Page 41 of Moore to Love

Vienna pointed at Waverly and Meghan. “That should be our tagline for our girls’ night out.”

“Spill the tea. Just not the wine,” Skylar echoed with a nod. “I like it.”

“I like anything that means we get to do this again. Soon,” Meghan chimed in.

“Cheers to that.” Skylar lifted her glass and we all followed suit, gently clinking them together over the middle of the table. “Just so long as we aren’t spilling actual tea since that would be a horrible business decision considering I own Leaves & Pages.”

“Good point. It’s time to spill the metaphorical tea.” Waverly speared me with her gaze. “I’ve been dying to know what’s going on with you and Finn ever since he hired you.”

“Oh my gosh,” Meghan squealed, reaching over to high-five Waverly. “I almost forgot that you’re the one who suggested Finn offer her a job. I think that makes us matchmaking partners because I did everything I could in the early days to throw these two together. The chemistry between them is fire.”

“I’m not surprised since he could barely tear his gaze from her when she stopped outside our office one day a couple of months ago.” She beamed a triumphant smile at me. “It’s why I followed up with him about the job he mentioned that day…right after his cousin said he could use some help at his construction company. The poor guy didn’t even know you, but he still got all growly over the possibility of you working for Jude.”

I bit my bottom lip to stop myself from grinning like a love-sick fool. “He noticed me, even back then?”

“He sure did,” she confirmed.

“The question is—did you notice him back?” Vienna asked.

I took a sip of my wine before I confessed, “I’ll just put it this way…I don’t remember there was another one of Ryland’s cousins there, except for Finn.”

“The Moore men pack one heck of a punch when they decide they want you.” Skylar fanned herself.

“I heard all about Baxter’s pursuit of you from Finn.” I smiled at the woman who I felt a kinship of sorts with since we were both single moms with a former spouse who cheated.

Meghan rubbed her hands together. “Oooh, c’mon, spill.”

Time flew by as we gossiped about the men in our lives. I couldn’t remember when I’d laughed so much or felt such camaraderie with a group of women.

“We’ve been here for almost four hours.” Meghan heaved a deep sigh. “We should probably ask for the bill soon.”

“Too late, it’s already taken care of,” Skylar announced.

“No fair, we should’ve at least been able to argue over it,” Waverly complained with a mock scowl.

“That also wouldn’t be fair since you argue for a living,” Vienna pointed out.

“I get to pay since I needed tonight more desperately than any of you. I have one child that just left for college and a toddler at home.” Skylar finished her glass of wine. “Plus, my husband is a billionaire. So I can afford it.”

Meghan let out a low whistle. “I still can’t believe that’s billionaire with a B.”

“Tell me about it.” Skylar shook her head with a laugh.

“In that case”—Meghan gestured toward her half-empty glass—“it’s fine by me if you want to pay next time too.”

Her joke landed well, and we all started giggling. Except my breath caught in my throat when I looked up. I wasn’t expecting him to be here, but a huge smile spread across my face when I spotted Finn in the doorway. He made a beeline toward our table, and when he got close, I jumped off my stool and threw my arms around him. “I love you so much.”

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FINN

Her declaration meant the world to me, but I didn’t know if the words had slipped out because she’d had too much to drink or if she really intended to say them. Either way, now that it was out there, I couldn’t stop myself from sharing my feelings as well. “I love you, too.”

“Oh my gosh,” Vienna breathed, her eyes going wide. “Do you think we all just witnessed the first time they said those three little words that mean so much?”

“Definitely,” Meghan confirmed with a nod.

“How sweet,” Skylar cried, dabbing at her cheeks.

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