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Finn smiled and not just a half smile this time, but a full-on, blinding, joyous one that dazzled her completely.
Turned out that when Finn Kelly smiled, the entire planet lit up.
“Did you just read my mind?” he asked. “Because I was just thinking that very thing.”
“I can, you know,” she said, teasing just a bit. “You should watch those thoughts of yours.”
He laughed and pulled her in close. “Take your clothes off, honey, and let’s have a bath. I have a couple of other thoughts to share with you.”
And he did, and much to her delight, they were suitably filthy ones.
But afterward, as she leaned back in his arms in the warm water of the bath, and they both stared up at the stars glittering in the sky, they shared other thoughts, deeper thoughts. Secrets and truths and futures. And the hidden depths of their souls.
It was going to be a good life, she knew.
It was going to be the life she’d always dreamed of.
And it was going to start right here, right now.
With him.
Epilogue
Indigo Jameson stood in the hallway, facing the entrance to the living area, the broom clutched in both hands raised high, staring at the horror that sat in the middle of the living room rug.
It was huge.
She’d never seen an insect that big in all her life.
It was all long, segmented legs, quivering antennae, and sharp, pointy bits of chitin.
It was like something out of a prehistoric nightmare.
She’d just gotten off the phone with Beth after discussing the latest development in her housing woes. Finn had finally found a manager for the horse ranch, which meant she was going to have to find a place to live. The farmhouse was part of the employment package, and even though she wasn’t going to be forced out, she’d decided she didn’t want to live with some stranger.
What she’d wanted was to sit on the couch with a nice cup of chamomile tea and think about her options. Except she’d been foiled by the horror sitting on the rug.
She hated insects. She hated them. And the last thing on earth she wanted to do was deal with this one, but since she was alone in the farmhouse and the only person to help her was herself, she had no choice.
Ah, well. What else was new? She’d been taking care of herself since she was fifteen, and quite frankly she’d done a damn good job of it, thank you very much.
One spiny, horrible insect wasnotgoing to get the better of her.
“Okay, Mr. Insect,” she said aloud, because of course the insect was male, and men were the worst. Especially ones who menaced innocent females with their sharp, pointy bits. “We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way.”
“I’m all for the easy way myself,” a deep, melted-honey voice said from the direction of the front door. “What’s up, Indy? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
Instantly Indigo’s heartbeat sped up.
Great. Naturally it would be him. The bane of her life.
Levi King.
Where had he sprung from? She hadn’t heard a car come up the farmhouse’s long gravel driveway. Then again, she’d been involved with Mr. Insect over there and not listening out for visitors.
But she had no time to be annoyed by Levi’s sudden appearance, not when that thing on the rug might dart at her. Hell, perhaps it could even fly. Now there was a horrifying thought.
“It’s okay,” she said determinedly, because she certainly didn’t need him to help out. “I have it under control.”
