He smirked at Rhia's apology as he listened, and her adorable self-consciousness warmed his already-toasty heart. Kiernan grinned, and his head bobbed in an encouraging (though pointless) nod as she revealed her plans for the holiday.
The message had been left a few hours previous, so he doubted she was in a spot to answer. But he'd give it a go. Sigh - the beep. Fair enough. "Hello, love. Aye, I'm excited too - you read me like a book. See what I did there? I'm glad you're coming; it's been too long." Two weeks since he'd been out to Westchester, as a matter of fact. "I'll grab some groceries for the weekend. Anyway, someone's burnin' somethin', so I gotta go. I love you. Bye for now." Click. End call. "HEY! Don't use the extinguisher, the dining room's full! Balls. Just let me do it..."