25. Chapter 25 - Ash

He texted his brother to come. He was dressed and ready, except for his suit coat folded over the back of his chair. I was going to miss him.

"Two weeks?"

"Aye."

"And then you'll call, right?"

His head went back, in that sexy way he had. "Och aye, Mistress Ash of Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life, I will call and I will come see ye first thing."

"Good." Then I stood and went up to him and stood between his legs and hugged around his head, his arms went around my waist and we held each other like that until his phone vibrated. I let go.

He checked his phone. "M'brother is here."

"You won't forget me? I mean, wait, don't answer that, I don't want you to think I'm being too needy or clingy, I just…" No matter how I finished that sentence I would sound too needy. Why couldn't I stop talking? I was going to scare him away.

"How could I forget the bonny Mistress Ash of the soft breast tae lay my head?"

I shrugged. "You might."

"Seems doubtful now I hae tasted yer pie."

I grinned.

He said, standing to put on his coat, "And besides all the other things that make ye unforgettable, how could we forget each other? We hae pressed our thumbs taegether and recited the oath, tis unbreakable."

"We had sex, but the thumb thing was the unbreakable oath?"

"Aye. Tis how it is. Tis how it has always been, so I will see ye in two weeks Mistress Ash. I canna wait."

He kissed me. And then left my apartment and went down the stairs, the small sound of a bonk and a grunt as he lightly hit his head on the way.