Ivy and Azai had cleaned up all the food and packed all the leftover bits and bobs into the baskets. They each took one and set off back towards the packhouse. They took their time walking back, joking, and laughing.
“I still don’t understand how you could eat all those chillies.” Azai laughed with a cheeky smile, bumping Ivy with the side of his hip.
“Coward.” Ivy giggled back. “They aren’t even that strong.” She had cut up some chillies to add to the food. Azai had barely touched them, while she sat munching on them.
“My mouth is still burning from kissing you.” He said lifting his fingers to his lips, eyebrows furrowed.
“Didn’t seem to stop you then.” Ivy pointed out with a knowing smirk.
“No. And it isn’t going to stop me now.”
No sooner had Ivy looked up at him, that Azai had
