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24 - Jealousy

Request from @halloween08candy

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"What time did you say they will be here?"

Y/n looked over at Miss Peregrine and smiled, gently taking her hand.

"Shortly after breakfast. It's a long journey for him to get here, I hope you don't mind it being early." Y/n says softly, placing a soft kiss on her knuckles.

"You know I don't mind." She replies with a gentle look, tilting the woman's chin up and placing her lips against hers for a quick, chaste kiss before the children came downstairs to eat.

"I'll get the table set if you can handle the food." Y/n says, placing one last kiss on the ymbrynes cheek before taking plates with her and leaving the kitchen. The older woman felt her lips twitch up in a small smile as she watched her go, directing her attention back to the food and carried it to the dining room.

The children made their way downstairs and took their seats in the dining area, Alma shortly joining behind them. Breakfast went fairly well, the children engaging in some conversations while the headmistress kept stealing glances at the woman beside her.

"Is there something you want to say?" Y/n says, catching one of her glances and Alma felt her cheeks burn slightly and she looked down at her plate.

"No."

"Are you still okay with him coming over?" Y/n checks in, her shoe gently bumping against the older woman's heel to get her gaze to meet hers.

"Yes, of course." She replies, a bit too quickly but shrugs it off. "You're just awfully distracting."

"Do you want me to leave?" Y/n offers with a slight smile and Alma perked her head up.

"No, of course not. Sit." She says, her breathy tone turning a bit more firm and the younger woman let out a small chuckle, sitting back down.

"Who's the person who's coming?" Emma asks curiously from across the table.

"An old friend of mine. His name is Joshua, but I'll let him introduce himself when he gets here. Should be shortly after breakfast." Y/n smiles, looking back down at her plate and missing the slight scowl that tried to make its way on Alma's lips but the ymbryne kept it hidden.

"How long have you known him?" Fiona asks.

"Did you used to be with him before Miss P?" Bronwyn then asks and y/n went to respond but silently gasped when she felt the older woman's talons dig into her thigh. She sent her a brief glance, a slight trail of pink forming on her cheeks before she shook it off.

"No, I was never with him." Y/n assures. "I've known him for about three years now. He was the one who told me he was peculiar and helped me figure out myself." She answers for Fiona and then sent them a small smile, nodding down at their food. "Now eat before it gets cold."

Y/n glanced over at Alma again, seeing the nonchalant look on her face that she could easily maintain. The younger woman knew her too well though and knew something was bothering her.

"Is something wrong?"

The ymbrynes blue eyes glanced over to meet hers briefly and she managed a smile.

"Of course not, darling." She says softly, the talons that dug into her thigh moments ago, now tracing light shapes against the fabric of her pants as the headmistress went back to her food.

"I love you." Y/n says softly under her breath so the children wouldn't intrude. The words seemed to ease Alma's tension and the corner of her lips tugged up slightly.