He dismounted then, with hands at my waist, I came down too. Then he did something sweet, something unexpected, something I didn’t think he had in him even after stoking the fire and saying he liked my pancakes. His big hand enveloped mine and he walked me to the market while holding my hand. Shit. I liked that. That was nice. Hmm. We walked in and I called out to Maria, “Hi Maria! It’s Finnie! I’ve come to get some groceries!”
