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“I am precious to ye?” she asked, standing just a few inches away.
Flynn could no longer resist, and he simply reached out to hold her in his arms. Her chest was flush against his, and in the quietened bedchamber, he could almost hear her heartbeat.
“Yer way more than just precious to me, me dear,” he promised, placing a soft kiss on her forehead as she closed her eyes with a smile.
“Yer precious to me too,” she said shyly, and Flynn smiled at her.
“Are ye all right?”
“I am fine. I am sorry ye had to witness that scene downstairs, but I can assure ye that Faither was just upset about somethin’ and isnae actually this way—”
He cut her off by placing his index finger on her lips.
“Yer doing it again.”
“Doing what?” she asked against his finger.
“Defending yer faither and apologizing for him. I already told ye that ye have nay need to apologize for the man.”
“I was simply explaining what had happened,” she said with a nod.
Flynn tucked a few stray strands of hair behind her ear, and she smiled at him just as he pulled her closer for a hug. He did not know how long the two of them remained this way, but he knew he had never wished to kiss her more. He simply wanted to bend down and capture her lips in his as if there was no tomorrow for them.
As she moved out of his embrace—but still remained in his arms—Flynn continued to stare at her, knowing perfectly well that he would end up kissing her at last. There was no way that he would be able to resist.
“Flynn,” she whispered his name, and he immediately bent down to capture her lips in a kiss.
But before he could kiss her, a soft meow suddenly sounded between them with the crashing noise of something falling and breaking. Astrid immediately moved out of his arms as both of them turned to stare at the culprit.
Bannock was sitting by the looking glass, a large glass vial on the floor beside her. She meowed again, and Flynn did not even realize how the tension between them dissipated as both of them began to laugh uncontrollably.
He did not remember the last time he had laughed this freely and openly, but neither he nor Astrid could seem to stop. He did not know how it was even possible to go from being on the verge to kiss one second to standing in the middle of the bedchamber and laughing in the next. He could not imagine doing such a thing with anyone else. Astrid brought out a part of him that he did not even know existed.
“All right, we must stop now,” Astrid said between bouts of laughter, trying to compose herself.
“Aye, aye,” Flynn agreed, finally beginning to calm down. “I believe we must thank Bannock.”
“For destroying our almost kiss?” Astrid raised an eyebrow at him as her lips turned up into a smirk. She turned around and walked towards Bannock without waiting for a reply, and Flynn followed her dutifully.
“That and for making us laugh like neither of us has in a long time,” he replied.
He watched as she sat down in front of Bannock, then he rushed towards her and grabbed her shoulders to keep her still.
“What happened?”
“Dinnae hurt yerself with the glass,” he warned, pointing towards the broken vial.
“I will be careful. Come here, sit by me.” Astrid patted the ground beside her as she extended her hand to pet Bannock.
“It is pointless. Yer cat has sworn to hate me forever.”
Astrid rolled her eyes at the exaggeration. “She is only returning the sentiments. Ye were the one who hated her initially. Now, it isnae her fault that ye suddenly wish to gain her favor through rubs and treats. Cats are sensitive animals.”
Flynn scoffed sarcastically, trying his best to maintain an image. He did not know Astrid had seen him bribe Bannock with treats to come closer to her, but the stubborn cat had always refused. Still, he could simply not accept such a thing openly, since Astrid was right. He was the one who had expressed his sentiments of hatred towards the cat initially, and he could not back down now.
“I have done nay such thing!”
“I dinnae wish to question yer masculinity, Me Laird, so I will just remain quiet about it,” Astrid joked. “Now, come, sit by me.”
