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She was worrying her lip. “It does sound nice, but Preston, I don’t know. We’ve never left Presley.”
“What don’t you know?”
Finn pulled me against his body and rested his chin on my head while we listened to Harmony and Preston talk it out.
“I mean Finn and Rory?”
“Hey!” Finn and I said at once.
Harmony focused back on us and lifted her hands. “Not that I don’t think you would do a great job, but let’s face it: Have either one of you watched a baby before?”
“She’ll be asleep, right? I mean she probably goes down around seven or so? How hard could watching a sleeping baby be?” Finn asked.
Chewing on her thumbnail, Harmony looked back and forth between us and Preston. “Okay. Be at the house at seven-thirty. Presley goes down at seven. Her colic tends to flare up in the mornings, so she shouldn’t wake up.”
I smiled while Finn fist-pumped.
Harmony turned her attention on me. “But maybe you guys should come earlier, to spend some time with Presley before she goes to sleep.”
Finn replied, “That sounds like a plan. We’ll get there around five-thirty or so.”
“Perfect!” Harmony said with a look of happiness on her face. “Rory and I have a few things we didn’t get to finish talking about, so that will give us time to chat.”
Shit.
“Okay, well, hate to run but I’ve got our day planned out. You guys have a good one.”
Finn whistled and Flash came running from around the house, full speed.
“Wait for it. Wait. Now!”
We jumped out of Flash’s way before he could knock us over. Laughing, Preston said, “He is going to make a terrible fire station dog! I hope you know you’re ruining him!”
Finn lifted his hand and waved his brother off.
“You ready for our hike?” he asked with a wink.
Looking up at him, I couldn’t help but feel his excitement. “I’m more than ready.”
“Angie’s shoes fit okay?”
I nodded my head. “Yep. Like a glove. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think they were mine.”
His smile was infectious. “Good, then we can head out.”
We walked hand in hand through the woods in silence. The only sounds we heard were a stray branch breaking when one of us stepped on it and the wind blowing in the trees over our heads. The quiet was welcoming. It gave me more time to think about how I could keep Finn and not break things off between us. According to my father, I only had this weekend.
The thought of leaving Finn made me feel sick. Placing my hand over my stomach, I took in a deep breath.
“You okay?”
I nodded. “My stomach’s feeling a bit off, but I’m okay. It’s so beautiful here,” I said as I glanced up at the canopy of trees over us.
“I know. It’s differe
nt from the city. The wind blowing through the trees has got to be one of the most relaxing things I know. When I was younger, I would walk out here to my spot and sit for hours.”
“Really? For some reason I pictured you as a city guy.”
