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that?” She asked Knollig who had stepped
around her to walk into the living space.
    “We have an absorbent material that is safe to install in the ground, in
any shape required. The flowers can grow in it as long as they are watered
every so often. It is the same material used in the bathing space.” He gestured
at a doorway.
    Carefully she passed through the doorway Knollig had indicated into the
attached space, she gasped in surprise…this wasn’t a bathroom, but a bedroom!
    Knollig had followed her, “The doorway used to just be curtains, but
Amber requested we not use that to reach “private” spaces. The other domes
still have the curtain, if a females requests doors they can be added. Since
this space hasn’t been altered back you have a door.
    She nodded at Knollig and turned to look around. There was a larger than
king sized, four-post bed in front of her. It wasn't on a raised platform, but
whatever type mattress they had on it was very tall. On either side were
tables, and shelves. There was a doorway to what seemed to be a balcony.
    Walking toward the bed, she saw to her left another sheer curtain. She
called out, “I found some of the drape material in here Knollig, and I can see
why Amber would want a door to get into the bedroom.” She turned around to see
where Knollig had gone, and found herself plastered from her chest to her hips
against him. Knollig’s hands had gone to her hips to keep her from falling
back.
    “Uh…sorry.” Mairi muttered, “I…that is…” she made the mistake of looking
up.
    Knollig’s eyes were burning purple flames. He backed her into the wall
using his body to press into her. His hands landed on either side of her head.
“Stop me Mairi. Tell me not to kiss you.”
    She opened her mouth to say what he asked. Instead she ended up leaning
into him, with her hands desperately driving into his hair to hold him against
her. Her lips were plastered to his, their tongues dueling for position. She
felt one of his hands grip the base of her head, fisting a great handful of her
hair. The other arm tight around her waist to pull her up and into him until
they fit together! She was using the wall at her back as leverage to get her
front tighter against him. She felt the hard press of him against her, and she
struggled to get closer.
    “Mairi…” Knollig groaned…” he tore his mouth away, “We have to stop…” he
gently moved back, leaving her suddenly feeling bereft. Her lips were swollen
and her eyes were heavy lidded with passion. “I promised myself I would give
you time to find the perfect mate among the men here. I won’t try to pressure
you with sexual advances when you are still recovering from your illness.”
    Was he serious? Did she look like she wasn’t recovered? She was almost
screaming in frustration, and he was trying to be noble and walk away. After
kissing her senseless…and just where had he learned to kiss like that?
    She opened her mouth to argue that she was recovered just fine, when with
a wave of his hand he said, “The bathroom has water, glasses, a bathing
shower/tub, and bidet for personal needs. You will find clothing in cabinets,
just press buttons…” Then Knollig practically ran out of her chamber as if the
hounds of hell were hot on his heels. Well so much for her tour Mairi thought
with a laugh.
    Deciding to look around her space, and then go explore the rest of
Terraneu, she walked through the curtain. This was supposed to be a bathroom?!
    She wandered around in amazement. The flooring was that material Knollig
had told her about. She could feel it on her bare feet like sponge. There was
one whole corner taken up with an indoor tropical oasis. If that was the green
plant that Knollig said her eyes were like, she might have to look into a
mirror to see them! Whoa!
    She touched some buttons and a tropical waterfall came out suddenly,
dousing her in water! She hurriedly turned it back off. If she were to let it
keep filling, the