Amazing
Finny was not sure that the sharp pain he was forced to secretly endure for the next few days, and the explicit worries and discomforts that plagued his mind, was worth the minutes of passion to which he'd hopelessly succumbed at a moment's notice.
Not that said passion was instantaneous in the making. No, he pondered, the two had harbored yearning for the other since, perhaps, the initial occurrence upon which they had been acquainted. Neither was predisposed to confess the existence of such sentiments under circumstances of convention…
But then again, it's amazing what being drunk can do to you.
Finny was sure he would have been more comfortable and a lot less worried, had they not weakened their resolve to uphold professionalism between coworkers.
But when he saw Bard's smiling face that morning, the adoration in his eyes told Finny that it was all worth it.