They remained like that, hugging each other for a while. Tinsley felt at peace listening to his heartbeat. They calmed her restless nerves down.
Kian kept running his fingers over her red hair. They had eaten the food in silence after that.
Although it was clear to her that Kian liked her...cared about her. If he did not then he would surely not have married her to protect her. He indeed liked her.
But one thing kept poking her mind. It was getting in her blood vessels making her think more even though she knew it was stupid to even have that thought.
A few minutes later, after doing their nightly ritual, both got under the duvet. He leaned in to peck in her lips and then slept on the other side.
Tinsley watched him sleep but she could not. It was very disturbing. Why was it so hard not to think like that??
She asked herself. It was one of the things he told her earlier and it was eating her mind up.