Page 63 of The Nicest Thing
I was starting to like this woman—even if she had been flirting with my Finn.
Wait…when did he become my Finn?
"You're a lucky girl," she said then walked away, heading toward the parking lot.
"I know," I said as Finn gave me a one-armed hug.
"Nah, I'm the lucky one," he said, laying a kiss on my hair.
Coach Williams looked a little put off by the PDA, but he merely shook his head."You've got a lot of…fans, O'Brien.Maybe take this somewhere more private?"
"Will do," Finn said and gave the other man a fist-bump.Once the assistant coach was gone, he turned to me with a smile."Thanks for that."
For some reason, even after everything, that was what made me blush.
"It was nothing," I said.
"That was definitely something, Rose."
"Well, I wasn't sure what to do.Emmy implied that an intervention might not be unwelcome, and I remembered what you told me at the brunch about not liking attention.So…"
He tilted his head."So, you decided to jump me and kiss me like there's no tomorrow?"
My face had to be on fire."Something like that."
"Well," Finn said softly, "it was a good plan."
"It was?"
"Yeah, definitely my favorite."
I rolled my eyes.
"I'm serious.I think you should make all our plans from now on."
"Finn," I said, shoving him with a laugh.
But he caught my hand in his.
"Hey"—piercing gray eyes met my own—"you're still wearing it."
I swallowed."Yeah, I just forgot to take it off."
True.For the most part.
I did forget…
…but that was because I never removed it.
The weight of the ring was comforting, and sometimes, I caught myself staring at my hand, watching the sparkle catch the light, smiling at the memory of Finn on one knee.
I gave myself a mental shake.
"You forgot?" Finn echoed, staring at me while brushing his thumb against the metal and over my knuckles."Hmmm."
That sound could mean anything.I tried not to read into it, but...
Honestly, the movement of Finn's thumb was making me feel a little lightheaded.
