Page 266 of The Valiant Knight
Chapter Fourteen
Thursday Afternoon
Free Time To Burn
Shopping
Leaving Gabby behind was the hardest thing he’d ever had to do. Granted, it was only for a little while, but it still made him edgy and uncomfortable. Deep down, he feared going back to his place and finding her gone.
Why?
He wasn’t sure, but those abandonment issues were coming to the surface. It was crazy how one woman could break you, but another could heal you.
So, instead of dilly-dallying, he hauled ass.
The most important shopping trip was about to begin, and it was going to be in the same jewelry shop that his sister worked at.
Heading in, he found Catherine behind the counter, and she smiled at him.
“Hey! Where’s Gabby?” she asked, looking around.
He was to the point.
“I don’t have much time. I need a ring. You saw the proposal, now hook a guy up.”
She laughed.
“Okay, speedy. You know…sometimes, fast isn’t better,” she said, winking at him.
That amused him.
“Trust me, I know when to go slow. Right now, she’s at my place, and if you think Rosie is going to calm down after getting a scone shoved down her gullet, I’ve got bad news for you.”
Oh, Catherine got it now.
She unlocked the cabinets with engagement rings. When she did, Finn was staring down at the rings and checking them all out.
He needed to find the perfect one.
“What shape stone do you think she’ll like?” she asked.
He was to the point.
“I was just going to get a band.”
Catherine actually gasped.
“What?” she asked, staring at him like he’d lost his mind. “You can’t just get her a band.”
He was confused.
“Her boss said she likes simple.”
It appeared his sister wasn’t going to let him get away with just a band.
“Catty, just help me pick out a ring,” he said. “She isn’t a big jewelry wearer.”
Catherine pulled out a tray of rings, and placed them in front of him.
