Page 54 of The Trials of Neilina MacKai
“That’s debatable,” Rhuad murmured.
“The girl is timid if she thinks so.”Raeb snapped.
“She is not timid,” Seona defended.“She simply lacks experience with ill-mannered dolts.”
“You should call him an oaf, if you truly wish to remain his wife,” Raeb said.
“’Twasn’t me, she was calling a dolt but you.”Rhuad leapt to his feat his hand on the hilt of his claymore.“Must I prove the truth to you?”
“If you think you can,” Raeb gained his feet.“I’ll meet you outside.”
Both men turned to leave.
Seona leapt to her feet and barred the way.“You will not fight over this nonsense or anything else.I love both of you and ’twould grieve me greatly should harm come to either one of you.”
Raeb step back and sat.
“You love me?”Rhuad faced her.
“I’d not ask you to my bed, did I not.”
“Now who’s a dolt,” Raeb grumped.
“I...I wasn’t certain you returned my affections.”
“You couldn’t tell from my kiss?”
“That was a very good clue, but I wanted to hear the words.”
“You’ve not said the words to me.”
He took her hands.“Seona MacKai MacFearann.I love you more than the life I would gladly give to see you happy.”
Seona smiled and bussed his cheek.“Thank you.”
“Aw, sweet jaysus,” Raeb moaned.
She stepped closer to her husband and turned to study her brother.
“You are just as smitten with Jessamyn.”She lifted her chin.
He stood.“I am not ....Nay, I ....”
“Yes, brother.”She opened her eyes wide.“What is it you are not?”
He sighed.“I am not arguing with you when you are right.”
“Excellent, now we may discuss the wedding ceremony.”
“Either you have the ceremony at Dungarob Keep, or you wait until Jessamyn and our babes are able to travel.She’ll kill us both if we hold the wedding without her.”
“But...”
Seona placed two fingers on her husband’s lips forestalling his protest.
“He is right, my love.”
“I disagree, but as long as you call me love, I’ll listen.”
