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She arched both eyebrows. “If the shoe fits….”
“There is nowhere I’d rather be than stuck under a tree in the pouring rain, listening to you speak. Which you don’t seem to do often, by the way.” He adjusted his hands on his knees. “Can I ask why?”
She shrugged. “I’ve got nothing to say.”
“Everyone has something to say.”
“Not me.”
Finn noticed her fluttering eyes and nudged her slightly with his elbow. “Hey.”
She gazed at him, looking seconds away from crying.
“Did you know I could read minds?”
Tears still glistening in her eyes, she sniffed. “What?”
“Yeah.” Finn placed two fingers to his temple and squinted. “Right now, you’re thinking…” He paused for effect. “That there’s no way I could possibly read your mind.”
She laughed and the sound glistened in his ears like beating fairy wings.
“Was I close?”
“A little.”
“Do you want me to try again?”
She nodded shyly.
“Okay.” He closed his eyes. “You’re thinking… that I’m crazy but in a hot way.”
She snorted. “Not even close.”
“No?”
“I’m thinking about the rain.” She lifted her hand and let the drops shower the tip of her fingers. “How beautiful the world looks when it’s filled with mist. How the dirt smells fresh and new.” She ducked her head bashfully. “Doesn’t make sense does it?”
“It’s beautiful,” Finn murmured, looking at her.
She blinked.
Finn’s breath caught. The tight feeling in his chest multiplied. Unable to resist, Finn gave in to the urge to brush his knuckles across her cheek. With the rain providing a curtain of cover, he let his thumb swirl over her smooth, soft skin.
She didn’t move.
Finn let his hand drop. “Jewel?”
Horror painted her expression as she stared into the storm.
“Je—”
Her eyes clouded over. “I watched,” she murmured. But he got the feeling she wasn’t talking to him. “You were good. I liked it.”
“What are you…?”
“I liked it. I swear!” She scrambled back, her hands landing in the mud.
“Jewel!” Finn shot to his feet.
