Page 56 of Finn (Dirty Misfits MC 6)
“Oh, yeah?”
I nodded. “But, when I go to apply for one, the first thing I need to have is a home base.”
His eyes slowly dropped down my body before returning to me. “Where are you thinking of setting that up?”
I shrugged. “I don’t know. Is this apartment down here available for rent?”
His stare met my gaze and the heat that sparked behind his eyes shivered me to my core. He stalked over to me, his hand threading its way through my hair before he pulled me close. His breath pulsed against my lips. His heart beat against my chest. And as he gazed deeply into my eyes, he nodded.
“It’s most certainly available for rent,” he murmured.
And just before he kissed me, I heard Summer clear her throat at the stairs. “Am I interrupting something?”
I giggled as Finn groaned. “Right on time, as always.”
Summer came down the last few steps into the room. “Don’t worry, I won’t take her away from you for too long.”
Finn backed away before he nodded. “I’m gonna go have a beer with the guys. See you up there?”
I smiled. “See you up there, handsome.”
And when he disappeared, Summer gave me a look. “Do I dare say it?”
I playfully glared at her. “Not unless you want to lose your life.”
She barked with laughter. “Well, then the least I can do is give you a heads up.”
I furrowed my brow. “With what?”
She paused. “I miiiiiight have been outside while you and Finn were talking about some things. I was kind of waiting for an opportunity to barge in, but it didn’t come along until just now.”
“So, you heard about me moving to Santa Cruz?”
She grinned. “I did.”
“How do you feel about that?”
She threw her arms around my neck. “I think Cheyenne’s gonna be thrilled to have her aunt so close.”
I hugged her tightly. “I really think you should tell her about Tanner.”
She placed her hands on my shoulders and pulled back to look at me. “Actually, that’s why I came down here. I wanted to give you a heads up on something I sort of put into motion.”
I narrowed my eyes. “What did you do?”
She waved her hand in the air and clicked her tongue. “Oh, nothing bad, you worry wort. I just… I thought it might be a good thing to have Mom and Dad there--and you--when we tell Cheyenne about Tanner. You know, in case she needs support or something.”
My eyes widened. “Mom and Dad are coming into town?”
She nodded. “Yep. They’re hitting the road tomorrow and they’ll be in town for dinner. I thought maybe we could have one big, happy family get-together.”
I sighed with relief. “They’re really going to like that, and I’m telling you they’re not the same Mom and Dad that we know. I wouldn’t have put Cheyenne with them otherwise.”
“And after seeing what you’re capable of doing with my own two eyes? I believe you now. Really, I do.”
I hugged her tightly again. “I love you so much, you know that?”
She squeezed my tight. “I love you, too. And because you love me so much, we’re going to talk about this thing with Finn, right? I get to give you a bit of grief over it, right?”
I snorted. “You can give me all the grief you want. Whatever levels the playing field before I move my ass all the way up here.”
Then, Finn’s voice echoed down the stairs. “You girls coming up? We got margaritas and steaks going on the grill!”
And as the sound of sizzling meat sounded softly from beyond the walls of the basement apartment, I knew life couldn’t get any better than this.
I had finally found my path, and like Summer, I’d do anything to stay on it.
Twenty-Four
Finn
“Who’s ready to party!?” Sloane exclaimed as she walked out on the patio.
We all turned and watched Summer walk in right behind her holding up two unopened bottles of tequila. The guys started banging their fists on the table while I stood and clapped their presence. And as one of the guys plucked the bottles of alcohol from their hands, I sat back down. I let out a sigh of relief. It has been a long time since we were all able to just hang out like this. With Chops as good as dead we could finally all take a breath. Sloane walked over to me and I pulled her down on to my lap. Tanner gave me a look, but smiled as he wrapped his arms around Summer. Then all of the sudden, Brooks’ voice bellowed over our heads.
“Hey! Finn!”
Everyone fell silent as I turned my gaze in his direction. His stone-cold face froze my heart. I furrowed my brow as he marched toward me. Sloane slid off my lap and moved over to stand by Summer. Brooks plucked a chair from a random table and twisted it around, straddling it as he sat beside me.
