Page 237 of The Valiant Knight
Overbearing.
She’d had plenty of that in her life, so he tried to soften it up a bit.
“If you can’t make it here, I’ll go with you back to the US. I’ll follow you.”
She held his hand.
“I can make it here. I just made a new friend,” she said, meaning his sister.
“Come on. Let’s go to the church. I hope I don’t burst into flames,” he admitted.
Gabby put money on the table, only to have him pick it up, hand it back, and pay himself.
“Absolutely not,” he said. “I’m old-fashioned. You handled my ex. I’m paying for the scones.”
She laughed.
“Okay, Finn. But why are you going to burst into flames?” she asked.
Oh, that was easy.
He wanted her naked in bed.
Because of what he was thinking in his head…
It was all about wanting to make her cum.
Chapter Twelve
The Castle
Ten A.M.
Someone just shoot him already to put him out of his misery. Yeah, he felt like death warmed over, and Graham knew that he deserved it. Last night had been questionable, and he owed so many people apologies.
When he drank, that darkness took over, and it was never a good time after that.
What he did recall, other than the humiliation he put himself through, was that he had promised Gryphen he’d give him time to find D’Artangnan.
Would he?
Yes.
He’d give him what he could.
It wouldn’t be easy, but he was curious as to what the man’s life was like now.
God knew he owed him an apology for being a dick and giving him an ultimatum.
As for last night, he felt nothing but ashamed of his behavior. It wasn’t fitting of him, and that was a problem.
He owed so many people apologies.
Like poor Tony.
That poor guy had to come find him, and he vaguely remembered him giving him a shower.
That had to be embarrassing for both of them. They didn’t even know each other that well, and here, he’d had to strip him down, prop him up, and shower him off.
