Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 7

However, there was no time to think over what she had felt. Not daring to look Finnick in the eyes again, she rushed for the bathroom.

Slamming the door shut, she leaned back against it, with her heart thumping in her chest rapidly.

That was too close! Just a little bit more and…

Just the thought of what could have happened scared her. At the same time, she was a little puzzled.

We’re officially married, so technically us doing ‘that’ is normal and within reason. Is it mean of me to run off like that?

Even as she wondered this, the dangerous look in his eyes flashed past her mind again. She could not help the shiver that had run down her spine.

This was only the third time that she and Finnick had seen each other. She could not accept them having sexual relations, after only knowing each other for such a short period of time.

Nevertheless, taking into account his earlier reaction, did that mean that her male colleagues had been wrong? Finnick had been affected, just like any other normal man. So, did that mean that he was not affected at all in ‘that’ way, despite being crippled?

Realizing where her thoughts were heading, she mentally slapped herself.

Vivian William, what are you thinking! Why do you care about whether those functions of his are normal? The only reason that you’d married him was to get in the household register of Sunshine City! Stop thinking about all this other nonsense!

Though, there was one thing that was very strange.

When she had fallen into Finnick’s lap earlier, she had accidentally touched his legs.

She had always thought that wheelchair-bound people would have thin, weak legs, from not being able to use their muscles. Oddly enough, his legs were actually quite firm. They were nothing at all like how a crippled man’s legs should be…

Knock, knock.

sudden rapping on the bathroom door had cut through

her skin, Vivian lifted

door.” Finnick’s deep voice called out from the

leaped to her throat as it threatened to

Open the door? Why?

the lustful look in his eyes earlier, her fingers gripped the countertop harder,

not get a reply from her, he spoke up again, “You’d dropped

a halt, as she soon hesitated. Several moments later, she approached

appeared, with a

Vivian was taken aback.

you had come out.” There was a barely noticeable note of laughter in his tone,

towel. She

Finnick already dressed in navy blue silk pajamas. He was sitting on the bed, with his laptop on his legs. His fingers flew across his keyboard rapidly, as he seemed engrossed with whatever

scene had Vivian’s curiosity rearing

having difficulties getting around, he would have had a lot more servants to care for him. Yet, there were only Molly and Liam in

the bed himself? Doesn’t

herself anymore, she asked, “Hey… Do you need to

was his

would have trouble cleaning himself. Yet he’s already showered? Wait a minute, he has bathed somewhere else, other than here? Does that mean that he has another

scoffing at herself mentally. Truthfully enough, she would not have minded it if he really did have someone

made her way towards the desk, planning on packing the things that she would need for work tomorrow. A glint caught her eye and she saw that it was the ring that she had taken off before she

of rings that

her husband was a billionaire and president of such a powerful company. Hence, she had bought

was absolutely unbefitting of

that he was focused on his work, she quickly stuffed her own ring into her bag. She

did she crawl

bedding and pillows. Sitting