Page 87 of The Valiant Knight

There were feelings rising up, and it had been a long time since she wanted a man to be near her. Now, she feared letting him walk away.

Yeah, she was in one hundred percent. This was an interesting turn of events, and she wasn’t running from it. She was running toward it.

In the back of her mind, she heard all the doubts.

You have to leave soon.

You don’t know this man.

What if he’s like your ex?

Only, she pushed them down. There was no way this man was anything like him.

So, she took a chance to feel him out.

“You can get undressed in the bathroom too. I’ll stay inside of the shower. My robe is on the back of the door. If you’ll hand it to me…”

Oh, well, he liked that idea immensely. If she wanted company, he was willing to give her that.

Lifting her off of his lap because that mere suggestion got him hard, he prayed for patience.

And control.

By some freaking miracle it appeared that she was going to give him a chance.

That was the power of prayer right there.

A chance was all that he wanted. Finn would work for the rest.

Going into this, he knew that the odds were against him, and that it was likely going to go to shit, since she was going to leave, but he couldn’t help but wonder if he could ever be enough.

Getting up, he grabbed her robe, and handed it to her. Then, they both began getting undressed in separate parts of the bathroom, divided by a shower wall.

Truth be told, Finn would have dropped his pants in front of her, but he was being a gentleman. What he felt for her already scared him.

If he didn’t shoot his shot, he knew he’d regret it forever. So, it was time to turn on the charm.

And hope for the best.

So he moved around the shower wall so she couldn’t see him.

Oh, but he could see her.

In the mirror.

“So, what would you like to see in the village?” he asked, tossing his wet, sopping clothes into the bathroom sink with a PLOP.

Gabby considered what he was asking as she was tossing her clothes out with his.

When she tossed her panties, and they landed on his pants, Finn wanted to beg for mercy.

They were black and so tiny.

Immediately, he began praying.

‘Dear God, if you give me this chance, I promise I’ll be a good detective. I’ll go to church with mymother, and I’ll stop calling my sisters annoying. Just give me a shot with the pretty American. Amen’

Honestly, he wasn’t sure that God would answer his prayer, considering it was about sex, but he was willing to try.