Bella smacked her lips in mock-annoyance at his words, her free hand digging in her dress pocket. "I mean, I wouldn't mind keeping the house now that it's up to my standards, but I'm sure I'd get lonely after a few days," she teased, scrunching her nose as he neared her. His stench was even more noticeable with the smell of fresh laundry to her right, so once Bella finally managed to extract her wand, she sent a weak spurt of water in his direction. She'd get him some cologne for Christmas. "Don't go inside looking like that. I just finished cleaning," she scolded, but her wide smile erased any hint of seriousness. "I've set up an area outside the shack where you can clean off. I attached hooks for dirty clothes and shoes so you can clean them." (As handy as that made her sound, a wand and a good grasp of magic could do wonders for home improvements.)

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