“What happened to your service with a smile?” Ky complained to Ally, although his blue eyes gleamed good-naturedly at the sugar sorceress.  “I’m pretty sure a good business wouldn’t make their customers drink from the floor.”  Then he turned his gaze on the woman on his lap.  He liked this – liked it a lot.  He smiled at her.  “Yes, we know each other.  We live together, actually.”<br/><br/>“He’s a bear to live with,” Phaedra told Sophie with a roll of her eyes.  She sighed and hopped off the table.  Oh well, another choice — between keeping her shoes dry or getting them soggy with coffee --- was still a wonderful choice because she could make it.  “Here, let me help you too.”<br/><br/>With Ky occupied with her pretty friend, she helped mop up, and looked up as Aoi came in. She smiled and waved. Later, curious to see what Aoi was doing, she moved to the young woman’s side.  “May I?”  She had no idea that the artist was sketching them.<br/>