“Wait—” He pauses and holds my phone out of reach. “Is this your baby?”
My nostrils flare. “Give me back my phone.”
“And it’s Finn’s?”
“I said, give it back!”
Reese extends his neck and laughs like a hyena. “Okay, wow. This makes so much sense. First rehab, then a baby. No wonder he was spiralling out of control.”
A guy I don’t recognise pushes forward and snatches my phone out of his hands and gives Reese a glare. “Why are you doing this?” he murmurs deeply. “She doesn’t owe you anything. Leave her alone.”
The look on Reese’s face is near deadly, and without another word, he leaves, the rest of his friends following after.
My heart pounds in my throat as the guy who snatched my phone from Reese’s grip hands it back to me. “I’m sorry,” he says sincerely as I stare back into his brown eyes. “He can be insufferable sometimes.”
I take my phone and place it in my bag. “Trust me, I know.”
His mouth lifts into a small smile as his dark curly hair flops over his forehead. “I’m Alfie, by the way.”
“Thanks for getting my phone back.” I calm my breathing.
“Someone needs to put him in his place.”
I scoff at his words despite the fire roaring in my soul. “Agreed.”
“I’ll uh—” He drags a hand over his head. “I’ll see you around?”
My lips press together as I nod. Once they’re gone I sit back down.
“God, I hate that guy,” Alice grumbles. “He’s the worst type of person.”
I exhale a long sigh. “Reese has always been like that.”
“Alfie was cute, though.” Jade wiggles her brows.
A snort leaves me. “Don’t even go there.”
She raises her hands in defense. “I’m just saying. Nothing wrong with a little eye candy.”
“Drop it,” I say before picking up my fork and digging into my salad again, even though my appetite has disappeared.
They both watch me but say nothing more.
When my lecture is finished,I rush to head home. I’m buzzing with excitement despite how exhausted I currently feel. I definitely still have baby brain, but that’s not going to stop me from getting this degree.
The second I step through the front door, I pause to find Finn holding Skye as she lies flat on his arm. She releases a soft yawn as he sings her a power ballad like he’s performing to a stadium full of people.
He’s rocking her and singing so passionately that my heart is immediately filled with contentment. She’s safe, of course she is. I’m about to burst. She looks so tiny in that position, yet so comfortable.
Finn glances up seconds before he’s about to start belting the lyrics again. A bright smile graces his face, and I didn’t know this is exactly what I needed to see after a day at university.
“Hey,” he says as he walks towards us. “How was your day?”
I shrug off my coat, letting my bag fall to the floor. “It was good.” I lean forward to press a kiss to Skye’s head. “Hello, my angel girl. Oh, I missed you. How was she?”
“Perfect,” he sighs dreamily.
“You’re a natural with her,” I comment.
