Page 27 of Falling for Finn

“Yeah.” He sighs, grabbing clothes from his dresser before spinning around to face me. My eyes are drawn to the tent he’s sporting, and as soon as he realizes, he covers his groin and turns.

I don’t even bother holding in my laughter as I go downstairs to get ready. He may hate driving me everywhere, but his body likes me nice and close.

Neither of us speaks as we travel toward the inn. I take a few pictures with my phone, though I hope to get some better ones later.

After he opens my door, I’m reminded we’reonas a couple. I take his hand, and we go inside.

“Shit,” Finn mutters, brushing his free hand through his hair.

I glance over, assuming he’s referring to Aspen, but it’s a woman and a man coming toward us.

“Hey!” the girl greets.

“Morning. Didn’t expect to see you guys here,” Finn says.

“Came to visit Grams and have breakfast,” the guy tells us.

“Who’s this?” The woman smiles at me.

That’s my cue.

I release Finn’s hand and wrap my arm around his waist, pulling him closer.

“Hi, I’m Oakley.” I hold out my other hand. “The girlfriend.”

“Girlfriend?” The woman shakes it, then glances at Finn. “When did this happen?”

Finn scratches along his scruffy jawline. “She’s the painter, and we’re pretending until Aspen leaves.”

The woman crosses her arms in amusement. “Oh, I can’t wait to hear how this happened.” She laughs, then looks at me. “I’m Jessa, Finn’s younger butsmartercousin. This is my brother, Sebastian.”

“Nice to meet you both,” I tell them. “I got roped into this.”

Finn stiffens, and I release my hold on him. “It’s a long story. Just run with it for now,” he pleads.

“Alright, I’ll play along. But only because Ineverliked Aspen,” Jessa says.

“Saw the big shiny ring on her finger,” Sebastian adds. “I can already guess how this happened.”

I snicker, and Finn glares.

“It’s not like that,” he spits out.

Jessa’s eyes widen. “Heads-up, she’s coming in.”

Finn quickly grabs me and pulls me against his side. Before I can even grasp what’s happening, Jessa and Sebastian burst out laughing.

“Damn, you’re waytoo easy.”

I look over my shoulder and see an older woman and her husband entering.

Finn releases me and his arm drops. “You’re gonna pay for that,” he threatens Jessa.

She rolls her eyes with a snarky smirk. “If you get sick of Finn, let me know. Give me your cell, and I’ll program my number.”

I pull it from my pocket and hand it over. Once she’s done, I send her a message, so she has mine too.

“Cool, thanks. See you two lovebirds later.” She gives us a little finger wave, and we continue to the buffet.

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