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"He doesn't like it much when I call him that, so I wouldn't recommend it." She chuckled as she lifted off the spring form and set it aside. The cake had turned out so nicely, she was almost drooling. She lifted the knife above the cake when she realized they were missing some of the most important things.

Hilaire stood and skipped over to a cupboard and pulled out two small plates. Likewise, she pulled two forks out of the drawer beneath. Now everything was complete. She put one plate in front of Rory, placing the fork beside it and her own in front of the stool. She took her place and cut two small pieces. She carefully placed one on each plate. Plunging her fork into the slice, she removed a small piece and lifted it to her mouth. She looked to Rory, smiled and popped it into her mouth. It was like heaven had taken place in her mouth, she closed her eyes and slipped into a small state of euphoria.

Hilaire giggled slightly embarrassed. She felt stupid that she had let him see her like that, but it happened, and she couldn't take it back. It wasn't such a bad thing, just not something she normally did. She took another bite before she spoke. "Yeah, he'd probably get even more angry at me. Though I'm not really sure if that's possible."

Her smile faded as she recalled the reason for his behavior. However, she only knew the event, not his exact emotion on the subject. Hil had assumed it was anger or jealousy. But maybe she was wrong...

Today had been a bad day for her spacing out, and when she snapped back she gave a sheepish smile. "Sorry about that..I guess I have more on my mind than I thought."

Hialire blushed. No one had told her anything like that before. "I wouldn't know...I've never played poker before."

Though this man was a stranger, Hil felt like she could trust him. She felt like he understood her, perhaps they were more similar than she had originally thought. "You must be careful with your thoughts. If you get too lost in them you lose sight of reality and miss out on a lot. I'd know, I did it for years."

Her past wasn't the brightest thing, and she wasn't a fan of thinking about it. She gave a 'Hmph', as she realized the irony of her being in the mansion. She was trying to run from her past, and here she was in a piece of it. Well, at least it wasn't a very big piece.

"Yeah, sure! Of course." Hilaire retrieved a new plate and fork, and placed a piece of the dessert on it. "First we'll take the pie to him, then to your room. Mine and his are right beside each other, so that way you'll know where I am if you need anything. And I mean that, anything at all."

She walked through the door she came through, up the stairs in the main entrance and turned right. The two sides mirrored each other, at least up to this point. She stopped at the first door on the right and knocked. She barely had time to lower her hand before Lucifer answered.

Lucifer had been reading at the time of the knock, and was slightly annoyed at the interruption. He'd expected it to be one of the maids, not Hilaire and her new friend. In the girls hand was a piece of pie. He looked at her with slight confusion. He had been incredibly cut off and rude lately, and yet she still brought him something?

"For you. Rory made it. It's very very good. We wanted you to try it too." Hilaire held out the plate, hoping he wouldn't shut the door in her face.

Lucifer took the plate slowly, unsure if this kindness had a hidden meaning. Only time would tell him that. "Err, thanks. I'll tell what I think about it later...I'm sure I'll be seeing you around."

With that he closed the door and returned to his chair. Sitting there Lucifer looked the pie over. He poked it with the fork and placed the piece attached to it in his mouth. His reaction was almost identical to Hilaire's. He would never admit to it though. "Heavenly..." he whispered.

Hilaire turned, walked down the stairs, across the landing and up the small flight before them. Just as she had said earlier, it was the first door on the right. She opened it and stepped aside. "You first."

Hilaire couldn't help but giggle at the name. "I never thought I'd be called that in my lifetime. Then again, a lot of things have been happening that I never thought would. Oh! If you need help bringing your things here I'm sure I could ask someone."

She was glad that Rory was so happy already. He would help make this place brighter and less stuffy. Perhaps even spread the smell of fresh bread through out the mansion. That would be wonderful. It helped knowing there would be someone just down the hall to talk to. Hilaire was already feeling better about being there.

"Don't worry about clothing. I'll take care of that then. You'll have a nice dresser here for you when you get back." Hilaire was excited. She never imagined someone like him would answer the ad.

He was tall, pretty good looking, and he pulled off stubble well. Her cheeks slowly turned red. "Uhh...your bathroom is over there, it has a shower and tub.."

Her face grew brighter. She was thinking of things she shouldn't be.

She wasn't going to tell him she found it very attractive. "Uh, I think that one is a combined one."

Hil walked to where he was, slightly peeking around the corner of the door. She was still blushing. Meekly she spoke. "I don't mind it at all. Besides, it'd be rude to judge you only by your appearance."

Hilaire couldn't even imagine going through that. She definitely wasn't going to try. She couldn't help but laugh at his shudder. When she saw the grin, it didn't help her blushing stop. She was starting to really like this guy, which isn't something that happened often.

"I'm not that great..." Hil was always hard on herself, and she really didn't see herself as a good person. Could a sin be a good person? "Well, tell me about yourself then Rory."