~Selfish~

His body shivered as her long delicate fingers danced over his bare chest. His eyes opened slowly as he gazed down upon his bride, her face aglow and beaming up at him.

Howl had been thinking…deeply. And with deep thinking comes anxiety and paranoia.

'I wonder if I've done a terribly selfish thing in marrying you.' He said quietly layering his own hand on top of hers.

He watched her eyes widen in confusion.

'What ever do you mean Howl?'

He chuckled almost nervously at her reaction. The thought of their age difference had often troubled him.

'Perhaps…you should be with a younger boy. I worry that you're not…experiencing things properly, because I'm too old and serious.'

He flinched at her short huff of exasperation.

'Don't be so ridiculous! You're twenty-seven not sixty!'

'And you're only nineteen,' His ran his finger over her cheek, brushing a few stray strands of hair out of the way. 'You're still a child.'

Her face reddened with fury, her brow knitting together.

'I am not!' She snapped 'I'm a young woman, and more mature than you I'll have you know.'

The wizard rolled his eyes and shifted amongst the bed sheets. Suddenly his body froze as Sophie crushed her lips to his in an urgent, desperate kiss.

'I love you and only you, you silly man! I wouldn't want to be with anybody else…ever! Understand?'

His heart convulsed. That was the response he was looking for.

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