Guarding His Lover
Our talk can wait a day or two.
Over dinner they both slowly relaxed - until he brought a tiny square box out of hiding, and Shannon’s heart leapt into her throat.
What is he doing… is he… oh, no.
That was followed immediately by enormous relief when he opened it and showed her its contents, saying simply, “I saw this today, and thought of you.”
It was a small silver locket, intricately engraved with a swirling pattern.
“Please accept this, as a token of friendship,” he continued softly, and his eyes told her that he wanted more, but would settle for being friends - for now.
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