Falling for Finn by Jackie Ashenden

Author:Jackie Ashenden
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2013-02-19T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Anna wasn’t expecting anyone, and when the knock on the door came, she couldn’t stop the reflexive twist of fear inside her. Hating the feeling, she stalked to her front door, wanting to throw it wide, fear be damned. But, of course, she didn’t. She had to stop and peer through the peephole first like some frightened old lady.

Yet when she saw who waited on the porch outside, all the fear left her. Because it was Finn. Relief poured through her, along with a sudden, intense pleasure that he was here. She pulled open the door, grinning. “Hey, you. What are you doing here?”

He stood with one hand in the pocket of his battered jeans, the other behind his back, close-fitting black T-shirt pulled tight over his powerful shoulders. His hair looked damp, the gold tips of it dark in the fading light of early evening.

Her heart began to beat oddly fast. Beautiful man. She shouldn’t be noticing but she couldn’t help it. No denying the fact he was gorgeous.

“Went for a surf. Then I thought I’d drop in and see if you want to get some takeout and a movie.” He smiled and lifted a shoulder. “You know, the usual.”

The usual. Happiness and something else, something she couldn’t identify, shot through her.

He’d told her over the phone it was okay between them, but she hadn’t been entirely sure, and all day she’d been stressing over it. Especially given the fact he’d ended their conversation so abruptly. She hadn’t wanted to hurt him. God knew he’d had enough of that in his life.

But looking at him now, he did seem fine. And this was their normal routine. At least one evening a week they’d rent a bad kung fu movie. Get takeout and a bottle of wine. Argue and laugh and talk.

She’d missed it so much. Couldn’t imagine now why she’d cut him off after the attack. She’d been crazy, clearly.

Anna leaned against the door, unable to stop grinning. “Finn…”

“I take it that’s a yes?” He took his hand from behind his back and held it up so she could see the cover of the DVD he was carrying. “I hope so, because I’ve got some classic Bruce Lee here.” One dark brow lifted. “Unless you have plans, of course?”

No, she had no plans. None. In fact she had none for the whole of the week. Not even work. Oh shit. Work.

Finn’s hand dropped abruptly. “What’s wrong?”

Abruptly, Anna turned away. “Come in. I’ll tell you over a glass of wine.”

Anna liked her flat and tried to keep it tidy, but housework had never been her strong point. A small flat anyway, her mess tended to make it feel even smaller. She could hear Finn making tutting noises as he followed her down the tiny, narrow hallway and into the kitchen. Incurably neat—something she’d always found amusing about a guy who threw himself off cliffs and down mountains on a regular basis—he would clean up her stuff whenever he visited her.

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