am-books Chapter 166 Rabbit shaped.
Chapter 166 Rabbit shaped.
Aiden nodded, glancing at her. "Everything is okay." He then set his phone aside, fixing his gaze back on Arwen. "How are you feeling now?" he asked, his voice returning to be as gentle as before.
Arwen smiled, "I am better." Her eyes darted to the phone that he had put away, and she added, "If you have some work to attend to, you can go. I will be fine here."
Aiden's brows furrowed slightly as he replied, "Work can wait. I am your husband, and my wife is my priority."
Although Arwen wouldn't have minded if Aiden had left to handle work matters, she couldn't deny that she liked his choice to stay. Her mother's teaching tugged at her conscience, reminding her not to be selfish and to let him go to attend his work. Yet, a deeper, more vulnerable part of her craved his attention. Growing up, she had been kept so deprived of such care and attention that now even a small freckle of it meant a lot.
"It's nice," she muttered suddenly, almost to herself.
Aiden, who had just turned to look away, immediately looked back at her. "What?" he asked.
Arwen would have shaken her head and said it was nothing. But realizing his gestures deserved appreciation, she instead replied, "To be someone's priority at times."
"You are and will always be my priority, Moon," Aiden said, his tone filled with conviction.
Arwen felt her eyes sting with unshed tears. "That's why I said it's nice," she whispered, her voice soft but heartfelt.@@@@
Aiden shook his head at her understated response before leaning in to reach for an apple beside her. "Do you want some apples?" he asked.
"Well, I never knew you could be this patient to someone else apart from me. Was that little girl special?" She could hold herself back from asking.
Aiden smiled at something that Arwen could understand. She would have asked him what was it, but before she could, she heard him say.
"My patience is only reserved for you, Moon. You have got it right," he said with a small smile. "But I suppose stubborn, adorable kids —much like you —would also make the list."
The tightness in Arwen's chest eased when she heard his answer. So it was truly some child and not a young woman. Holding back her satisfied smile, she said, "Adorable kids are generally not stubborn, and stubborn kids are not usually adorable. Why do I feel like you are making up your own category here? Do you think you will find kids like that anywhere?"
"Maybe not now, but certainly in future," he replied, nearly smirking.
It took a moment for her to understand what he meant. When realization dawned upon her, her face turned crimson. She glanced at Aiden, trying to confirm if he meant what she thought.
Aiden, noticing her reaction, leaned closer, his smirk deepening. "What's wrong, Moon? Thinking too far ahead?"
Flustered, Arwen quickly looked away, trying to hide her embarrassment. How did she not realize when he started flirting? "It's not me, rather it's you who is thinking far too ahead here."
"Am I?" Aiden asked teasing her. "Tell me, what did I think far too ahead?"
"You —" Arwen turned to look at him, ready to scold him. But before she could, Aiden fed her another bite of the apple, making her mouth go full.
"You are adorable when you are like this," he said, his tone warm and teasing, making Arwen pout.