Bridget blushed with sudden onset self-consciousness. There she'd gone again. She rubbed sheepishly at her nose. "I, uh, just read a lot of books, honestly," she said apologetically. She had a tendency to get... Well, the King would call it passionate. It's what happened when you read more poetry than you actually talked to real people. "It's, just, you know, we're in a flower garden anyway, so it lends itself to the metaphor, um--"
In retrospect, being distracted while walking backwards through a garden with no real pathways was probably a bad idea.
Tiff tripped, and Bridget stumbled to catch her before she could faceplant into the dirt. Ordinarily, this would be no problem; Tiff probably weighed roughly the same amount as a poodle, and given appropriate footing, Bridget could have caught Gareth. Unfortunately, they were in a forest of flowers and underbrush and roots, at the crest of a hill, and she was walking backwards without looking where she was going. She did manage to bend down enough to catch Tiff under her arms, but she was off balance, and when her heel caught on a root--probably the same bastard tree that had gotten Tiff--she went tumbling backwards. Which. Again. Would have been fine. But. Crest of a hill.
About the time her feet started flipping over her head, she realized what was happening and, panicked, crushed Tiff against her chest, terrified of squashing her flat. Gravity rolled them enthusiastically down what should have been a pretty mild decline, mostly due to the fact Bridget, on instinct, had all but curled herself into a ball around Tiff. So they tumbled, ass over end, until they came to stop at the bottom of the hill. Bridget's hair was a mess of leaves and flower petals, her pretty dress all smudged with dirt and grass stains. Her shoes were lost somewhere at the top of the hill, having been dropped in a rush when she stumbled to catch Tiff. Bridget released her grip on Tiff, dazed, just relieved that they'd ended the roll with her on bottom.
Of course, now she was laying on the ground with Tiff straddling her stomach, which. Was a thing. She had sudden and abrupt sympathy for Declan, half a year too late.
In retrospect, being distracted while walking backwards through a garden with no real pathways was probably a bad idea.
Tiff tripped, and Bridget stumbled to catch her before she could faceplant into the dirt. Ordinarily, this would be no problem; Tiff probably weighed roughly the same amount as a poodle, and given appropriate footing, Bridget could have caught Gareth. Unfortunately, they were in a forest of flowers and underbrush and roots, at the crest of a hill, and she was walking backwards without looking where she was going. She did manage to bend down enough to catch Tiff under her arms, but she was off balance, and when her heel caught on a root--probably the same bastard tree that had gotten Tiff--she went tumbling backwards. Which. Again. Would have been fine. But. Crest of a hill.
About the time her feet started flipping over her head, she realized what was happening and, panicked, crushed Tiff against her chest, terrified of squashing her flat. Gravity rolled them enthusiastically down what should have been a pretty mild decline, mostly due to the fact Bridget, on instinct, had all but curled herself into a ball around Tiff. So they tumbled, ass over end, until they came to stop at the bottom of the hill. Bridget's hair was a mess of leaves and flower petals, her pretty dress all smudged with dirt and grass stains. Her shoes were lost somewhere at the top of the hill, having been dropped in a rush when she stumbled to catch Tiff. Bridget released her grip on Tiff, dazed, just relieved that they'd ended the roll with her on bottom.
Of course, now she was laying on the ground with Tiff straddling her stomach, which. Was a thing. She had sudden and abrupt sympathy for Declan, half a year too late.
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