Finley: Rochon Bears by Moxie North

Author:Moxie North [North, Moxie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Last Page Publishing
Published: 2017-09-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Locked in a room with a man that brought a knife. Those were the basics that were running through her head. This could be like the scene in a horror movie or one of those scary cop crime shows.

Ever the rational thinker, Zara quickly reminded herself that the door locked from the inside. She was standing closest to it by a number of feet from Finley. The knife he grabbed was also within arm’s reach of her not him. Although her heart was pounding she didn’t immediately bolt out of the room. It might be a stupid mistake, but then Zara was never comfortable around mysteries. This was a huge one right in front of her.

“Fin, what’s with the knife?” she asked cautiously. He was acting a little manic, but not all the way crazy. Like all the way crazy was a recognized diagnosis.

“I wanted you to feel safe.”

“Safe from you?”

“No, from my bear. He won’t hurt you. He can’t. It would kill him to ever harm you. He loves you and wants nothing else but to protect you from everything else out there.”

“So the knife is for me?”

Finley nodded.

“I have mace in my purse, but thanks for thinking of me, I guess. Why are you on the other side of the room?”

“Because what I just did was impulsive and rash considering you don’t know me very well. I need to show you who I am, but I need you to feel safe while I’m doing that. Now I’m in this bathroom thinking we should walk out and I should get you home. But then you’ll never want to see me again. If I show you my bear, you might believe what I’m saying and give me a chance.”

“Well, logically, this is not something that any woman would feel comfortable with. We are in the bathroom of a restaurant, which you realize people think we are doing it in here because why else would we both come in at the same time.”

“I didn’t think about that.”

Zara shrugged. “Not my problem, I don’t know these people. So now I need to decide whether or not I leave or I stay and see what you have to say?”

“It’s your call. I apologize, I really do. It’s hard when your animal wants something so badly and you have to keep him from it. You know my bear stopped talking to me for a year because I was being a jackass?”

“He talks to you?”

“He doesn’t exactly talk, but he makes his presence known. I can tell what he’s feeling. He often urges me one direction or another.”

“And what does he say right now?”

“Imagine a giant bear shaking his head at you like you’re an idiot.”

“I’ve seen a bear wave at the zoo, so I can imagine that.”

There was a lull as they stared at each other. Zara took a seat on the toilet lid, ignoring the knife and crossing her legs. “Okay, how does this work?”

Finley stayed in his crouched position. “You want to see him?”

“I believe what I can see, Fin.

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