Gideon held her hand firmly even while they were already inside the carriage.
"Is this really necessary?" Freya questioned with one lifted brow.
"It's cold. Holding hands like this will keep each other warm," Gideon reasoned. "Although, I can always cuddle you as well, but I don't want to rush you on things. Holding hands like this will do for now."
Freya fought off the urge to smile at his words. This was all her fault anyway. She had declared how she already accepted Gideon as her mate in front of him, so she might as well give the man some slack to act like this with her.
Besides, holding his hand like this didn't feel too awfully wrong, nor was it the first time they did such a thing in the first place. Eventually, she would allow him to do more than this, seeing as she already sincerely accepted his true heart into herself. They were pretty much an item. It's just that she wanted the two of them to at least know each other more before they advance their relationship.
