The Right Moment

I felt Gideon’s eyes on me, and he was silent for a moment. Perhaps he was starting to understand just how scared and worried I was about this.

“Valerie…” Gideon called my name softly.

The warmth of his hand covered mine before he slowly took my hand into his much larger one. He held my hand gently in his as he slowly stroked the back of my hand with the pad of his thumb. The regular movement of h