"I suspected any family of yours would be more than open to hearing all the details," he says with a grin. Shame? Not in this house.
The nip draws a muted giggle out of him. So, this is what Max is always going on about. He understands the appeal now. "Gladly. I'll carry you there myself."
He does, just as promised, carry her away with him to his home. He'd had the foresight to build up the fire before he left, so it's not freezing once they get there. The two of them tuck into bed beneath the covers. Even through the clothes he chose to keep on to protect her from the worst of his chill, he can feel the heat radiating from her. How he's missed it. Missed her. For once, it isn't difficult to let himself drift into the dread nothing of sleep because he has her here in his arms.
And he has her still when the morning light filters in as slivers past the heavy curtains over his windows. He wakes, takes a breath just to draw in the scent of her, and lies there still in an attempt not to wake her prematurely.
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The nip draws a muted giggle out of him. So, this is what Max is always going on about. He understands the appeal now. "Gladly. I'll carry you there myself."
He does, just as promised, carry her away with him to his home. He'd had the foresight to build up the fire before he left, so it's not freezing once they get there. The two of them tuck into bed beneath the covers. Even through the clothes he chose to keep on to protect her from the worst of his chill, he can feel the heat radiating from her. How he's missed it. Missed her. For once, it isn't difficult to let himself drift into the dread nothing of sleep because he has her here in his arms.
And he has her still when the morning light filters in as slivers past the heavy curtains over his windows. He wakes, takes a breath just to draw in the scent of her, and lies there still in an attempt not to wake her prematurely.