all the shit Tommie packed.
“Whoa, whoa,” I finally holler, realizing exactly what’s going on.
“You can ride with Finn, Tess,” Tommie says, as the four motherfuckers basically jog and lock themselves in the truck.
The sheer horror plastering my face must be seriously obvious.
“Tess, I just want a day with you,” Finn finally says, stepping closer.
“Why,” I whisper.
“I’ve tried reaching out to you. I know you’ve read my texts and the note this morning. I’m not leaving you alone until you give me a chance.”
“How do you know I read your texts? Is my whole family in on this conspiracy?”
Finn laughs really hard before he has the chance to catch his breathe.
“No, Tess. You have the read receipts turned on on your iPhone.”
“Oh.”
Awkward silence fills the parking lot, which is now empty besides the two of us, and his truck and boat.
“Why not just walk away from me? It would be a lot less painful, I can assure you that.”
Finn takes another step closer and this time we are merely inches apart.
“I’m stubborn and know what I want. I want a chance with you. That’s all I’m asking. You’ve been on my mind since that first night together. I only taste you, smell you and feel every single part of you on me. I just want you.”
Finn grabs both of my hips, whirls me around and pins me up against his truck.
“But you never called or tried to get hold of me after that night. You just showed up with Kara.”
Finn lowers his forehead to mine. “Listen, Tess.”
“Uh. That’s Tessa to you, Finn.”
“Listen, Tessa. I planned on finding you. I never put two and two together and my heart literally shattered when I walked into the vet clinic and spotted you. I knew how it looked and Kara. Fuck Kara! I’m not going to let her ruin this. I won’t.”
“Ruin what? We have nothing, but one night together.”
“Give me a week. Let me have you for a week, Tess, uh.”
“Ass, you don’t have to be so dramatic about my name. Only my family gets to call me Tess.”
“A week, please?”
“What about Kara and that group. Hell, they made fun of me in public last night.”
“I don’t care about them. I grew up with all of them in this small town. Yes, it’s true my dad and Kara’s dad have always pushed us together. It’s not going to happen. She came home all graduated from college and ready to be with me. I’ve told her no.”
“I’m broken, Finn,” I whisper, hanging my head low.
“I’ve seen all of you. Your leg doesn’t mean a damn thing to me.”
“It’s more than the prosthetic. I’ve had my heart broken and life destroyed and I’m not quite sure I’m willing to put it all out there ever again for a repeat story.”
“A week. I want a week to get to know Tess-uh and I want you to know me.”
“First thing first, stop with the name shit. One week. That’s it. No Kara.”
“Deal.”
“Deal?” I ask.
“It’s a deal because I’m not letting you back out of it.”
“Whatever,” I say rolling my eyes and going for the passenger door.
Immediately, I notice it’s completely piled up with coolers, life jackets and a bag.
Pointing to the mess, I ask, “Where am I supposed to sit?”
“In the middle,” Finn replies, as he grabs my hand and starts dragging me to the driver’s side.
“You asshole. Where did Wes sit on the way here?”
Finn keeps dragging me and just laughs.
“I’m not losing one minute of this week. I came prepared.”
“So, you are telling me that Wes sat on your lap on the drive down here?”
“No, I’m telling you that I’ve fucking died day after day with the thought of never kissing you again.”
Finn wastes no time after his sentence and swoops down on me. He hesitates one second, almost pulling back from his decision, and I decide to jump for it. Standing on my tippy toes, I reach up and graze his lips. They feel and taste the same they did the other night. My hands grab his long, shaggy hair,
“Whoa, whoa,” I finally holler, realizing exactly what’s going on.
“You can ride with Finn, Tess,” Tommie says, as the four motherfuckers basically jog and lock themselves in the truck.
The sheer horror plastering my face must be seriously obvious.
“Tess, I just want a day with you,” Finn finally says, stepping closer.
“Why,” I whisper.
“I’ve tried reaching out to you. I know you’ve read my texts and the note this morning. I’m not leaving you alone until you give me a chance.”
“How do you know I read your texts? Is my whole family in on this conspiracy?”
Finn laughs really hard before he has the chance to catch his breathe.
“No, Tess. You have the read receipts turned on on your iPhone.”
“Oh.”
Awkward silence fills the parking lot, which is now empty besides the two of us, and his truck and boat.
“Why not just walk away from me? It would be a lot less painful, I can assure you that.”
Finn takes another step closer and this time we are merely inches apart.
“I’m stubborn and know what I want. I want a chance with you. That’s all I’m asking. You’ve been on my mind since that first night together. I only taste you, smell you and feel every single part of you on me. I just want you.”
Finn grabs both of my hips, whirls me around and pins me up against his truck.
“But you never called or tried to get hold of me after that night. You just showed up with Kara.”
Finn lowers his forehead to mine. “Listen, Tess.”
“Uh. That’s Tessa to you, Finn.”
“Listen, Tessa. I planned on finding you. I never put two and two together and my heart literally shattered when I walked into the vet clinic and spotted you. I knew how it looked and Kara. Fuck Kara! I’m not going to let her ruin this. I won’t.”
“Ruin what? We have nothing, but one night together.”
“Give me a week. Let me have you for a week, Tess, uh.”
“Ass, you don’t have to be so dramatic about my name. Only my family gets to call me Tess.”
“A week, please?”
“What about Kara and that group. Hell, they made fun of me in public last night.”
“I don’t care about them. I grew up with all of them in this small town. Yes, it’s true my dad and Kara’s dad have always pushed us together. It’s not going to happen. She came home all graduated from college and ready to be with me. I’ve told her no.”
“I’m broken, Finn,” I whisper, hanging my head low.
“I’ve seen all of you. Your leg doesn’t mean a damn thing to me.”
“It’s more than the prosthetic. I’ve had my heart broken and life destroyed and I’m not quite sure I’m willing to put it all out there ever again for a repeat story.”
“A week. I want a week to get to know Tess-uh and I want you to know me.”
“First thing first, stop with the name shit. One week. That’s it. No Kara.”
“Deal.”
“Deal?” I ask.
“It’s a deal because I’m not letting you back out of it.”
“Whatever,” I say rolling my eyes and going for the passenger door.
Immediately, I notice it’s completely piled up with coolers, life jackets and a bag.
Pointing to the mess, I ask, “Where am I supposed to sit?”
“In the middle,” Finn replies, as he grabs my hand and starts dragging me to the driver’s side.
“You asshole. Where did Wes sit on the way here?”
Finn keeps dragging me and just laughs.
“I’m not losing one minute of this week. I came prepared.”
“So, you are telling me that Wes sat on your lap on the drive down here?”
“No, I’m telling you that I’ve fucking died day after day with the thought of never kissing you again.”
Finn wastes no time after his sentence and swoops down on me. He hesitates one second, almost pulling back from his decision, and I decide to jump for it. Standing on my tippy toes, I reach up and graze his lips. They feel and taste the same they did the other night. My hands grab his long, shaggy hair,
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