“It never bothered me, how we lived. I had nothing better to compare it to. Not until…” He glanced at her. A small smile tugged at his mouth. “You have ice cream on your face.” Mortified, Rune swiped at her chin. Gideon shook his head. “No, it’s…” Pulling off his riding glove, he brushed his thumb across her lip. When he drew his hand away, the pad of his thumb was smeared with chocolate. Gideon studied it, as if he didn’t know what to do. He offered it back to her. Rune didn’t hesitate. It was chocolate, after all. She took his thumb in her mouth, sucking off the ice cream. As her teeth
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