Secret Billionaire Boyfriend

by Purple forests

Astrid is at the peak of her uni life, she is 22, months away from her final exams, and all she has to do is get through it without anyone, not even her roommate and class mates, knowing about her secret. The only thing is, that this 'secret' was a very well known 6'1 handsome billionaire with a very bizarre name... Impossible - no. Difficult - extremely. Modern AU.

14. Love That Melts The Frost Away

Chapter 14 - Love That Melts The Frost Away

Authors note : been asked about an unexpected pregnancy, I'm not saying that there is going to be one, but the idea is not off the table yet.

Her body ached, the sun streaming through the smallest gap ever, and it found its way shining into her eyes. Not wanting to wake up, Astrid rolled from her back to the right and suddenly she wasn't in the light anymore, but flat on her chest into an empty place where she thought Hiccup would be.

The cool place in the bed made her, unfortunately, wake up fully, questioning why she was alone naked in this large bed, on a weekend too, without her boyfriend? She looked around the room through fuzzy eyes, it was clean and tidy from what they had left it like last night. The cases has been moved, unpacked and placed away, while their walk in wardrobe area was filled with their clothes for the weekend. The room seemed brighter too, but that might have something to do with the sun light shining through the open gaps in the windows. The only thing that was the same as last night was the covers sprawled out on the bed, which she now slept in.

With a huff and a growl she rolled out the bed, her bare feet were immediately greeted with cold wooden floor, her head was very heavy, the memories flooded back from the night before and a smile appeared on her face. They fell asleep exhausted in the middle of the night, cases were left untouched and the idea of dinner was discarded.

She stood up after clearing her head from morning fuzziness, looking around her room for the weekend where she could put on some clothes. In some set of draws she found her underwear neatly laid out for her viewing, a smug smile appeared on her face when she thought about the satisfaction Hiccup got laying out her chosen underwear for the weekend. She slid on a kharki green pair of lace panties and eyed the grey timberland jumper in Hiccups side of the wardrobe. A cheeky smirk now took over, as she tip toed half naked over to his jumper, took it off its dark oak hanger and slid it on over her body, the feeling was warm and familiar.

This place was amazing, it was an old standing building she could tell from the structure that it had been here for a while. Walking out the room into the hall way she let her hand run over the log walls, feeling the smoothest of the shined wood. As she hit the top of the stairs the smell of freshly brewed coffee hit her head on, the smell was so good you could taste it in the air. It drew her in as she walked down the stairs.

Hiccup must have put the radio on cause there was calm music flowing through the lodge, she turned to head into the kitchen, but Hiccup was nowhere to be seen, the smell of coffee was there but not Hiccup, not until she felt the fresh breeze from her left, the door that lead out to a wooden decking where the hot tub was, was opened a jar. Walking to it she caught glimpse of her boyfriend sat on the wooden chair outside.

As Astrid pushed the door more to open, Hiccup was sat peacefully with what looked like to be a steaming cup of coffee in his hand. His gaze was over the winter wonderland in front of him, the storm had cleared over night and the skies were blue with dotted clouds here and there. The white snow left a blanket over the trees and ground so everything looked clean and white. It was beautiful to see the world from this perspective, their own little safe heaven for just the two of them, and this was their view.

She pushed the door slightly more, a creek disturbed the both of them from the peaceful morning. With a cringe she looked down to Hiccup who shot his head back, but relaxed when he noticed it was her, stood bare feet on a cold wooden decking, with her legs exposed and the only thing covering her from the cold was his jumper. " get inside your feet will be freezing, you can lose toes in Berkian winters" with the half cup in his hand, he guided her in with the other. He had boots on to protect his feet from the fresh air, with black joggers and a red hoodie to keep him warm from the winter weather.

" yeah, well I would be still tucked up in bed all warm and cosy if it wasn't for the cold patch next to me where you should have been" she teased, he placed his coffee cup on the side before wrapping his arms around her, lifting her up in the air and spinning her around in circles as she squealed surprisingly. It was nice this feeling, they were in a normal sized place, normal sized kitchen, for once she forgot she was dating a Haddock.

He propped her up on the kitchen counter with a kiss placed on her lips before pulling back, " I'm sorry Milady, but I didn't want to wake you, you looked so peaceful and cute while sleeping." A peck on the nose he left her on top of the counter, to grab his old cup to wash it out.

" well, that's fine, you could have just stayed in bed with me" she scooted closer across the kitchen counter to the sink, he held a smirk on his face as he washed his cup with soap and hot water. She was in a playful mood this weekend, he could tell, but that only meant he was in her good books for this little surprise trip away. " I would have given you the best wake up call ever" she leaned in closer placing a kiss on his lips before he had time to dry his hands, but she didn't care, she let his wet hands wrap around her body to leave a damp trail over his jump and on her thighs as he picked her up and swung her legs around his waist.

" ahh well if I'd have known that I'd have definitely stayed in longer" he kissed her lips, then her jaw, cheek, neck. He peppered them all over her, spinning them around in wonky circles while she chuckled into his mouth. " but I've got to get up early since I've got a full day planned" he threw that in there just to get a reaction off her, a raised eyebrow and a cheeky smile.

" oh yeh, what kind of plans do you have for today?" He placed her down back on the ground, and she was back to being shorter than him again. She secretly hated it and loved it. When Hiccup was showing her pictures of him as a kid he was known as a walking talking fishbone, and apparently he was bullied in the early years of school for it but around the time of 16 - 17 he hit puberty and became very appealing to the opposite sex. And that's when all his issues started, after his accident at 17, past ex's, university, getting the family business and then Cami. From what Astrid figures that's where all the secretiveness came with Hiccup and his identity and who he was.

But he seemed to know who he was now, in fact in his words he finally felt like he was at home.

" well it's the calm before the storm" he motioned to the weather outside, he had mentioned it before, something about before the real storm it's there is a calm day, where the skies are nearly clear and then the next day the heart of the storm hits. " and as much as I would love to spend the day in our bed sheets -" he tickled her neck with peppered kisses, " which I plan to do tomorrow when we get snowed in" she laughed when he kissed her softly.

" I plan on doing something adventurous, you want breakfast?" He walked over to the fridge to see what it was stocked with, it was always best to leave the cooking to him, even if it was a bowl of cereal - Astrid should be banned from the kitchen area.

" sure" she sat at the kitchen table while he walked about the kitchen looking at what to make, " can I have scrambled egg on toast?" He gave her a small nod with a smile. He was a better cook than her, and did a mean eggs Benedict, but she had a simple taste and when living as a student, Astrid lived off scrambled eggs on toast. " so what have you got planned for today then?" The fruit bowl in the middle of the kitchen table had some very delicious red apples so edible to eat, she grabbed one out and took a bite, while Hiccup cracked some eggs.

" well -" the sound of batting eggs in a glass bowl filled the quiet space. " I'm taking you to the ski resort to go ice skating" a mischievous smile appeared on his face while he whisked the eggs into a scrambled egg mixture. Astrid however narrowed her eyes as she took another bite into her apple, she told him ages ago on Hogmany day after she mentioned she had never been flying she mentioned a whole lot of things she had never done, skating was one of them. But it wasn't at the top of her list, and now she was getting jitters thinking about it.

" ice skating? As in skating on ice?" She watched as he poured the mixture into a pan and started to stir. He started to laugh while stirring as if she had said something funny.

" yep, it's okay I can teach you, even with one leg I'm alright at it" she blinked, thoughts processing, she placed her apple core into a bin before walking over to him at the hob. He always made the best scrambled eggs, but his fluffy eggs weren't distracting her from her jitters. And he could see that. " don't worry you'll be better than me, I may be able to skate with my prosthetic but believe me I'm like bambi on ice" he made a joke, chuckling as he placed four pieces of bread into a toaster, two for him and two for her.

" won't we be seen, isn't it risky?" The ski resort was the closest thing some Berkians got to a holiday, those who couldn't afford to go abroad, people would know them, or know Hiccup, and it would be long before a picture would be taken of the two. It was a risk they couldn't afford, she only had a few months left at uni then they could do as they please. And plus, it wasn't a wasted day if they spent it in the sheets, in fact she found that a very productive day if you should know.

But Hiccup on the other hand had a plan, his girlfriend would go on about how she wished they could honour like normal couples, without the worry of getting caught, today the day before Valentine's Day Hiccup wanted to take his girlfriend out on a normal day trip like normal couples do. The first of many hopefully. " not if I wear my hat and ski goggles, and you well, for once you can just be you, on a day out, with your very loving boyfriend" he took a few seconds away from making breakfast to come over to her, his hands cupped her face and a sweet kiss was lay on her lips. " think you can do that?"

Her heart fluttered rapidly, she loved Hiccup deeply but sometimes she wished there wasn't such a fuss with their relationship, that she could introduce him to her friends, and they could go out together without the risk of finding their pictures on a front cover. This was her secret wish, one she had been wishing for a while now, counting down the months till it happened. But Hiccup had had this wish even since the day he fell in love with her, and that wasn't long after he met her, but he had respected her wishes, and even though she dreamed for a normal relationship some times, she also wanted to wait till uni was finished. And this was the closest he could get.

" I think so"

Xx

" well it's safe to say you can pull a snow suit off better than I can"

They plodded down the beaten track that heads into the ski resort after leaving their little safe haven not just a few minutes ago. The whole point was to blend in, so dressing the part was the best option. With snow boots, snow suits, hats, ski goggles and gloves the two were ready to blend in with the ski resort. Hiccup went for a black snow suit that had red panels on the side, he had matching black boots and gloves with that as well. Astrid went for a white snow suit that had black panels down the side, that matched with her black gloves, then she had a gold belt on her waist to match her gold boots.

She was marching a head of him, not knowing where she was going but only the way the path took her. " yeah yeah, come on, I want to see this famous ski place" she had only heard about it through her friends, of those who have been there before, and even though she might have had jitters at the start she could honestly say she was excited to go. The only thing was Hiccup was dragging his feet a little, messing with his leg, making her semi worried if he'd be over doing himself just to please her.

" okay just let me strengthen my leg, need to make sure it's strapped on right" usually anything with his leg she respected his privacy, he was a self conscious person, but she tried to express that he never had to be when it concerns her. His missing leg was a part of him, a part of his past, and a part she loved about him, cause even though he had a disability he never let it show, nor let it get in his way, and she loved that about him, how self strong he was.

" you sure you can handle a full days worth of activity on it, you'd tell me if you're struggling right?" He stood up immediately after tucking his suit leg back into the snow boot, he could see she was genuinely concerned and it was lovely, but he had been dealing g with this leg for ten years now, and he was use to it.

" I'm hurt you don't have that much faith in me," he walked to her while she stood still, seeing her mortified reaction when he said that he quickly got in before she could, " but I love that you care so much, and I'll tell you if anything feels uncomfortable or something doesn't feel right, promise" once he met her face to face he left a reassuring kiss on her lips before taking her hand in his and guiding her down the path towards another entrance to the ski park.

This entrance didn't bring you into the booking lodge/main reception like the grand entrance did, no this one was a little trail that was well hidden behind the skating rink. She knew then she was in trouble when she first saw it, no backing out now. " so we are really going skating now?" Her nerves were speaking for her, she wasn't afraid of skating, she was afraid of looking stupid. Her ego and stubbornness getting the best of her, but Hiccup kept guiding her the way, huge smile planted on his face.

He kept his goggles and hat on like he promised, and if Astrid didn't know any better she wouldn't think twice if it was Hiccup. Well how could you when they were so big they practically covered the majority of his face. And for once it was nice to walk through crowds and not feel like they have to act like strangers or hide in the shadows. They were walking in plain sight right under everyone's noses.

He dragged her into the ice skating hut, where you either pay for a session or show a band that means you've prepaid for one, then you get to chose your size in skates and off you go. Hiccup was obviously openly confident when being here, suggesting he knew the situation cause he's been here before. It's probably how he learned to skate in the first place.

It would make sense, Valka said not only a month ago that when Hiccup was little she would bring him up to the pine lodge out of prying eyes and since there was a short walk through the mountains to get to the ski resort he probably learnt when he was a child.

They waited their turn and paid for two people, or Hiccup did on Apple Pay since he insisted this whole trip was his idea meaning his treat. Kinda made her feel like she'd have to make it up to him some way, how she hadn't yet thought of. With allocated time slots they went to the next room where you exchange your boots for skates, kinda like bowling but more organised, you had to wait of course till the last time session finished till you could go on, which left the two sat on a wooden bench with ice skates on like the rest of the other people.

" I'm not use to waiting" he said casual, of course she understood what he meant, when the term was used before of doors open for those named Haddock or those associated with that family it was a literal term. The Haddocks not only owned this island by name, but funded it, like a huge landlord it make sense. They were like government, they held all the information and well being of the island but it wasn't like they could get elected out or anything. So when a Haddock came through a door, they paid their way like everyone else but they were treated like royalty no doubt, but with that came pictures and pestering and questions you don't want to answer, you had no peace. Which is why Hiccup would hide in the shadows so he'd have a little peace from time to time.

" wait are you feeling middle class?" He looked at her mortified as he'd never use that term as an insult, but when she laughed and tease he knew she was joking, " welcome to the real world Haddock" she whispered the last bit, making sure no one heard.

When the last session was called off they were called on by an awkward teenage boy who looked so nervous as if it could be his first day. " right come on Hofferson I'm ready to show you how it's done" he got up with ease, balancing his weight on those straight blades, however he was slim so he didn't weigh massively, she however was nervous she'd stand up and have jelly legs. But then he offered her a hand, holding it out so casually, that when she took it her legs felt stronger than ever, and stood up with ease too. " not so bad is it?" His told you so smirk was so obvious, but she brushed it off when she took the lead, dragging him to the rink.

Xx

She wasn't half bad, once she had gotten use to it, she was skating circles around him, he couldn't go too far, had to be careful he didn't knock his leg too much. But it was a nice feeling anyway he got, looking at the two of them, just like the other couples, it was a nice feeling to have, one he wanted a long time, but he understood her reasons on why he wanted to keep this quiet, he understood completely. The two carried on going round and round in circles, talking about their families, mainly Astrid's , he thought if he could go from there then maybe he could find out why the file is blank and then maybe where did the existing file was.

" well what do you wanna know, they were extraordinary parents, but they were normal people just like me" she gave him a smile while still holding his hand, be didn't need to say it out loud that he thought she was extraordinary, she knew he was thinking it by the look on his face.

" anything, tell me anything, all the boring stuff, all the stuff i already know" he knew quite a lot already, but she saw no harm in going over it again.

" mum was called Ingrid, and dad was called Sven, Dad was a personal trainer, self defence classes too on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the girls loved him" she giggled slightly, Hiccup knew she was looking back on a memory now that was putting a smile on her face.

" and mum was a photographer, she ran a studio and did classes at the college on her days off. She use to take me in when I was little, before I started high school anyway. They were normal people." She shrugged, with a bit of confidence tried to do a little spin but ended up tripping over her own feet and landing into Hiccups sturdy arms. She could help but laugh on how pathetic her spin was, so much so she got Hiccup laughing too, placing a kiss on her lips to cheer her up.

" what about before they went to the mainland, did your parents talk much about life on Berk?" That was a question she wish she knew, she never asked her parents about life before her, why would she, she never had reason too before now. When in her first year of Uni she found her name was a Berkian name, and that her family had roots here, little did she know that it was her parents who were last to live here. They were probably her age when they left for the mainland, or just a bit older.

" no, I didn't ask, and they never really discussed it, I know my dads dad was in the army, but died way before I was born" it was dead ends after dead ends.

" my grandad was in the army too, on the Archipelago army base, he was a General, still alive now, though his heads gone west a bit, he has Alzheimer's and is in a care home on Berserker Island" she never knew that about his grandfather, though she never did ask, and Hiccup didn't like talking about it, his grandfather's mental illness was a hard subject to talk about.

" I never knew that about your grandfather" she huddled in closer, the sound of the other people was getting to loud and she wanted to hear everything, plus he was nice and warm when she pressed up against him.

" yeh well it's a hard subject that's sad to talk about." He shrugged it off and she got the feeling she didn't want to talk about it anymore, but felt there was more to it than that. But she didn't push, looking at how awkward he got in the past minute she thought best drop it for another day.

" my grandfather was a Colonel" it was something of nothing really but it was something that they had in common, and it was a nice feeling to have. She was about to go on, saying something else that might distract him from his grandfather, but then the whistle was blown by that awkward teenager who started to motion the group off so the next could go. Their time was up, and suddenly it felt time went to fast, Astrid had to admit she enjoyed the skating, it was unintentionally romantic of Hiccup.

" come on, I know the perfect place to get something to eat" he grabbed her hand firmly and pulled her with him as they skated off the rink.

Hiccup had always loved it here from when he was very little, especially in winter, this place was beautiful and always full off life. He use to have friends here before he started school, and when his parents would bring him here he'd spend the whole day to just be a kid. It's why he thought he'd bring Astrid here, this was a place he could be himself when he was a kid, he wanted her to experience that with him too. And with the huge smile on her face he was guessing that it was working.

They had to walk up a hill a little to get the this shack Hiccup was raving about, a place he use to go all the time as a kid. He'd rave about the hot delicious food and the traditional drinks you could get in there, there was no place like it he'd stated.

"How long as it been since you've last been here?" She asked, walking through the snow covered trees. It was the most beautiful sight she'd ever seen, if only she had her camera, the way the sunlight reflected off the snow, it was like a diamond walkway.

Hiccup held her hand and guided her up the hill, " last time I came here was the months after Cami, this was the one place I felt I could get away from it all, once place I could just be Hiccup -" she felt she put her foot in it until he stopped for a minute.

" until I met you, now no matter where I am, when I'm with you I feel I can just be myself" she couldn't help but smile, meaning she was doing a good job at being a girlfriend, who would have thought. " come on this way"

Happily she let him drag her up a hill until he got her right to the top where there was a wooded shack that looked over the entire resort, it was beautiful set. And on the other side was a ski lift - a ski lift?

" are you fucking kidding me? You made me walk up a hill when we could have taken that thing" she pointed a long finger at the ski lift on the other side of the shack, past that if you looked further you could see skiers on the snowy mountain, parents and children, partners and friends, all socialising while doing the fun sport.

" now where would be the fun in that? You got to see the beautiful sight of when sun hits snow, you wouldn't get that from a ski lift" she was exhausted and out of breath and most definitely needed a drink, she couldn't bring herself to to speak never mind argue. And that smug smile on his face told her that. " come on, let's get you a drink" he patted her back softly while leading her towards the mountain shack.

" this place better be good, I'm putting my faith in you" he could feel her smirk at the back of his neck, he didn't need to look around an see it, she'd often test his judgment with a tease. He took no offence to it, though he did smirk knowing she had a cheek to ask that.

" have I never let you down before?" He said still not looking back to see how playful she really was.

" no - but there is a first for everything" he let that comment go, knowing she was hungry and tired since he made her walk up that hill, but also cause he knew her and knew she wanted some sort of reaction so she could use it against him later in bed. Something that he was going to challenge her for.

They walked through the large wooden doors, the place was lively with groups of skiers out for their lunch. There was laughing, banter, men being men and ladies giggling and one of their friends hopelessly flirts with a man twice her age. This place was full of people from all of Berk, people from West town, people from East town, people who live on farms and people who live in the city. It was a mixture of everything, something Astrid felt more part of.

While being with Hiccup as much as she loved it she was surrounded by people who had money one could only dream of, and being a student with nothing to her name yet she kinda felt out of depth. But this place, a place where Hiccup had said he enjoyed and felt like himself was more her scene, and she enjoyed that more than fancy restaurants and expensive outings.

One thing she loved about Hiccup, he listened. Even though he would insist on treating her now and then to something expensive and lavishing he would listen to what she enjoyed, like nights in watching a favourite movie of hers with a big bowl of buttered popcorn and an ordered in pizza, half meat half veggie. He take her out on long walks with the dog where she'd bring her camera to take some photos, and arrange and surprise picnic. He'd even do the small things that weren't even supposed to be romantic, like that one time he asked his friend Bucket if she could take pictures of his farm looking all abandoned at Dreadfall. He was the perfect man all cause he simply listened and didn't have to go all out to impress her and make her so happy, all he did was listen to her interests.

" excuse me, two of your finest yaknogs and two menus please" Hiccup asked a waiter politely as the two sat down in a small booth in the corner. He sat in the corner back facing everyone so he could finally take off the huge goggles. He left his hat on so no one notices the auburn hair.

" what's yaknog?" Astrid asked as she watched the goggles being removed from his face revealing faint marks.

" it's a holiday drink on Berk, usually sold at Snoggletog but here do it all year round" Hiccup seemed to know quite a lot about this place, he smiled whenever he talked about it. This weekend, where he brought her, meant something to him. He could have taken her anywhere in the world, he had the means to one day, but for their first Valentines together he wanted to take her to a place he loved dearly. And she could tell by listening to the way he spoke.

" yaknog, no offence but sounds vile" the name didn't give it any help, it sounded like something a yak would throw up.

" I know and trust me when done wrong it can wipe out villages faster than the Black Death but when done right -" he paused when a waiter arrived with two hot mugs and two menus, Astrid was the one to say thanks as Hiccup avoided eye contact just in case. " it is the best comfort drink in the world" his whisper drowned into the mug as he took a large gulp, humming as the warm drink heated him up from the inside.

She took her chances and trusted Hiccups judgement, she had to admit when she first looked at it she thought it was going to be garbage, but it was like eggnog but way stronger. " oh gods!" She coughed it down not expecting it to be that strong, Hiccup of course found it amusing of course, though she blamed in entirely since he should have warned her on the strong liquor.

" see what I mean" smirking into his mug.

" it's not half bad I'll admit that, but warning next time would be nice."

Their foods had arrived in what looked to be oak wooden trays, Hiccup ordered burger and fries, while Astrid went for a traditional mashed potatoes with barbecue sausages and a side of gravy.

Hiccup's trust in this place was absolutely right, the food was delicious and the atmosphere was lively, for once the two felt like they weren't a secret no more, they were just two people out for the day.

Hiccup insisted that they carried on with their conversation from before, tracking down her family file. " did your parents ever mention how they met? " he cut his burger in half, such a Hiccup thing to do while she dug into her mashed potatoes.

" yeh actually, mum and dad lived in two separate towns, they went to two separate schools so on and so forth, they met just after high school, at a party from a mutual friend. After that they just knew they were meant to be" a smile appeared on her at the thought of when her mother first told her the story how she and her farther met.

" so your parents lived in two separate towns while both living in Berk?" With an eyebrow raised he held a questionable look on his face, but Astrid couldn't think why. It wasn't rare that future partners would live next to each other in two neighbouring towns.

" yeh why?"

" because there are only two distinctive towns in Berk - East and West" he was right, she hadn't thought of it like that. And if one of her parents lived in the city one would have said. " which means the next step is to talk to both of my parents, the both lived in Berk obviously and they were similar age to your parents, maybe one of them knew them" he shrugged, it was a long shot, they had already tried at Haddock industries to track down the paper trail digitally, but then surely if someone knew her parents they would have said by now. Hofferson wasn't a common name.

" I know but wouldn't be if one of your parents knew one of mine they would say, Hofferson isn't a common name." This whole thing was giving her a headache, all these questions piling up in the back of her head. It angered her that she didn't know anything much about her parents past, she never asked and they never told her, they kept her in the dark, but why?

" maybe, but it's worth a try to ask again" he never gives up, especially on her, which gave her a warm feeling that he wasn't going to give up on her no matter what. It was a long time that she felt that.

" let's not talk about it now -" she finished off her plate and pushed it to one side, then reached over the table to grab his hands in hers, " for once I just want a normal weekend with my boyfriend" the two grinning like the Cheshire Cat.

" normals not really our style babe" and the two burst into laughter.

Xx

Sunday - Valentine's Day

The storm swept in over night like Hiccup had predicted, but that didn't stop the two lovers from taking advantage of the stormy weather. As the winds picked up and the snow battered against the walls of the pine lodge, the two found themselves in the sheets of their bed for the rest of the night. As the storm got thicker, so did the heat within their room, their bodies dripping with sweat that it came through their hairline and covered their bodies with a layer of it.

Come morning they didn't let a few hours sleep get in there way, Hiccup threw the covers off dramatically, for effect of course, but she giggled anyway as he climbed on top of her slowly kissing her skin, sweaty or not. " Hiccup!" His name was always something that wasn't his favourite but when she said it he suddenly loved it, cause it was coming from her. She'd let him have her way, cause today was kinda special, and he didn't need new lingerie and wacky moves, no all he needed was her, just the way she was.

And she needed him to get a move on.

He let a hand slip from holding hers sliding down the side of her body rubbing against the spot between her legs, " ahh, Hic - ah" her head spinning in circles as she threw it back into the pillows. Her heart began to flutter as his lips roamed her chest, she felt his fingers move slightly to send her over the edge. Breathing heavily she cupped his adorable face in her hands, " this is how you wanted to start the morning?" Smiling happily he pressed a kiss on her lips, slowly taking in every inch of her lips on his.

" no - this is how I wanted to start the morning" he grabbed the backs of her thighs gently and hoisted her up the bed a little, and in doing so slotted his hips between hers, watching her head roll back with a moan. She was beautiful like this, rolling her head back, losing herself every time he moved his hips - up then down. It made him feel special, chosen, knowing that no man had seen her the way he had, he loved it, he loved her.

" hmm, told you waking up like this is - ahh ah - nice" her breathing was all over the place, couldn't keep a straight face, but then neither could he. Hiccup placed his lips where he could, her mouth letting her hum against him, her neck feeling her breath fault slightly when he brushed a sensitive part.

" hmm, yep I agree -" he pushed her further into the bed, deeper with every thrust he made. He felt her fingers running through the hairs on the back of neck, tugging the ends only to get a growling reaction. " - we should spend every morning like this" he buried his head into her neck, leaving hot kisses over her skin while she kept messing with the hairs on the back of his neck.

Every morning? Like this? Why was she reading into it more than she should? Was that him asking her to move in with him? It had been a conversation on their minds for a while now, but they had never really talked about it properly. It was silly to think so deep into it, like right now the first thing on her mind was - yes! Yes she would love to spend every morning like this, his face buried into hers, his lips colliding with her lips, falling into bliss every time he moved his hips into hers, while she matched his rhythm from beneath him. Who wouldn't want to spend every morning like this, where every fibre of her skin was set a flame when he thrusted against her, the sensation sending shocks of pleasure through her. She'd be a fool to say she didn't want this!

So while they lay there, him breathing heavily still on top of her, still slotted between her hips just after hitting both his and hers climax, she couldn't help but bring it up again. She knows it would open a new can of worms about their relationship, but she thought they were ready for it.

" yes" she whispered into his ear, he still had his head buried into the crook of her neck, taking in her sweet smell. The world just stopped for a moment, the storm outside seemed to pause, and it was just the two of them, holding one another in their arms.

" yes to what?" He raised his head slightly, running his hand over her face.

" yes, I agree we should spend every morning like this" she watched his face when she spoke, his facial expression turning from narrowed eyes and confused to raised eyebrows and realisation. She saw the clogs in his head just click together, realising what she was asking or insinuating more like.

" are you saying what I think you are saying?" In that moment she wasn't sure what she meant to say, she just went with what her heart told her to say. Stupid right?

" what is it that you think I'm saying?" Her damn pride and stupidity got in the way of everything, not wanting to just let everything out she decided to answer his question with a question, which only confused him more with that look on his face.

He moved slightly, more so he could see her better, she was a complicated woman this one. " well I - remember a few weeks back -" he was nervous, his hand reaching to the back of his neck rubbing it over and over. " err - I remember I brought up a ... proposal of some kind a few weeks back. Oh gods - I'm making a fool of myself, just but in whenever you feel like it ..." with a nervous laughter she thought she'd help him out a bit.

" I remember, and in my own Astrid stubbornness way, I'm asking if that offer still stands, after uni, that I can spend every morning like this, with you" a hand raised up towards his face, stroking the side of his face and across his cheek with his goofy smile staring down at her. He really was a big kid on the inside.

" you know it does! It always will," his goofy smile just got bigger and bigger, " you'd make me the happiest man alive if you do miss Hofferson!" With a simple kiss he held her close, taking in every inch of her beauty, her sweet smell, her gorgeous smile. He didn't deserve her that he knew, he didn't deserve to be this happy, to have her hands run across his face and body so soft and delicate.

" happy Valentine's Day Milady"

Xx

She liked watching him cook, he promised her a full cooked breakfast, he'd even prepared a fruit platter for her to pick at while he cooked. She didn't mind though sitting here watching him in his black Hugo Boss jogger shorts, bare chest on show letting her admire his lean body from a far.

This was the life, gorgeous boyfriend half naked cooking breakfast after a wonderful awakening. Her just sitting here picking away at fresh pineapple and mango slices in just her underwear and one of Hiccup's shirts loosely buttoned up around her. She love to spend the rest of her days like this, but that's not reality is it.

" Mr Haddock I do say you do turn me on when you look like this" she leaned forward leaning her elbows on the dinning table and resting her head in her palm, that seductive smirk placed on her face. He shot her a look back from the stove, he had scrambled eggs on the go along with bacon and sausages.

" oh really, bare foot and cooking for my wife" he joked, usually it was men that joked about their girlfriends who look after them, who cooked. Not in this relationship, no Hiccup wouldn't let Astrid near a frying pan if he could help it.

" wife? Let's not jump too far ahead okay Haddock, I'm only moving in with you for now, let's take one step at a time okay" she walked over to him, stayed behind him for a while kissing his shoulder blades and wrapping her arms around his chest and stomach. Hiccup was concentrating on the eggs when he felt Astrid's hands slip down to the hem of his joggers, feeling her fingers slide past his underpants slowly. His breath hitched a little, his hands moving off the hot pans so that he didn't scold anyone.

" you know I'm literally playing with fire here" he said turning down the heat a little.

" yes you are Mr Haddock" her voice was full of seduction, teasing him as she flicked his underwear with finger against his skin. In fact he decided to turn the heat off completely so he could finally face his little vixen who was teasing him from behind.

" you know what, breakfast can wait" he turned to kiss her, feeling her arms cup his backside a little knowing what she was asking. He could kiss her till his lips were raw, he didn't care he just loved her so much. Her laughter was contagious as she pulled him back from the kitchen he didn't question it, just let her lead the way as her nails scraped the back of his neck when she hungrily kissed him over and over.

She pulled him into the hall way, into the living room, crashing into walls and partition walls, the chair and table that was in the hallway for decoration. His shirt she wore was unbuttoned and left draped on the floor as he literally groped her body. But he was her boyfriend and she allowed him to get hands on sometimes. And today was a special day after all.

Hiccups fingers pinged the clasp of her bra free, throwing it on the floor when it slipped off her arms and freed her bare chest to him. He loved to kiss the soft delicate skin of her her chest, peppering little kisses where he could, gently sucking on parts of her breast to hear the sweet sound of her moans. " Hiccup" her hum was mumbled into the side of his head, burying her face into his soft hair.

And then two knocks came from the front door, the two young lovers looked up from their embrace, it was early hours of the morning, in the middle of no where, who'd be knocking on their door?

" fuck off!" He said half joking, kissing her lips quickly, " come on, stay here they won't see you behind this wall." In the hallways that linked up the living room to the kitchen and main entrance hallway was the wall fire pit, and if she hid just behind the fire pit she wouldn't be seen by whoever is at the door. Which was weird for her as she had her hand covering her chest coaching down in just her pink panties.

Hiccup walked off to the front door opening it up to reveal a very old man, or what sounded like one from where she was. " Mildew? Err what do I owe the pleasure" Mildew was an old man that had lived on the mountains ever since he was little, an old lady named Gothi had lived here too, the two weren't the best of friends with Mildew being a retired doctor and Gothi being a retired healer.

What's the difference is the first question everyone asks, the difference is a doctor is of medicine and science, Gothi believed in natural healing, herbal remedies, all natural. That's why the two clashed.

" Mr Haddock? I'm sorry sir, I saw lights on last night when on my midnight walk, I just thought I'd check for teenagers breaking in" Mildew was a proud man, and Hiccup hadn't really clicked with him to start, but the Haddock family owning literally everything on Berk meant his family was the 'landlords' of the place, including the cabin Mildew lived in. But after his retirement the Haddock's left him the cabin rent free, which meant he was respectable and kind towards the Haddock heir.

" ahh, thanks Mildew, appreciate it" he shook his hand, the poor man had been out in this storm bundled up in all gear and here he was half naked in a warm lodge. But as much as he wanted to invite him in for a hot drink he literally couldn't.

Astrid was still crouched down practically naked bar one piece of clothing and from where she was sat she had her eyes on her matching pink bra that had been left on the floor right in the view of the front door. And if she was to reach out, she'd definitely be noticed, she could only hope that the old man was too bone idol to notice it.

" no problem, usually don't see you here around this time of year, in fact I've not seen you in well over a year -" Mildew was also nosey, sticking his beak into others business and making it his own.

" yeah well -" he leaned to the left giving Mildew a clean shot to the pink bra lay out perfectly for all to see. " I needed some space from work, this place has always been a favourite of mine" the old mans eyes was focused on something behind him, so much so he didn't hear a single word Hiccup had just said. When Hiccup looked back he noticed his girlfriend's bra out on show, knowing his cover had been broken he leaned in the way of his view and held the door in his hand. " anyway, I've got breakfast on the go and don't want to leave it to burn, thanks for your concern, but as you can see I'm just fine" the door was half closed and Mildew was getting the picture he was not wanted.

" right, well I'll just be off then" Hiccup felt sorry for turning him away, but he didn't want Mildew gossiping. With the door closed and Mildew out of the way, Hiccup walked back to where Astrid was crouching, her eyes fixated on her underwear as he picked it up with one finger. Astrid cringed, it was shown all over her face, she knew when he picked it up that she had been caught out.

" urgh! Am I in trouble?" She expected him to be at least a little mad, but he only smirked, dropping the lingerie on the floor, picking her up by the thighs and swinging her onto his waist like a monkey. " oh yes miss Hofferson I believe you are, how would you like to take your punishment" he backed them up, pushing her bare back onto the cold wooden wall, her arms were wrapped around his shoulders. Her grin shining through her face, gleaming down at him as she placed sweet and soft kisses on his mouth over and over, and he worked his fingers on pulling down the last of her clothing very very slowly.

Xx

As the sun set and the night took over the two lounged about the cabin like Hiccup promised, the storm had hit its peak around lunch when the two made sandwiches together, the ones after Astrid had ruined the first lot. Now the snow was just flecks of ice floating down, melting into thin air before even hitting the ground.

It was Astrid's idea when day became night that they use the last of their holiday away to go into the hot tub and enjoy the quiet night. He stood in the kitchen, swimming trunks on and a towel rolled up in his hand. She was sat in a bubbling hot tub in a red triangle bikini, her long vanilla blonde hair tied in a loose messy bun, while staring at the view outside, the white canvas in front of her, she looked in a trance.

When opening the door to go outside he immediately felt the cold air hit him, he wasn't lying when he said yesterday that you could lose toes in his weather. Astrid turned around when hearing the door close, she was glowing with a smile on her face when she saw Hiccup. He had to be careful, a prosthetic with ice doesn't bowed well. " you need help?" She moved to the side where he was getting in, he was already sitting down taking off his left leg when she spoke.

" nope I got it" when his leg was off he placed a silicon sock over his stump, apparently he didn't like water on his stump, it irritated the scar, especially at this heat.

" you know - I want to help, I feel like we don't talk about your leg much, I feel like it's not a subject you wanna talk about but rather avoid." He slipped in the tub with ease, like he'd done it before a million times, and took a seat in one of the grooves provided in the tub while she still floated around in the bubbles. It was true his leg was a subject he avoided, but mainly cause he was insecure about it, times in uni before Camicazi, girls knew about who he was, his family name, but it was before he owned the business so he was just the son of the Haddocks, girls would throw themselves at the cute hot rich boy, but then bitch about his deformity in private, however one girl had a loud mouth and her bitch about him wasn't at all secret. That was the first hint he got that girls only wanted what his family name could provide. He'd probably still be a virgin if it wasn't for his family name.

But then Cami came into the mix, they were friends before she knew about the leg, and they were lovers after, way before she went all crazy and possessive. But she was the straw that broke the camels back in Hiccups mind, he didn't talk about the leg cause he thought people were disgusted by it, and if he could get a beautiful, gorgeous girl like Astrid, then she wouldn't want to talk about his missing leg that much.

" it's just hard Astrid, I hate it, I was 17 and I felt like my life was stripped away from me" Hiccup rarely cried, she'd only seen it one certain and painful occasions, which was why Astrid knew he felt so deeply about this. Gliding through the bubbles like some goddess of water she climbed upon his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck while he settled his on her lower back.

" well I love it, cause it's part of the man I love, it's part of you, and I don't care what you think of it - I'll always love it, cause it's you," she left a kiss on his lips and lingers a little before carrying on, " and yeah you may feel like you've been stripped of something but I believe the opposite -" she gained his attention when her raised a brow, " I believe you gained so much courage, to learn to walk again, to go out in public, to show that you are no less of a man than anyone else, cause you're not Hic, you're so much more" she kissed him again, building up his self confidence once more, and if she had to do it again and again she would, cause he deserved to know how much she loved and believed in him. No words could be enough for how she felt.

It was times like this he knew he didn't deserve her, to have her unconditional love that she gave him, she rested her hair on his shoulder and he pulled her in closer, with her and the heat combined he never felt more relaxed. For once he finally believed those stupid magazines, he did have everything. He had a beautiful, stunning, sexy woman to call his own, he had joy, excitement and happiness, and he had peace of mind that he wasn't going to be lonely forever, in a few months the woman he loved would be waking up beside him every morning and curled up in their sheets every night. He'd get to be her happiness and joy like she was for him, he'd make sure life for her with him was the best and the smoothest it could possibly be. He knew long ago he'd wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, he just knew it, like their lives were intwined together some way. But now he knew he wanted one day to call her his wife, the thought both scared him and excited him. But he knew.

He was thinking now overly excited and way to much about it, like would he tell his friends about it, or his parents would he do it unexpectedly or have a plan, but one thing he knew he would have wanted to do, but can't. And that would have been he would have liked to ask both her parent not just her dad that he wanted to marry their daughter and promise them he'd love her like she deserves.

But he couldn't.

" hey Ast?" She hummed in response still buried into his neck and shoulder. " you know your parents? -" she raised her head slightly with a moan/whimper, at this moment she was working her hands down to the laces of his trunks, fiddling with them, undoing them with one tug at a time.

" Hiccup! I told you let's just leave it for now, do it another time, let's just have today, have now" it clicked what she meant, she thought he was bringing up the investigation on her family file, especially when she was stripping off her own swimwear as well as his. She was making it known that she didn't want to talk about the missing file at this exact moment.

" no no no no, it's not that -" she immediately thought when he mentioned her parents that he was gonna ask more questions about Berk or why they left or any long lost family members, when her hands were literally in his swim shorts, hands on and everything. Why would he bring them up now ?

" then what?" Her eyes were narrowed and the question was spoke more through her face than anything. She was curious of course, but that didn't stop her temptation in pulling off the strings of her own bikini, letting the two piece swimsuit slowly start to float about the hot tub as she pulled herself further up on his lap.

" do you think they would have liked me?" His hands dropped down into the water resting around her lower back and squeezing her thighs a little. She still had her arms wrapped around his neck tugging on his braids at the back while giving him a small smile. She pushed her bare chest up against his which allowed his arms to wrap further round her back and pull her so close that when their stomachs touched no water could get through. However she was now perfectly slotted upon his hips after pushing down his shorts with a little help form Hiccup.

" what's brought this on?" He held her firmly against him when she moved her hips with his, she caused him to jerk upwards slightly, making her giggle with excitement. Her lips on her jaw, her teeth scraping along his skin almost made him forget the question.

" I don't know - I just always imagined having to meet the parents of the girl I loved, and promise them I'd love and care for her with all I have" he felt her kiss his lips before he even registered what was happening, maybe it was for the fact he said something sweet and caring, or maybe it was due to the fact he slipped his hands to under her thighs and boosted her up a little to give her better access for her to move.

She pulled back, her skin was glowing from the heat coming off the water, she had this radiating smile looking down at him, " my parents would have loved you - my mom would have treated you like the son she never had, and my dad would have given you a few boxing lessons just so he knew you could hold your own" he laughed at the last part knowing for well it was in fact the Hofferson's daughter that could whip his ass at any combat sport. But he held a genuine smile, stroking his fingers along her thighs to the back where her tailbone was, he'd have loved to meet her parents, just to see how much alike she was, where she got her best qualities. He'd have loved to show them that he was good for their daughter.

" they might have questioned if I wanted the life style of a Haddock, but they would know you'd look after me, care for me, love me" she whispered the last part in his ear before kissing his earlobe. " and they'd know you'd respect me, listen to my opinions, be your equal partner and let me have a say "

" yeh cause I'd be afraid to lose a limb if I didn't" he was partly right that she'd made his life hell if he didn't give her the respect she deserved, but she knew it would never get to that. He loved her more than he feared her... well that's what she hoped anyway. " but I will look after you, and I will love you, so so so much, always" she gasped slightly as he matched the rhythm of her hips, holding her waist down with his hands so he had a little more control.

" I should hope so Haddock, cause I'm not going anywhere"

The two spent the rest of their time in the tub like this, bodies crashed together, arms entangled together with their bodies collided as one. They were taking up all the time they had together of their little safe heaven away from all the mayhem right here, together with skin to skin. They say the closest you can get to a person is when you make love to them, when your bodies are entangled together and your so caught up in the mix of pleasure and bliss that the rest of the world just slips away and it's only the two of you.

But they were wrong, Hiccup knew that, he'd been with women like he was with Astrid, he slept with women he thought he loved, women he thought loved him, and it was nothing like this.

Living on Berk as well as keeping up with modern times you'd also be brought up to know the islands history, superstition and the belief of the gods, was it possible that two souls could be connected? That they'd be always entwined together no matter how far they were in the world, they'd always come together. Like magnets that are drawn to one another, magnetic energy. It felt weird to even think it since Hiccup had been raised in a modern world, but he knew when he met her that there was something drawing him to her, this magnetic connection that he'd never before believed in. And he was feeling it hard for her.

But while caught up in their safe heaven bubble, they missed the photographer that had took a certain route in the Berkian mountains late this night. He knew exactly what path to take, which tree to set himself up in to get an exact view of the Haddock pine lodge, for when the two were caught up in the heated romantic moment, the photographer pulled out his camera and began to snap his shots that he knew who make front page coverage...