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“What are your plans for the day?”
“I have to work, too,” she said. It was true, though she was thinking incredibly hard about calling in sick.
“When will you be off?” he asked, pushing himself up off the bed and throwing on a shirt.
“Late,” she said. “Ten-ish, maybe. Depending on how quickly we get everything cleaned up.”
He let out another yawn before leaning down and kissing her lips quickly. “Long day.”
“Mhm,” she mumbled. When he pulled away, she stood from the bed, noticing her phone lying on the floor. She picked it up and slid it into her back pocket. “Well, I guess I’ll get going.”
He nodded. “Want some coffee before you leave?”
“I’m okay, thanks,” she said stiffly, unable to hide the frustration in her voice. She was being dismissed. Clearly last night hadn’t meant to him half of what it had meant to her.
“Sure,” he said, walking down the hallway. She followed closely behind, flicking through several Facebook notifications and a text message from Asher.
Can we talk?
“The guy?” Finn asked, interrupting her thoughts.
“What?”
“He texted you, right?”
“How do you know?”
“Why wouldn’t he?” Finn asked, a sad smile on his face. Or was it her imagination that it was sad?
“Yeah, he wants to talk.”
“What are you going to do?”
“I don’t know…” she said honestly. She wanted Finn to give her a reason not to talk to Asher again. To tell her that he was going to fight for her. That she deserved better. Instead, he nodded and opened the door. “You think I should talk to him?”
He let out a breath, rubbing the sleep from his eye. She liked the way his hair was a mess in the morning, even messier than hers, surprisingly enough. “I think the guy is a jerk, Blythe, but he’s not my boyfriend.”
“He’s not my boyfriend either,” she said.Apparently.“Look, Finn…about last night…” She trailed off, hoping he would finish her sentence.
“It doesn’t have to mean anything,” he told her. “You were confused and upset.”
“I was,” she said. “But not about that. Not about what happened between us.”
“We kissed, Blythe. You can say the word.”
“We did kiss,” she confirmed.
“Like I said, it doesn’t have to mean anything.”
“Did it, though?” she asked. “To you?”
He rolled his head back, covering his eyes. “It’s too early in the morning for this conversation,” he said, adding a yawn for emphasis.
“Okay,” she said finally, her pride taking a hit as she walked past him. “Thanks for letting me stay here last night, Finn. I’ll see you. Maybe.” She lowered her head as she walked away.
“Blythe, wait,” he called, his voice sending a wave of hope through her. She spun around.
“Yeah?”
