was hard for them to overcome their disposable practices and not have them apply to people. People could not be thrown away like that. ”There is a widespread belief among humans that people are expendable, but you will see that in Constel·lació we do not believe so.”
    “If you have lived the life I have lived, you wouldn’t place so much trust in words.”
    “My word is my bond. I might say hurtful words in fits of anger, but I always keep my word.”
    “Time will tell.”
    Didac smile reflected Vivian’s. ”It’s back to time again.”
    A comfortable silence settled between them.
    All of a sudden, he wanted to know. "What was your first impression of me?”
    Vivian almost laughed. The man was built like a god and had self-esteem issues? "Does it matter?"
    "Of course, it matters."
    "I don’t find you repulsive if that’s what you want to know." She smiled with a twinkle in her eyes. ”I am sure lots of women want to be with you. I mean just look at you.”
    “That may be true,” Didac’s lips curved with conceit at her words.” But there is only one woman I want to want me.”
    “I am no beauty. I am sure your people would agree. Every man wants a beautiful woman on their arm.” Vivian considered herself average.
    “There is more to beauty than your looks.”
    The answer did not appease Vivian. ”I do not hear you deny my statements.”
    “I can spend hours showing you and telling you how beautiful you are, but if you don’t believe in yourself, my efforts will be wasted. To answer your question: If you were evil, my sister would have felt it. Your heart confirmed what my eyes saw when they landed on you. You are a vision to behold.”
    Vivian giggled to cover her discomfort. The conversation was making her nervous. It would be easy to fall for a man who spoke about their thoughts and feelings without any reservations.
    “Did I say something funny?” Didac asked.
    “Not in the least. I do that a lot when I feel nervous or uncomfortable. I am not used to men who talk like you.”
    “What do you mean?”
    “You talk so openly about your thoughts and feelings. It is not done in my father’s house; it is a weakness, so my father has said.”
    “Get used to it. Most of my people have no such reservations except when they speak to me, but I encourage them to express themselves because every one of us has the ability to feel and smell certain emotions, some more than others including myself.”
    “Then I feel honored that you have not used your abilities on me.” Hiding what she felt had helped her survive her father.
    “You make it easy because you cannot block yourself. But I would never try to use anyone’s feelings against them. The worst I could do is placate them.”
    Vivian laughed.
    “Did I say something funny again?”
    “No, but you have a way with words.”
    “I mean every one of them.”
    Vivian did not reply, but continued nonetheless. ”I think you don’t smile and laugh enough. You should try it sometime.”
    "Now that you are in my life, I will have a reason to.” Didac inhaled. This time, her smile touched him in so many ways. It reached her eyes. He couldn’t resist the urge to lean in and brush his lips against hers.
    "You are making me shy."
    "There is no need for you to be shy. It’s natural for couples to show affection towards each other."
    "But everyone is watching.”
    "Your father is an