Page 24 of Moore to Love
Finn’s brows drew together. “You didn’t get your paycheck yesterday?”
“You paid me already? Seriously?” I pulled my phone out of my pocket to pull up my banking app. When I logged into my account, I found that my first week’s pay had been deposited. “I didn’t even look since I didn’t think I’d been here long enough.”
“This is awesome.” I grinned at Meghan. “You’re right. We should celebrate.”
“I wish I could join you, but I have to head over to the Thompson farm to check on one of their horses.” Finn heaved a deep sigh. “Celebrate for me.”
“Will do, boss man,” Meghan agreed, going over to her desk to pull out her purse.
I realized I’d dropped mine in the exam room when I first arrived and cried all over Finn. “Hold on a second, I need to grab my stuff.”
Finn followed me, pressing my back against the wall when we were out of Meghan’s sight. “You have no idea how much I wish I had a partner who could handle the large animal visits. I hate that our time together was interrupted earlier and now I have to leave.”
“It’s okay,” I reassured him with a smile. “I need to take care of a bunch of errands I’ve been putting off anyway. Running around town is a whole lot easier without the kids.”
“Before you go, I want you to know. We can go as fast or as slow as you want, Ellie. No pressure.” Meghan called my name. “And no rush. We can talk about it later since you have a late lunch to get to.”
Going up on my toes, I brushed my lips against his. “Thank you for turning my awful day into an amazing one.”
His fingers clenched against my hips, but then he let go and patted my butt. It sent a sensual thrill through my system, but I tried to look normal as I walked out to the parking lot with Meghan. I found out that I hadn’t done a good job of hiding anything when we got to the local Mexican restaurant and were seated at a booth in the back. After the server set down our chips, salsa, and margaritas, she leaned over the table and whispered, “So what in the heck happened between you and Finn right before I got to the clinic?”
Lifting my drink to my mouth, I mumbled, “Nothing.”
She let me take a sip before she scoffed, “Your messy hair and pink cheeks beg to differ.”
“I was upset when I got there and cried on Finn’s shoulder,” I admitted.
“And then…” she prodded, circling her hand in the air to let me know she wanted more.
“Why does there have to be anything else to the story?”
She took a sip of her margarita, staring at me as she licked some salt off the rim. “Because you had a hazy look in your eyes that can come from drinking a bunch of these…or a really good orgasm.”
“Oh my gosh,” I gasped. “I can’t believe you just said that.”
She quirked a brow. “Being shocking doesn’t make it any less true.”
“That’s fair.” I took another sip of my margarita. “All I’ll say is that I didn’t have anything to drink earlier, so the hazy look in my eyes wasn’t from that.”
“I knew it.” She slapped her palm against the top of the table. “I don’t need any details, except to know that you’re happy.”
“Last night was awful, and this morning sucked. But then I went to the clinic, and Finn turned my day around. In more ways than one.” I laughed softly as I flicked some of the salt on the rim of my glass into my drink. “So yeah, I didn’t think it was possible less than twenty-four hours ago, but I’m good. And I’ll be even better tomorrow night when the kids come home.”
Meghan reached out and patted my hand. “You’re a strong woman, Ellie.”
Her compliment warmed my chest more than the tequila in my drink. “You don’t think it’s a bad idea to start something with my boss?”
“Nope.” She shook her head as she dipped a chip in the salsa. “If I did, I wouldn’t have told Finn that he should ask you out.”
I suddenly understood their conversation from earlier a whole lot better. “So that’s what you meant when you said you give great advice and you’re qualified to meddle in people’s relationships. You gave him a nudge about me?”
“Same way I did with you.” She beamed a smile at me. “Then I sat back and let nature take its course. With as hot as the chemistry is between you two, something was bound to happen sooner or later. I’m just glad it was sooner because you both deserve happiness. Even though it means that I’m probably going to have to start watching my soaps during lunch again, now that the whole will they or won’t they thing has been resolved.”
“Nothing’s been settled between us,” I pointed out. “We just had a…moment. It could be the only one we get.”
“With the way he devoured you with his eyes, I highly doubt today is the end of whatever is happening with you two,” she argued, rubbing her hands together. “But I guess my favorite live show won’t have its finale until you figure it all out.”
I threw a chip at her. “You’re awful. You know that, right?”
