Page 13 of The Nicest Thing
"Why?" she asked.
I gritted my teeth."Because he coaches little league on Tuesdays and Thursdays."
The twins, Tory and Takayla, were suddenly more animated.
"He does?" Tory said."That's so cool!"
"Finn's cool" Takayla said.
There was a general murmur of agreement—and Emmy snickered as I tried to bring the meeting back to order.
"Yes, he is," I said, "but let's get back to the book.What—"
"I bet Finn's good at coaching," Lavender cut in.
Tory nodded."And baseball too.All the O'Briens are."
"Seems like he'd be good at a lot of things," Takayla added."Kissing included."
Emmy rolled her eyes."Um, can you not talk that way about my brother in front of me?It's gross."
Tory gave her a big smile."Sorry, he's just so gorgeous."
"So gorgeous," Takayla agreed.
"I don't think I've ever seen someone with such pretty eyes," Lavender added.Her gaze went to me as she asked, "Do you know if he has a girlfriend?"
I shook my head."I don't think so.But why would you ask me?"
She shrugged."He's your best friend, right?"
"Yes, absolutely."
"That means you know him better than anyone," she said—then added, "I wonder why he doesn't have a girlfriend."
I had no answer for that.
Finn was the best guy I'd ever met.He was kind, funny, honest, charming, and gorgeous, like they said.Finn O'Brien ticked all the boxes; he was everything anyone could want.And want him they did.With all the people interested in Finn—including the three women here—his single status simply did not make sense.But to my knowledge, Finn wasn't dating/hooking up/seeing anyone.He hadn't been since we met.The 'why' behind that was a mystery.
I gave her a shrug."Maybe he's waiting for his one, like Chase did."
"Or maybe he's already found her," Emmy said.
I looked at her, and she simply stared back at me.Was she trying to tell me Finn had feelings for someone?I immediately wondered how that would impact me asking him to play my fakehusband—then discarded my doubts.He was my best friend.We didn't keep things from each other.
"If Finn was interested in someone, he would've told me," I said confidently.
"Would he?" Emmy said back.
"Well," Lavender said, "it's getting late.If Finn's not coming, I should go."
"Us too," the twins said in unison, standing quickly.
I gaped at them."But we didn't even get to talk about Sabine and Torin's witty banter, the spice, the crazy-as-hell sixteenth chapter."
"That's okay," Tory said.
"We really just come for Finn," her sister added.
