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Day16

SwansandStorms-2

Noahwasinthelivingroomsquattingbeforeafire,doinghisbesttocoaxitto

life.Hedidntseehercomein,andshewatchedhimasheworked.Hehad

changedhisclothesaswellandlookedgood:hisshouldersbroad,wethair

hangingjustoverhiscollar,jeanstight.

Hepokedthefire,movingthelogs,andaddedsomemorekindling.Allieleaned

againstthedoorjamb,onelegcrossedovertheother,andtowatch

him.Inafewminutesthefirehadturnedtoflames,evenandsteady.Heturned

tothesidetostraightentheremainingunusedlogsandcaughtaglimpseofher

outofthecornerofhiseye.Heturnedbacktoherquickly.Eveninhisclothes

shelookedbeautiful.Afteramomentheturnedawayshyly,goingbackto

stackingthelogs.

Ididnthearyoucomein,hesaid,tryingtosoundcasual.Iknow.Youwerent

supposedto.Sheknewwhathehadbeenthinkingandfeltatingeof

amusementathowyoungheseemed.Howlonghaveyoubeenstanding

there?Acoupleofminutes.

Noahbrushedhishandsonhispants,thenpointedtothekitchen.CanIget

yousometea?Istartedthewaterwhileyouwereupstairs.Smalltalk,anything

tokeephismindclear.Butdamn,thewayshelooked...

Shethoughtforasecond,sawthewayhewaslookingather,andfelttheold

instinctstakeover.Doyouhaveanythingstronger,orisittooearlytodrink?

第16天

天鹅与风暴‑2

诺亚在客厅里蹲在火堆前，竭尽全力让它生机勃勃。他没有看到她进来，她只

是看着他干活。他也换了衣服，看起来不错：肩膀宽阔，湿漉漉的头发垂在衣

领上，牛仔裤紧绷。

他拨开火，移开木头，又添加了一些引火物。艾莉靠在门框上，一叉在另

一腿上，继续看着他。几分钟后，火势变得均匀而稳定。他侧过身去，把剩下

的未使用的原木整理好，眼角的余光瞥见了她。他很快又转向她。即使穿着他

的衣服，她看起来也很漂亮。过了一会儿，他地转过身去，继续堆木头。

“我没听见你进来。”他说，