Silver Creek no one's controlling me

the smile was not missed as he closed the remaining distance between them. god, she was cute as could be; he had to remind himself that he hadn’t been assigned a wife yet, and that if he were to take any action toward her… well, it would not have ended well for either of them. still, the temptation was there, and he was forced to combat it through every second of conversing with the woman. even the sweet tone of her voice was enough to rile him up. in times like that, harrison did all that he could possibly do to keep himself cool, calm, and collected; he thought of addison.
 
“well, i certainly have to do my best. winter is hard for everyone, and we don’t want you getting thin and frail,” he remarked in a way that made it seem as though the duty was great, but he was the only one who could possibly carry the weight of it all. “gotta keep you beautiful,” he added with a wink and a sweeping smile that crinkled the edges of his pale eyes.