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“Don’t be too long. Your father won’t want to be late.”
Absentmindedly nodding to her, I walked over to the chair in the corner and carefully sat down. I turned the envelope over and read what was typed on the envelope.
When we first met…
My hands shook as I opened the letter.
Dear Rory,
I’ll never forget the moment when our eyes first met across that room. The way it made me feel was something I had never experienced before. That day changed my life forever.
Thank you for waking up my heart.
Love,
Finn
My hand covered my mouth as I fought to hold back my tears. Clutching the letter to my chest, I closed my eyes and let them free.
Four simple sentences. That was all it took for me to fall even more completely and utterly head over heels in love with Finn Ward than I already was.
I dropped onto my bed and thought back to the second time we made love. It was a stolen moment that had been fueled purely by passion.
The knock on my door startled me. Who in the world could that be? Making my way to the door, I opened it to see Finn standing there with a bouquet of flowers.
“What are you doing here? I thought you had a class.”
He grinned, and those dimples of his popped out. “I sweet-talked the nice teacher into letting me go early so I could go visit my old grandma in the nursing home.”
I gave him a confused look. “I thought your grandparents lived in Florida.”
A wicked grin moved over his face. “They do.”
Making his way in, he had my shirt over my head within seconds. His mouth covered one nipple while his hand masterfully worked the other.
“Finn,” I gasped as he ripped my lace panties off and turned me around.
My breast hit the cold granite counter and my libido was instantly kicked up ten notches.
“Yes. Finn, yes!”
He pushed in and fucked me hard and fast. It wasn’t long before his name fell from my lips and he poured himself into me.
My father’s voice on the other side of the door jerked me from my daydream.
“Leaving in five minutes, with or without you, Rory.”
—
I inhaled deeply as I made my way into the giant ballroom. My parents had ended up leaving before me. My little crying jag forced me to redo my makeup, and my father refused to be late.
Our eyes met and cut a path across the room. Heat instantly swept over my body, yet I shivered when he smiled. I’d never had a man look at me the way Finn did.
He slowly made his way across the room before stopping directly in front of me.
“My God,” he whispered as he let his eyes roam my entire body. “You look beautiful, Rory.”
Butterflies took flight in my stomach, and I’m pretty sure I had to force myself to breathe while I gazed at him in his formal dress uniform. With a slight grin, I replied, “And you, Mr. Ward, look devilishly handsome.”
He laughed as he clasped my hand and led me to the dance floor. “An appropriate use of words.”
He took me in his arms, and we started dancing. I lifted my brows and asked, “Why is that?”
His tongue swept across his lips, causing my lower stomach to tug with desire. “The things I’m thinking I’m going to do to you tonight would have me on the naughty list for sure.”
With a chuckle, I wrapped my arms around his neck. “Care to share?”
“Yes, care to share my daughter with me, Ward?”
Finn immediately dropped his hold on me and took a step back. Little did I know this moment was going to shape the coming days.
Chapter 35
Finn
No more hiding
My heart jumped the moment I heard Captain Adams’s voice. Then it sunk in: I realized Rory hadn’t told him about us yet.
With a quick glance over my shoulder to look back at Rory and her dad, I made my way to the bar.
“Hey there, handsome, what can I get ya?”
I forced a smile and answered the blond bartender. “Jack and Coke please.”
Turning, she quickly got to making my drink, set it in front of me, then laughed. “You look like your dog just died.”
With a fake chuckle, I shook my head. “Nah. Just my girlfriend’s father hates me.”
Her left brow raised. “Really? Seems to me like you need to convince him to like you.”
“I left out a part. He’s my boss.”
She crinkled her nose and said, “Yikes. That’s gotta suck.”
This time the laugh was real. “Yeah, it does.”
Her eyes lifted and she glanced over my shoulder. “I’m going to guess your girlfriend is the drop-dead-gorgeous lady in red.”
Smiling, I turned and looked at Rory on the dance floor. She was staring over at me, and I instantly knew what she was thinking. I smiled back and lifted my hand to her. She barely raised hers from her father’s back.
