Total pages in book: 121
Estimated words: 118693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 593(@200wpm)___ 475(@250wpm)___ 396(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 118693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 593(@200wpm)___ 475(@250wpm)___ 396(@300wpm)
I wasn’t sure where it came from, but I blurted out my next sentence. “My father cheated on my mother. He admitted to it last night.”
Harmony stopped walking. “What? Is that why you were crying?”
No. I’m being forced to walk away from the man I love.
“Partly. I don’t know. I mean my mother told him she needed some time to herself and he did it when they were apart so I don’t even know if that really is cheating. I’m honestly not sure about anything anymore.”
Harmony faced me. “Rory, please tell me what’s going on. Let me help you.”
A single tear slipped from my eye and slowly traveled down my cheek. “Whatever happens, Harmony, you have to promise me something.”
“I will, but nothing’s going to happen.”
Shaking my head, I looked directly into her eyes. “Please let Finn know how much I love him. That I will always love him. No matter what. Promise me that.”
Harmony’s brows drew down in confusion.
The front door opened, and we both turned to see Finn and Preston. “Hey, your girl time over?” Preston asked.
Glancing back at Harmony, I gave her pleading eyes. “Promise me?” I asked in a whispered voice.
She nodded. “Of course. I promise.”
Finn’s arms wrapped around my body while his hot breath hit my ear. “I missed you.”
“I wasn’t gone that long,” I said, attempting to sound normal.
“Anytime you’re away from me it feels like forever.”
My heart was slowly ripping into two. Harmony watched me as I smiled and turned around in Finn’s arms to face him. “Hey, I told Harmony if she and Preston wanted to go out this evening, we would watch Presley.”
Finn’s smile grew bigger. “Hell yeah. I think that would be fun.”
I glanced over to a stunned Preston. His mouth was dropped open as he stared at us. “Are you serious? Are you guys being serious? I can be alone with my wife? Can I use the tent?”
“Preston!” Harmony cried out.
Finn let out a roar of laughter. “No you can’t use the tent. I plan on bringing my girl back to our little hideout, but yes, you guys should at least go out to dinner.”
“Or rent a hotel for a couple of hours,” Preston replied as he wiggled his eyebrows over at Harmony.
She was worrying her lip. “It does sound nice, but Preston, I don’t know. We’ve never left Presley.”
“What don’t you know?”
Finn pulled me against his body and rested his chin on my head while we listened to Harmony and Preston talk it out.
“I mean Finn and Rory?”
“Hey!” Finn and I said at once.
Harmony focused back on us and lifted her hands. “Not that I don’t think you would do a great job, but let’s face it: Have either one of you watched a baby before?”
“She’ll be asleep, right? I mean she probably goes down around seven or so? How hard could watching a sleeping baby be?” Finn asked.
Chewing on her thumbnail, Harmony looked back and forth between us and Preston. “Okay. Be at the house at seven-thirty. Presley goes down at seven. Her colic tends to flare up in the mornings, so she shouldn’t wake up.”
I smiled while Finn and Preston fist pumped.
Harmony turned her attention on me. “But maybe you guys should come earlier, to spend some time with Presley before she goes to sleep.”
Finn replied, “That sounds like a plan. We’ll get there around five-thirty or so.”
“Perfect!” Harmony said with a look of happiness on her face. “Rory and I have a few things we didn’t get to finish talking about, so that will give us time to chat.”
Shit.
“Okay, well, hate to run but I’ve got our day planned out. You guys have a good one.”
Finn whistled and Flash came running from around the house, full speed.
“Wait for it. Wait. Now!”
We jumped out of Flash’s way before he could knock us over. Laughing, Preston said, “He is going to make a terrible fire station dog! I hope you know you’re ruining him!”
Finn lifted his hand and waved his brother off.
“You ready for our hike?” he asked with a wink.
Looking up at him, I couldn’t help but feel his excitement. “I’m more than ready.”
“Angie’s shoes fit okay?”
I nodded my head. “Yep. Like a glove. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think they were mine.”
His smile was infectious. “Good, then we can head out.
We walked hand in hand through the woods in silence. The only sounds we heard were a stray branch breaking when one of us stepped on it, a bird singing every now and then, and the wind blowing in the trees over our heads. The quiet was welcoming. It gave me more time to think about how I could keep Finn and not break things off between us. According to my father, I only had this weekend.
The thought of leaving Finn made me feel sick. Placing my hand over my stomach, I took in a deep breath.