Closing her eyes, she exhaled and realized she was actually nervous. She was never nervous propositioning a bloke before!
Then, she hadn't gotten as close to the others as she felt she had with Gideon.
"Okay," Minerva said, giving him a small smile. "But, I need to sit down first. I'm actually nervous here," she admitted, then walked over to the double bed in her room and sat on the edge.
Minerva patted the spot beside her and waited until Gideon was sitting and facing her. She took his hand.
"I've never had a boyfriend before. Never been in a relationship. Don't really care for them, or didn't. I dunno. I know you said that you have before, but I didn't ask for the details because it seemed like it might be hard for you to talk about," she began, trying to formulate all of her thoughts.
"Before I was...turned. I was involved with someone who I thought was just a shag. A friend who I shagged, you know? I have a few. Had a few," she corrected.
"Lately I realized that maybe I've been fighting against getting into a relationship for the wrong reasons. That I should give this bloke a chance, like he wanted before. I broke it off with him but now I think I want to try. But I'm scared, honestly. Fucking scared out of my wits."