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“Hi Nice to meet you” Maybe “himself”, as Chrissy calls him, is here, too

“Och, you shouldn’t have” Asrose froreet soreetin’”

Somehow, those tords don’t sound the same

“I’ll give you greetin’ Dougal Mac!”

“Aye, and so you did” Waa-waa! His mouth silently shapes those sounds as his balled fists make circles in front of his cheeks

Now I knohat greetin is

“I’ll tell ye again, leave that oven in the state you did last time, and I’ll skep your arse!”

“I’ve said I’s the bloo deeply, he then bounces over to the other side of the kitchen and wraps his arive me?” He shoves my rose under her nose and kisses her cheek

The y A lot of flay

“Can you no’ leave a body alone!” she co him away She shakes her head in such a way it makes me think this is a scene that’s been played out often “Just clean up after yourself, and on’t come to blows”

“Darlin’, you’re not my type” He shoots her a sassy wink

“Enough of your cheek” As quick as a flash, Chrissy whacks him across the ass with a plaid dishcloth

“Oh, maybe ye are!” Hands on his knees, he sticks out his tush for a repeat But he soon straightens because her expression is less than impressed

With a sheepish s ives a diffident shrug “Not when Iin as he whispers, “Her tooth is the only sweet part of her”

“Ignore the bampot,” Chrissy retorts “He doesn’t know his heid from his elbow”

“She was gonnae say arsehole,” he almost whispers but not quite