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I fall into his arms; cradling against his chest.Finn kisses the top of my head and I feel him exhale a long, slow breath.
“You’re the only drunken asshole I want, Finn,” I joke and he laughs before he buries his face in my neck, kissing and nipping me.
His hands run the length of my body, stopping to brush his fingers lightly across my stomach.I shudder at his touch, the feeling making me long to be close to him, always.
“Do you know you’re my childhood fantasy come to life?”he asks and I pull back from him and give him a questioning look.“The gold bikini.It’s every boy’s fantasy.”
“Guess I chose well then, huh, Han Solo?”
“You did and you will be rewarded later tonight.”
“I love the sound of that,” I purr, pressing myself to his firm chest.“Is that a light saber in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?”I ask seductively, but it just comes out ridiculous and Finn laughs as Kelsey walks back over to us grinning like she just won the lottery.
“I’m so glad you’re here,” she says pushing up on her toes and throwing her arms around his neck.Beck walks up behind him and clamps a hand down on his shoulder.
“Thanks for coming, man.It’s good to see the chief out of uniform.”
“You won’t see me in that uniform for a while,” Finn mutters and signals the waitress to bring him a beer.Kelsey’s arms fall from around his shoulders, her hands now resting on his chest.A shocked look on her face that I’m certain mirrors the one on mine.
Chapter Twelve
Finn
To say these past two weeks have been a fucking nightmare would be an understatement.Although judging by the look on Sarah, Kelsey and Beck’s faces following my idiotic comment just now, it might be safe to say things are about to go from bad to epically worse.
“Finn, what are you talking about?”Kelsey asks, as Sarah stands stiffly beside me.
I’m too afraid to even look at her at this point.Too afraid I will and she’ll see all the things I haven’t been telling her.Not because I have anything to hide but because I don’t want her to suddenly think less of me.To judge me for something that happened years ago and which is now somehow being misconstrued into something much, much worse.
Carla.If I hadn’t been told to stay away from her, I’d march over and have words for the shit she’s trying to pull right now.I still cannot believe all the lies she’s told and as much as I’m grateful Sam has been keeping me in the loop with everything, I wish none of it were happening in the first place.
I don’t even want to think about what might come next.
“Finn?”Kelsey prompts and I finally realize they are all waiting for me to speak.
“It’s nothing,” I say, scrubbing a hand through my hair before gratefully accepting the beer the waitress now brings me.
“It doesn’t sound like nothing,” Kelsey continues.“What’s happened at work, has something happened with…”
“Kels, please,” I say, cutting her off.“Not tonight, okay?It’s not the time or the place.”
I watch as Kelsey stares up at me, her eyes wide, confusion and maybe a little fear written on her face.
I try to smile.“It’s okay, Kelsey, I promise,” I lie, because truth be told I have no idea how this is going to pan out at all.But I meant what I said, now is not the time for that conversation.“Tonight is all about you guys,” I add, glancing at my brother, his face unreadable as he studies me.“And seriously, how many times do you ever get the chance to see me dress up?”I say, trying for a laugh.
Kelsey and Beck both stare at me before eventually Kelsey smiles, her face sad as she tries to accept that I’m not going to go into whatever it is that’s happening with me right now.
“It is impressive,” she says, changing the subject as she stands back as if to admire me a little.“Must be a special someone that can get you to show up to a partyandin costume,” she adds, an eyebrow raised in question.
I suddenly become acutely aware of Sarah, still standing wordlessly beside me.Kelsey’s right, I’d never normally do this and even though I wouldn’t have missed tonight, because Beck is my brother and Kelsey has always been like a little sister to me, I certainly wouldn’t have indulged their costume request.
But when Sarah had asked, hell when she suggested Leia and Han as who we should go as, I couldn’t possibly refuse.And that wasbeforeI knew she was dressing in the whole gold bikini, stuff of wet dreams, costume.
“Must be,” I say, leaning down to kiss my soon to be sister-in-law on the cheek.“You guys look great too,” I add, admiring them both.They’re dressed as Iron Man and Pepper Potts, Beck going the full red suit and everything.
“Right?”Kelsey says, glancing at her fiancé.“You know how much Beck loves his superheroes.”
Beck smiles at her.“Don’t pretend you don’t too, babe,” he whispers as he pulls her close and Kelsey starts giggling as he kisses her neck.
