Chapter 477: Cuddle

Arna shook her head, hearing a low voice, "Aunty Rose, it's like this…" Then she chanted cheerfully, dancing on the chair extending her hands at Finn, "Darling, Darling, Darling…"

Finn chuckled carrying her, he wasn't sure if he would like anybody else calling him Darling but this little one always made his day with her cuteness. Snow kissed his cheek and pressed her cheek against his teasing Rose sticking her tongue out.

Finn tapped her head, "Don't bully aunty. Did you forget she is your momma's favorite?"

Arna widened her eyes and placed her finger on her lips quickly causing the two to laugh.

Finn called the little serious man, "Nemo, come for dinner." The little man promptly left the building blocks and sat on a chair Finn pulled for him.

Arna's mission to make timid Rose chat cheerfully failed miserably the whole time. She cupped her face and sighed loudly, "Aunty Rose, will you imitate me?"

Rose, who had just completed her dinner, asked in confusion, "What should I imitate?"

Arna extended her hands asking her to carry and kissed her cheek, "Now your turn." She turned her cheek for a kiss.

Finn and Arsh: "..."

Rose giggled and planted a gentle kiss on her cheek. Arna continued, "Now say my name, Arna Morgan."

Rose followed her seeing the expectant gaze, "Arna Morgan."

Arna pointed at Arsh, "Arsh Morgan."

To make Arna happy and Rose continued to spoil her by hearing her and repeated after her. Finn was done, he started taking dishes kitchen with the help of the little hands of Arsh. "Uncle Finn, I will help you dry plates."

Finn didn't turn down, he helped Arsh sit on a cabinet and handed him dry cloth before he started washing each dishware and little one dried it and placed it in the next stand hearing and glancing at the two girls.

Rose was flushed red dancing with Arna, she had tried to turn down but the spoiled brat forced Rose. When Arsh and Finn returned, Arna held Arsh to dance and cried, "Aunty Rose, dance with my Darling."

Arsh, Finn, and Rose: "..."

Arna muttered seeing two standing far away, "Please please please…"

Sighing, Arsh spoke, "Uncle Finn, we will see and learn to dance."

Finn: "..." 

'You are three years only.' 

Then Arna yawned continuously while Finn and Rose danced. Arna felt like punishment for herself seeing Rose and Finn mute without talking with each other. She felt like crying but didn't give up.

Rose watched the aloof man smile whenever Arna smiled or turn to him. She doubted if he knew he was holding her by looking at him to give his entire attention to the little ones. 

She had thought she could control herself but she didn't expect her small crush to become Like which craved so deep into her heart that she wasn't able to accept anybody wooing her or let go of her feelings and date somebody else.

Over three years, she had accepted the fact that she will be single without daring to confess to anybody. She knew Aria watched over while she hid everything and behaved like she didn't care about Finn's presence.

She never wished bad for Finn, when she got to know Finn was going on blind dates, she wished for him to get a girl who could love him more than what he deserves.

Now she couldn't believe it, she was dancing with the same man. She felt bad for not having his attention but also happy for getting a small time to spend with him.

She was lost in her world when Finn left her without a word went to tend Arna who had tears yawning repeatedly.

"Enough of dancing, let's go to bed."

Rose watched how Finn took care of two, bathed them, changed into their nightwear before he took a quick bath. Since she had taken bath, she was with them till Finn returned in his home clothes rubbing his wet hair. 

"Me me me…" Arna chanted and played with Finn's hair as she laughed while Finn blow-dried in the cold setting due to her hands.

Rose really doubted if Arna was his daughter or Alan and Aria's daughter looking at them getting along so well. A thought raised in her mind, 'If Finn could look after other children so nice, how cool would he be with his own children?'

She was watching him silently when Arsh went to them and holding Finn's mobile, "Momma wants to talk." Arsh handed the mobile to Finn while Rose's eyes didn't leave his face.

Rose's lips opened looking at different kinds of happiness in Finn's eyes she had never seen. The mirth in his voice or eyes was a totally different kind which she didn't know how to describe. 

A best friend? She felt it as possible and sighed.

She was ready to leave the room, seeing Arna climb on Finn's bed and Finn following behind and carried her to his arms, covering Arsh with a blanket when he laid down. 

Finn was ready to narrate a story for Arna but the latter said, "I want to hear aunty Rose's story…" Then she turned to Rose who was exiting the room silently, "Aunty Rose, please tell us a story."

"Snow, let Aunty rest." Finn turned down. He actually didn't like any woman staying at his villa excluding his mother and Aria was an exception. Now he obviously disliked the thought of Rose sitting on his bed.

Arna who was sleepy and also her last mission for the day was failing, her eyes easily got wet. "I wanted to hear if Aunty Rose tells us a good story." She sniffled, breaking the stone heart stubborn Finn.

Arsh yawned but got off from the bed. He shook his head in resignation and pulled an extra comforter towards the daybed hearing Finn agrees seeing her tears, "Alright, Alright."

Arsh spoke after him, "Uncle Finn, I will rest on the daybed." He didn't wait for the response and lay down on it to wait for Arna's stupid plan to get over.

"Rose," Finn called the frozen Rose. "Could you please narrate a story for Snow? A small one will do."

Rose couldn't understand why he is unemotional for her. However, she nodded without a word and Arna didn't leave Finn's arms calling Rose near them. "Darling, now close your eyes too. We will sleep hearing the story."

Finn hummed at the yawning mess little girl. Rose started a kids story that she barely could remember from her childhood... 

Finn dozed off but Arna peeled her eyes open with her all might until Rose yawned and her voice faded slowly before she dozed off.

Sleepy, Arsh got off from the day bed, held Arna's leg, and pulled her down the bed. "Brother, I am very sleepy. I am dizzy."

Arsh turned to leave but sleepy Arna clutched her brother's hand and yawned looking at Rose hoping she should snuggle to Finn's arms in sleep. Her innocent brain thought, if they cuddle to sleep, they will like each other and get married.

Arsh saw her sad so he went near Rose, pulled her comforter away, grabbed the air conditioner controller, lowered the temperature. He grabbed Arna's hand and left the room to the guest room in annoyance thinking he should complain to Aria or Alan.

The human's instinctive reaction to warmness took Rose near Finn, The latter thought Arna would be cold and wrapped his arm around to keep her warm without realizing in sleep that it's Rose but not Arna.