13. No Place Like Home

Finn managed to tear himself away from Lili and walked into the bathroom to run the bath water.  He filled the tub with warm water and rose water bubble bath.  As the room filled with steam he started to get scared that he was going to ruin this moment by saying something stupid or out of place.  

It wouldn't surprise him, not one bit, if he scared her off by saying something offensive.  He wouldn't mean it, but sometime, well sometimes, he just said stupid stuff.  

With apprehension he shut off the water and walked out to where Lili was resting.  She looked so comfortable  as she sat there with her cocoa and wrapped in a old flannel blanket that bespoke of comfort and warmth.  

"Are you ready, my dear little one to feel the warm water on your skin?" he asked.  Then he wondered if he said too much, as he scanned her expression for her emotions. 

Lili just smiled and commented, "Oh my, ye