To support him, Finn squeezed his hand reassuringly.
Oh, he knew the man was struggling. So, he’d do what he could to help him out.
Between them, someone had to have a solution for this.
Right?
He didn’t know this D’Artangnan, but he knew Gabby, and she swore up and down that he was a good, decent human being.
Time.
Would.
Tell.
Finn gave him the best advice he could.
Like he’d done for him.
“If you think this is what you want and need, and he’s the key to that, you fight to keep him here, Graham. Remember how you told me to just say the words to Gabby, and tell her what I wanted? You told me to be upfront and honest, and it was the best advice. You’re going to have to take that advice yourself.”
Oh, he was aware.
But he was afraid to lose him again.
He was afraid the man hated him, and this was just mercy sex.
Or worse, just falling back into bed because he wanted to punish him.
Finn saw the look.
“Do that, and let him know that then is not now. You both have to absolve each other of that moment in your pasts, and dig in. From what Gryphen just told us, his ex is insane, and he’s going to be here a while to be safe.”
Well, at least there was that.
Maybe he could make this work.
It was his last chance when it came to surviving, because Graham had absolutelyNOTHINGleft.
And that wasn’t an exaggeration.
Thankfully, with him being here for an extended period of time, it gave him the opportunity to make amends for everything that went bad between them.
And pray.
For a miracle.
Now, all he had to do was make sure everything stayed on track because Graham wasn’t kidding.
He couldn’t live without D’Artangnan. It was time to soldier up and do the job.
Running didn’t work.
He’d tried that, and he’d failed.
Miserably.
Chapter Nine
