The Finn Factor by Rachel Bailey

Author:Rachel Bailey [Bailey, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, new adult, Entangled, Embrace, Finn Factor, friends to lovers, NA, Rachel Bailey, Summer of Jake
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-09-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Scarlett

The next day I was sitting on the living room floor with Amelia, painting Harvey’s nails. It had been Amelia’s suggestion, and Harvey seemed to have no problem with it. I suspected he’d put up with pretty much anything if it meant he was allowed inside.

My parents were on the sofa, reading the paper, and Finn had been gone for almost two hours, so was probably due back soon. Most Sundays he liked to go for a long bike ride—he said it worked out the kinks from being hunched over his desk all week—and he’d missed a couple since Amelia had come home. Today, however, he’d been up early and out the door. Of course, it had occurred to me that perhaps he was feeling awkward about seeing me…

“When is Billie arriving?” Amelia asked without looking up from the Border Collie’s bright blue toenail.

“Friday.” Finn’s birthday was Saturday and we were having a small family party for him. With Amelia already home, and Billie coming back for the weekend, our party list was almost complete.

“I haven’t got him anything yet,” Amelia said. “I’ll have to do something this week. Are you giving him a painting again?”

“Yep, it’s almost finished.” The ritual of the teddy bear painting would be continued. Which made me think of Marnie looking at them hanging in Finn’s bedroom, which made me scowl. But it also made me think of Finn in there thinking of me being practically naked, which made me swoon a little and smudge purple polish on the fur beside Harvey’s nail.

“Do you still see Darren?” my mother asked out of the blue.

There was only one Darren I could think of. “You mean my old roommate?”

“That’s the one. He was such a lovely boy.”

“He used to steal my underwear.”

“Ew,” Amelia said.

My mother frowned. “Did he? He seemed so nice.” She turned the page of the newspaper. “What about Sarah?”

“She was arrested for growing pot in the spare room,” I said without looking up from Harvey’s nails. “She moved interstate after that and we haven’t kept in touch.”

Amelia sat back. “Geez, you’ve had a bad run of roomies. Lucky Finn rescued you from all that. We’re much better.”

“That you are,” I agreed.

The year I’d been living in Finn’s house was probably the longest I’d ever lived in one place in my entire life. I felt safe here. Kinda stable, as if I’d set down roots. Not to mention only having to pay teeny tiny rent while I was saving up.

“Good,” Amelia said. “You should live with us forever.”

Before I could answer, the front door opened, and Finn strode in wearing Lycra riding gear that outlined his leg muscles and the breadth of his shoulders. He was panting, his hair was a mess, and his skin was covered in a sheen of sweat. I’d seen him looking that same way about twelve hours ago when we’d had sex, and he looked just as good now. I pretty much melted into the floor. His eyes skimmed

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