“You can. I’ll catch you. I promise, Tessa.”
“Finn, my leg. I can’t do it.”
“Tessa, jump.”
His words, his presence and the promise I just made him all swirl around inside until my legs steady just enough under me that I take the leap and jump up into his arms. A scream escapes my lips when my feet leave the ground. My common sense kicks in and is shocked by my actions. I feel Finn’s arms wrap around my back while my arms fly around his neck.
“Finn,” I squeal.
“See, I told you that I’d catch you.”
“I can’t believe I just did that.”
“Let’s go for a ride. I want to take you to a special place.”
“Kiss me again,” I whisper.
Finn doesn’t ask questions, rather just gets right down to business. My fingers run through his shaggy hair while my tongue dances in his mouth.
Pulling back from his lips, I whisper, “I need you again.”
“Me too, baby.”
“No, I need you right now.”
Finn swings us around and heads straight for his boat.
“Hey, we are you two going?” I hear Will ask.
Neither of us answers him as we both giggle like two giddy teenagers.
“I’m starting to think this is going to be the best summer of my life,” I say as Finn sets us down in the driver’s seat.
“Oh baby, in about thirty minutes, you’ll be screaming my name and have no doubt about this summer being the best ever.”
Finn flips his cap backwards, starts the boats engine and takes off with me still on his lap.
“Isn’t this dangerous?” I ask.
“I’ve been driving a boat since I was seven,” he replies.
“What?” I yell over the engine.
“My granddaddy always took me fishing and would let me drive. We’ll pass the backside of our farm in a bit. I’ll point it out.”
I desperately want to keep both of my hands on Finn, but my hair keeps whipping in every freaking direction making it hard to talk to Finn. He finally picks up on my problem and plops his hat on me.
Finally, with my hair out of the way and both hands where they want to be I can ask questions.
“So, your granddaddy is a farmer?”
“Yep,” he answers kissing me.
“Do you farm with him?”
“Yep,” he answers again with another kiss.
“And you love farming?”