Shortly as the security improved, villages began to sprout around those posts. The growth rate had been quite surprising, since the settlers had still... had to cope with the harsh winter for months. The winter had passed now. Hamlets had become villages, villages had become towns, and towns had become cities. Blackwell herself had grown from a small city to the capital of Southern Aragon, matching the size of the old Tiras before the war.A loud clanking sound was heard from the kitchen. Atrus. ”He gives her a long lingering look and then continues to speak, “At first he was just consoling me, then the more you pushed me away, the more ... the friendlier things got between us. When ... when ... oh god, I’m sorry ... we, we started to kiss, you know, just hello and goodbye ... not snogs, just friendly pecks, and then only if we couldn’t be seen ... so when you had ... when I felt you had pushed me away completely, well the pecks did become ... a little more. The quick friendly embraces. She has decided she doesn't want Harrington's to sell her merchandise. Would you care to tell me what went on last night?"Stephen slumped in the chair. "I have run it over and over in my mind and I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why I did what I did." What did you do?" Benjamin asked."I seduced a prospective supplier," Stephen said baldly. "I cannot tell you why; I don't even know myself. My wife and I aren't having any problems. It was an aberration in my normal behavior. I just. After days of stressing over it, I finally asked her to a movie. She said yes. Upon arriving at the movie, I bought everything and we quickly settled in. We, of course, chose the back row as it had the best view and was the most private. Half way into the movie she layed her head on me and I wrapped my arm around her. I was ecstatic and getting hard. She soon looked up at me with her beautiful blue eyes and I couldn't resist. I went in for a quick kiss. She returned the favor. From there we.