Page 47 of Only Ever Yours
My heart thudded in my chest, half an ear tuned to listen if Finn would reappear. We couldn’t take any risks in the house. Reluctantly, I took a step backwards. “We can’t.”
Jase sucked in his lips, his hand dropping to his side. “Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea.”
“Wait, that’s not what I’m saying. It’s just here, with Finn about to come back any minute. I can’t relax and enjoy it.”
“Maybe we should try and arrange something somewhere else.”
“What do you mean?”
“We both want this, and we also know the house is off-limits. We need to find somewhere else.”
I frowned. “I guess I could ask Ella if we could go to hers.”
“Uh uh.” Jase shook his head. “If you want Finn to find out, then sure, let’s go to Ella’s.”
Even though I hadn’t decided whether to tell Ella the truth about me and Jase, he was right. Anything we did that could get back to Finn wasn’t worth risking.
“We’ll think of something.” Jase walked into the kitchen, his knuckles brushing against mine as he passed. The gentle, almost touch caused a ripple down my spine, and I shivered in response.
We had to come up with something soon.
The day turned out to be a lazy one. Jase spent most of it in his room while Finn and I hung out in the living room, pretending to watch a film. Late in the afternoon, I got a message from Ella.
Ella
Oh. My. God. What they say about younger men is definitely true. I don’t know why I didn’t agree to go out with him sooner
I let out a loud snort, causing Finn to glance over at me.
“You okay?”
“Just something Ella said.”
He sighed. “She hooked up with thatchild, didn’t she?”
“A girl doesn’t kiss and tell.”Particularly if it involves kissing your best friend.
Chapter Nineteen
Hollis
“You’re all dressed up for a night out,” commented Finn as I entered the living room, carrying an overnight bag, a clutch tucked under my arm.
“I haven’t seen Kim in ages. We’re going out for dinner, then staying over at a spa hotel and getting a few treatments tomorrow.” Nerves bubbled in my stomach as the lie slipped easily from my lips. Inventing a Friday night out with one of my old friends from London was the perfect cover story. In reality, Jase and I were going out; well, we were going to a hotel for the night. Whether we made it out of the room was another story. I hadn’t even told Ella what we were really doing, for fear that somehow it would get back to my brother.
Jase barely looked up from his phone, pretending to be engrossed in whatever messaging conversation he was invested in. “Have a good night,” he mumbled.
“What are you two up to?” I asked.
Finn looked at his friend. “Dunno. You fancy going out for a few beers?”
“Might go out and meet Felicity,” Jase replied.
I wrinkled my nose. Although we’d agreed that would also work as something Finn wouldn’t question, I still didn’t like the thought of using her as our alibi.
“Really?” Finn’s eyebrows shot up. “I didn’t think you’d seen her in ages.”
“I haven’t.”
