CLXVII

"What else do you want to do?" Kieran asked as they sat in the car.

"I get to decide again?" she asked.

"Of course, I want you to have the date you want"

"Ice cream," she said with a cheerful voice

"Ice cream?"

"Yes, to the best ice cream place in the city," she said tapping his shoulders gently. "But take the longest way there and drive very slowly"

"Why?"

"No reason"

"There is no way you have no reason for telling me all that"

"Well," he said, biting the insides of her lips. "aits because I want to spend a bit more time with you in the car"

The car fell silent. Arabella could not deny it, there had been a lot of truthful and intimate moments today. She had thought that Kieran would be less affectionate and their relationship would move at a snail's pace.

The contrary was the case as he was the one fast-tracking the entire thing. "So should we go for a drive?" he asked.

"I feel like I don't have to say too much, it's like you keep reading my mind" she said with a smile.

"You a