Page 20 of Finn Rhodes Forever

“Besides,” Finn added, gaze raking down my body, sending shivers up my spine, “we’re together now, so it shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

My mouth opened to protest but my brain held a hand up to stop me. Right. Together. Getting him to dump me.

Our eyes met and his eyebrows lifted, daring me, and something excited fizzed through my chest.

“Right.” I cleared my throat and offered him my own smirk. “Together.”

“Great.” His eyes glittered.

“Mhm.” I nodded, holding his gaze. “So great. Having you live here across the hall from me is going to be so great…boyfriend.”

The word almost made me gag. His mouth twitched and his eyes gleamed like he was holding back a laugh.

“Goodnight.” I whirled around, unlocked the door, and stepped inside.

“Goodnight, Liv,” he called as I slammed the door closed.

I leaned my back against it, breathing deep as I listened to him close his own door. His low laugh rumbled through the walls.

Fuck.

Across thehall? Not only did I have to see the dickhead all summer while we scoured the back country, I was going to run into himevery day?

We’re soulmates. Say it.

A rock landed in my stomach. This was going to be so much harder than I expected. Finn wasn’t playing around. He was throwing everything he had at me.

I thought about one of the items I had scribbled on my list of ways to get Finn to dump me, and a smile curled onto my mouth.

Ten minutes later, I stood in front of the bathroom mirror, kitchen scissors in hand, a handful of my hair pulled taut in front of me. A crazed look flashed through my eyes and I smiled.

Sadie was going to scream when she saw this, but it would be worth it.

I hacked through the section of hair, shearing off a chunk of my pink waves. They fell into the sink and I stared at them, my blood rushing with delirious energy. I looked up at my reflection and let out a bark of laughter.

I looked terrible.

I snatched up another lock and began to chop.

When I was done, I studied my reflection, beaming back at myself with a look most people would describe as ‘unhinged’. Choppy, uneven bangs framed my cheeks, making my face look both too round and too long at the same time.

It was perfect.

“Hideous,” I whispered at my reflection. Delight fluttered in my chest like butterflies.

Finn wasn’t going to make this easy on me, but two could play at that game. I’d spent a long time stewing in anger over what he did. He was stubborn, but so was I.

Let the games begin.

10

Finn

“Heardyou and Olivia got back together,” Holden said, eyes on the TV above the bar.

I ran my thumb up and down the condensation on my beer, glancing at the hallway to the apartments upstairs. A grin spread across my face.

“Yep,” I told him. “We’re soulmates.”

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