Thank Me / Criston Cole

3. I Said No

Mallory had never felt more like Tully in her life. Chasing after a boy.

Correction. A man.

Mallory opened her mouth to say hello but thought better of it. The strong and silent type. She could play hard to get. She swayed her hips as she walked. Criston noticed many of the young knights gazes snap around and he followed what captured their attention.

Mallory leaned down ass to them her skirts already rising as she adjusted her shoes. Criston whacked the boys closest to him over the back of the head.

"Focus." Criston insturcted as Mallory stood back up fluffing her hair. "Shes a lady not some whore you can gap at."

"When she walks around like that..." another whack to the back of the head.

"Her father would string you up by your toes." Criston warned even though Tyland wasnt a vicious man. Tyland would sooner lock Mallory up if he saw her acting so flirty in front of the knights.

"Back to work." Criston demanded. Mallory smirked over her shoulder at him. Criston held her gaze until she turned around heading off again. He watched her ass unabashedly until she was gone. She was good and she knew it.

"Hey sweetie, I didnt expect you here." Tyland remarked.

"You know me. I love working with daddio." Mallory offered as tyland gave her a squeeze.

"I got a raven from your sister." Tyland gestured to his desk. "She asked about you. Says the baby is well but Screaming constantly and never sleeping."

"So you and mum replied," Mallory jumped up sitting on tje desk her legs swinging under it. "Haha sucker you were a terror when you were a child unlike perfect, wonderful, fabulous-"

"Are you done?" Tyland mused.

"-almost." Mallory assured. "Vibrant, vivacious-"

"You gonna use one for every letter of the alphabet?" Tyland pondered.

"I could." Mallory agreed. "Awesome, badass, courageous,-"

"Dramatic." Tyland agreed.

"Mallory." Mallory confirmed. "Yes. So did you write back?"

"I will use all those adjectives." Tyland assured.

"Great."

"Whats going on with you? You are usually with tully right now."

"I dont know where tully is." Mallory countered. "Im going to find her later. I was thinking about marriage." She admitted

"Heavens." Tyland countered.

"You and mum set up sissy but... what about me?"

"You threw a fit when your sister was married off. Threatened to run away and never come back- but lets face it we know you would run to Tullys house-" tyland remarked. Mallory crossed her arms over her chest. "If we set up a union." He finished.

"And I stand by that." Mallory agreed

"So?" Tyland drawled out.

"Nothing. I guess we are in agreement." Malory decided.

"Oh honey that new dress you bought- dont you have enough dresses?" Tyland pondered. Mallory laughed in his face.

"Have you ever asked mum if she needs all those shoes?" Mallory countered.

"That was a dark day." Tyland agreed distantly.

"It was." Mallory agreed. "Yes. I do need all these dresses but as it so happens this one is for Tully."

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"Goodnight Mallory." Larys said for the millionth time. He was eager to get rid of the nonstop bubbly talkative lannister. "Goodnight Mallory-"

"I love this! We should totally-"

"Mallory. Tully. Its time for supper." Larys interrupted but mallory didnt miss a beat.

"-go to town and spin around all night long. Look at how it moves!" Mallory squealed spinning in her new lannister red dress.

"Its super cute." Tully agreed admiring it dreamily.

"Good because-" mallory held out a matching dress but in green. "I got you one!"

"Green?" Realization hit. "Green! Oh Mallory thank you!" Tully squealed.

"Goodnight mallory. Thank you mallory. Go home mallory." Larys begged as he set the table.

"If he sees me in his color then he will really love me!" Tully agreed.

"Duh!" Mallory agreed.

"You are the best!"

"Thank daddio. I used his money. A happy mallory is a happy life. He knows that." Mallory assured.

"Goodbye!" Larys begged.

"I suppose I should get going. Larys is going to pop a vein if I stay any longer. Tomorrow we wear the dresses! Ta ta for now!" Mallory declared before running off. "Bye Larys!"

Mallory was spinning home when she ran into Criston heading to a pub with his pals. Mallory waved back at him and he nodded to her but one of his friends veered off moving to mallorys side.

"Hello pretty thing. You want to get a drink with me?"

"Who are you?" Mallory countered.

"Brock." He answered.

"Mallory." She agreed and he pressed a kiss to her hand.

"Shes a kid Brock." Criston shouted. "She has a bedtime."

"I could tuck you in." Brock countered and mallory smiled taking a step closer.

"No." Criston demanded.

"Im sure you could tuck a few things in me." She agreed. Brocks smirk widened.

"You boys go without me. I got a pretty little Mallory to take to bed."

"I said no." Criston demanded.

"What are you? Her father?"

"I said no." Criston repeated grabbed brocks arm and pulling him back.

"Well the little lady is saying yes. Back off cole." Brock countered. Mallory locked eyes with criston though daring him to make a move.

"I said no." Criston growled out. He grabbed mallory spinning her around.

"Ouch." Mallory said looking to him. "Whats the matter with you?"

"You gonna let a stranger take you to bed?" Criston demanded.

"I wanted you and you dont want me." Mallory agreed.

"You cant be that stupid," criston coutered.

"You are hurting me." Mallory whispered and he noticed his grip was still hard on her and he let her go like her skin was hot lava. "I wasnt gonna do it." Mallory added after a moment.

"He wasnt going to take no for an answer." Criston corrected.

"Well-"

"No wells. No buts. Mallory he would have fucked you bloody." Criston shouted she saw the anger in his eyes. She saw the jealousy.

"I would rather you fuck me bloody." Mallory said boldly. Criston looked to the proud lannister lion sigil on the door and nudged her towards it.

"Go home. Go to bed. Alone." Criston practically begged. Mallory walked sluggish to the doors glancing back at him. Criston stared at her waiting for her to get safely. She hesitated hand on the door.

"Thank you Criston."

"Goodnight Mallory."