Christmas in Paris by Riley Knight

Author:Riley Knight [Knight, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LoveLight Press
Published: 2019-11-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Simon

It had to be said that, at first, anyway, Simon hadn’t been entirely sure what was going on.

Ray had been gone so long, and without even thinking about it, Simon had been looking out the window quite frequently. It didn’t make any sense since the window looked out onto the courtyard and the lobby beyond, but it wasn’t something that he could seem to stop.

Was Ray mad at him? Had he done something? No matter how he wracked his brain, he couldn’t think of anything. Or was this just part of who Ray was? Simon had noted that the man was fiercely independent, maybe he had just needed the time alone.

Still, his thoughts pricked at his brain, refusing to let go, and logical or not, he found himself going over and over again to the window and gazing out into the darkness. And that was how, although his rational brain told him he wouldn’t, he found Ray after all.

Ray was sitting and chatting earnestly with Mandy, and Simon just stood there, watching and smiling. In a second, he would have to look away, but right now, he had to admit that he found this adorable. Ray might not be the likeliest person in the world on the surface of it, but he was good with these kids. Ashley was a lucky girl to have him as her father.

And then Mandy leaned in, and it was a good thing that the way they were sitting, Simon was able to see Ray’s face perfectly. He saw the shock on it, replaced quickly by determination. From any other angle, Simon might not have been able to see just how obvious it was that Ray hadn’t asked for it.

Simon watched as Mandy, shoulders hunched forward, sprang to her feet after being pushed away. His heart went out to her; of course, rejection was never fun. But he was worried about Ray, too. What a situation to be put in.

Still, in the very deepest parts of Simon, a shameful thought did occur to him. Ray hadn’t even hesitated. He’d pushed her right away. Was that just because she was a student? Or was it possible that Ray would have pushed anyone away?

They had never had a conversation about whether they would sleep with other people or not. It had seemed like a fairly moot point. There weren’t exactly huge lineups of people after either of them, and this relationship was time-limited to while they were in France, so what was the point?

Somewhere deep down, though, it thrilled Simon to think that maybe Ray would pick him. It was a stupid thing to hope for, and impossible even if true, but his heart was racing just as fast as his thoughts, which were trying to figure out just what might happen because of this, as he ran down to talk to Ray.

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