plastered on his face. His hands grab my hips and he pulls me onto him. Every single emotion possible races through me: excitement, happiness, fear, dread, shame, but most of all joy. I can sit here and worry about all my insecurities of being abandoned and self-worth or focus on my missing leg, the wreck and the color red. Yes, I can sit here and focus on all that shit or I can choose to take a chance with Finn. The man who has brought out every single emotion in me in just a few short weeks. I want the adventure.
Grabbing both sides of his face, I let him know, “ Finn, I choose the adventure with you. Our one night together at the bar was amazing. I’ve never felt so alive. Let’s do this.”
“Tessa, I never thought I’d hear you speak those words.”
Bending down to touch his lips with mine, I whisper, “Don’t break my heart, Finn, it’s already been crushed too many times.”
I don’t give Finn a chance to talk or defend himself before my lips finally touch his. They feel exactly like I remember and that’s probably because I’ve fantasized about them every night since our first kiss. His hands roam up and down my back as we kiss.
“I want you again,” I whisper into his mouth.
Again, I don’t wait for an answer or reply, instead I keep devouring his lips. Finn’s hands move low down to my ass and pull me in harder on top of him, and I can feel every single inch of his want for me.
A pounding sound on the hood draws both of our attention up. Will is pounding on the hood trying to get our attention.
“Let’s go you two horn dogs,” he says.
Looking to my left, trying to bury my head from embarrassment I see Kara and her gang of bitches staring at us from a distance.
“I hate her,” I whisper.
“What? Who?” Finn asks, trying to turn his to look.
“Her. I fucking hate Kara. She’s not nice to me.”
Sitting back and facing him, Finn starts to talk, “I’m very sorry for what she’s done and said to you.”
“She can’t hurt me anymore if you stay by my side.”
“I’m here,” Finn reassures me.
Scarlett rips open the driver’s side door. “Let’s going.”
Tommie and Scarlett have unloaded all the food, blankets and towels, and have created a perfect little picnic area. The three men are busy collecting some firewood and prepping the fire pit. I’m having a hard time focusing on the girls’ conversation because I can’t keep my eyes off of Finn.
“Earth to Tessa, we want details,” Tommie demands.
“What?”
“Spill it, ass,” Scarlett demands, pointing towards Finn.
“I’m giving it a chance just for the summer,” I reply.
“My little sister has a man,” Tommie squeals.
“Both of you stop now and I mean it,” I say, trying to sound very mean.
“We’re just so excited for you. You’ve been like a nun for years now and I, well, quite frankly, Will and I, were a little worried about you turning into a lesbo.”
“You’re so fucking embarrassing,” I say laying out a tablecloth. Figuring I need to contribute to the camp area.
“He’s hot. I do approve of that,” Tommie says.
“No shit, he’s fucking hot. I do have standards unlike Scarlett,” I say laughing.
Before the last word leaves my mouth, I feel two hands wrap around my waist and then lips on my neck.
“You do have good taste,” Finn whispers.
Everything inside of me freezes with dread of unwanted attention. I mean I want his attention. I want him, but after years of closing myself off to the world, it’s hard to open up even a little bit for Finn. Willing myself not to brush him off, I find myself melting just a little back into his hold, and then I catch Kara again out the corner of my eye.
The ugly snarl on her face is just enough encouragement to make me fall back into Finn’s body. The feel of his hard chest against my back feels like home. In this moment, I realize there’s nowhere else I’d rather be. I’m here to fight for my chance at a normal life again,
Grabbing both sides of his face, I let him know, “ Finn, I choose the adventure with you. Our one night together at the bar was amazing. I’ve never felt so alive. Let’s do this.”
“Tessa, I never thought I’d hear you speak those words.”
Bending down to touch his lips with mine, I whisper, “Don’t break my heart, Finn, it’s already been crushed too many times.”
I don’t give Finn a chance to talk or defend himself before my lips finally touch his. They feel exactly like I remember and that’s probably because I’ve fantasized about them every night since our first kiss. His hands roam up and down my back as we kiss.
“I want you again,” I whisper into his mouth.
Again, I don’t wait for an answer or reply, instead I keep devouring his lips. Finn’s hands move low down to my ass and pull me in harder on top of him, and I can feel every single inch of his want for me.
A pounding sound on the hood draws both of our attention up. Will is pounding on the hood trying to get our attention.
“Let’s go you two horn dogs,” he says.
Looking to my left, trying to bury my head from embarrassment I see Kara and her gang of bitches staring at us from a distance.
“I hate her,” I whisper.
“What? Who?” Finn asks, trying to turn his to look.
“Her. I fucking hate Kara. She’s not nice to me.”
Sitting back and facing him, Finn starts to talk, “I’m very sorry for what she’s done and said to you.”
“She can’t hurt me anymore if you stay by my side.”
“I’m here,” Finn reassures me.
Scarlett rips open the driver’s side door. “Let’s going.”
Tommie and Scarlett have unloaded all the food, blankets and towels, and have created a perfect little picnic area. The three men are busy collecting some firewood and prepping the fire pit. I’m having a hard time focusing on the girls’ conversation because I can’t keep my eyes off of Finn.
“Earth to Tessa, we want details,” Tommie demands.
“What?”
“Spill it, ass,” Scarlett demands, pointing towards Finn.
“I’m giving it a chance just for the summer,” I reply.
“My little sister has a man,” Tommie squeals.
“Both of you stop now and I mean it,” I say, trying to sound very mean.
“We’re just so excited for you. You’ve been like a nun for years now and I, well, quite frankly, Will and I, were a little worried about you turning into a lesbo.”
“You’re so fucking embarrassing,” I say laying out a tablecloth. Figuring I need to contribute to the camp area.
“He’s hot. I do approve of that,” Tommie says.
“No shit, he’s fucking hot. I do have standards unlike Scarlett,” I say laughing.
Before the last word leaves my mouth, I feel two hands wrap around my waist and then lips on my neck.
“You do have good taste,” Finn whispers.
Everything inside of me freezes with dread of unwanted attention. I mean I want his attention. I want him, but after years of closing myself off to the world, it’s hard to open up even a little bit for Finn. Willing myself not to brush him off, I find myself melting just a little back into his hold, and then I catch Kara again out the corner of my eye.
The ugly snarl on her face is just enough encouragement to make me fall back into Finn’s body. The feel of his hard chest against my back feels like home. In this moment, I realize there’s nowhere else I’d rather be. I’m here to fight for my chance at a normal life again,
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