"Darlin', it's freezin' out here. You've been standin' there so long I'm startin' to think you're changin' your mind about somethin'." Laine had trekked her way from the house down to where he was against the fence, hot mug of coffee between her hands sending trails of steam up into the night air. As she came to a stop just to the side of him and a step or so behind, she couldn't help but smile at the picture he made.
He looked like he belonged there, had always been part of the ranch and this landscape. Jeans, boots and the lined winter jacket, anyone who wasn't familiar with his Irish accent would take him for just another Montana cowboy. Laine liked that.
Anraí's grin held no trace of hesitation or worry. "No chance of that, lover." Maneuvering himself behind Laine, he snuggled her up against his chest, back to front. Once she was settled in his arms, he stole a swallow of her coffee for good measure.
With her hair brushing his cheek, he tilted his head back for another look at the stars. "No, I was just thinking, trying to absorb it all. A lot has happened in a very short time, a chroi."
She made a slight sound of protest as Anrai drank her coffee, more of an indignant squeak than anything, but didn't refuse him the beverage. "Longer don't always mean better."
She may have had a fleeting thought regarding the differences between this relationship and her first. "Ain't no point in draggin' feet and waitin' when we both know what we want."
"True on both counts." His agreement carried a soft hint of a chuckle. "Hesitation would only lead to wasted time. No point in that at all."
He sighed a little as he soaked up her warmth and scent. "But I've always had to ponder, to think things over a bit even when my decision's long made. Not second-guessing so much as putting my thoughts in order."
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He looked like he belonged there, had always been part of the ranch and this landscape. Jeans, boots and the lined winter jacket, anyone who wasn't familiar with his Irish accent would take him for just another Montana cowboy. Laine liked that.
"Anraí..."
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With her hair brushing his cheek, he tilted his head back for another look at the stars. "No, I was just thinking, trying to absorb it all. A lot has happened in a very short time, a chroi."
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She may have had a fleeting thought regarding the differences between this relationship and her first. "Ain't no point in draggin' feet and waitin' when we both know what we want."
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He sighed a little as he soaked up her warmth and scent. "But I've always had to ponder, to think things over a bit even when my decision's long made. Not second-guessing so much as putting my thoughts in order."
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