Page 132 of The Valiant Knight
Not wanting to go alone, especially after they had that creepy-ass experience in the trees, she went to the detective’s door and knocked.
It was time to see if he’d be her partner in crime, so to speak.
“Come in,” he said.
When she opened the door, he was lying on the bed, ankles crossed, and his arms behind his head.
He appeared to be thinking.
“Am I bothering you?” she asked, willing to do this alone if he was.
Glancing over, he’d been thinking about her.
Was he busy?
Honestly, no.
Finn had been hoping and praying that she’d come to his room. They were done working on the bones for today, and he hadn’t had an excuse to hang around her.
Truth be told, he’d been willing her to come find him by praying his ass off.
Finn would be lying if he said he didn’t like being around her, and didn’t want to see if everything she’d said when Graham had been quizzing her was the truth.
Curiosity killed the Detective Inspector.
“No,” he said, sitting up. “I was contemplating a nap,” he said, lying. “Want to join me?” he asked, patting the bed beside him to see if she was still going to be flirty or that ship had sailed.
At his suggestion, she laughed.
“You want me to get into bed with you to take a nap? I think you just insulted me, but I’m not quite sure.”
He grinned.
Well, at least she hadn’t said no.
There was that.
Finn was attracted to her. She was funny, and he liked her personality. He also loved her face and body. This woman was a catch, and he knew it.
Now, he just had to figure out how to work all of this out, and it was making him twitchy.
He was running out of time.
Technically, they’d finished what they set out to do. Ceit was being put back, after Tony analyzed the bones, and their work here would be done.
“I mean, we can arm wrestle too,” he offered, not sure what to say to her.
Why was it so goddamn hard to just tell her what he was feeling?
Instead of laughing, she closed the door.
It appeared they were having a serious conversation.
Oh, boy.
“I want to ask you something,” she said, heading his way. “I want to do something, and it’s more fun with a partner.”
He lifted a brow.
