Page 70 of Heir of Fire
Fuck. He sounded pathetic asking her, but truthfully, he craved her support. His stomach had been in knots since he decided to venture into the business side of the Kingsley family name, and he didn’t think he could do it without her there. She had a way of calming him, of putting out the fire that threatened to destroy everything around him.
“Of course I will. One hundred percent I will be there every step of the way.” She grabbed his hand, giving it a tight squeeze. “Speaking of, what is the first step?”
“I’m going to the office tomorrow with Valerio. He’s going to get me caught up on all the investments and the business side of things.” He ran his thumb over her knuckles. “And then I guess we’ll go from there. I’m not anticipating that it’ll take me long to catch up on all of it. I trained my whole life for all of it.”
“Sounds like a good plan,” Gianna said. “So, you’ll be staying here for a while then?”
Finn couldn’t help the smirk that settled onto his face. “Why? Were you betting on me leaving?”
She shook her head. “No, but I wasn’t sure if settling down long term was in your plan.”
Hell, he didn’t think it was either. Until recently, he didn’t know what the hell his plan was. He hadn’t even had a plan. He just went wherever the world pulled him, like a leaf in the wind. Now, he was making plans for the future, taking charge of his life. New motivations did that to a man.
To be fair, not having a plan hadn’t led him completely astray. He didn’t have a plan when he met Gianna and that turned out to be one of the best things that had ever happened to him.
“I’m staying, princess,” he told her, the certainty clear in his voice. “I guess that means I’ll have to find a place to live.”
“You’re going to move out?” Her eyes were wide. “What the hell? I actually don’t like this plan at all.”
“Why don’t you move in with me?”
The shock on her face matched the feeling he felt inside. He couldn’t believe that he had dropped the question too. So casually, at that. The shock wasn’t even from asking her to move in, but rather at how soon he was able to ask it and how comfortable he felt around her that he felt like they could live together no problem.
It should have terrified him how significant the relationship had become, how much Gianna meant to him. But it didn’t. Instead, it felt like it was exactly what should have been happening.
“Move in with you?” she asked, stuttering over the words. “Like live together?”
“I know. What a wild concept. It’s not like we’ve ever done that before,” he said, sarcasm thick in his voice.
She frowned. “That’s different. The way we live together now would be completely different to the way it would be if we really lived together. We would be alone and share a bedroom. I barelyhave space in my room for all my clothes now, where would I put everything?”
“I’d give you a whole room for your clothes, another for your studio. Hell, decorate it to your heart’s desires in whatever way you want. As long as you’re there, I would love it.”
“Well, now I’m dreaming about this home,” she said, her eyes glossed over.
Finn let out a hefty laugh, shaking his head. “Dream all you want, just make it a reality. Luckily for you, I don’t need an answer yet, princess.”
Gianna nodded her head, keeping her smile on her face. “What time are you joining Valerio tomorrow?”
“Too fucking early. I think the asshole is purposely making the time earlier just to fuck with me,” Finn said.
“Knowing Valerio, he probably is.”
“What are your plans for tomorrow?”
Gianna shrugged. “I’m not sure yet. I have class and then I’ll probably try to hang out with the girls. It’s been a while since we’ve had a girls’ night.”
“And tomorrow night?”
She rolled her eyes. “I just said girls’ night, you ogre.”
“You’re going to leave me without my fix of you?” Finn asked.
“You have me right now.”
“Not enough.”
“Has anyone ever told you you’re clingy?” she asked, raising her eyebrow.
