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“She woke up once when Flash barked. She had a very poopy and green diaper.”
Harmony nodded. “Okay. You got her all cleaned up all right?”
I puffed my chest out slightly. Proud that Finn and I had actually taken care of her well. “We did. She has on new comfy pj’s and she fell back to sleep quickly in Finn’s arms.”
Harmony wore a huge smile. “Aw. She loves her uncle Finn so.”
Finn walked over to me and took my hand in his. “As much as I’d love to stand here and chat all night about how amazing I am, we’re heading back to Boston.”
“I thought you were going to stay in the guest bedroom,” Harmony said, wearing a pout.
Laughing, Finn handed me my purse and bag. “Are you kidding? Look at my eye. Your house hates me.”
“It does not!”
I quickly gave Harmony a hug. “Thank you so much for everything. Tell Preston, too.”
I’m sure she noticed I hugged her a little tighter and longer than I should have. When we pulled away, she gave me an inquisitive look.
“Let’s chat tomorrow?” she asked in a hopeful voice.
I gave her a warm smile. “Sure.”
“Night, Harmony. Kiss the princess when she wakes, and tell her I’m sorry her prince had to leave.”
Harmony chuckled. “I’ll do that. ’Night, you guys, and be careful driving.”
Finn kissed Harmony on the cheek. “?’Night.”
My chest felt as if someone was sitting on it. Each step we took, the worse it got. I had to concentrate on my breathing once I got into Finn’s car. This was our last night together, and I would not ruin it.
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Flash ran down the hall toward Finn’s front door. I prayed he didn’t bark, since it was two in the morning. I knew Finn was exhausted. He talked about everything and anything on the drive back, purely to keep himself awake. And there was no denying I was fighting to stay awake as well.
Finn unlocked the door, and Flash jumped up and pushed it open and ran straight into his crate. Three turns, then he lay down and closed his eyes.
“Well, at least we know he’s not a party animal,” Finn said, tossing his keys on the side table.
I giggled and set my purse and bag on the sofa. “I’m so tired, my tired is tired.”
Drawing me into his arms, Finn stared into my eyes. “Would you be upset if we just went to bed? I promise to make it up to you in the morning.”
With a grin, I reached up and kissed him on the lips. “I think that sounds like a great plan.”
He took me up into his arms and said, “Come on, baby. Let’s get naked and go to sleep.”
Finn stopped walking and looked at me. “I would never have thought those words would ever come out of my mouth.”
I dropped my head back and laughed. I kept laughing until he tossed me on the bed and started undressing me. Once I was naked, his lips moved to my neck, then down to my breasts. It didn’t take long for us to be tangled up in each other’s arms. Finn slowly made love to me, whispering against my lips how beautiful I was. How much he loved me. How amazing it felt to be inside of me.
When he softly called out my name and buried his face in my neck, I let my tears fall, even as I seared every whispered word into my memory.
Rolling over, Finn didn’t even bother to clean up like he normally did. He drew my body into his and held me. He was asleep within seconds. The sounds of his breathing should have soothed me to sleep. Instead they made the pain in my chest grow.
How was I going to do this—walk away from the man I loved.
I slipped his arm off me and snuck into the kitchen for a glass of milk. We hadn’t locked Flash’s crate, so he was sprawled out on the sofa. I couldn’t help but giggle when I saw him.
“He’d be really mad if he saw you on there, Flash.”
The dog let out a small whimper. Almost as if he was saying that what Finn didn’t know wouldn’t hurt him.
After getting my milk, I sat down on the sofa and looked around the condo. I smiled when I saw the picture of Finn and me at the aquarium. The memory of that day flooded my thoughts. We had made so many memories in the short two months we’d dated. Tears filled my eyes. I sat the milk on the coffee table and drew my legs to my chest. Resting my chin on my knees, I let the tears slowly fall.
Flash kept nudging my arm until I finally pulled him closer to me. “I don’t think I’m going to be able to live without him. He owns my heart and soul. My life is so much better because of him.”
