Welcome to Hickstead, home to both Seven Oak Stables, and Blue Acre - two rival stables. Both offer opportunities for their clients to reach the highest level of excellence. Each stable differs from the other, so choose wisely and never forget, loyalty is everything... Meanwhile as the stables battle it out, there's trouble brewing at the university. Be careful, if you don't pick a side you may get caught in the cross-fire...
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She smiled and returned his soft kiss, all but melting into him. "That could be because there aren't enough words to describe just how much I love you." Her heart seemed to swell to hear those words and she beamed at him, "Just know that I do, love you, that is." Flynn kissed him back again and then made a 'phew' motion, even with the slight rose tint to her cheeks. "Phew, I was getting concerned there for a second." She teased, "But just know that I do, love you too." She added softly, knowing he knew it but she would never get tired of saying it. She never wanted him to not think it.
"Anyone would think that you are insinuating that I'm messy." She put on an innocent look, "Would I do that..." She asked with a wondrous tone and then laughed. "I mean you could be messier... it would be tough but it's possible." She was still teasing though - he really wasn't that bad. And he was pretty good at cleaning up after himself when he made the mess. Besides, when he cooked such glorious meals she couldn't begrudge cleaning the kitchen up after. "We'll teach him to wipe his paws before coming inside." Flynn laughed again and tilted her head. "And to use the toilet too?" She asked, her mind jumping to the image as if it were possible.
Again she kissed him back, hoping she hadn't overkilled it with her little speech. She knew at some point they might argue - there would eventually be conflict, but that was good. In her mind, even if later she would be annoyed by it, at least it would show that Bruce cared, that he had an opinion about something to do with his child and wanted to have an input. "And I will be there, offering suggestions every step of the way. Doing all the night feeds so that you can sleep, and learning as I go." She smiled brightly and nodded, "I mean, I am not going to say no to that.." Her gaze met his and it was her turn to kiss him, "but we'll take turns with that. I can't have you doing all the night feeds either, that's not fair." She was a light sleeper and she knew she'd likely wake anyway. Liam had been a needy and demanding child, it had only helped drive a wedge between her and her ex when they were tired and cranky, but she already knew it wouldn't be like that with Bruce.
"I really don't think I can pull off the short skirt with my legs. If I was a dancer or a gymnast, sure, but these legs aren't designed for short outfits." Flynn laughed and made a point of looking down at his legs, her gaze slowly travelling up their length. "I don't know, handsome, you have pretty good legs to me." She loved any inch of him and she always thought he was sexy - though maybe a mini skirt was a bit far. "You know that I'd do anything for you though. If you find me the outfit, I would put it on just for you." Her grin turned devilish as she considered her options. "Mmm now that is an intriguing idea..." She murmured, wondering where exactly she could pick up a Navy uniform.. or perhaps that was too cliche? Flynn glanced at the watch curiously when Bruce did, "I've got a couple of hours before I have a class of youngsters to teach. We've got time..." Another slow smile spread across her face as she let her mind wander. "Oh really? Hours?" She raised a brow in interest and her voice lowered. "Well in that case I say we should definitely make the most of it..." She gently pushed against his chest to try and maneuver him backwards toward the direction of the bed.
"Phew, I was getting concerned there for a second." Bruce chuckled, knowing that she wasn't worried about his feelings for her. "But just know that I do, love you too." He nodded. "I know, but I am getting old and my memory isn't as good as it used to be, so I need the constant reminders. Just so I don't forget."
"Would I do that..." He quirked an eyebrow. "I mean you could be messier... it would be tough but it's possible." He grinned. "What I'm taking from that is that I have your permission to be messier." He teased, though he knew with a baby on the way, he'd really need to work at being a lot tidier than he was now. "And to use the toilet too?" He pursed his lips, brows dipping as he tried to picture it. "I've heard of people toilet training cats, not sure how it would work for dogs though. Gizmo would need really good aim, but you're welcome to try and teach him to use the toilet."
"I mean, I am not going to say no to that.." He grinned and returned the kiss. "but we'll take turns with that. I can't have you doing all the night feeds either, that's not fair.""Paper, rock, scissors?" He shook his head in amusement. "We'll take turns." He agreed. "Whoever gets up first tends to the baby, but not you all the time. Even if you have to smack me in the face with a pillow to make sure I'm awake."
"I don't know, handsome, you have pretty good legs to me." He stuck his leg out to one side, striking a pose. His moleskins were tight, just not as tight as breeches, and while casual enough to wear to town, he could ride in them too. "Mmm now that is an intriguing idea...""I know someone else in this room that would look damn hot in a short, short skirt." He chuckled as his eyes moved down her body and he wiggled his brows. "Oh really? Hours?" He nodded. "Well in that case I say we should definitely make the most of it..." He allowed her to maneuver him, while he tried to pretend that he had no clue as to her intentions. "Yeah, it would be the perfect time to rearrange the kitchen and pantry."
"I know, but I am getting old and my memory isn't as good as it used to be, so I need the constant reminders. Just so I don't forget." Flynn laughed softly and gave a small roll of her eyes, "and then there's just me who needs the constant reassurance," She teased, despite the hint of truth beneath that. "What I'm taking from that is that I have your permission to be messier." Flynn laughed and then shook her head, "You do love to find loop holes - maybe you should have been a lawyer?" She joked, "though honestly how much messier can it get?" again, not true considering he wasn't particularly messy. "I've heard of people toilet training cats, not sure how it would work for dogs though. Gizmo would need really good aim, but you're welcome to try and teach him to use the toilet." An eyebrow arched, "so it is actually possible? I don't think I've trained him anything so far other than when I unfold the blanket and put a glass on the table it's time to cuddle." It did make her laugh how the pup had learned her routine now for when she was home alone and would wage his tail and wait to be brought up onto her lap for cuddle time.
"Paper, rock, scissors?" Flynn chuckled again at the thought, "I doubt either of us will be awake enough to know how to form any of those options." Given how much Liam had woken her as a baby, and how it had felt the third time in a night she'd been woken. When her eyelids felt like lead and her limbs were concrete. "We'll take turns. Whoever gets up first tends to the baby, but not you all the time. Even if you have to smack me in the face with a pillow to make sure I'm awake." She grinned, gazing at him adoringly - he was so damn sweet. She knew some people would say that could easily all be words, but she believed he would really expect her to hit him. "Trust me, I won't let it be me all the time. I need my beauty sleep," She grinned. "I will take you up on that pillow threat though."
She burst out laughing at his strike a pose attempt but gave a little clap of encouragement, and then a wolf whistle. "Very nice... best show I've seen in a long time," She laughed again and gave Bruce a flirtatious look, though she had to admit she loved Bruce's broad shoulders and his arms. It was a thing - call it the woman's gaze as they did these days - men's hands and arms, there was something about them. With Bruce being taller than her and broader, she loved being wrapped in his arms. Or maybe her favourite thing was watching him pull off a shirt - something sexy about that too, the muscles in is back..."I know someone else in this room that would look damn hot in a short, short skirt." Her gaze stayed on his face, feeling warm from the heat of his gaze. "I can wear a short, short skirt for you anytime. You just have to ask." She teased. "Yeah, it would be the perfect time to rearrange the kitchen and pantry." Flynn tilted her head as she kept shuffling him backwards until they reached the bed, and then she made to push him down onto it. "I was thinking the bed might be a comfier choice, but we can rearrange the kitchen if you'd like." She winked, resting her hands on her shoulders as she looked down on him.
"and then there's just me who needs the constant reassurance," Bruce gave a bright smile. "And I'm here to reassure." He told her gently. "You do love to find loop holes - maybe you should have been a lawyer?" He pulled a face. "though honestly how much messier can it get?" He chuckled. "That's beginning to sound like a challenge." He warned her playfully. "And I'm not one to turn down a challenge." He'd been brought up to always be ready for visitors, so he did his best to keep the place as tidy as possible. "so it is actually possible? I don't think I've trained him anything so far other than when I unfold the blanket and put a glass on the table it's time to cuddle." He smiled. While the Collie would never make a good herding dog, it seemed that the pup had decided that the family was his herd to protect and look after, and he did it well.
"I doubt either of us will be awake enough to know how to form any of those options." He laughed as he tried to picture them, half asleep, and trying to work out how to do paper, rock, scissors. "Especially if either of us has pins and needles." He knew he had a habit of tucking his hand under his cheek when he slept. "Trust me, I won't let it be me all the time. I need my beauty sleep," He tried so hard to hold back a snort of laughter, and failed before his brows rose in innocence. "I will take you up on that pillow threat though." He grinned. "You can smack me with a pillow any time you like, but be prepared for retaliation." He warned with a boyish grin.
"Very nice... best show I've seen in a long time," He grinned "Why thank you." He said with a small, and rather ungraceful. curtsy. "I can wear a short, short skirt for you anytime. You just have to ask." He grinned. "Maybe I can get you one of those naughty maid outfits..?" He suggested as he rubbed his chin in though, which just reminding him he'd forgotten to shave that morning.
He fell backwards when she pushed, landing on the bed. "I was thinking the bed might be a comfier choice, but we can rearrange the kitchen if you'd like." He nodded as he stretched his arms above him. "A nap is a wonderful idea!" He said with a grin and a fake yawn. "You have the best ideas!" He quirked a brow. "Are you joining me, or are you just going to stand there?"
"And I'm here to reassure." She smiled brightly in response, "And you do it well." She promised him. "That's beginning to sound like a challenge. And I'm not one to turn down a challenge." Her expression turned wary as she looked at him. "It was definitely not a challenge, or I'll be making the challenge into something relating to 'how tidy can you be'." She warned in response, despite being aware he was playing. It reminded her somewhat of the days she could get away with 'who can keep quiet the longest' with her son. Sadly, those days didn't last long.
"Especially if either of us has pins and needles." Flynn laughed at the thought, knowing just how Bruce liked to sleep, "a great help you'd be if someone broke in," She teased, imagining him trying to hold up a dead arm to get someone out. She didn't honestly worry about those kinds of things though - the town was one of the safest she knew, especially this neighbourhood, and she knew that if something happened, Gizmo would protect them first. She narrowed her eyes at the snort and gave his arm a warning tap. "You can smack me with a pillow any time you like, but be prepared for retaliation." A finger pointed at him, "Oh no, you said I could hit you, you never said there's be rebuttal!"
She chuckled at the terrible attempt to curtsy. "Why thank you." She bowed slightly in response. "Maybe I can get you one of those naughty maid outfits..?" Flynn's eyebrows rose in surprise, "Is that what you dream about?" She teased, though honestly she had no idea with bringing his fantasies to life - especially something as easy as a cheeky outfit. She grinned as she hovered above him, drinking him in when stretched his arms above his head. "A nap is a wonderful idea! You have the best ideas!" A roll of her eyes at his joking. "Are you joining me, or are you just going to stand there?" Flynn tilted her head and then went to start moving away from the bed. "I didn't have sleeping in mind, but as you're too tired I'll go find someone else to indulge me..."
"And you do it well." Bruce grinned, pleased that he did something well. "It was definitely not a challenge, or I'll be making the challenge into something relating to 'how tidy can you be'." He pursed his lips with a quirked eyebrow and bowed his head. "I see you have played the challenge game before. And from your answer, I be thinking you have won it more than I, so I shall bow out while I am ahead... or behind, as the case may be."
"a great help you'd be if someone broke in," He grinned. "That's why I sleep on my non-dominant hand, so if anything does go bump in the night, I have my good one ready to reach for the bat under the bed!" Once upon a time he'd dreamed of having a baseball bat under his bed, along with a mitt, and then playing ball with his dad in the weekends. However, those dreams ended quickly as he grew up and realised how little time they had for things like playing catch, like the other kids at school. "Oh no, you said I could hit you, you never said there's be rebuttal!" He chuckled. "I remember saying you could smack me." He said with a grin. "I don't remember saying there would be no retaliation."
"Is that what you dream about?" He laughed and shrugged. "It's normally the first thing that comes to mind when guys think of short skirts." He said with a laugh. "Either a naughty maid or Nurse Joy from Pokémon." At least Nurse Joy was a popular topic around the field at lunchtime during high school.
He grinned at her eyeroll, enjoying this way too much. "I didn't have sleeping in mind, but as you're too tired I'll go find someone else to indulge me..." He rolled to sit up and grabbed her arm before she could get too far away, and pulled her onto the bed with him. "We evicted them, remember?" He said with a grin. "And I'm sure I can be as indulging as you want."
She watched his hang his head slightly and she hid a smile. "I see you have played the challenge game before. And from your answer, I be thinking you have won it more than I, so I shall bow out while I am ahead... or behind, as the case may be." Flynn laughed softly and patted Bruce's shoulder gently. "I have played the challenge game many a time, and I'm afraid I will beat you at it." She teased, though considering his amount of siblings and how it sounded like they might have been a bit of a handful, she figured he probably had a fair amount of tricks up his own sleeves.
"That's why I sleep on my non-dominant hand, so if anything does go bump in the night, I have my good one ready to reach for the bat under the bed!" Flynn tilted her head, "There's a bat under the bed? Damn, that almost trumps the shotgun under my pillow." She joked, having absolutely nothing of the sort. She had always been a peace-loving kind of person in life, the kind to try and mediate a fight and settle things before everything got heated. She couldn't imagine having to actually take a swing at someone, though she was sure if it was for her family she could do anything. Mother bear and cubs and all that. "I remember saying you could smack me. I don't remember saying there would be no retaliation." Flynn made a dismayed noise. "I don't think that's fair, now it doesn't sound half as fun."
Her grin slowly grew at his laugh. "It's normally the first thing that comes to mind when guys think of short skirts. Either a naughty maid or Nurse Joy from Pokémon." She burst out laughing at that, and then quickly covered her mouth to stop it so he didn't get offended. "I didn't expect a Pokemon character of all things. I was wondering Princess Leia, golden bikini." She chuckled again and shook her head. "How about...naughty nurse? With a short skirt?" She raised a brow. Not that her scrubs were naughty in any way. She was almost out of his reach when she felt him grab her arm, letting him pull her back onto the bed. "We evicted them, remember? And I'm sure I can be as indulging as you want." Flynn shifted, draping over him and resting her chin on his chest to peer at him. "Mmm I've got my guy on speed dial, and you didn't seem so interested a minute ago... how can I know this is a genuine offer?"
"I have played the challenge game many a time, and I'm afraid I will beat you at it." Bruce chuckled but didn't challenge her on it. He'd played this game many a time with his siblings, and they knew not to challenge him as he'd often win, mostly by pulling the 'I can hold my breath longer than you' card, and run away laughing as his brother or sister passed out from holding their breath. No harm done though, as your body was smart enough to breathe again once a person was out cold. "Our mum was always better at that game too, so I know that you'll trump me any time."
"There's a bat under the bed? Damn, that almost trumps the shotgun under my pillow." His brows rose. "Is that what you have under the pillow? I thought it was one of your toys." He gave a cheeky grin. "I'll show you mine if you show me yours." He gave himself a mental kick, as he couldn't follow through with that. "I don't think that's fair, now it doesn't sound half as fun." He grinned and gave her a quick kiss. "It won't be an instant retaliation. I'd get you back at some point when you'd least expect it. If you hit me with a pillow once the baby has arrived, I'd be rolling out of the bed to see what bubs needs." He gave a boyish grin. "And after that, you'll always be thinking 'what's he up to?'"
"I didn't expect a Pokemon character of all things. I was wondering Princess Leia, golden bikini." He shrugged. "One would have to have seen Star Wars to get the Leia reference. I've seen pictures of her in the outfit, but never seen the movies.""How about...naughty nurse? With a short skirt?" He grinned. "I could totally see you as a naughty nurse!" It was the candy stripers in the movies that always had short skirts as they moved around the hospital, tending to the needs of the patients. "Mmm I've got my guy on speed dial, and you didn't seem so interested a minute ago... how can I know this is a genuine offer?" He grinned as he quirked an eyebrow Spock style. "I'm here now, and he's not?"
She half expected him to try a challenge anyway, it was in his nature to be playful and to push her buttons a little - she didn't mind, she found it endearing, and most of the time funny. It was only the odd day that she wasn't in the mood for it and Bruce was good at picking up on that pretty damn fast. "Our mum was always better at that game too, so I know that you'll trump me any time." She laughed at that and gave a nod, "I can't wait to meet your mum, she sounds like one hell of a woman." And it was true - bringing up Bruce alongside his siblings must have been one hell of a handful but Bruce was a wonderful and respectful guy, and she'd like to meet the woman who helped make him who he was.
"Is that what you have under the pillow? I thought it was one of your toys." She quirked a brow at him and her lips threatened a smirk. "I mean, I've got one of those under there too." She winked. "It's always best to have one on standby for when I'm done with you." She couldn't help herself. Call it the excitement over her news and his reception to it - call it the Bruce effect. "I'll show you mine if you show me yours." Flynn straightened slightly. "Alright then, on the count of three?" She challenged, calling his bluff on this one - even with no toy or gun under her pillow. She held the pout despite his kiss. "It won't be an instant retaliation. I'd get you back at some point when you'd least expect it. If you hit me with a pillow once the baby has arrived, I'd be rolling out of the bed to see what bubs needs. And after that, you'll always be thinking 'what's he up to?'"
She hummed in consternation and then shook her head. "No dice, I'm not playing. I don't need to live in the fear, I'll find another fun way to wake you up that still entertains me." She decided, knowing that when it came to it, neither of them would be thinking much about anything other than screaming baby and how to quieten the noise. "One would have to have seen Star Wars to get the Leia reference. I've seen pictures of her in the outfit, but never seen the movies." She raised her brows, "That... we need to rectify." She was seeing a weekend marathon of Star Wars with her, Bruce and Liam cuddled on the sofa - drinks and popcorn. "I could totally see you as a naughty nurse!" She laughed, but what woman wouldn't feel that warm fuzz at those words - your man thinking of you as sexy. She'd have to see what she could do. "I'm here now, and he's not?" Flynn pressed her lips together and then went to roll away from Bruce, "It's not good enough, you're just not putting in the effort," She teased.
"I can't wait to meet your mum, she sounds like one hell of a woman." Bruce smiled. "The family dragon." He said affectionately. "She would happily take on a grizzly bear with her bare hands - not that we have them in NZ - and come out on top." She'd never been one of those annoying side-line pony club parents who pretended they knew more than the instructor, but heaven forbid if the instructor said that one of her babies were riding wrong when she could see they were riding by the pony club standard. "Once you pass her inspection, you two will get on like a house on fire!" They should do a video call to the farm some time, and if the signal was good enough, he could show them some of where he'd grown up.
"I mean, I've got one of those under there too." He laughed. "It's always best to have one on standby for when I'm done with you." His laughter continued. "Part of me thinks I should be offended by that comment, but the rest of me is so impressed with how quickly you came up with that reply." And any guy who left a woman needing to use a toy afterwards should be ashamed of himself. "Alright then, on the count of three?" He gave a snort of laughter and shook his head. "Truce? I'll reach under the bed and end up embarrassing myself by pulling out some horse paraphernalia." He was great at putting hoof picks and things in his pockets and then then dropping out, most of which he found under the bed at a later date.
"No dice, I'm not playing. I don't need to live in the fear, I'll find another fun way to wake you up that still entertains me." His brows rose. "I was thinking more about you being intrigued on what I would do, rather than living in fear. If that's the case, if you need to wake me with a pillow smack, there will be no retaliation. Though, by all means, think of other ways to wake me that will entertain you. I am, after all, here to keep you entertained." He smiled at her, without a hint of sarcasm in his words. "That... we need to rectify." He pursed his lips and shrugged. "I've been told to watch episodes four, five and six first. But if you're going to be there to explain the parts I don't understand, I'll be happy to watch them in whatever order you think is best." He couldn't think of anything better than being cuddled up with her, Liam and Gizmo, binge watching a collection of movies. He'd need to look up some popcorn flavours to create for them to enjoy. "It's not good enough, you're just not putting in the effort," He laughed as he stopped her from rolling away. "I thought you were the one leading this dance." He teased back. "Didn't realise I needed to put effort in, other than being here."
"The family dragon. She would happily take on a grizzly bear with her bare hands - not that we have them in NZ - and come out on top." Flynn grinned at the image it presented, a strong woman who could handle anything - she liked it. "That's the kind of mum I aspire to be," She admitted, knowing sometimes she was a little soft, a little scared. "Once you pass her inspection, you two will get on like a house on fire!" Her smile turned a little worried at the thought, "I really hope so." She admitted. Bruce thought highly of his family, and it was important for Flynn to get along with them. She wanted to make the best impression she could - even from overseas. Now they did have exciting news to share soon too she felt it was more important than ever she get along with them.
She grinned when he laughed, glad that his sense of humour was always so on par with hers. Besides, it was a lie anyway - she never needed anything more than Bruce. "Part of me thinks I should be offended by that comment, but the rest of me is so impressed with how quickly you came up with that reply." She gasped at that, "And now I think I should be offended that you don't recognise me as quick witted!" She teased in response. "Truce? I'll reach under the bed and end up embarrassing myself by pulling out some horse paraphernalia." Flynn grinned in triumph and then gave a slight nod, "alright, I'll allow a truce on this occasion - only because I'm not hiding anything under my pillow....right now." She admitted, so it wasn't as if she would win either.
"I was thinking more about you being intrigued on what I would do, rather than living in fear. If that's the case, if you need to wake me with a pillow smack, there will be no retaliation. Though, by all means, think of other ways to wake me that will entertain you. I am, after all, here to keep you entertained." He made it almost sound enticing - the surprise - but Flynn wasn't always good with them and she crinkled her nose. "I do like it when you remind me of that," She joked, though that was definitely not what he was there for - he was there to be beside her, not serving her. "I've been told to watch episodes four, five and six first. But if you're going to be there to explain the parts I don't understand, I'll be happy to watch them in whatever order you think is best." Flynn smiled and nodded, "They're right.. perhaps the next rainy day weekend we should all cuddle up and watch it?" She suggested, not wanting to waste the good weather but keen on the idea of it.
She grinned again when he stopped her from rolling away, returning her hands to his chest to rest. "Didn't realise I needed to put effort in, other than being here." Okay he'd caught her there, she was the one that had put him here.. but he'd offered her hours after all. "I need a little bit more than 'being here'," She rolled her eyes, "It's much more fun with an active participant... but I am looking for more than sleep which you didn't seem so interesting in a moment ago.." She reminded him, "Shall I tell you what I want right now?" She murmured, moving to go and kiss him and then pulling away before her lips could touch his.
"That's the kind of mum I aspire to be," Bruce gave her a soft smile. "That, my dear," he said as he kissed her, "is the kind of mum you are." Even a grizzly bear was soft at times. "I really hope so." He gave a reassuring smile at her worried look, caressing her cheek. "Don't worry, they are all going to love you as much as I do." The only person he was worried about, was his dad. Not because he was worried that dad wouldn't like her, but that he'd start going on about the best sheep breed for their rugged farm and boring everyone to sleep.
"And now I think I should be offended that you don't recognise me as quick witted!" He chuckled. "Oh, I know you are quick witted." He told her as he wiggled his eyebrows. "I just didn't know your mind was in the gutter as much as mine is.""alright, I'll allow a truce on this occasion - only because I'm not hiding anything under my pillow....right now." He laughed, pleased that he didn't have to fight with any dust bunnies, because that could have gotten ugly. "I'll have to keep an eye on what's under your pillow."
"I do like it when you remind me of that," He preened at her words, though she kept him just as entertained, as did Liam and all his ideas. "They're right.. perhaps the next rainy day weekend we should all cuddle up and watch it?" He grinned. "That sounds like the best way of spending a rainy weekend!" He preferred his classes outside, so the weekend ones didn't happen if it was raining.
"I need a little bit more than 'being here'," He gave a wicked grin and lay flat with his arms stretched out to either side, though couldn't hold back the laughter that bubbled to the surface. "It's much more fun with an active participant... but I am looking for more than sleep which you didn't seem so interesting in a moment ago.." He arched an eyebrow. "Shall I tell you what I want right now?" He grinned as she moved forward, though gasped as she pulled away before the kiss dropped and pouted. "I'm not at all tired, and would love to hear what you want."
She grinned when he kissed her. "That, my dear, is the kind of mum you are." apparently it was possible for her to blush and beam at the same time. "Thank you, you're too kind." She said softly. She turned her face slightly into the gentle caress, as always seeking out his touch. "Don't worry, they are all going to love you as much as I do." Flynn chuckled softly, "Just as much? That's quite a tall order," She teased, though she hoped he was right. She really did want to prove herself worthy of this amazing man's love and affection, and who better to prove it to than his family - the family he held in high esteem.
"Oh, I know you are quick witted. I just didn't know your mind was in the gutter as much as mine is." Flynn laughed and gave him a playful look, "you've known me how long and you didn't realise I had a dirty mind? Terrible!" She tsk'd jokingly, and made a mental note to let some more of her gutter brain out from time to time. "Don't worry hun, you're at the forefront of it most of the time." She teased again, unable to help herself. "I'll have to keep an eye on what's under your pillow." Flynn winked, wondering what things she could start hiding under there to catch him out. "Careful, you might not like what you find." She joked. "That sounds like the best way of spending a rainy weekend!" Flynn smiled brightly, pleased he was keen. When it rained heavy, as was England's go to weather, she had to admit it was nice to curl up on the sofa with her favourite boys and watch films. It sounded silly but she felt it'd be all the more special with new baby in tow. She made a mental note to make it happen the next rainy weekend.
Flynn snorted and rolled her eyes as he flopped, acting like a terrible rag doll. She tried to grab his arms to wiggle them about, "Nooo," She pouted, thinking her sexy ideas were fast being dashed away by Bruce's currently unsexy turn of humour. "I'm not at all tired, and would love to hear what you want." She sat up, looking down on him again in a considering way, "Are you going to keep playing with me or are you going to be nice now?" She asked, archng a brow as she wondered if he was going to play nice now or if she would have to go and ring up that other man she had hiding in the closet... not that there was one.
"Thank you, you're too kind." Bruce grinned, pleased with her reaction. "I'm only speaking the truth." He knew from watching others, that lying was never the best way to talk about anything. "Just as much? That's quite a tall order," He shrugged. "Mum is going to adore you, and she'll take Liam under her wing as though he's always been part of the family." The woman always had a way of making people, no matter the age, feel like they were part of the tribe.
He chuckled at her reaction. "you've known me how long and you didn't realise I had a dirty mind? Terrible!" He shrugged, trying to look innocent. "In my defence, most of the time we're together as a family and our minds can't be in the gutter to set a good example, or we're too busy doing other things, that we don't need to have our minds in the gutter." He chuckled. "Don't worry hun, you're at the forefront of it most of the time." His brows rose. "Is there a Doctor McStudly that I need to worry about?" He teased back. "Careful, you might not like what you find." He laughed. "Now I really need to keep an eye on what's under your pillow."
"Nooo," He grinned at her pout. "Are you going to keep playing with me or are you going to be nice now?" He quirked an eyebrow with and gave her a warm smile. "I'm sorry, I'll behave. However, you're now thinking about what you want to do now, rather than worrying about things you don't need to worry about." He knew that he had been an unromantic prick, which he was sorry for, but that had been to get her mind off her earlier worries. "What can I do to... for you?"
"I'm only speaking the truth." She blushed all the same. She liked to think she was a good mum but it was hard sometimes, especially if she was having a bad day and Liam was being difficult and she felt that she was getting everything wrong. She needed to hear these things, it made everything feel worth it and like she was doing something right. "Mum is going to adore you, and she'll take Liam under her wing as though he's always been part of the family." She smiled, "I really like the sound of your family, I can't wait to meet them." And she knew now that it would have to be sooner rather than later.
His innocent look wasn't quite working but she still thought it was cute. "In my defence, most of the time we're together as a family and our minds can't be in the gutter to set a good example, or we're too busy doing other things, that we don't need to have our minds in the gutter." She wrinkled her nose, "Okay, you make a good point but it's not like I've never proven to you that I have dirty thoughts!" She protested, despite being aware that he didn't think of her as some virgin Mary either. She thought it was sweet that he was so mindful in front of Liam, not many people bothered. "Is there a Doctor McStudly that I need to worry about?" Flynn chuckled, "No, just a McDreamy and McSteamy," She teased, thinking of the famous TV show she'd delved in and out of over the years. "Now I really need to keep an eye on what's under your pillow." Flynn laughed and gave him a wink, "I'll be sure to surprise you," As she thought of the weird and wonderful things she could hide under there to catch him out.
She'd been expecting more teasing, so the grin and apology were a little surprising. "I'm sorry, I'll behave. However, you're now thinking about what you want to do now, rather than worrying about things you don't need to worry about." Flynn rolled her eyes, though she was well aware that Bruce's heart was always 100% in the right place. "Well... don't behave too much," She said and then shrugged slightly, "You could have distracted me in better ways," She raised a slight eyebrow. "What can I do to... for you?" Flynn laughed softly and sat up, her hair falling over one shoulder. "No you had it right the first time. To me." She correctly. She was very much in the mindset that they were a partnership, a team, with give and take on both sides, but she was happy to be selfish every once in a while. "You can start by removing some clothing, you're not dressed appropriately."
