sweet talk under the same roof

Rose and Liam were both seated on the sofa by the stairwell of his home. Yellow, dim lights were just above them, and the wine glasses were clearly visible under the table that was covered with the shine of the light. Liam shook his head and said, "Wherever I travel, my brother usually gets me some expensive goods."

As the words echo throughout the space, Rose turns around. She stretched her hands as she lay back on the sofa and said, "It's really wonderful. I don't like to spend money on apartments like this because once I use them, the next day I have to give them to some tenants."

Liam smiled slightly as he took in the entire room and realised it had been a while since he had anybody here other than his brother. As he stood up and tapped the table to get Rose's attention, he noticed a quiet warmth beneath the dome.

As Liam clears his throat and says, Rose leaps off the sound as he speaks "Do you need food? Half past eleven is now..." Rose interrupts and adds, "Yeah. I had only wine